Uncertainty Among American People

Major events have crafted the United States and other nations into what they are today. Going from world wars in the 1940’s, to civil rights movements in the 1960’s, to extravagant national debt today, have all played a part in shaping our nation. Being from rural Mississippi, world news being made here is uncommon. We see all of our major news from televisions or newspapers, and this “news” is all happening elsewhere, far from here. Whether it is a good thing that we do not make the big news or not, the fear of uncertain events still lingers. From shootings in schools to bombings in cities, we are fortunate for being seemingly far from these dangers. Even though no physical effects pertain to me, mental pain and fear stays and leaves doubt

Despite the several terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, America remained strong and united. In the speech “Address to the Nation on the Terrorist Attacks”, George W. Bush, addresses the terrorist attack of September eleventh to let the citizens know they can overcome a tragic and mournful incident by remaining unified and a powerful country. The primary audience are the citizens and the family members of the ones who had died or were involved in the incident. The secondary audience are the terrorists to let them know American’s are not scared and will stand together against them. Bush uses ethos, pathos, and figurative language to encourage the citizens to be stronger, united, and feel safe.

September 11, 2001 is a day that shook the United States to its core. Millions of Americans felt the pain, the loss, and the anger that came with the attack on their nation. It was a day of mourning, and when it comes to days of mourning it is difficult putting one’s pain into words. However, Leonard Pitts Jr. was able to move past the emotion. He put into his words, not only his own feelings, but the feelings of an entire nation. Pitts conveys the emotion felt after the terror attacks in his essay “Sept. 12, 2001: We’ll go forward from this moment” through his mournful, angry, and righteous tone.

The president appeals primarily to pathos by listing ordinary people who fell victim to “deadly terrorist attacks.” He draws upon the audience’s feelings of anger and sorrow by including “moms and dads, friends and neighbors” among the murdered. President Bush details the efforts of different parts of the government to guarantee safety and stability. He guarantees his audience that everything possible is being done to find the terrorists who were responsible for the attacks. Also, the president shows pathos by saying this “Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.”

One of the most detrimental and traumatic events of United States history involves the terrorist attacks on the day of September 11th, in 2001. September 11th is a day countless Americans will never forget. Because our nation encountered such a horrific attack, it was up to our president during the time, President George W. Bush, to address the country. Many Americans suffered loss and fear; therefore, former President George Bush’s goal was to heal and comfort the nation by persuading them to see the light within the darkness. Bush’s speech was a success because he showed America’s togetherness and solidarity by creating an emotional connection to the audience; moreover, by responding appropriately to the attacks, he presented himself with a leadership and role no one else could take.

The OP-ED piece written by Peggy Noonan on Nov. 19th, 2015 attacks the reader on several different fronts, but allows the same reader to empathize with individual aspects of the piece, or all of them. Feelings take center stage at first and Ms. Noonan challenges how the reader feels by deploying evidence; a synopsis of terror throughout the last two decades. Relentlessly she shows how just how permeable humanity is to intimidate by terror, along with the failures of President Barack Obama. Obama’s approach is belittled, even claiming the President is “barely relevant” and she does not consider his viewpoint. On a glance, she opens with a personal experience and then depicts several terrorist events, while tying them to the failures of Obama, and finishes with an example of greatness and questions who should steward this country going forward.

9/11 Essay Evaluation The author of the 9/11 essay is Robin Morgan, Morgan was a firsthand witness of the 9/11 attacks and explains in great detail the horror, mourning, heroism, and what the news networks did not show the viewers in the days following the attacks on the World Trade Centers. Morgan’s purpose for writing the essay is to share her firsthand experience and the sights, sounds, and smells she encountered during 9/11 and the following days. Morgan illustrates the darker side of 9/11 and the days afterwards that the media did not display to the American people. One effective sentence that Morgan displays in her essay is, “People walk unsteadily along these streets, wearing nosemasks against the still particle-full air, the stench

Today the sunday paper arrived with again bad news. Even the man that delivered the sunday paper had a look of sadness and despair. Today is March 1st, 2017 and still people are upset about the new president. I just can’t believe that so many people are still mad about the new president. “Wow.. what a surprise… another article on the rioting. Rioting on the streets. Security in Washington D.C. is low and the police force is spread out thin because of all this. If I were someone living in Washington I would move out. Why did I ever move here. Look at this. Artifacts are being stolen daily from museums. Cops are trying very hard to stop this but there numbers are spread very low. Because of this,

As smartphones are in everyone’s possession, “we’re being intimately exposed to footage of outrageous police brutality, terrorism victims jumping from the windows of a Paris theater and racially biased/sexist corporate emails revealed by hackers,” and protesting these actions and events morally nourish society. Referring to today’s world as “the age of protests,” Friedman addresses this issue of “moral arousal.” According to the article, “…we are becoming more morally aroused,” but are “…living in a never-ending storm…” A notable strength in speaking to this subject is the background information provided. Information about current protests, like in Germany, and past protests, like the dentist who killed the lion, helps give the reader background

Many people say that they “live in a state of terror even when they sleep.” Even though many people are terrified and worn down and scared for their life every day, there are still people who can not leave the city because it is home to

In the year 1995 America witnessed Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA, gas prices were quite low at the price of $1.09 per gallon, and space shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian Mir Space station. All of these were highlights of the year of 1995, but with great things along came a great tragedy. April 19, 1995, right outside Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a truck-bomb explosion stole the lives of 168 innocent people and had left hundreds of more injured. With a great tragedy such as this, then came along grief, a grief that would forever be in the hearts of many Oklahoma families; the victims’ families. In the speech, “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address” Bill Clinton speaks to the victims of the accident and helps them find the closer,

Anna Quindlen the author of the essay “A Quilt of a Country” argues that tragedy and enemy attacks unite the people of the United States due to her use of examples of wars and terrorist attacks. Quindlen describes the world trade center attack and what it caused she states, “Terrorism has led to devastation- and unity.” The September 11 terrorism attack affected the whole nation. The attack killed many loved ones and destroyed our buildings. The cold war was a war that harmed the United states, Quindlen mentions this about wars and terrorism, “Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.”

America has been on edge about protecting both its country and the citizens in it ever since 9/11 occurred. We have developed a more strict security line with the placement of Homeland security. We also tested our limits to make sure that terrorism in this country would no longer become a threat to U.S citizens; little did we know that our efforts to prevent the inevitable would only last a short time. Now that the U.S has eliminated its central threat Osama Bin Laden leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group in the Middle East, another issue has created nothing but chaos and has further split the foreign relations between the U.S and the Middle East.

On the other hand, she mentions that it was more to be in the moment. Bishop shares, “I told my friend this too, I said I’m not going to protest Trump because he was elected president, and am not happy with that. I’m going to stand up because he’s president for human rights, women’s rights, and immigrants because I’m afraid that because of his presidency those things might be eroded.” As for experience, Bishop fondly recollects, “It was awesome, I mean that feeling of everybody just crowding the streets of LA. You hardly move, but it was so peaceful and everybody felt the solidarity and everyone just standing together.” Violence was a real threat during the protest, but Ms. Bishop States, “When we first got there, there was a man who was shouting negative comments, but everybody ignored him and did what they had to do. It wasn’t at all scary, but I was afraid that it could have become that way.” But all good things must come to an end. As the protest concluded, Ms. Bishop says she felt a “euphoria” of emotions seeing all these people and witnessing all this spirit and dedication put into this march. Also adding the experience she obtained from the protest, the encounters with people, and the feedback which she uses in her life now. Saying, “I think so often when we’re around other people, people tend to judge all the time. They’re looking at

One article that impacted me deeply is the NYT articles called “They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals.” This article immediately caught my attention with its title, I was very curious and wondered what is this about? As I read through the article and looked at all the gruesome pictures, I was heartbroken. How could this be happening to people right now? How could they murder the father of nine children? What could I do to help? Human rights is an issue that I am extremely passionate about. I am absolutely pain-stricken; this is a health issue not a social issue! They need help, they do not need to be harmed! This is not an anti-drug campaign; this is a genocide, simply put, unwanted and and unacceptable. As I read the article, I felt anger,