"Something to Remember for Thanksgiving" by Mary Schmich

"Something to Remember for Thanksgiving", 

By: Mary Schmich

      In this column, Schmich wants the reader to feel desperation, for her youthful self and the well-being of the young child and her need for the Nutty Buddy. In the column Schmich states, "I wanted a Nutty Buddy like I'd never wanted a Nutty Buddy before, like I'd never wanted anything...I would demand a Nutty Buddy"(Schmich).As a child they get strong crazing for foods which most children would, from this the author wants a response from the audience whether relatable or to show compassion for the character. As well as feeling saddened by the lack of resources her family is available with and how she, "Hates being poor!" 
The writer wants the audience to remember the conclusion with the encounter of herself and her father at the end of the article. The purpose of the article is to inform. The author utilizes diction and syntax in the column to effectively support the writer's message and purpose by using elevated and formal diction here Schmich states, "elated and mystified"(Schmich). The author uses this method of diction to express her amazement of the sacrifice her father made for her, and how he gave up something that he needed, for his daughter's happiness. To conclude the column the writer uses, long sentences to help empathize the message of the article and to effectively get the word out. She states, "And part of what he meant is that no matter how little you think you have, there's always enough to give some away, and no matter how little you think you've gotten, you may understand later that it was huge" (Schmich). 
       The value of this column to society is very beneficial. The difference it helped by being made is, its message of what Poverty really is. And how it can be mistaken for being "poor" or not having enough money to buy your favorite ice cream. Rather its a state of mind, and it is good to give and be thankful, and show love for those you care about,especially on the day of Thanksgiving.  In the column Schmich expresses, "Off and on for years since then, the vision of my father giving me money that was hard to spare has come back to me. I think that's why the memory surfaced when I was thinking about Thanksgiving"(Schmich). This column sends a message to society that society needs to be reminded of in our present-day that is being thankful and not being materialistic with the new iPhone that is coming out, or forgetting the actual concept of Thanksgiving and how in the present-day people only think of it as a day of for marketed down clothes and great deals. Even now, the new Apple iWatch is coming out, people are getting lazier and more materialistic as years go by,  people in this day and age forget to give thanks for what they do have, or the meaning of holidays. Instead we are forgetting its a day, to give thanks for what you have, and surround yourself with people you love and who influence you in a positive light.

Article-  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-20/news/chi-something-to-remember-for-thanksgiving-20120606_1_ice-cream-man-thanksgiving-porch  

Allegiant

Allegiant

 

*Spoiler Alert

 

 

I am about 4/5 of the way finished with Allegiant, and it has drastically picked up its pace with action. Tris has just discovered a new plan the Bureau has come up with to erase the memory of the people in Chicago where the faction system once was. Things have gotten out of hand, the Allegiant are starting a revolution against  Evelyn's factionless forces. Tris, clumsy as she is, plans to reciprocate the same action by getting to the Weapon Room before them and wiping the memory of the Bureau. I believe that this is a bad move on her part and in the end I predict that it will get her killed. I was surprised and disappointed that the author is going to kill off Uriah, I feel we don't see enough of his character and he's the comic relief in the book and now they've decide to cut him off. I predict this is going to happen because where I am in the book it stated, "The doctor says Uriah's not going to wake up." Christina says this to Tris and I think it is foreshadowing his death. In the book I predict that another influential character is going to die, particularly Tris. And I think their plan to erase the memory of the Bureau will go terribly wrong.