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Yuh Ji-Yeon argues for inclusion of the study of various cultures in American curriculum. She does so very convincingly by using variety of important tactics. For example while she clearly states her thesis in paragraph 10, she waits till paragraph 18 to fleetingly mention opposing views. Ji Yeon states, "Educators around the country are finally realizing what I realized as teenager in the library. . . . America is a multicultural nation, composed of many people with varying histories and varying traditions who have little in common except their humanity, a belief in democracy and a desire for freedom." After fleetingly mentioning opposing view in paragraph 18, she quickly reverts to her thesis in paragraph 19 when she states: "The history of America is the story of how and why people from all over the world came to the United States, and how in struggling to make a better life for themselves, they changed each other, they changed the country, and they all came to call themselves Americans."
This tactic makes her argument very convincing because she makes...
The opposition is given minimum attention which adds to the strength of her views. Ji-Yeon feels that all cultures have contributed to the making of America into a strong nation and hence these cultures must also be studied when they teach history and culture to American students. This argument has been mentioned repeatedly to highlight the importance of this idea.
She also uses personal experiences as an immigrant to underscore the significance of her thesis and to win support for her argument. This lends further credibility to her claim that without study of various cultures, most children would remain blissfully unaware of the contributions made by other ethnicities. In paragraph 7 she highlighted her plight by narrating a childhood experience: "So when other children called me a slant-eyed chink and told me to go back where I came from . . ."
Thus Ji-Yean's central argument is presented in very convincing manner. She has achieved this task with the help of important writing devices such as generating empathy…
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