Presidency of George W. Bush

We might be the master of our thoughts, still we are slaves of our emotions. President Bush made his 9/11 speech to acknowledge the crime committed, adress what he is going to do, and show his sorrow for the victims and families of the victims. He uses countless statements to appeal to emotions. He attempts to instill sorrow into the emotions of Americans as well as give them a sense of much needed security after a terroristic crime. In the first sentence he proceeds to address the problem at…

Typically, the tones found in articles are used to promote and support each piece’s specific purpose. In a piece, the tone the author uses has an incredible influence over the audience's’ opinions pertaining to the article. Consequently, author’s specifically choose tones that cater to their specific purpose for writing. In the article “The Real New York Giants”, Rick Reilly uses a tone that promotes his article’s purpose. Reilly’s purpose is to inform his audience that a large event, like 9/11,…

attack on 9/11, former President George W. Bush gave a speech before Congress, detailing America’s plans in this war against terror while rallying a confused and broken nation. Bush began by highlighting the good deeds coming out of this tragedy. From Republicans and Democrats pushing ideologies aside to come together to the overwhelming support across the world, Bush thanked several nations and pointed out specific people before getting to the meat of the speech. Bush answered the question,…

During the 1960s, Beatlemania engulfed the United States, which made a myriad of fans frenzy over the English rock band, the Beatles. Among the group is the ladies favorite Paul McCartney, renowned for his cute charm, serenading voice, and efforts to cease so many animal deaths. Unfortunately, however, his popularity was increased exponentially when a conspiracy of his death arose by his own fans which states that he died in a car crash in 1963 and the band left clues in their music because they…

The Hostages The choice of a rescue mission seemed necessary in releasing the American hostages from Iranian students. President Carter had previous tried other types of military tactics in order to rescue them. The crisis at the time had be going on for about 6 months when “Operation Eagle Claw” was established. The rescue mission ended in complete failure. Several of the rescue helicopters collided injuring five soldiers and killing eight (History.com Staff, 2010). Due to President Carter’s…

Anchor 1: Although there is controversy surrounding the New Jersey Gubernatorial election, it leads many to question the exact forerunner candidates. Some voters believe the hugely popular current Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe, is a dominant competitor for the Democratic nomination. Others believe otherwise. Anchor 2: Terry’s has been defined as an “out-sound-bite,” out-glad-hand, and simply outlast almost all the big-league professionals [governor circle] around him.” (Washington post)…

In this essay I have sought to understand and enlighten the intricacies of spoken language by studying two audio clips – one from the television reality show ‘The Apprentice’ and the second a recorded conversation of the captain of the Costa Concordia at the time of its sinking. Written language often falls short in conveying most emotions such as sarcasm or surprise. This is even truer with subtle emotions like annoyance or shyness. Most formal languages afford us with at most the question mark…

On September 26, 2002 at John F. Kennedy Airport. Thirty-four-year-old Canadian Maher Arar was changing planes when he was detained by U.S because he was on the United States Watch List of Terrorist Suspects. He was held in the United States for the next thirteen days for questioning. After the thirteen days he was sent to Syria where Arar spent the next year being tortured. He was released on October, 2003 after the Canadian government’s investigation on Maher Arar. The Syrian Ambassador,…

This article is a perfect example of the ignorance that surrounds the Last Fridays release of The Trump Video. The article suggest that Billy Bush was NBC's scapegoate after the release of the video, and that the video was released as a strategic way to bringing down Trump. I don't disagree that Billy Bush was let go as a result of the video. I also don't disagree that it was strategically released with the intention of tarnishing Trump. However, I do disagree with authors logic. In fact, I…

Having drawn many of its founding values from John Locke’s social contract theory, the American government holds the responsibility of protecting its citizens at all costs – but to what extent? From the beginnings of the War on Terror in 2001, the American government has enacted multiple policies that have overstepped its legislative and executive boundaries, supposedly under the guise of protecting the American public from the grasps of terrorism. This was seen in the creation of the PATRIOT…