What is the immigrant contribution? Kennedy and Quindlen show their views in their essays “The Immigrant Contribution” by Kennedy and “The Quilt of our Country” by Quindlen. Each author approaches the topic with a different voice and technique. In these two stories Quilden and Kennedy talk about how America is made by immigrants and yet everyone still comes together as one.
First of all it starts with dictation. Which is the tone of the writing. These views differ based on character. Quindlen approaches this topic in a more factual way. While Kennedy also has facts his facts are full of analogies. Such as “Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history”( Kennedy 23). Not to say that Quindlen doesn”t have analogies in fact her title is one. Kennedys tone of writing is unique to say the least. It is enthusiastic and full of analogies. While Quindlen has a much more factual and informational approach. As seen from a story called The Immigrant Contribution Kennedy goes deep into what he is talking about and becomes enthused in his writing. Quindlen on the other hand, she uses stone hard facts to develop her writing.”With the end of the cold war there was a creeping concern that without …show more content…
Kennedy talks more about the impacts of the immigrants and Quindlen is more about how our country can hold itself together while full of different people. “Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism”(Quindlen 15). This is saying that our country is still held together after all of the wars and immigration. On the other hand Kennedy talks about the progress of the immigrants “ Every ethnic minority, in seeking its own freedom, helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in American life” (Kennedy 24). As shown he believes immigration put us where we are now. Both of these authors have different views but even some are
First of all it starts with dictation. Which is the tone of the writing. These views differ based on character. Quindlen approaches this topic in a more factual way. While Kennedy also has facts his facts are full of analogies. Such as “Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history”( Kennedy 23). Not to say that Quindlen doesn”t have analogies in fact her title is one. Kennedys tone of writing is unique to say the least. It is enthusiastic and full of analogies. While Quindlen has a much more factual and informational approach. As seen from a story called The Immigrant Contribution Kennedy goes deep into what he is talking about and becomes enthused in his writing. Quindlen on the other hand, she uses stone hard facts to develop her writing.”With the end of the cold war there was a creeping concern that without …show more content…
Kennedy talks more about the impacts of the immigrants and Quindlen is more about how our country can hold itself together while full of different people. “Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism”(Quindlen 15). This is saying that our country is still held together after all of the wars and immigration. On the other hand Kennedy talks about the progress of the immigrants “ Every ethnic minority, in seeking its own freedom, helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in American life” (Kennedy 24). As shown he believes immigration put us where we are now. Both of these authors have different views but even some are