In this article, Amy Julia Becker talks about how Thanksgiving taught people about dependence. First, she starts off the introduction by talking about the other holidays, and how Thanksgiving differ from them. There may be wither religious differentiability or people don't celebrate it as much, but in Thanksgiving people just thank each other. Then, she talks about her husband, Peter's, experience about being grateful. She talks about how he went to church with his three children by himself, because she had to teach in another sunday school, and how he was grateful for the situation. Although it may not have been the happiest moment, there were people who helped him and he was able to deal with the situation with patience. Therefore, Peter was grateful and dependent on others. Becker says that being grateful is similar to being dependent. With this in mind, Becker talks about how people aren't grateful about the things that people take for granted. And how we should recognise the things given by the world and by God and be thankful for them.
In my opinion, Becker did a good job transmitting her idea. First, she introduced the topic clearly and gave a background of what she was going to talk about. Then, she states her main idea and give the example about her husband. She is able to support her opinion by talking about how her husband was being both grateful and dependent on others. Finally, in the last paragraph, the conclusion, Becker summarises all her thoughts. In the conclusion, Becker also explains how people can be more thankful towards others because only with the help of others, by being dependent, can people survive.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/amyjuliabecker/2014/november/this-odd-american-holiday.html
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