Decisions, Decisions The unrest in Syria has been an ongoing internal fight for political freedom and an end to the rule of autocracy that has gone from a peaceful civilian resistance in response to corruption, injustices, and the rule of Bashar al-Assad into a bloody civil warfare. Although the uprisings in Syria have been internal, many inciting news sources from all over the world have had daily coverage of this violent nation that is on the verge of either destruction or liberation; do we just sit and watch or take action? News coverage of unrest in Syria and the national intervention is a never ending cycle of controversy that has spun into whelms of different viewpoints. New coverage throughout has been of varying biases that run along the lines of staying out of Syria’s uprising and bloodshed because it could lead to much worse things for their country and ours as well, and also intervening and helping out Syria militarily or humanitarianly. American news coverage tended to be more direct and on the side of the U.S and pro-democracy intervening as opposed to the international articles such as Al Jazeera and The Guardian who were much more indirect in their view and hinted at not intervention by their objection to counterarguments. The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune tended to use some similar language and reasoning to develop their argument such as an appeal to pathos and direct statements to complement their stance as pro- intervention. Both American and International sources covered their intervention articles in a similar fashion, but comprised them in such a manipulative yet very different way. The American new sources, Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune, were both prominently bias towards the intervention of outside sources in Syria with the use of very harsh diction and an appeal to pathos along with the use of a narrow list of options that seemed as if it was the last resort to liberation in Syria. The first article presented by The Washington Post, “Syria’s Carnage Puts Arab Leaders on Horns of Dilemma”, starts off with the measureable changes that the Middle East has underwent in the past year and then goes on to say, “The talk of intervention, which may be taken up formally by the Arab League at a meeting this weekend, reflects a sense of desperation” (Board). Starting off the article, the Editorial Board critiques the Arab League’s meeting over intervention as a condition of being desperate and furthers The Washington Post bias on the border of pro or anti- intervention. As the article continues, they begin to develop distaste to the president of Syria, ‘Mr. Assad’ (Board). The harsh tone as they continue their explanation of how, “Mr. Assad, predictably, never took any meaningful steps; instead he has on killing people at a shocking pace” (Board). This begins The Washington Post’s bias towards intervening by dehumanizing President Assad and making sure the audience knows what he has committed instead of doing anything ‘meaningful’. The bias continues down the article after explaining the Arab League’s plan and how it will be shared by NATO, “The western allies have stood back from the carnage in Syria, even while calling for the end of the Assad regime” (Board). The harsh diction such as ‘carnage’, which relates back to the title, gives the condition in Syria a more murderous tone while the overall bias is evident when they characterize the western allies as being in hiding and a sense of laziness as they continually critique the Assad Regime instead of actually taking a stand to this ‘carnage’. Finally concluding the article is another attack at the western powers as they sit back while the conditions in Syria spiral down even more, “If the organization now reaches a dead end, outside powers will have to consider new measures, in collaboration with the Arabs. Standing by while the bloodshed goes on should not be of the options.” (Board). The Washington Post makes it seem like intervention is
her everything that happen yesterday and what happen to her. Leathea told Krissy that she has to follow the Devil. She didn’t know how to take back the diary he took. Krissy doesn’t know how to help her friends on how to take back her most important thing in her life. All of the students have lots of stories about Devil, they say that he had gone to jail or that he has a really bad life. No one know his true family or parents…
Dance with the devil A young boy named William…. A young boy named William was trying his best to make a million. His poor old mother was working 12hour shifts to keep both of them alive. Meanwhile William was going to college and was studying hard. William and his poor ma lived in a ghetto central of New York. William felt sorry for his mother, working so hard, and was trying his best to help her out financially. Unfortunately he couldn’t get a job. He has made some new friends in college which…
With the rising hype on the situation of the Mexican border, it is without a doubt that some of the news has alarmed many of the American citizens today. We read of the rising body count of illegal immigrants in their desperate attempts to cross the border, drug smugglers who die in a bloody shootout, and the Border Patrol agents who gave their lives defending our nation’s doorstep. And yet, our agents, both American citizens and honorary enforcers of the law, are not only burdened with avoidable…
pet project. Carr pulls you into the world of the narrator, and keeps you there. He uses imagery and references in his poems that you can relate to, and his constant shifting of Lucifer's different forms intrigued me. He's still the devil, but just our devil. The devil that walks in your shoes, wears your clothes, and wakes up every day to start anew. Lucifer is the main reason why I liked this book in the first place. He's evil, but he still tries, or at least attempts, to help out the narrator…
The Devil and Tom Walker To sign your soul to the devil takes an extremely greedy and desperate person but even that person will begin to wonder how he or she will be received in the afterlife. Trying to right your wrongs by doing good deeds and other things is practically meaningless if it doesn't reflect a clean and pure heart. In the short story “ The Devil and Tom Walker “ tom tries to make up for his sins in 3 different ways throughout the story. The first thing he started doing was attending church on a…
Elisa Macias Period 2 The Devil And Tom Walker In the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker", Washington Irving retells the classic tale of a man named Tom Walker who sells his soul to the Devil for money. Irving emphasizes towards his audience that greed has consquences. There were many examples of Tom Walker's greed causing him many problems throughout the story. The author illlustrates this trheme through symbols, irony, and motifs. The author uses symbols to show the audience…
Portrayals – “The Devil” Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Son of the Morning, Evil, and Sin, these are just a few of the titles The Devil has been bestowed with, however one central theme remains associated with the vast multitude of alias’ he bares; the corruption of mankind. The roots of the monster “the devil” date as far back to as human records will show, IE. The Bible, and honestly have not morphed much over the centuries. The stories and portrayals that people conceive of the devil today and people…
into knowing that if they continue on a sinning path they will have Hell awaiting for them after death with no way of turning back. He shows how threatening he is by stating that God has a burning pit waiting for those who are sinning and that the Devil already possesses those who are going to Hell (Edwards 7). On the contrary, Bradstreet’s poem shows her personal side with God. She is going through the loss of her house and asking God for strength to go through the loss of her possessions (Bradstreet…
Overview of Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King Matthew Miller College of Central Florida “Devil in the Grove” by author Gilbert King is the story about Thurgood Marshall, the American lawyer of the twentieth century, and Sheriff Willis McCall, sheriff of Lake County Florida. In 1949, Norma Padgett, a 17 year old girl and her husband, to whom she was separated, were broken down on the side of the road when four African American boys pulled over to assist them. Later Sheriff McCall was called to the…
Research Paper – A Devil Inside Biography David Lindsay was born on November 20, 1969 in Boston Massachusetts. He lived in the working class section of South Boston, where his father worked in fruit delivery and his mother worked in a factory. He got a scholarship at the age of twelve to attend the prestigious private school Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. He was known for wrestling, but in ninth grade he decided to try out for the school play. He became more active in playwrighting as the…