Anna Quindlen A Quilt Of A Country

Right from the beginning of the chapter, Welch comments, “to say that America changed on September 11 is more than a cliché; the nation’s identity as a target – and victim – resonates both symbolically and substantively” (4). When you turn on the news, it is common to hear about so many countries that experience widespread violence and attacks on a near daily basis, but Americans felt removed from that since they did not have to endure

w they are treated in the novel. The characters in the novel navigate the consequences of their actions in diverse ways. Like for example, Ayoola, the enigmatic serial killer embodies denial and its manipulation as she invades accountability for her actions. Her nonchalant attitude towards the lives she has taken reflects a dark contrast to societal expectations of remorse and responsibility. On the other hand, Korede, Ayoola's sister grapples with the moral implications of her sister's actions.

Anna Quindlen the author of the essay “A Quilt of a Country” argues that tragedy and enemy attacks unite the people of the United States due to her use of examples of wars and terrorist attacks. Quindlen describes the world trade center attack and what it caused she states, “Terrorism has led to devastation- and unity.” The September 11 terrorism attack affected the whole nation. The attack killed many loved ones and destroyed our buildings. The cold war was a war that harmed the United states, Quindlen mentions this about wars and terrorism, “Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.”

The momentous tragedy that occurred on September 11th, 2001 has been engraved into the memories of United States citizens. What began as an ordinary day quickly evolved into an tragedy no one could have predicted: thousands of lives had been taken and countless more devastated and ruined by the acts of terror. Although unpredicted, the horrific and frightening news affected all. The four planes individually plummeted into their targets—two crashed into the Twin Towers, another struck the Pentagon, and the final hurtled into an empty field—eliciting a wave of panic throughout the nation. The jarring images of commercial airplanes hijacked by members of the terrorist group Al-Qaida managed to instill a fear. As the terrified country anxiously fretted about the future, President George W. Bush delivered a speech to address the nation in order to soothe the tensions and worry. In George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation,” the terrorist attack orchestrated against the U.S. is addressed with rhetorical devices such as parallel structure, imagery, and various appeals in order to inspire and heal the country.

In the story Quilt of a Country Anna Quindlen’s claim is that America is an “improbable” country and we have all come together as one community no matter what culture we are. Quindlen stated “of all nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image.” Of all nations we come together as one no matter the culture and nobody is able to do that. Other nations don’t except like the United States does. Quindlen also said “ America is an “improbable” idea, a mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by one nation, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better the someone.” This also proves her claim because all men are equal. If everybody

September 11, 2001 was not just any ordinary day for the citizens of the United States and the city of New York, but a devastating attack that has put us all in shock and fear. As all of you know, the Tuesday that this country was ambushed and attacked destructively by terrorists, was one of the saddest days America has ever seen. Not only did it affect the people that were in the World Trade Center Towers and the loved ones who unfortunately passed away, but it affected our country as a whole. Scared, devastated, astonished, and surprised are just a few words that begin to describe September 11th. As separate states and people, I can confidently say that America has never been closer together as one than on that

“Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody’s image,” - Historian Daniel Boorstin. (Quindlen 1) The bringing together of many cultures and diversities is what we call America today. America succeeds despite it’s title of an “improbable idea” because we are united in diversity and although we all have differentiating opinions, we all have a single set goal of peace.

President George W. Bush’s address to the nation September 9th, 2001 could be summarized as a well thought out speech that in the beginning was about letting the nation know that terrorist have attacked our country. He then promptly focused on how the persistence of attacking and anger from the terrorists was no match for the brute like strength and unified people. He proposed that the struggle to split the United States from the

Despite the several terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, America remained strong and united. In the speech “Address to the Nation on the Terrorist Attacks”, George W. Bush, addresses the terrorist attack of September eleventh to let the citizens know they can overcome a tragic and mournful incident by remaining unified and a powerful country. The primary audience are the citizens and the family members of the ones who had died or were involved in the incident. The secondary audience are the terrorists to let them know American’s are not scared and will stand together against them. Bush uses ethos, pathos, and figurative language to encourage the citizens to be stronger, united, and feel safe.

In this speech I will be talking about whether or not I think that individuals can live together as one human race. I will use quotes from three passages. Those three passages will be Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen, Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer, and Rituals of Memory by Kimberly M. Blaeser. All three of these passages have something to do with diversity. In conclusion, I don’t think that individuals can live together as one human race.

The act of everyone working together created a very heartwarming sense of community in a time of confusion. Although 9/11 is viewed as a devastating tragedy, it also provided not only the citizens of New York, but all of America with many important lessons, and a wake-up call. One of the most tragic things about it was how many lives were taken, and also how people were left feeling in the aftermath. This allowed for people to take a more positive outlook on life, while also being more appreciative of things they have. Overall, although 9/11 altered many people’s lives for the worse, it provided Americans and people all over with many important lessons that are applicable to life

“Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation,” George W. Bush. “On September 11, 2001, nineteen individuals, each connected with al – Qaeda, hijacked four commercial jet airliners with the intent of killing Americans. The individuals smashed two of the airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City, both structures symbolic of American strength. The captors smashed the third plane into the Pentagon (another edifice symbolic of American power). On the fourth aircraft, both passengers, and flight crew tried to regain control of their plane from the terrorists, resulting in the craft’s crashing in a barren field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Smith ix).” The USA PATRIOT Act, enacted seven weeks after September 11 attacks, granted the federal government sweeping new powers to expand surveillance, curtail financing, and deport people in connection with terrorist activity (Stanford). The Patriot Act is one of the most powerful laws of modern day and has powerful ramifications for the future (Ibbetson 4). “True patriots realized that one must protect the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic (Etzioni 1).” The U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America

The United States of America is a mixing pot of cultures, language, and ethnicities. As historian Daniel Boorstin stated in A Quilt of a Country, “Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody’s image” (14). Although we are all different, we each bring something to the table that contributes to the greater nation. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated in his I Have a Dream speech: “We cannot walk alone.” (262).

In the novel “Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens starts of the book with multiple parallel structures to introduce the theme throughout the rest of the book. The parallel structure is identified by each phrase starting out with “it is” and following those two words with a certain time. The 10 parallel phrases are further split up into 5 groups with each group sharing the same type of time: time, age, epoch, season, spring and winter. This use of parallelism creates a steady rhythm conveying the idea that good and evil, light and darkness, and wisdom and folly stand equally matched against each other in this time of struggle. Furthermore, by introducing the contradicting ideas in parallel structure, Dickens is able to hint at the novel’s prominent

The Old Man and the Sea is a fictional story written by Ernest Hemingway about an elderly Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who ventures out to sea to catch fish to sell in the city of Havana. The story takes place after the eighty four day unlucky streak that the old man had not catching fish and being looked down upon by many of the younger fishermen in his village, referring to him as salao, which was the worst form of unlucky. Despite this quickly gained reputation by the younger fishermen in the village, a young boy from the village named Manolin, who Santiago had taught to fish when he was very young, remained loyal to him and continued to greet Santiago each day after returning from fishing, and also helped him carry his gear and sail back to his hut each night. Manolin used to fish with Santiago, but after forty days of not catching fish, Manolin was ordered by his parents to fish on another boat in the village, which was regarded as a “lucky boat.” However, Manolin continued to help Santiago with various duties, such as catching bait, bringing him food, and looking over him each night. In fact, Manolin was so loyal to Santiago that he offered to defy his parent’s orders and fish with Santiago again, in order to help him end his unlucky streak. But Santiago refused his help and told him to remain on the current boat