A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun Linda 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 many dangerous sexual assaults. Hasselstrom is a journalist who owns guns. The audience for this article is women who want to protect themselves. In the article, Hasselstrom describes many sexual assaults and shows that women are always the victims. Next, Hasselstrom explains how he can protect himself by learning kung fu and carrying a gun. The purpose of this article is to explain why the author 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 lists finding a tire mark in his yard, trash in his driveway, an empty larger gas tank, and a light on in his home, and he was too scared to enter his home. This incident reveals that Hasselstrom is a very vulnerable woman. Additionally, Hasselstrom explains some ways he can use to protect himself, 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 eventually decides to carry a gun because he has experienced a lot of harassment. Initially, when Hasselstrom is camping with her friend, they have to move to an illegal place because there are two drunk men drinking and talking loudly about what to do to Hasselstrom and her friend in the dark. Hasselstrom asks for help on the street, but no one helps them. No one suspects the two men of doing anything. After that, Hass......middle of paper......er was to help others. From then on, I was 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 worked with a 5 year old. I helped him with his math homework and taught him how to add and subtract. I taught him with patience and attention. After we finished, the child learned to add and subtract and told his mother what he had learned. Then the child's mother came to me and said "Thank you" with a smile directed at me. At that moment I felt truly 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.