Essay about Analysis of the Discourse and Rhetoric since September 11

Roughly 2,753 people were killed on September 11, 2001, by terrorists who overtook commercial airplanes (Jones). The cause of these thousands of deaths were a series of attacks in New York City by an Islamic terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. However, there are still many questions about what actually happened the morning of September 11, 2001. As there are many different conspiracy theories about what happened that day, 9/11 was an attack which began with Al- Qaeda hi-jacking airplanes, but ended with more questions than answers. Many questions still remain about the authenticity of cell phone calls from inside the planes, why air defense was told to “stand down,” and how three buildings imploded as the result of two buildings being struck by airplanes.

9/11 was a very traumatic event in the United States. On 9/11, a series of terrorist attacks took place. There were a total of four hijacked planes that was involved with this historical event. Two planes went right for the World Trade Center or the “Twin Towers.” A hijacker flew the third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. Thousands of lives were ended that day. On the night of September 11, 2001 at 8:30 PM, the whole nation came together to listen to President George W. Bush’s speech. His use of ethos and pathos is good for explaining the issue and being able to talk about what has happened. His use of logos, or logic, is successful because he gives reasoning for what he did when the attacks first happened and how he handled everything.

On September 11, 2015 the greatest act of terror known was committed at the World Trade Center, as well as the Pentagon. The terrorist group known as al-Quaeda coordinated an attack by hijacking U.S. commercial flights and sending two planes into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. Luckily, a fourth flight was retaken by the passengers and could not reach its target, yet sadly it crashed in a Pennsylvanian valley. This event broke the hearts of American citizens and citizens worldwide, and the actions coming after wards would have a huge impact on America.

In 2001, the United States suffered greatly; on 9/11, America was sent into a frenzy. The citizens of the United States were left scarred and shocked. It is how America came out of that day that is amazing. Instead of standing still and backing down, the U.S. pushed through and came out stronger. Bush’s use of tone, all of the rhetorical triangle, and cause and effect leaves the audience, American citizens, feeling good about the war in Iraq and all that he has done since that dreadful day, even if they do not actually agree with it at all.

A group of hijackers took control over four commercial jets flying out of the airport of the US. Two aircraft directed towards the direction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. All evidence that was found led to a radical Sunni Islamist group al-Qaeda being the culprit of 9/11. The attack represented a symbol; US’s power and influence collapsing like the Twin Towers, both having 110 floors collapsing causing extensive damaged to the area which surrounds them. Various other buildings were also destroyed in the wreckage of these towers. The total count of lives lost during 9/11 was close to approximately 3000 inclusive of the 19 who hijacked the plane. It was a record of lives loss based on the terrorist incident on US soil. The destruction of these two towers transformed the perspectives of the US forever, significant effect on world economic markets and confidence in the US immediately decreased. George W. Bush noted the horrific events of the attack as “evil, despicable acts of terror” (BBC 2001), causing fear amongst the people of the world leading to the change, in the face of terrorism

On September 11th, 2001, the worst terror attack on US soil took place. 19 people associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda took 4 airplanes and carried out suicide to kill people in the United States. Two of the planes hit the World Trade Center, another plan hit the pentagon just outside Washington, D.C, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. These attacks caused massive destruction, forcing the U.S to combat terrorism and “defining the presidency of George W. Bush” (History). 9/11 is one of the most tragic events in the history of America, minute by minute people feared and this fear brought the country together in a way that it never did

On September 11, 2001 four passenger commercial jet airliners were hijacked and as a result approximately 3,000 human lives were lost. When asked about 9/11, many can recall exactly what they were doing when they heard the news that a plane crashed into one of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings and many Americans can tell you how it all unfolded and the reason behind such a travesty. The “official story” provided by officials, and restated by Sofia Shafquat, producer of “9/11 Mysteries: Demolitions” say that “four passenger planes were hijacked and taken radically off course, within an hour, two of the planes had flown into the enormous steel towers of the World Trade Center, creating fires and eventually toppling them” (Shafquat).

September 11, 2001 may be considered one of the most tragic days in U.S. history, the amount of people that lost their lives to such a horrible act of terrorism qualifies this day as arguably one of the worst days in United States history The president of the United States; George W. Bush addresses the nation after the horrific events later that night. In his speech he uses several rhetorical devices to emphasize his points in his speech. The use of pathos, ethos, and metaphors to influence the overall positivity and effectiveness of the speech

In 2001, an event occurred in the United States of America that was life-changing for every American. On September 11, America had been severely attacked by terrorists, leaving behind traumatic memories for many and led to the country having to take initiative. At the time, George W. Bush was president, and he had to take action to this event in which was defining his presidency. Nine days after the attack, Bush gave an address to a joint session of Congress and to the nation. This dramatic address struck home with America, raising confidence and giving hope to the people. One may wonder, how exactly was Bush able to accomplish such a historical address? The usage of various rhetorical devices are present in his speech, allowing him to craft a powerful speech and connect with his audience. Bush establishes Cicero’s five canons of rhetoric throughout his 9/11 speech by achieving each individual requirement differently to present an address in order to adequately address the attack and give America a plan of action.

Why Does God allow suffering? This question is probably as old as religion itself. It is a stumbling block for some of us, and for many more at given moments of tragedy. There are as many answers to this question as there are people who care to engage in theological dialogue. One understanding is that yes, God allows "bad" things to happen; God does not cause them to happen.

This question had always been brought up throughout history; If there is a God, and He is all loving and powerful, why would He let there be suffering in the world? There are a few answers in which I think would answer this question, such as human’s free will, and God’s desire to use suffering to exercise and to teach people. As a Christian, I believe God created suffering to give us the freedom to choose to rely and to turn toward Him or to turn away from Him. In some sense, it is as if it was a test, if we believe in God, regardless of the suffering and pain, we will trust in Him to bring marked the end of the suffering for us.

This post-modern event, so unprecedented not because of the amount of destruction, but because of the unlikely U.S. target, needs a post-modern lens through which it can be viewed. With this in mind I will discuss various aspects of the current crisis in light of scholarly methods of investigation in the field of religion and myth.

From a religious standpoint, this is one of the most difficult questions in all of Theology. The curious as well as the critics of Christianity ask this question. If God is all-powerful and all loving, then why does He permit evil and suffering in the world? Various answers have been given but permanently settling the issue is impossible because so many of our answers raise further inquiries. Nevertheless, our lack of ability to answer the question perfectly does not mean that we cannot offer solutions. Of course, I do not assume to be able to answer the question of why bad things happen to good people definitively, but I can offer some suggestions.

I believe that God is just in all of his ways. I also believe that he is an all-powerful god. So why do innocent people suffer? I believe that God wouldn’t cause his true children to suffer. From the outside looking in, when people go through challenges and hard times, it may look like “suffering” and frankly it may feel like it, but I have often discovered that God is trying to teach us something through the various trials that we go through. He knows his children and knows what His children can handle, and He will never put more on you than you can bear. People go through seasons where they feel uncomfortable and like they are being pressed and pushed from every direction but in the end you will only come out stronger and have wisdom to stand through any test. It’s like the pressure that a diamond goes through to come out shiny and just beautiful. Humans are crazy and just wicked and nature, but God sees our hearts and wants us to be the best version of ourselves that we can possibly be. God wants to help us iron out those character flaws and fleshly habits that we naturally have from just being a human being.

On December 7th 1941 at 7:48 a.m. the US citizens woke up with a fear of terror orchestrated by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft launched from six aircraft carriers damaging all eight U.S. Navy battleships. 2,403 were killed and a thousand more wounded. It was later known as the Pearl Harbor attacks. Japan initially intended the attack as a preventive action. Conversely, it had the opposite effect and US entered the world war II in 1941. Sixty years later, on a Tuesday morning of the same month, September 11 2001 Americans woke up again with a new shock. This time with four civil airplanes hijacked by 19 suicide passengers destroying two of the major buildings that represented America’s strength and monopole. But if the 2nd world war ended six years after Pearl Harbor attacks the war against terrorism is already more than 16 years old without any true improvement since the enemy is invisible and omnipresent. 9/11 attacks became a turning point not only in American history but also the whole world’s. In fact, the 9/11 attacks considerably affected US’s society, government, foreign policies and citizens along with raising a big controversy that shaked the US’s politics.