In Anna Quindlen's article "A Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One?" she points out how America is just like a quilt. We are made up of different ethnicities and different religions, we can be white or black, straight or gay. America is made out of different pieces and different fabrics, but we are all one united front, no matter what our differences are. People of these different religions and ethnicities may hate eachother, but in times of need we all come together to support one another.
I agree totally with what she's trying to say. Take September eleventh for example, our nation was targeted by terrorists and even though they tried to bring us down, we became a stronger country for a period of time. We all may have different backgrounds and we may hate eachother for one thing or another, but when our country is in trouble we forget our differences to help those in need.
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It is amazing to see when all the people of America come together as one and grow stronger as a whole in times of need. I agree with what Quindlen said as well as far as the differnt backgrounds coming together even if they hate each other. It is really nice to know that even if it is for something bad we will come together. Its too bad though that we don't come together for anything besides natural disasters or tragedies.
ReplyDeleteIt's great when people put away their immature views on race and religion and come together. I think that if we all just open up our feelings we can all get along better. Say if we tell others what the problem we have with one another is. Then maybe if spoken out loud the opinion could change. It would be great to see all groups come together so our nation doesnt fall apart.
ReplyDeleteI really like that part in this article when she referred to the 9/11 attack. Although America is made up of people from all over the world we were all affected by this tragic day and came together as a whole. I hope that our country continues to stay this way.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you pointed out the quilt part of the article. When using that analogy it helps paint a picture very vividly in your head.
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