Compare And Contrast A Quilt Of A Country By Anna Quindlen

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In regards to the idea humans can be together, it is believed that it is impossible for different people to live and work together without betrayal. Kofi Annan says “We may have different religions,different languages,different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race”. This statement emphasizes that individuals are all the same race; people may look different but we all are humans.Two authors in this unit also argue that individuals should find common ground. In “A Quilt of a Country”, Anna Quindlen argues that will unite when in a critical time or crisis. Also in Eboo Patel’s blog he talks about how all humans should work together to create a better tomorrow. Both of these text help the reader understand the message behind Annans …show more content…

In his blog he states “In this new nation, the new president saying people would have their identities respected, their freedom protected, and their safety secured.” This means that the nation’s only goal is to have a society that respects one another, and that is determined to protect each others natural rights . This matters since it shows how the government wants to work together with everyone to protect the natural rights of man (and women of course). He also brought up “ the man who welcomed Jews and Catholics into the nation, the man who spoke of a government that gave no bigotry…”.This meant that George Washington was a man who didn't care about religion to let you into a country of freedom and that protected your rights. This matters since it shows that in the past while some people judge you from religion ,others didn't care about what religion you believed in, for example while the union army burned the pope in effigy, George Washington however and this practice because he respected the catholics and it didn’t seem to be well for America's image since in the Bill of Rights it clearly talks about freedom of Religion as the first

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