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  1. Sep 2020
    1. “Before he died after being pinned for minutes beneath a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, George Floyd was suffering the same fate as millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: out of work and looking for a new job.”

      Subject: "he", referring to George Floyd, but in an imprecise manner. Verb: "died" after being "pinned". The subject stood out to me in this specific quote, because of the imprecise or vague manner which they started with. They specifically name him later, but then switch the topic to coronavirus pandemic, which settles the issue of his death by dodging the topic of the article all together.

    1. The divide was always there if you were willing to look. Living side by side is not the same as living in solidarity, not when you’ve been given the scraps of prosperity and told it’s enough to feed you and yours.

      This sentence, at the end of the article stuck out to me. I really like the way the author of this article made it personal. "The divide was always there if YOU were willing to look.", the way the author put this on the reader makes you feel liable in a sense, makes you feel you should've done something about this issue. The second sentence reminds me of the phrase "equality isn't the same as equity". Just living side by side doesn't mean you have the same experiences or struggles as the others living next to you.This is moving and powerful as well.