Think America Why The Whole World Hates You Analysis

If one, five, twenty, a hundred, or even a thousand people from the United States are asked if they have been in a high-speed car chase, been shot up by a cohort of evil villains, or kidnapped and held hostage for ransom; it is expected to get a few, but not many yes answers. If asked instead if they went to high school, got married, or found a good job, the likelihood of getting yes answers increases exponentially. So why is it that people from foreign countries think that there is more representation in the United States from the first group than the second? The reason is simple. People from foreign countries think what they do, because of what they see in the media. On the television, in the movies, or even breaking news stories in the paper, online, or on news programs. This idea is what the article “That’s Entertainment?” by Michael Medved makes a point of. Some people don’t really know us or our culture, but they still make assumptions by what they saw in an over-glorified sexualized savage movie they saw two years back, assuming that it is the norm for every person of our country. Through the uses of devices and styles such as Aristotle’s appeals, imagery, overall layout …show more content…
(Medved) Because of that question the reader automatically knows who the paper is directed at. The reader is an American. Nonetheless, an American who doesn’t know or wants to know more about why other countries hate the country. The reader finds out that the answer to this question isn’t anything about foreign affairs, or large political powers. But the answer is instead that the media from the United States makes its way to the rest of the world. From that point on, Medved offers his opinion and wisdom on the topic through the use of literary devices and styles. There are some specific parts of the article that used certain literary devices and different