One Thousand Gifts

This weekend, I started reading the book One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. This book is a nonfiction and religious book. The author begins the book by telling you the story of how her younger sister was killed as a child. She goes on to question why God lets bad things happen to good people. This is only a few pages into the book, and I already can connect with Voskamp, because I have also asked that myself. And I think that many people have asked questions like that one and like these ones written here: why did they die? why do they have cancer? why aren't they friends anymore?

Although she talks about the killing of her sister, Voskamp's book is about seeking gratitude. She is using this tough situation of dealing with her sister dying to start off the book by telling readers that you still can find peace out of something so tragic. I predict that she will use other stories and situations that readers can relate to throughout the book to teach us how to find gratitude and happiness. I also predict that I will find myself asking more questions like the ones from before. However, I think what she writes and teaches me as I read this book will help me be content with not having all the answers. I think that this book will impact how I deal with certain situations in my life and I am excited to continue reading!

Below is a link to the Goodreads site telling you about the author, Ann Voskamp:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1890390.Ann_Voskamp

The cartoon above is an example of Horatian satire. This cartoon is saying that to reduce American Health Care costs, the elderly must die. It makes fun of both the government and the American Health Care Industry. I know that this cartoon is satire because it disapproves the American Health Care Industry and it has the intention to encourage reform. I also know that it is Horatian satire because the cartoon is supposed to be amusing to the viewers and it ridicules the foolishness of the government. An element of satire the author uses in the cartoon is the hyperbole "Drop Dead!" to over exaggerate about the health care topic.