David F. Wallace's Argument Essay

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David F. Wallace once said, “I can choose to force myself to consider the likelihood that everyone in the supermarket checkout line is bored and frustrated as I am.” (Wallace 6) Well that makes you think doesn't it? People have become so adopted in the sense that everything has to be quick and ready at this moment. That we become blinded by our surroundings of the ruckus of children yelling for candy or an obnoxious man yelling at the cashier for not doing their job right, as we stand anxiously in the endless line that seems to never move. Leads to the thought that we are the only one who feels this certain way. Wallace continues to give an example such as the fat women screaming at her child that even so you might find this repulsive to watch

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