No Firemen Invited
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero, many people, families, and even politicians were invited to remember the ones lost on that devastating day. But a group of the most important people on that day weren't. Firemen and first responders were not invited to the anniversary at Ground Zero because there “was not enough room for them” (Burke) according to the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Instead they were sent to an off site location to watch the anniversary on a television. In the article, No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11? by Michael Burke, Burke writes to the politicians of Wall Street two days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to persuade them to support him in the demand of giving the firemen and …show more content…
Anaphora is a repetition of a word or phrase in the beginning of a sentence. They add emphasis and get straight to the point to show exactly what the author is talking about. The main examples of anaphoras in this article are two one sentence paragraphs; “And still they went in” and “And still they went up” (Burke). These anaphoras emphasize how the firemen and first responders still went into the tower and still went up despite the danger that lied ahead. These phrases also make the politicians appreciate their bravery and all they did for them on that day because the firemen stayed and help all the victims even when they weren't prepared for something like 9/11. Overall, Burke's use of anaphoras adds emphasis of how the firemen still went in the towers and helps the politicians appreciate their …show more content…
An aphorism is a phrase describing a general truth. The main example in this article is a quote from Winston Churchill. Burke includes the quote, “”Courage,” Winston Churchill said, “is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others” (Burke), to help shift the article from the narration of the 9/11 attack to the more persuasive part of the article. The quote also sums up all the firemen of 9/11 as courageous because of all they did. By including this quote, the author is using it to describe the firemen that were present at 9/11. The quote makes the politicians realize that when they were fleeing, the firemen stayed to help all the citizen and them to keep them safe. Overall, the use of aphorism helps shift the article and describe the firemen of 9/11 as a
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero, many people, families, and even politicians were invited to remember the ones lost on that devastating day. But a group of the most important people on that day weren't. Firemen and first responders were not invited to the anniversary at Ground Zero because there “was not enough room for them” (Burke) according to the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Instead they were sent to an off site location to watch the anniversary on a television. In the article, No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11? by Michael Burke, Burke writes to the politicians of Wall Street two days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to persuade them to support him in the demand of giving the firemen and …show more content…
Anaphora is a repetition of a word or phrase in the beginning of a sentence. They add emphasis and get straight to the point to show exactly what the author is talking about. The main examples of anaphoras in this article are two one sentence paragraphs; “And still they went in” and “And still they went up” (Burke). These anaphoras emphasize how the firemen and first responders still went into the tower and still went up despite the danger that lied ahead. These phrases also make the politicians appreciate their bravery and all they did for them on that day because the firemen stayed and help all the victims even when they weren't prepared for something like 9/11. Overall, Burke's use of anaphoras adds emphasis of how the firemen still went in the towers and helps the politicians appreciate their …show more content…
An aphorism is a phrase describing a general truth. The main example in this article is a quote from Winston Churchill. Burke includes the quote, “”Courage,” Winston Churchill said, “is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others” (Burke), to help shift the article from the narration of the 9/11 attack to the more persuasive part of the article. The quote also sums up all the firemen of 9/11 as courageous because of all they did. By including this quote, the author is using it to describe the firemen that were present at 9/11. The quote makes the politicians realize that when they were fleeing, the firemen stayed to help all the citizen and them to keep them safe. Overall, the use of aphorism helps shift the article and describe the firemen of 9/11 as a