Leonard Pitts

those who write history books make their own determination of what people will remember. “History Tells hard stories of Ethnic clashes” conveys how silence does not improve how society views the dark portions of the past and that by voicing such events future issues can be avoided. Leonard Pitts Jr adequately uses pathos and logos to argue that silencing history only creates more issues especially racial tensions, in…

world that we live in, there is often upsets in our lives and in the lives around us. Being that we are all a part of one society, everything that happens to one society happens to every other society as well. In the article, " The Earth is Cruel", by Leonard Pitts, he goes on to discuss all of the horrible things that occur in Haiti, and how they are still able to stand back up on their feet and move forward with their lives. In this article, I believe that there is one central theme that…

classes write about their work, but for Leonard Pitts Jr. it is a reality. After recently reading three of Pitts’s articles it has been made apparent that he is a great writer in more than one way. Pitts uses many effective strategies in his articles: “Don’t lower the bar on education standards”, “Torture might work, but that’s not the issue”, and “The poor of Flint were left under the cover of darkness”. In “Don’t lower the bar on education standards”, Pitts analyzes the problems with schools…

“Apparently facts no longer means what they once did”, says the title of the article written by Leonard Pitts. The title here pretty much says it all as the author himself mentions in passage that the documented sources “carry no weight” or have to struggle in a highly-political world. As I read the article, here are the four questions that I keep asking myself about. Firstly, what is the statement, mentioned in the article, actually imply? The author himself told a story in which he provides…

While people can be cruel, one may argue that nature itself can be that much crueler. In Leonard Pitts article “Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel”, he brings to light that nature can be quite malicious and unforgiving, especially where the little country of Haiti is concerned. He says that nature’s cruelty is a fact of life: we mourn our dead, pick up our cities, and move on with life. What else can we do? A theme strong in his article is that of cruelty, and how nature can be far more cruel to us…

Alyssa Conrad: Sometimes the mind is cruel Inspired by “Sometimes the earth is cruel” by Leonard Pitts Sometimes the mind is cruel. That is ultimately the lesson here, as kids are trapped, families lose members, and the dead lie unclaimed by the ones they once kissed goodnight. Sometimes it rains, and does not stop. Pounding at our head like waves crashing the shore. Sometimes feeling wind blowing, knocking you over, others laugh, as you choke to find words. Sometimes the mind is cruel,…

People “The Discussion of Earth is Cruel” In the article written by Leonard Pitts called Sometimes the Earth is Cruel, he explains how the earth can be cruel to people that don’t have the privileges that some people who have money. In this article Leonard explains all the tragic things that has happened to the little town of Haiti. The thing that makes these people less privileged is that they are very poor and they have a history for having political instability. Another thing that Leonard…

Overcoming Natural Disasters (A discussion on Leonard Pitts’ article, Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel) Over the course of the reigning of the earth, natural disasters have seemed to overcome man, both physically and emotionally. Natural disasters have been extremely traumatizing and damaging since the beginning of time. In Pitts’ article, he describes the terrible and saddening country of Haiti and the extremes that the people of that island have to go through. The devastation as other…

Ultimately, the survival of races is dependent on a mother's care. This role isn't to be taken lightly. Leonard Pitts states, "Sometimes, the earth is cruel. That is ultimately the fundamental lesson here..." Mother Nature is the giver of life, but she can also be implausibly damaging as shown by Leonard Pitts in Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel. The Earth is a beautiful wonderland full of miracles that cannot begin to be comprehended by humans. Creatures can soar through the air and survive the…

“Here’s the Real Face of Poverty,” is a article written by Leonard Pitts, a commentator. Pitts argues against how Republicans view what is poverty and what being poor really looks and feels like in today’s society. Pitts also discusses the hypocrisy with Republicans as well. In today’s world, poverty is known to be people who are on welfare and foodstamps and feed off the government assistance. On T.V you see them living in broken homes and if you are lucky, you might just see them with both…