Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, written by Jonathan Kozol. At first glance, it seems that the author is going to take us on yet another journalistic ride through the land of the poor. Similar to the ones you read about, or hear in the news. However, this is not the case; the real underlying theme is what is society doing about the plight of the poor? Kozol uses the views of children to emphasize that these reports on living conditions are not being obtained by “disgruntled” adults, but from innocent, learning children whose only misfortune was being born to this particular area. The author takes us from the seventh richest congressional district in the nation (being E 59th Street in New York City) to the poorest in the nation. A mere eighteen-minute ride by subway to the South Bronx, to a little place called Mott Haven; where the median family income for the 48000 residents is only $7,600. An area known for crack-cocaine and heroin; prostitution; poor hospital care, where one-quarter of new mothers tested in obstetric wards are HIV positive; and the police say is the deadliest precinct in the city. Kozol writes about the trials and tribulations of everyday “normal” life for the children and people who live here. Normal for them how
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Some common words found in the essay are:
South Bronx, Medical Center, Mott Haven, Normal Living, Jonathan Kozol, Lincoln Bronx-Lebanon, Battery Park, Bronx AIDS, York City, south bronx, Robert Massad, fifth floor, fourth floor, neighborhood children speak, poor hospital, hospital care, patients fifth, york city, alcohol abuse, rest population, people south bronx, patients fifth floor, poor hospital care, mott haven,
Approximate Word count = 2017
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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