On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked by members of a group called Al Qaeda. The first two planes were crashed into the Twin Towers. The third plane was crashed into the pentagon. The fourth and final plane crashed in a remote area of Pennsylvania. This large scale attack lead to the death of 2,977 Americans and thousands more having been injured (“September 11, 2001: Background and Timeline of the Attacks”). This event would later be known as the worst attack on terror to have occurred on American soil.
In Michael Kimmel’s essay that was published in 2004 “Gender, Class and Terrorism,” he gives some examples of how gender roles and financial status makes some men turn to drastic methods to gain their masculinity. Kimmel starts …show more content…
Kimmel brings up September 11th several times. In one of his paragraphs, he talks about one of the bombers, Mohammad Atta. He goes to describe how Atta wished for his funeral procession to be, whilst stating his own opinion, "Of course, Atta 's body was instantly incinerated, and no burial would be likely" (593). By stating his own opinion Kimmel allows the audience to feel humor as well as a sense of retribution. Making the audience agree with him. As Kimmel attempts to make his argument, he mentions White Supremacists. This group complained how the ‘ "whimpering collapse of the blonde male"; the "legions of sissies and weaklings, of flabby, limp-wristed, non-aggressive,… of the old macho spirit"’ (qtd. In Gender, Class and Terrorism 590). Kimmel uses this statement purposely to elicit anger from the audience and to sway the audience for his argument. Bringing in another subject to strengthen his argument, Kimmel states how these men "needed someone to blame when they felt they failed to measure up. (After all, being called a mama 's boy, a sissy and told to toughen up are demands for gender conformity, not matters of sexual desire.)" (592). Kimmel 's use of adjectives bring about several emotions in the reader, turning the tide in his favor. By using such emotionally dense subjects, Kimmel gains support for his …show more content…
Kimmel uses his first real life scenario to strengthen his argument. “Immigrants are flooding into our nation willing to work for the minimum wage (or less). Super... They are not going to receive any appreciable wage increases due to job competition from immigrants” (590). Due to Kimmel offering this information; he allows the reader to see why some men are inclined to join groups of terror. Kimmel also shows logos by giving his audience the range of people that have been reached out to, and recruited by these terrorist groups. “Virtually all were under twenty-five, educated, lower middle class or middle class, downwardly mobile” (590). By giving the reader general information about the type of men terrorists would go to recruit; Kimmel allows the reader to make connections between terrorism and other determining factors. With Kimmel 's use of real life scenarios and statistics, he allows the reader to come to similar conclusions he, himself, had which strengthens his
In Michael Kimmel’s essay that was published in 2004 “Gender, Class and Terrorism,” he gives some examples of how gender roles and financial status makes some men turn to drastic methods to gain their masculinity. Kimmel starts …show more content…
Kimmel brings up September 11th several times. In one of his paragraphs, he talks about one of the bombers, Mohammad Atta. He goes to describe how Atta wished for his funeral procession to be, whilst stating his own opinion, "Of course, Atta 's body was instantly incinerated, and no burial would be likely" (593). By stating his own opinion Kimmel allows the audience to feel humor as well as a sense of retribution. Making the audience agree with him. As Kimmel attempts to make his argument, he mentions White Supremacists. This group complained how the ‘ "whimpering collapse of the blonde male"; the "legions of sissies and weaklings, of flabby, limp-wristed, non-aggressive,… of the old macho spirit"’ (qtd. In Gender, Class and Terrorism 590). Kimmel uses this statement purposely to elicit anger from the audience and to sway the audience for his argument. Bringing in another subject to strengthen his argument, Kimmel states how these men "needed someone to blame when they felt they failed to measure up. (After all, being called a mama 's boy, a sissy and told to toughen up are demands for gender conformity, not matters of sexual desire.)" (592). Kimmel 's use of adjectives bring about several emotions in the reader, turning the tide in his favor. By using such emotionally dense subjects, Kimmel gains support for his …show more content…
Kimmel uses his first real life scenario to strengthen his argument. “Immigrants are flooding into our nation willing to work for the minimum wage (or less). Super... They are not going to receive any appreciable wage increases due to job competition from immigrants” (590). Due to Kimmel offering this information; he allows the reader to see why some men are inclined to join groups of terror. Kimmel also shows logos by giving his audience the range of people that have been reached out to, and recruited by these terrorist groups. “Virtually all were under twenty-five, educated, lower middle class or middle class, downwardly mobile” (590). By giving the reader general information about the type of men terrorists would go to recruit; Kimmel allows the reader to make connections between terrorism and other determining factors. With Kimmel 's use of real life scenarios and statistics, he allows the reader to come to similar conclusions he, himself, had which strengthens his