First Responder Injustice
In the article No Firemen at Ground Zero this 9/11, author Michael Burke is livid that first responders were not invited to ground zero for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Burke, brother of a fireman that sacrificed himself helping others in the twin towers, wrote this with the intent of showing that not inviting the first responders was wrong. Instead, the firemen and other first responders were invited to a different location where they could watch on TV. This decision was made by New York City Mayor Bloomberg. The author uses a narrative and allusion to portray his message to the audience that Mayor Bloomberg is in the wrong for not inviting first responders to the 9/11 anniversary ceremony. Initially, …show more content…
Aphorisms are using quotes from or referring to a known author. In the article the author alludes to a quote from former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In the article it says, “”Courage,” Winston Churchill said, “is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others.” (Burke) This quote comes directly after the long narrative that described specific acts of courage performed by first responders on 9/11. Acts that would not be recognized if left out of the ceremony. It stands alone as its own paragraph almost as a summary or paraphrase of the story from that day. The quote comes from the prestigious Winston Churchill, a man who rallied the English together after attacks from the Nazi’s in World War Two, appealing to the audiences ethos or credibility. The audience can associate the 9/11 attacks with the attacks on Churchill’s Britain, as attacks that rocked the nations to their core. The author uses allusion to portray his message to the audience that Mayor Bloomberg is in the wrong for not inviting first responders to the tenth 9/11 anniversary
In the article No Firemen at Ground Zero this 9/11, author Michael Burke is livid that first responders were not invited to ground zero for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Burke, brother of a fireman that sacrificed himself helping others in the twin towers, wrote this with the intent of showing that not inviting the first responders was wrong. Instead, the firemen and other first responders were invited to a different location where they could watch on TV. This decision was made by New York City Mayor Bloomberg. The author uses a narrative and allusion to portray his message to the audience that Mayor Bloomberg is in the wrong for not inviting first responders to the 9/11 anniversary ceremony. Initially, …show more content…
Aphorisms are using quotes from or referring to a known author. In the article the author alludes to a quote from former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In the article it says, “”Courage,” Winston Churchill said, “is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others.” (Burke) This quote comes directly after the long narrative that described specific acts of courage performed by first responders on 9/11. Acts that would not be recognized if left out of the ceremony. It stands alone as its own paragraph almost as a summary or paraphrase of the story from that day. The quote comes from the prestigious Winston Churchill, a man who rallied the English together after attacks from the Nazi’s in World War Two, appealing to the audiences ethos or credibility. The audience can associate the 9/11 attacks with the attacks on Churchill’s Britain, as attacks that rocked the nations to their core. The author uses allusion to portray his message to the audience that Mayor Bloomberg is in the wrong for not inviting first responders to the tenth 9/11 anniversary