I conducted the critical essay evaluation of Senator William J. Fulbright’s on the Arrogance of Power 1966. The Vietnam War had two sides moralistic, and humanitarian. We as Americans want to see others enjoy the same virtues as we enjoy. Those are, the right to be a democratic society, and a free nation. We sometimes forget to consider the other country’s religious beliefs and culture. Our mission in the Vietnam War was to free the South Vietnamese people from the violent and communist North Vietcong. William J. Fulbright’s argument was that we entered a war and we did not exactly know what we got ourselves into. The United States entered into an undeveloped nation in chaos.
This essay’s argument was that America seems to sometimes …show more content…
Fulbright uses the “Pathos” a play on our emotions a few times reading through the essay. He says the fatal impact is our strength is their weakness. Our wealth is their poverty. (Fulbright) He compares the Unites States as the Boy Scout that is trying to pull the old lady across the streets.(Fulbright) The old lady does not want to cross, telling us they don’t really want our help.(Fulbright) He paints a picture of the United States as, this big giant trying to take over the land. The South Vietnamese people seemed like we were causing them harm. When I read this essay I feel the emotions of anger and …show more content…
People burning jeeps and attacking soldiers say “down with the American imperialists. (Fulbright) You could feel the despair as we know that we are only there trying to help them. By now, in this point in the war we should have the peoples trust and friendship. They could have fell victim to the Viet Cong and ruled by a Dictatorship Regime. (Fulbright) We however, keep getting the push back from protestors. We feel like our plea to help the weaker Government is almost a waste of time. The large amount of American lives lost and money lost spending to support the fight. (Fulbright)
You could see that the author used some “Logos” sound logic in his essay as well. Senator Fulbright describes our mission and the weapons used in the war. The mission statement: to defend freedom in South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese government. We went in to stop the aggression of the North Vietnamese and restore freedom. (Fulbright) The author states that he does not doubt our sincerity of the President and the Vice President of the United States. He just does not think we could win with the means available.
This essay’s argument was that America seems to sometimes …show more content…
Fulbright uses the “Pathos” a play on our emotions a few times reading through the essay. He says the fatal impact is our strength is their weakness. Our wealth is their poverty. (Fulbright) He compares the Unites States as the Boy Scout that is trying to pull the old lady across the streets.(Fulbright) The old lady does not want to cross, telling us they don’t really want our help.(Fulbright) He paints a picture of the United States as, this big giant trying to take over the land. The South Vietnamese people seemed like we were causing them harm. When I read this essay I feel the emotions of anger and …show more content…
People burning jeeps and attacking soldiers say “down with the American imperialists. (Fulbright) You could feel the despair as we know that we are only there trying to help them. By now, in this point in the war we should have the peoples trust and friendship. They could have fell victim to the Viet Cong and ruled by a Dictatorship Regime. (Fulbright) We however, keep getting the push back from protestors. We feel like our plea to help the weaker Government is almost a waste of time. The large amount of American lives lost and money lost spending to support the fight. (Fulbright)
You could see that the author used some “Logos” sound logic in his essay as well. Senator Fulbright describes our mission and the weapons used in the war. The mission statement: to defend freedom in South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese government. We went in to stop the aggression of the North Vietnamese and restore freedom. (Fulbright) The author states that he does not doubt our sincerity of the President and the Vice President of the United States. He just does not think we could win with the means available.