Rick Reilley: The Real New York Giants

Undoubtedly, first responders and firefighters were the heroes of the 9/11 attacks. They all risked their lives to save others, which is why it was shocking to find out families of the fallen weren’t even invited to the remembrance ceremony. Michael Burke, the brother of a firefighter who lost his life on 9/11, was so shocked he wrote about the situation in the Wall Street Journal. Burke titled his article, “No Fireman at Ground Zero This 9/11?”, in which he questions Michael Bloomberg’s decision not to invite the families of the first responders that perished. Burke used countless methods to get his point across, but there were three that especially caught my attention. The three most critical methods Burke uses are pathos, irony, and description.

Rick Reilly uses a lyrical tone in his essay “The Real New York Giants” through his images comparing the attacks on The World Trade Center to their fireman football team. He shows this emotional tone full of images by comparing a pile of football players to a pile of rubble. The brothers Tommy and Danny would pull each other out of the pile of big, sweaty football players; but this time Danny was not pulling him out from the pile of players. “One last time, Danny pulled Tommy out of the pile.” Just this line is filled with many emotions, showing that the brothers always had each others back no matter in football or the rubble. It is a very difficult scene to imagine as Danny found his own brother in the rubble of the towers, after promising

You never really forget underdog stories. I still remember when the New York Giants went into super bowl XLII as under dogs to the 16-0 New England Patriots. The New York Giants where 12 point under dogs but, they came out victorious because they had more fight and determination to win. That win was one of the biggest upsets in sports history. The same can be said about Redwood City’s team. They knew they weren’t the best team out there but they knew they the will and attitude to win. The Redwood City team did what no other team did and that was playing defense before the ball was put into play. They defend the whole court unlike most teams that only defend half the court. Lawrence of Arabia was another example of going the extra mile. He went

In the commentary article No Fireman at Ground Zero This 9/11?, written by Michael Burke, various rhetorical strategies are utilized to reveal the rising issue of ignoring the nation's special service providers such as Firefighters and first responders, in regards to 9/11. Burke is revealed to be both the son and brother of firefighters. This allows him to candidly report the recent neglect these members have been impacted with. Throughout the article, Burke uses several rhetorical techniques such as: anaphora, tone, juxtapositions and imagery, to sway his audience into realizing the discontempt such noble hero's endure.

When the twin towers were destroyed in New York, Manhattan, the people with an all american dream became devastated. The survivors of the victims lost the hopes and dreams, and the security that the United States provided for its nation. We were left not only devastated, but also vulnerable. We were no longer the beacon for freedom, but rather the nation of chaos. Over 3,000 people were killed in this attack. That’s not to mention the thousands that were not killed, but left with injuries for the rest of their life, disabilities they would later die from or suffer with. For example, when the twin towers were destroyed, the debris left over caused plenty of problems for the first responders or those who lived anywhere near the towers. “Those exposed to WTC-related dust were more likely to develop respiratory symptoms, sinus problems, asthma or lung problems. One in 10 Registry enrollees developed new-onset asthma within six years of 9/11, three times the national rate. New cases were highest during the first 16 months after 9/11”. (NYC resources.) We like to believe that the people affected by this tragedy were given the proper help but the promises made by our nation were not completed. We also have been affected psychologically, for every person five people at least one of them had Posttraumatic stress disorder, even if they were not in the building itself. We were left

On September 11, 2001, catastrophe erupted in New York City, New York. This tragic event sparked a war, united a nation, and conceived various personal encounters from people whom were involved in the experience. In the short story “The Ashen Guy: Lower Broadway, September 11, 2001” Thomas Beller utilizes a chaotic tone that can be observed through his use of details, images, and diction.

Josh Brown is a NFL kicker for the New York Giants who was recently suspended. The reasoning behind his suspension were allegations on the grounds of domestic violence. Though the charges were dropped due to lack of cooperation from Brown's wife and the local law enforcement, Brown still had to sit out on the opening season game. Many fans of the Giants were outraged by that ruling. That outrage would subside though since Brown will return for the rest of the season. Although maybe not as a Giant for long, for another experienced kicker named Randy Bullock will fill in for Brown. This could lead to a competitive next few games between the two kickers. Either one could be the future kicker for the New York Giants. Only time and the coaches twitter

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, life for the first responders and those in New York at the time was not the same. First responders on scene have it worst out of all. “The September 11, 2001 (9/11), terrorist attacks were unprecedented in their magnitude and aftermath. In the wake of the attacks, researchers reported a wide range of mental and physical health outcomes, with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the one most commonly studied” (Neria 1). As mentioned from the quote above from an online article written by Yuval Neria, many of the first responders suffer from the stages of PTSD, and in severe cases some may suffer from cancer from all of the debris and concrete inhaled by them. Besides the horrible effects on the first

Jess Walter creates a post 9/11 world that balances precariously between real and surreal. It is real enough that the reader is able to comprehend how awful the attack truly was; but surreal enough that the reader feels the same way most Americans did at Ground Zero—confused, frightened, and grief stricken. Remy, the unwilling hero in all of this is exposed to many different forms of grief both public and personal. Using irony and satire, Walter critiques the way public forms of grief were presented as the only viable ways of grieving after 9/11. Reporters wanted to broadcast each and every loss. The government wanted to exploit the grief of the American people so that they could continue what they were doing in

Aesthetically, I really enjoyed the New York Giants website. One thought that I immediately had when visiting the site, though, is that if I did not google it I may not have found it. Because there are other professional sport teams called the “giants” I wasn’t sure what website to type in, so I googled it and it actually came up after their twitter page and after the Google in the news section. The layout of the home page was very pleasing to the eye. I loved that they had a large picture of Eli manning and Odell Beckham Jr. on the two outermost columns of the page. This shows just how important individual players are to a sport organization and its popularity, especially with social media. The home page is categorized by videos, photos, news

While the two other pieces assigned for this class both touched upon certain elements of the attacks that Hara does not discuss, as a fourth-generation New Yorker who experienced the events of September 11th first hand, I was particularly struck with his portrayal of the ways in which the survivors of widespread disasters are often victims themselves. Much of the language used in the piece recalls New York City in the wake of the attacks: constant physical and emotional reminders of death, silent acknowledgment of shared suffering, and a larger desire to rationalize such irrational tragedy. In this course, we have examined many instances of the physical victims of the attacks, yet it is equally as important to consider the hibakusha, the survivors of the attacks whose lives metaphorically ended (or at least fundamentally changed)on that day as well. The tragedy and destruction of the attacks does not exist only in death tolls and collateral damage; it exists in the lives of those who were lucky enough to survive but not lucky enough to be

Many newspapers received many complaints from their readers. The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania received their largest outraged response over a photo, and other media self censored the photo. Citizens of New York City and New York’s public safety employees could all be affected as well. Anyone in the city during the attacks are forced the relive the horror that has impacted their city, state and community. The picture adds a personal element to New York locals because people could think ‘what if I knew or saw the falling man at one point?’ New York police and fire department could possibly be reminded of 9/11 when they see the photo, reminiscing on the lives they failed to save.

The message the author is trying to show is that even on a bad day there can be a good outcome and there could be bad times. As I said most stories about 9/11 leave you really sad and depressed but in this story in the end instead of him going to a moral at the end he wins a football match with an impossible catch to win "His face turned fearlessly toward the bright blue sky." and that's how she ended the story with such a good and warm feeling. I think her main purpose was because she lost someone on 9/11 in the twin towers. She also stated that her friends parents died. One more thing he said was "I really wish me and my father would spend time together still" so what he is trying to say that his father had been injured trying to take down

In the article “No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11?”, Michael Burke uses multiple techniques to persuade his audience of the injustice committed against the first responders of 9/11 by excluding them from the 10 year anniversary at Ground Zero. Burke works towards the goal of having first responders be included in the memorial at Ground Zero, after Mayor Bloomberg claims there isn’t enough room. Throughout the piece, Burke targets his argument at the influential readers of the Wall Street Journal in New York to get them to use their influence to put pressure on Bloomberg to get the first responders to be properly honored. Some of the most important strategy that Burke uses to persuade his audience is the structure of his piece, and his use of quotes.

Many people can relive every moment of what they were doing on 9/11. They can tell you where they were, what they were doing, and how they heard about it. Michael Burke uses this to his advantage. He sets up his paper in such a way that puts the image back into the reader's mind of 9/11. The narrative starts with the bravery of the firemen. They were the “stalwart” workers. He uses a quote from a survivor to convey his point, “A woman...descending from the 89th floor said, “When I saw the firemen I knew we would be all right.”” (Burke1) He uses specific details such as the “89th floor” to really sell the point of how far they were willing to go, only 4 floors from where the first plane hit the tower. Another technique used within Michael