Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country." What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York—and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other?

In this excerpt, the use of the word splintered has which type of connotation?

positive
negative
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negative

Explanation:

The writer of the passage uses the word splintered as a negative word, trying to say that separation of the people by nationalistic ideas is bad and has no point.

He gives an example of Jewish and Arab people, who have had long-going intolerance towards one another because of historic events and social ideas. He says they are doing services for one another – in the example of one being the cab driver to another – while living in the same multi-cultural city of New York, yet they still use hateful expressions and ideas against each other.

This hatred is what splinters them and makes the gap between them. What the author tries to prove is no point in living in the global, multicultural environment where everyone encounters each other and help each other every day, while also speaking of hate. This theoretical separation and long tradition of hate is what splits and disintegrates people. This is why the word has a negative context.

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pre-writing

why we feel good, or better, when we laugh?

is there a scientific explanation for this to happen?

which are the sources?

rough draft

laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

newport academy: endorphins reduce stress and strength social connections.

they combat anxiety and depression.

final draft

we know that when we laugh we feel better; when something is making us laugh it means we thought it was funny at some point, even if it was not meant that way. what we know is that it made us feel good. that is something we all can realize easily, but is it a chemical explanation for it to happen? of course there

according to joe bluett, laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings. also, he says that laughter can increase confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positivity and resilience, bringing positive changes to all aspects of our lives.

the newport academy says that, when we laugh, we release endorphins and that makes our body feel instantly relieved from tension and worry. endorphins also reduce stress and strength social connections.

therefor, laughter is the best to combat anxiety and depression.