Analysis Of Imagine There's No Heaven

"Adam" by Louise Erdrich

1] What is Erdrich 's argument in this essay? State it in detailed, complete sentences. Is she persuasive? (Explain why or why not). What do you think is the most compelling/persuasive/memorable passage in this essay? Quote a few lines from the passage and tell why you chose it.

She is a adoptive mother of a child who is disabled by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She is arguing that women shouldn’t have a choice to destroy a child’s life. It shouldn’t be their decision. If a pregnant woman is willingly drinking even after knowing the effects on the unborn baby or even not knowing, she is officially the worst person in the World. That is basically how is Louise Erdrich feeling, and I can’t agree with her more.

ALSO, what does Rushdie say about all religions? Be specific. What would Rushdie replace them with? Do you think this would work? Don 't just say yes or no, but tell why you agree or disagree.

Rushdie obviously didn’t believe in any religion. He was very educated man and was looking at any religion very realistically. Basically, If you can’t see it or touch it than it doesn’t exist. He wrote a book Grimus (1975), which was was classified as a science fiction, but his main book was The Satanic Verses (1988). This book was a big offense to an Islamic religion and he got sentenced to death. He was hiding for many years, but that didn’t make him stop his believes or love for writing. This essay explains how he feels about any religion, “To choose unbelief is to choose mind over dogma, to trust in our humanity instead of all these dangerous divinities…The ancient wisdoms are modern nonsenses. Live in your own time, use what we know, and as you grow up, perhaps the human race will finally grow up with you, and put aside childish