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Topic Sentence: The protesters are not only discriminative, but also just don't understand.
Example from text to support topic sentence:
“These protesters couldn’t have known what Areliss felt as they shouted and waved pamphlets in our faces like tattered flags. But, I know their words were bullets to Areliss’s heart. I wanted to fire back at the protesters: Where are your ancestors from?”
Explanation of how the example serves purpose:
This example shows purpose because it is showing how their words towards her friend is so detrimental, so harsh, and so brutal. They don’t know what it feels like. And for that reasons she wants to say something that would be detrimental to them.
Example from text to support topic sentence:
“But, those who oppose DACA, who wield protest signs and who want to build walls, have never felt the dreaded doom of deportation. They forget that our long and colorful history has been built by many immigrants—including the immigrants who fought for and founded our country. They forget that Lady Liberty stands as a beacon, asking for the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. We have a responsibility to them.”
Explanation of how the example serves purpose:
This example serves purpose in her letter because she is trying to remind the people who oppose DACA haven't felt the dread or the worry of deportation or discrimination. They forget immigrants have helped build up the country they also call home, they forget the development immigrants have given to their country. And while they forget this, they discriminate and spread hatred against them.
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Topic Sentence:
Example from text to support topic sentence:
“These protesters couldn’t have known what Areliss felt as they shouted and waved pamphlets in our faces like tattered flags. But, I know their words were bullets to Areliss’s heart. I wanted to fire back at the protesters: Where are your ancestors from?”
Explanation of how the example serves its purpose:
She uses metaphors that show she felt offended by what people were speaking when she states “But, I know their words were bullets to Areliss’s heart.”
Example from text to support topic sentence:
“The term “DREAMers” refers to an act that would have protected these immigrant children if they attended college or served in the military. The DREAM Act did not pass, but its name has remained. DACA recipients have a dream: they dream that their lifelong contribution to the United States will one day be recognized, and they will be permitted to stay in the country they have always called home”
Explanation of how the example serves its purpose:
She attempts to convince the readers to believe it shouldn't shut down at which she states“DACA recipients have a dream: they dream that their lifelong contribution to the United States will one day be recognized, and they will be permitted to stay in the country they have always called home”.
