Analysis: Man Takes First Steps On The Moon

The 1969 Apollo mission was spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Neil Armstrong was the first to step on the moon. Which was a success for United States and its nation. The first is a new article from the Times of London reporting the event; the next is a speech by William Safire that president Nixon would have gave if the mission was a failure; the third is a commentary on the launching by novelist Ayn Rand; the last is a political cartoon that appeared at the time.
In the following text “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” by the Times of London,” In the Invent of a Disaster” by William Safire,” The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness” by Ayn Rand and the political cartoon “Transported” by Herblock, they all have a purpose on giving the audience an image and feeling and also a future and a present. …show more content…
”There were tense moments…we got a bunch of guys on the ground about to turn blue. We’re breathing again,”(pg. 30) the writer uses this metaphor to connect the reader with a personal life experience, maybe the reader had a similar situation. The writer wants that connection in order to get the reader in a more comfortable place so the writer can easily say stuff and the reader can understand more without having to question the writer.
Third, the writer uses scripted details and language to give the Apollo 11 event a breathtaking article. Words like “spectacular” and “fragile” to give the Apollo event a shine, and also to purposely to grasp an abundance of attention. The writer uses this like when you have candy and a baby is in front of you wanted candy, and the more you show it the closer the baby gets. The writer wants audience to get more attach on what he/she wants to accomplish the on how people can be so tense when achieving such superior