...In the essay, “A Quilt of a Country,” the author, Anna Quindlen explains the nation in figurative and symbolic terms, comparing it to a quilt that is “built of bits and pieces that seem discordant,” yet is in unity, as one. She describes the importance of individualism and community in her essay. Anna Quindlen presents the idea that “terrorism has led to devastation – and unity,” identifying the importance of devastation, as it unites the country together, in a time of need. She continues to use different literary allusions to supply examples of paradox. The paradox refers to the idea that the nation needs all individuals to come together during a destructive time such as 9/11. Without individualism, it is hard to be united as a country. The...
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...Kofi Annan once stated, “We may have different religions, different languages, and different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” According to the speech,”Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address” by Bill Clinton, and the article, “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen, the two authors presume the idea that individuals can not live together in harmony. For example, Clinton’s speech brings up the idea that human beings will always find a way to disturb the peace and Quindlen’s article explains how people will never see eye-to-eye due to their differences. To begin, in Bill Clinton’s speech, “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address”, he brings up the ideas that America is a family that can work together to overcome obstacles. Despite what...
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...“A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen and “The Immigrant Contribution” by John F. Kennedy are two passages that can clash on one topic but resemble each other on another. The two authors are very talented in their writing abilities and are both very good and forwarding their opinions to others. The two articles may be about the same thing but that doesn’t mean they're similar in their entirety. Having two unrelated authors from distant times will lead to different writing, no matter how similar the authors are. Quindlen and Kennedy wrote upon similar topics but they have a fairly different writing style. Being that America was founded by Europeans who sailed across the Atlantic makes the fact both authors wrote about how all Americans...
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...It is often argued that the American dream is dead, but America is still thriving, despite the negativity surrounding it. Time and time again, America has accomplished feats that should be impossible. America succeeds as an “improbable idea” as demonstrated through captivating ethos in A Quilt of a Country and inspiring pathos in George Washington Crossing the Delaware which depict America’s hope. In the article A Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen, ethos is used to portray how Americans have hope even when it seems useless. Despite all the abominable events occurring in the world, the “American psyche” (Quindlen, paragraph 7) and “patriotism” (paragraph 8) are still thriving. The author begins the article by providing examples of particularly...
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...process, and working together is success” -Henry Ford. Throughout the years there have been many unfortunate events that our country has been involved in: the Great Depression (1929), World War 1 (1914-1918) and World War 2 (1939-1945), the Boston bombing (2013), etc. These events caused panic and worry in our country. It also caused us to come together as one and keep our great nation up and running. I believe societies should join together when times are difficult. Our country is one of the only countries to not split into sections. For example, in the article “A Quilt of a Country” written by Anna Quindlen she states, “Other countries with such divisions have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities” (Quindlen 4). This piece of evidence shows that even though we have had plenty of hard times, our country always comes together as a whole. Our nation isn’t like the other nations that split apart when there are difficult times....
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