I believe an emotional one would have been better. Divorce is a topic that touches every person in so many different ways. If the article would have reached to the heart, it would have been more persuasive.Though I am unhappy with the way the topic was approached, I am sure that the essay was not quickly written. Their was a lot of research involved in this article. Gallagher explained how different states came up with different solutions for divorce. She discussed the no-fault divorce and the waiting period before a divorce. Her statistic was a great bonus.Divorce is certainly a great topic for debate as we head into the new millennium. There are many assumptions made about divorce, both shared and unshared. Some people believe that divorce is always a bad thing, no matter what the situation. Others believe it's a matter of what is best for the children (if there are any). Gallagher challenges the assumption that "no-fault [will].......remake divorce into a kinder, gentler institution. Whitehead's article was more impressive. In the second paragraph of the article, Whitehead uses a set of statistics to point out how "divorce [has] moved from the margins to the mainstream of American life in the space of three decades." However, statistics are not her only form of support. In her fifth paragraph, she starts to explain the new ideas that have come along with the revolution. She begins to explain how people today believe that there is a "moral obligation to look after oneself." She elaborates on the statement through several of the following paragraphs. Whitehead discusses "divorce as the working out of an inner life experience." In paragraph sixteen, she writes about no-fault divorce. Around paragraph 22, divorce is looked at as a cause for some the economical changes in society. She ends her article with this statement: "Divorce in America is not unique, but what we have made of divorce is uniquely American." The es...
