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Leonard Pitts Point Of View

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What point of view is this piece written in? Leonard Pitts, gives his point of view as well as his opinion on the topic. He also is using the word “I” or the phrase “if I were”, therefore he is speaking in first person. What is the thesis statement for this piece of writing? 1. The thesis statement states “I don’t have the heart-or, perhaps more accurately, the heartlessness-to beat up on a lady whose only sin was the desire to have a healthy baby. So don’t read any of what follows as a criticism of the women-her name has not been Released –who went to a geneticist to have her eggs screened for the gene that causes Alzheimer’s” What are the main topics of this piece of writing? The main topic included, Pitts over view of how a 30 year old
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