Villains in Uniform Police officers and soldiers have been categorized as the knights in shining armor for decades, commended from the young to the old in the United States. Within the article “You Don’t Protect my Freedom...”, by David Masciotra, he discusses his idea of how immature the American culture has become, due to the still high praise of these heroes who the author thinks have no right to be categorized as such. Throughout this article he held a irate and derogatory tone with his reader, as if he is scolding the readers themselves, that results in his article to be not as clearly communicated as it could and should have been. Masciotra begins by immediately striking the reader with his blunt words, sternly stating: “Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him. It is a particularly childish trait, of a childlike culture, that insists on anointing all active military members and police officers as ‘heroes’”. Just by these words Masciotra does not spare any feelings, trying to get his point across that he takes …show more content…
Though it was his pure intention to shock the reader with vivid details to get them to acknowledge how these “heroes” might be the actual opposite, it does little to no powerful effect if the readers are negatively shocked. By declaring the world would need better villains, as if these crimes are not horrendous as is, he does not captures the audience 's understanding but rather yet captures just even more anger by doing so. The audience will not be able to comprehend his column in the way he wishes they would if he communicates in rather shallow
of 2003 and “The Burden of Bad Ideas: How Modern Intellectuals Misshape Our Society” of 2000 contain ideas similar to those expressed in “The War on Cops.” The powerful stance Mac Donald takes on certain themes expressed throughout “The War on Cops” direct the reader’s understanding towards the flaws of America’s governmental systems, revealing the backstory and complexity of racism and criminal justice behind our “war on cops.” To begin, Mac Donald notes one of the many shortcomings of the Obama administration, of which she addresses frequently throughout the book. She criticizes the acknowledgements of police racism and the bias in the criminal justice system made by President Barack Obama on national television, stating “In doing so, he
NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill called the violence against police officer a “dishonor to civilized society.” " That is why violence against the police
To support his stance on soldiers and police officers falsely labelled as heroes, Masciotra uses an array of rhetorical strategies. Masciotra
The Soldier’s Shoes “The United States has 1.1 million soldiers and 400,000 civilians and contracted employees if they were a city it would be the 4th largest in the United States”. In this essay I will be talking about the soldier from the short story “Sniper”. And to explain why the soldier lives up to the high standards of being a soldier for the United States of America. What standards do you believe a United States soldier must have and follow? What many people do not realize is, soldiers are risking their lives to protect us and our country.
In my poem “Silence,” I attempted to broach a few of the prevalent issues affecting American culture regarding police brutality that has been widespread throughout the country as of recently. Using Sor Juana’s “Poem 92” as inspiration, I aimed to emulate her poem structure, and style of using Juvenalian satire. While I feel that my poem met a portion of the criteria to be considered Juvenalian satire, I believe that my poem lacks the strong ironic humor necessary to completely be considered as true satire.
Blushing, getting all hot inside with your cheeks getting a slight rosacea. This was an unbearable reality to men who killed and got killed for their country; and more than, that it was the reason for all the killing. No man wanted to be seen as a priss, too afraid to do a “man’s job” to defend his motherland. No man wanted to be left at home for others to assume he was not “strong enough” to do just that. But the sad truth was that no man wanted the world to know the truth.
The cop is shown as an arrogant and proud American who takes pride in his first world luxuries. He talks about having boots, sunglasses and having a badge, jeep, and handcuffs, making him seem superior to the Mexicans who can “hide and run” but can not beat the cop’s
Lastly, Sir Robert Peel highlights how the police are a representation and an expression of a democratic society (Robinson and Scaglion 1987). This demonstrates Durkheim’s concern about
Ethics and the Evolution of Police Policing in this present day is defined as an individual or group of individual who prevent and detect crime within a community. Policing compares in many ways. They all attempt to provide services, keep the peace and reduce crime. Policing has evolved into something much more than what it used to be. Within this essay are the many different perspectives and how ethics were learned.
Critical Review Military Fraud: The Myth of Automatic Virtue The short story by Steve Gillman was written on the bases of his personal beliefs on the praises military received from just by joining. He starts the essay with a short paragraph saying “It is about cultural mythology that has been created in the United States, which makes all soldiers into “heroes” (Gillman 679). The most important part of this quote was that by reading it the readers would understood that he was clearly against that all soldiers where no heroes.
In the essay titled “Police Brutality”, Danna Hernandez uses rhetorical devices to declare that police brutality is dreadful. She utilizes anecdotes to support her claim, pathos to persuade the audience to agree with her argument by producing an emotional response, and imagery to illustrate her hardships caused by police brutality. Danna does this in order to make the general public realize that police brutality is a significant issue that should not be treated as a trend. Danna Hernandez uses anecdote to support her argument. The vast majority of the essay is an anecdote that tells of the tragic death of her son due to unjustified gun usage by a police officer(which constitutes as police brutality) and the emotional consequences that followed.
New York: Ferguson, 2007. Print. This book introduces readers to an adventurous career in law enforcement Kronenwetter, Michael. The FBI and Law Enforcement Agencies of the United States. Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 1997.
Synthesis Research Paper Everyday growing up as a young black male we have a target on our back. Society was set out for black males not to succeed in life. I would always hear my dad talk about how police in his younger days would roam around the town looking for people to arrest or get into an altercation with. As a young boy growing up I couldn’t believe some of the things he said was happening. However as I got older I would frequently hear about someone getting killed by the police force.
Police officer’s reputations are reduced and they lose the public’s trust as protectors. Specifically, society talks about the act of a white police officer savagely attacking a black citizen. The black population was enraged by this act and formed activist movements to prevent any police brutality brought upon them. As the controversy rise, society starts picking a side to defend. In this case, the nation is split into two sides.
Tharoor provides the reader with data, historical events, and evidence that supports the idea that the movement has reached a more global spectrum, rather than just being in the United States. In the article Tharoor states, “In many respects, the furor around police shootings in the United States is and will remain a uniquely American story.” (1). Tharoor makes his stance very clear from the beginning of his article to the reader. Throughout the rest of his work, the reader can also gather a sense of passion in his tone and his choice of words.