'What Makes A Family' By Vanessa De La Torre
This paper is an analysis of the article “What Makes A Family” written by Vanessa de la Torre. About a family that consists of two couples with children, a couple without children and two individuals that have no blood or marriage relation. Living under one roof peacefully, but that peace was disturbed when the city determined that it wasn’t an ideal definition of family. Vanessa de la Torre establishes her credibility in the article by stating supportive facts, and emotional input. Has no personal credentials stated within the passage but, according to the Hartford Courant she has been a reporter there for nine years. The reading was originally published in the Hartford Courant on November 21, 2014. Multiple perspectives, historical trends,
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According to the “city’s code defines members of a family as those related by blood, marriage, civil union or legal adoption.” That doesn’t mean that to them they still can’t be a family. The author supports this by stating, “Entertained themselves last week with a family talent show”. The features of language that is particularly effective in this passage is the comparisons of what society considers family, and what they family that lives on 68 Scarborough St. considers family. The passage supports this by stating, “68 Scarborough was hit with a cease-and-desist order from the city after zoning officials determined that the setup doesn’t meet the definition of a family”. And also by stating, “We intentionally come together as a family”.
The reading does connect with the collage audience because in one way or another a person goes through something that they consider okay but, in another person’s eyes that see it as unfit or un acceptable. Not everyone can relate to the family in the passage. But, they can relate to something in their life that was effected in the same way as the family. Also this reading helps college students open their eyes to other people’s beliefs and helps them to understand why some people might think the way they do, or even to understand the government’s involvement in family life and how that can create even more
According to the “city’s code defines members of a family as those related by blood, marriage, civil union or legal adoption.” That doesn’t mean that to them they still can’t be a family. The author supports this by stating, “Entertained themselves last week with a family talent show”. The features of language that is particularly effective in this passage is the comparisons of what society considers family, and what they family that lives on 68 Scarborough St. considers family. The passage supports this by stating, “68 Scarborough was hit with a cease-and-desist order from the city after zoning officials determined that the setup doesn’t meet the definition of a family”. And also by stating, “We intentionally come together as a family”.
The reading does connect with the collage audience because in one way or another a person goes through something that they consider okay but, in another person’s eyes that see it as unfit or un acceptable. Not everyone can relate to the family in the passage. But, they can relate to something in their life that was effected in the same way as the family. Also this reading helps college students open their eyes to other people’s beliefs and helps them to understand why some people might think the way they do, or even to understand the government’s involvement in family life and how that can create even more