The author states that some New Yorkers still can’t help thinking of as a 9/11 day. In particular, 9/11 is described as a glorious morning, a blue sky with wisps of clouds over Columbia University. This is an example of descriptive assumption because the author, Anna Quindlen, is describing her belief of what kind of day 9/11 was. It is implied that she does not think of a day of tragedy is a nice day with good weather. Also, the author’s perception of New York City appears to normally be pleasant.

Another descriptive assumption Quindlen state is: The Columbia undergraduates mimicking the blue sky with their blue gowns. The author provides her assumption since September 11 we have become more like the terrorists from that day. Since she uses these comparisons it …show more content…
I believe that the author feels our nation has become this way because of the catastrophe. Although I did not live in New York at this time I can share a similar viewpoint to the author. The world she lives in is one where people do not think for themselves instead they are being told what to believe.

The last descriptive assumption I found is: We have become a nation of conspiracy theorists. She provides a reasoning of the conspiracy that took place right under our noses that came to fruition on September 11. From the author’s point of view, she lives in a world where she does not feel like she can trust the people in our government. Her perspective of the world is clearly a world that is corrupted.

America has become a country that sets it’s young people the terrible example of closed minds. The reason that the writer gives to support this assumption is that our education system diverts away from conversations where we question if something is true or not. Students repeat what they already believe instead of learning new things and discovering different viewpoints of other