School's Out For Summer By Anna Quindlen

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There is a growing problem in America; starvation. In today’s economy, food can become sparse, no matter the area you live in. Some families may run into financial problems or get laid off of their jobs. Emergencies could happen at any time, causing individuals to become financially unstable. For these affected families, their last resort to feed their children is school. To most students, school is a fun environment to socialize with their friends and gain knowledge. For less fortunate students, it is their only place they have access to food. In Anna Quindlen’s essay, “School’s Out for Summer”, she addresses the problem of starving children in America among many families and uses persuasive and effective evidence to support

In the quote, “Do the math: During the rest of the year fifteen million students get free or cut-rate lunches at school, and many of them get breakfast, too.”, she brings forward the statistics of students receiving free or discounted lunches. By providing these statistics, Quindlen allows the reader to realize that without school, many students would have trouble finding food, or they would not be able to eat whatsoever. The writer also addresses problems with receiving and signing up for food stamps and other organizations that might help struggling families. In the quote,” ...some are denied food stamps because of new welfare policies.”, Quindlen identifies the problems that could come along with food stamps. Along with being denied of food stamps, Quindlen addresses the hard process of receiving a food stamp in the quote, “The average length of a food stamp application is twelve often impenetrable pages; a permit to sell weapons is just two.”. This quote also compares the process of getting a food stamp, a necessity to some families, and weapon permit, a “want”. In Quindlen’s essay, “School’s Out for Summer”, she calls for action by providing facts and commentary about her view on schools’ responsibility to feed their students in the summer. She uses statistics to persuade her reader and get them to realize that child starvation is a real problem that people should be aware of and concerned about. Hopefully, in the foreseeable future, all children will be properly fed with the help of schools. In