Anne Laskas Hidden America

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Hi Class! How have your classes been so far? I really enjoyed reading Laskas's introduction to her book titled Hidden America. After delving in, I am intrigued and cannot wait to further read her perspective and experiences explaining her research on today's hidden society. A quote stated during the introduction, the author answered the question to why she wrote this book as she is trying to make an overall difference. “I wanted to connect my life to the people who make it livable and, maybe, reintroduce America to some of its forgotten self.” From my perceptive and a readers point of view, I felt like Laskas wrote this book to influence her audience in hopes to open the eyes of people and be conscious and become aware of the bigger picture..

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