Does your perception of who the “you” is change as read the essay?
Read “To Any Would-Be Terrorists” Link and check out more examples of Persuasive essays under Argument.Choose one of the following questions for your original post, then respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Note that you won’t see other people’s posts until you post your answer to one of the questions.Who is the author’s targeted audience? Who is included in the “you” that she uses? Does your perception of who the “you” is change as read the essay?What is the purpose of the detailed story of the author’s father’s immigration and life?What does a fig tree symbolize to the author’s father? To you? To the author?Who is the author’s “we” that she uses a lot in section 3? Who or what does the author primarily blame in her essay? What pushes some people to resort to violence, according to Naomi Shihab-Nye?What does the author believe to be the effect of reading poetry? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
