A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a GunLinda M. Hasselstrom wrote the article “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun,” she has a credible argument for carrying a gun because she has suffered numerous dangerous sexual assaults. Hasselstrom is a journalist who owns a gun. The audience for this article is women who want to protect themselves. In the article, Hasselström describes numerous sexual assaults and shows that women are always the victims. After that, Hasselstrom explains how she can protect herself by learning kung fu and carrying a gun. The purpose of this article is to explain why the perpetrator carries a gun. In the article, Hasselstrom lists several sexual assaults that led her to decide to do something to protect herself. For example, Hasselstrom says she found a tire mark in her yard, trash in her driveway, a larger empty gas tank and a light on in her house, and was too afraid to go inside. She. This incident reveals that Hasselstrom is a very vulnerable woman. Hasselstrom also explains some ways she can use to protect herself, such as learning kung fu and carrying weapons. Finally, Hasselstrom says she feels safer carrying a gun. The central idea of ​​this article is to show how women defend themselves. Hasselstrom ultimately decides that she is carrying a gun because she has suffered a lot of harassment. At first, while Hasselstrom is camping with her friend, they have to move to an illegal location because two drunk men are drinking and talking loudly about what to do to Hasselstrom and her friend in the dark. Hasselström calls for help in the street, but no one helps them. No one suspects that the two men are going to do anything. After that, Hass... middle of paper ...... uh had to help others. From that point on, I expected to help others instead of just gaining experience. For example, last year I volunteered at an organization to take care of children and help them with their homework. One day I was working with a 5 year old child. I helped him with his math homework and taught him how to add and subtract. I taught him patiently and carefully. Once we finished, the child learned to add and subtract, and he told his mother what he had learned. Then the child's mother came up to me and said "Thank you" with a smile directed at me. At that time, I felt really happy, valuable and useful. This kind of happiness was different from other happiness because this happiness came from helping others. When I feel happy, I am more willing to help. I am so proud that I made a good decision because I discovered the true meaning of volunteering..