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Quindlen: A Sense Of National Identity
Quindlen argued, “without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen — African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American — would overwhelm the right.” (Paragraph 5, lines 53-56) What Quindlen meant is that we need have to be aware of who we are and where we are from. I we allow the “left side” to take over the right side, then we would all be the same American Despite the hyphen, we all consider ourselves as American. What is an American? Everybody may have different answers but may agree on one thing only.
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