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Analysis Of Write For Your Life By Anna Quindlen

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Summary In the analysis, “Write For Your Life,” Anna Quindlen’s thesis is that in the movie “Freedom Writers,” and in our everyday life, physical writing is a necessary form of therapy and release. Quindlen describes the movie and then points out specific lines that express the situation of the children. She continues by explaining how physical writing is important to our wellbeing but how it has disappeared from our lives. Lastly, she reflects how physical writing gave the “at risk” students a voice for the first time. Analysis The apparent audience for Anna Quindlen’s essay is those interested in the movie “Freedom Writers,” and those interested in how writing impacts our lives. Others would include readers of Newsweek. Quindlen raises
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