Violence can be described as the intent to hurt or damage something or someone, which can be done in a number of ways. The group of writings that I chose was under the title of “Cultures of Violence”, and I believe that this heading efficaciously describes the two essays within it. On War by James Boswell, and The Paranoid Style of American Policing by Ta-Nehisi Coates, each tell their thoughts on violence and how they view it within different areas of today’s society. However, I feel that On War is better able to effectively convey its purpose.
The purpose of On War by James Boswell was to tell his personal thought on the irrationality of war. Within Boswell’s essay he describes how ineffective people are in the way they think, or do …show more content…
The purpose of The Paranoid Style of American Policing was to tell the story of the cruelty of the Chicago Police Department, along with other police around the country. Coates starts off by telling a story about his father being a mediator for a young man struggling with violence issues. He then goes on to tell of a tragic incident that happened because of the Chicago Police Department's incompetence, and how he does not understand why the event …show more content…
Not only did Boswell meet his purpose, but he was able to include better details that back up his purpose by choosing multiple examples of of how war is irrational, unlike Coates who only used a personal account and a tragic incident to back up his purpose. Boswell’s tone was more assertive throughout his essay, also helping it to become more effective than Coates. Although the two essays are about two different things but still deal with violence, I feel that both authors could agree with Pope when he talks about violence saying, “It is as if two towns in opposite territories should be set on fire at the same time, and victory should be declared to the inhabitants of that in which the flames were least
The purpose of On War by James Boswell was to tell his personal thought on the irrationality of war. Within Boswell’s essay he describes how ineffective people are in the way they think, or do …show more content…
The purpose of The Paranoid Style of American Policing was to tell the story of the cruelty of the Chicago Police Department, along with other police around the country. Coates starts off by telling a story about his father being a mediator for a young man struggling with violence issues. He then goes on to tell of a tragic incident that happened because of the Chicago Police Department's incompetence, and how he does not understand why the event …show more content…
Not only did Boswell meet his purpose, but he was able to include better details that back up his purpose by choosing multiple examples of of how war is irrational, unlike Coates who only used a personal account and a tragic incident to back up his purpose. Boswell’s tone was more assertive throughout his essay, also helping it to become more effective than Coates. Although the two essays are about two different things but still deal with violence, I feel that both authors could agree with Pope when he talks about violence saying, “It is as if two towns in opposite territories should be set on fire at the same time, and victory should be declared to the inhabitants of that in which the flames were least