U.S. officials criticized the broadcasts and asked American networks not to air them unedited. Yet the tapes continue to air in many Arab and Muslim countries, where experts say bin Laden has been particularly effective at playing upon anger over Palestinian grievances in their battle with Israel, a major U.S. ally, for land and statehood. At the same time, the U.S. message--that the war against terrorism is a justified response to the September 11 attacks, and isn't targeting Muslims or Arabs--is getting buried beneath videos showing civilian casualties from the bombing campaign in Afghanistan, and the back-and-forth attacks by Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen. When National Security Adviser Condeleeza Rice spoke on Al Jazeera, the report was followed by pictures of Israeli tanks rumbling through a Palestinian village. But the U.S. is trying to improve its record in the information war.
The action unfolding in the café helps the reader to evaluate the complex cultural tensions and fears of the post 9/11 world. By playing on the suspicion of the reader, Mohsin Hamid attempts to explore imbedded feelings toward both America and the Middle East post 9/11 through a reversal of the usual relationship, providing a muted American character, and an expressive Pakistani one. As soon as the novel begins we are presented with a product of Western prejudices “Do not be frightened of my beard, I am a lover of America” and as the character of Changez begins to introduce himself, we see the convention of the one dimensional Islamic man constructed by the American media slip away. Changez is articulate, polite, and as he reveals, exclusively educated, attending Princeton, and holding modern values “yes, the women, too- are working professionals”. Yet, the lack of information about the “purpose” and “mission” of these two characters takes grip of the narrative and through allusions “not unlike
Tom the Dancing Bugs Deconstruction of the Bush Administration Ruben Bolling uses wit, exaggeration, and caricatures to critique issues in President Bush’s Administration. Bolling’s cartoons both satirize and take a position on actions taken by the United States government. His use of caricatures and humor is directed to a large and diverse audience. Bolling’s cartoons focus on major political issues the majority of the public can understand. However, Bolling’s message may be pointedly directed and harsh.
Americans know “racial profiling is both morally wrong and ineffective”, but they rather be safe than sorry (Chavez 563). Americans only get the idea that all middle easterners are terrorists because media has taken the role of portraying them in such a way to plants terror in Americans (Spurlock). People have gotten to the point of people being “singled out” because of looking certain way or because people around them feel uncomfortable (Chavez 569).
The authors use the different components of persuasion throughout the article. The title itself is very gripping that catches reader’s attention. Here, the authors describe the situation in Guantanamo as a scandal. In the very first paragraph, the authors bring out the case of U.S journalists being imprisoned by North Korea in 2009 and compare it to what is going on with Guantanamo and show how the roles have reversed. The authors end the paragraph with a very thought provoking question, “Shouldn’t we Americans apply the same high minded principles to our conduct?”.
Journal 03: America Tony Hoagland’s poem “America” uses specific nouns and metaphors to tell readers that America is too obsessed with material objects and self-satisfaction. Hoagland uses these nouns and metaphors to hide truth from the naked eye, specific diction is also used in combination with these metaphors to expose corruption in American society. In the opening lines, Hoagland writes, “Then one of the students with blue hair and a tongue stud / Says that America is for him a maximum-security prison / Whose walls are made of Radio Shacks, Burger Kings, and MTV episodes.” Hoagland almost lists the details of American trends by mentioning hair color and piercings, and by describing businesses like Radio Shack which sell 70-inch flat screen televisions, which are completely unnecessary, and fast food restaurants like McDonald’s that give super-sized food portions. These allow readers to immediately see the ridiculous
Irony is used in many places such as the story’s title, the setting an even in certain character’s personality traits. In addition to Jackson’s use of irony, the black box and the story’s title represent the importance of questioning irrational traditions and the unexpected nature of death. With the use of these two literary techniques, Shirley Jackson is able to highlight important dramatic events within the plot. Reading this story allowed me to better understand the importance of questioning society. If people would have questioned Hitler’s plans before he gained too much power perhaps we could have prevented the horrible mistreatment face by the
I saw that the more people were informed about the issues going on in Iraq, people would strike back, such as the Arabians. In various parts of the film there are many clips that show Iraqi people angry and shouting things about the war and so forth. These clip are just examples of the actions that media influences upon their viewers. Like I stated before about the statement that Hassan made, the media will continue to find ways to fuel people with anger, which results them act in violent ways. Government also shapes public opinions through the speeches made as well as the television.
Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society, because it can lead to false accusitions about a certain group of people, like the Muslims today. When people think of Muslims, the automatically think they are a terriost. All muslims aren’t terrorist and have a lot to offer this world, but we tend to label them as a terrorist because of the media and society. 3. Define emigration and immigration.
This book is a collection of learned essay by variety of authors and writers who view coercive diplomacy, which means to change the behavior of a nation or group of people by threat, limited use of military force. The studying cases of nations are Bosnia, Haiti, Iraq, Taiwan North Korea and many others. It provides information on trends in American relations with different states both present, past and future. Jett, Dennis C. Why American Foreign Policy Fails: Unsafe at Home and Despised Abroad. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.