September 11, 2001: 19 militants associated with Al-Qaeda, an Islamic extremist group, hijacked four commercial airliners headed for Los Angeles and San Francisco. The hijackers took over the planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center in NYC, one into the Pentagon in Virginia, and another one into an empty field in Pennsylvania. None these planes were found with survivors; around 2,996 deaths altogether. Think that’s the worst of it? What about the 4 million muslims who unwillingly died in the Middle East as a result of 9/11? Muslims all around the world were, and still are, being punished for the actions of those 19 terrorists, in whom they had no association with.
Jeremy Moorhead, the author of this article, used both pathos and …show more content…
I also think that the title of the article itself proposes the question: What would it be like? I know that when I was reading this article, I started to question myself as soon as I read the title. An example of pathos within the article would be when Moorhead writes and quotes a story that he is told, “Sadia Naureen is a 16-year-old resident of Falls Church whose family is from Pakistan. Naureen says she has heard multiple stories about Muslims getting attacked and women choosing to take off their hijabs. She no longer feels safe walking alone”. This creates a state of sadness or guilt for the reader, even though he/she has done absolutely nothing wrong. This builds up along the article; the article is based upon personal anecdotes of people who were discriminated against after the 9/11 attacks, which also appeals to logos, the appeal to reason. “In January, Rose Hamid, a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, was escorted out of a Trump rally in South Carolina after she stood up in silent protest. As she was escorted out, Trump supporters jeered, and one person shouted: "You have a bomb, …show more content…
I was born 10 months before 9/11 happened and never really knew about it until late elementary school. I never viewed Muslims as the public saw them to be: dangerous and suspicious. I do, however, remember a time I was in line with my mom to buy some groceries. I remember hearing a faint voice behind me, an old man walking with a cane towards the line. A lady wearing her hijab was loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt when the old man shouted, “Go back to your country!” At the time, I did not have a clue as to what that meant, but as I got older I realized the true meaning of his phrase. I have witnessed many accounts of discrimination against muslims in america, and my point? It need to be stopped. It’s 2016.
In conclusion, this article was written in a way that provoked many emotions from me, the reader. Most of the article was full of personal stories and facts and was written in a way that flowed throughout the entire article. It was easy to read and very understandable. I would recommend that everyone read this article to catch a glimpse of what it is like to be muslim-american in today’s society. One whose personality is stereotyped by the public and ones who are constantly discriminated
Jeremy Moorhead, the author of this article, used both pathos and …show more content…
I also think that the title of the article itself proposes the question: What would it be like? I know that when I was reading this article, I started to question myself as soon as I read the title. An example of pathos within the article would be when Moorhead writes and quotes a story that he is told, “Sadia Naureen is a 16-year-old resident of Falls Church whose family is from Pakistan. Naureen says she has heard multiple stories about Muslims getting attacked and women choosing to take off their hijabs. She no longer feels safe walking alone”. This creates a state of sadness or guilt for the reader, even though he/she has done absolutely nothing wrong. This builds up along the article; the article is based upon personal anecdotes of people who were discriminated against after the 9/11 attacks, which also appeals to logos, the appeal to reason. “In January, Rose Hamid, a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, was escorted out of a Trump rally in South Carolina after she stood up in silent protest. As she was escorted out, Trump supporters jeered, and one person shouted: "You have a bomb, …show more content…
I was born 10 months before 9/11 happened and never really knew about it until late elementary school. I never viewed Muslims as the public saw them to be: dangerous and suspicious. I do, however, remember a time I was in line with my mom to buy some groceries. I remember hearing a faint voice behind me, an old man walking with a cane towards the line. A lady wearing her hijab was loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt when the old man shouted, “Go back to your country!” At the time, I did not have a clue as to what that meant, but as I got older I realized the true meaning of his phrase. I have witnessed many accounts of discrimination against muslims in america, and my point? It need to be stopped. It’s 2016.
In conclusion, this article was written in a way that provoked many emotions from me, the reader. Most of the article was full of personal stories and facts and was written in a way that flowed throughout the entire article. It was easy to read and very understandable. I would recommend that everyone read this article to catch a glimpse of what it is like to be muslim-american in today’s society. One whose personality is stereotyped by the public and ones who are constantly discriminated