MSNBC - My Turn: Why Revenge Isn't The Right Answer

This week's Newsweek magazine has an excellent example of personal narrative used for expostory purpose in its My Turn column. The author, who is a police officer in Los Angeles, comes from India, where his family was involved in the bloody warfare between Muslims and Hindus when Pakistan divided from India.

Without even mentioning any of the world's current hots spots (such as Iraq or Palestine), the author manages to develop his personal family history into a thesis that resonates in any culture that experiences revenge-based violence.