Remembering Pearl Harbor

As I sat in US History last year, I learned about the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, and how we later bombed major cities within Japan. However, this article was not about those bombings; this article was about those fatal attacks on the ships located within Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. While those who lived through it will never forget, it is important that we as a nation will never forget. Not because of how we retaliated, but simply as a reminder as to how strong of a nation we can be. These ideals were brought out once again with the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. After those fatal attacks  had ended and the dust settled, we eventually came out of it as a more united people, and the feeling of unity and the power to overcome was felt by everyone. And so that is why it is important to remember Pearl Harbor, as it shows our ability to overcome and unify as a people.

The author of this article uses many strategies in order to portray the point behind his article. For one, he uses many examples of a pathos appeal in order to play on the emotions of his audience. He describes the thoughts and feelings from first hand reports from survivors and those who were alive at the time of the attacks. With this, he is able to target the emotions of his readers and effectively draw them in in his article. He also uses the logos appeal, as he states the historical precedency of this event that later came out with the 9/11 attacks. Through these appeals, this article was able to be one of unity and national pride.