Sources?
It was so much easier to do a summary on that speech, rather than these newspaper articles. My head is absolutely pounding right now. :o(
I am just doing what I can stay awake for. I only have so much time outside of working fulltime and school. If anything, at least I found sources, right?
Krauthammer, Charles. "Bad Choice for an Antiwar Voice." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Sep 30, 2005. A19.
Summary:
In the article “Bad Choice for an Antiwar Voice,” Charles Krauthammer argues that Cindy Sheehan is making a bad decision by being against the war. He makes a point that there are other mothers out there who have lost sons in the war but still continue to support it, unlike Sheehan. Krauthammer describes Sheehan’s wishes for the US to withdrawal from the war and explains how it would be a mistake, seeing as the mission in Afghanistan has been successful, thus far.
Review:
After reading this article, it almost makes me want to change positions on this topic. At first, I was fairly against war because I have friends that are overseas right now and I pray to any existing God that they come home alive and safe. But to hear that there are plenty of mothers out there who have lost their children due to this war and still continue to support it, makes me rethink my initial position. What makes Sheehan so special? What makes her word stand above others’? Now I feel as if I must do some more background checking on Cindy Sheehan before I can actually make a solid decision to base my research paper.
Williams, Clarence and Allan Lengel. "Sheehan Arrested Before Speech." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Feb 1, 2006. A16.
Summary:
In the article “Sheehan Arrested Before Speech,” Clarence Williams and Allan Lengel cover the situation that took place in front of the House of Representatives. Cindy Sheehan lead a protest and was given a warning by congress. She failed to abide by their wishes and was arrested. The protest continued through Bush’s speech with attempts to “drown out his lies” with excessive noise.
Review:
Out of these three articles, this was the one that had interested me the most. Not only did it interest me the most, but it also was the easiest of them to read. I could not believe that these people actually risked getting thrown in jail just so that they could get their point across. I was shocked that they actually tried to power over Bush’s speech with noise and loud chants and they were all not arrested.
Rich, Frank. "Someone Tell the President the War Is Over." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Aug 14, 2005. 4, 13.
Summary:
In the article “Someone Tell the President the War Is Over,” Frank Rich covers the issues revolving President Bush’s war decision. Basically, the war was chosen for political reasons, as was Vietnam. Bush had even said that it was a mistake, but he did not learn from that.
Review:
To me, this was a confusing article. I should probably have chosen one which was more relevant to Cindy Sheehan and her anti-war campaign. This article threw around names and information that had my head spinning. I don’t think the “average person” would understand what was written unless he or she had been following the news closely for awhile now.
I am just doing what I can stay awake for. I only have so much time outside of working fulltime and school. If anything, at least I found sources, right?
Krauthammer, Charles. "Bad Choice for an Antiwar Voice." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Sep 30, 2005. A19.
Summary:
In the article “Bad Choice for an Antiwar Voice,” Charles Krauthammer argues that Cindy Sheehan is making a bad decision by being against the war. He makes a point that there are other mothers out there who have lost sons in the war but still continue to support it, unlike Sheehan. Krauthammer describes Sheehan’s wishes for the US to withdrawal from the war and explains how it would be a mistake, seeing as the mission in Afghanistan has been successful, thus far.
Review:
After reading this article, it almost makes me want to change positions on this topic. At first, I was fairly against war because I have friends that are overseas right now and I pray to any existing God that they come home alive and safe. But to hear that there are plenty of mothers out there who have lost their children due to this war and still continue to support it, makes me rethink my initial position. What makes Sheehan so special? What makes her word stand above others’? Now I feel as if I must do some more background checking on Cindy Sheehan before I can actually make a solid decision to base my research paper.
Williams, Clarence and Allan Lengel. "Sheehan Arrested Before Speech." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Feb 1, 2006. A16.
Summary:
In the article “Sheehan Arrested Before Speech,” Clarence Williams and Allan Lengel cover the situation that took place in front of the House of Representatives. Cindy Sheehan lead a protest and was given a warning by congress. She failed to abide by their wishes and was arrested. The protest continued through Bush’s speech with attempts to “drown out his lies” with excessive noise.
Review:
Out of these three articles, this was the one that had interested me the most. Not only did it interest me the most, but it also was the easiest of them to read. I could not believe that these people actually risked getting thrown in jail just so that they could get their point across. I was shocked that they actually tried to power over Bush’s speech with noise and loud chants and they were all not arrested.
Rich, Frank. "Someone Tell the President the War Is Over." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Aug 14, 2005. 4, 13.
Summary:
In the article “Someone Tell the President the War Is Over,” Frank Rich covers the issues revolving President Bush’s war decision. Basically, the war was chosen for political reasons, as was Vietnam. Bush had even said that it was a mistake, but he did not learn from that.
Review:
To me, this was a confusing article. I should probably have chosen one which was more relevant to Cindy Sheehan and her anti-war campaign. This article threw around names and information that had my head spinning. I don’t think the “average person” would understand what was written unless he or she had been following the news closely for awhile now.
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