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Corruption In Danny Wright's Divided We Fall

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Divided We Fall In the book Divided We Fall Danny Wright never in a million years thought he'd be the person to bring the United States to corruption . Danny enlisted in the Idaho National Guard because he wanted to serve his country, just like his role model which was his father When Danny and his team gets called upon by the governor's orders to watch over a protest in Boise, it was supposed to be a routine crowd-control mission, but out of know where Danny's gun misfires, spooking his team and the ferocious and scared crowd, by the time the smoke clears, twelve people are dead and many are hurt. In this book my theme is people of high power think only of themselves and take action without taking into consideration the effect …show more content…

This quote was made by a protester that was at the protest area and this is showing the opinion of the protesters but also is showing that the government is taking action without anyone else in mind. This protester knows that since his/her government is so big and powerful that there freedom could be taken away just as fast as they got it. “If the President Attacks, we shall attack back” this quote was said by Governor Montaine. This is a good representative that people of high power actually do not care and while saying this he got his point across to the President that he would not stand down and take it. Even though the Governor does not want to stand down and act weak it is showing his true colors about his loyalty to his people and how much he actually cares about his people which he does not. “We fight to protect the ( the protesters) freedom of speech and that wanna give us trouble...We will continue to take whatever action is required to stop Governor Montaine”. This was said by President Rodriguez to the Governor because the Governor was threatening the people of his state so the President took control. This is also showing that the president will not back down and he will fight back just like the Governor but he will win since he is a higher super power. The President is showing that he cares for his people and is giving the people hope that someone of high power actually care

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. In my view, the author is correct since people have been known to abuse their power, especially when they are in a position of power like a presidential candidate. More specifically, I believe that people convince others into following them and try to force their beliefs onto others, regardless of those who don’t share the same opinion. This can be seen in the lines “He used his vow to torture terrorism suspects as an applause line at a Las Vegas rally Monday night … And when a protester was ejected from the rally, Trump said, “I’d like to punch him in the face.””. This quote shows how some people don’t care about other people or their opinions if it gets in the way of their goals.

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His article commences by explaining how “nonviolence provides the opportunity to stay on the offensive, and that is of crucial importance to win any contest.” The idea of nonviolence being an offensive strategy is unconventional, but having the willpower to stay composed and civilized is what gives peaceful protesters the leverage over their opposition. Since Chavez compares the way of nonviolence to the strategy of playing offense, the audience feels the urge to act peacefully in order to “win.” In assuming the audience has an offensive mindset when it comes to a “contest,” Chavez creates the perception that, by not physically retaliating, the workers defy expectations and take the advantage in their battle for liberty. To conclude the article, Chavez transitions to the first person point of view, explaining how it would be preferable “to see victory come soon,” but “we are willing to wait” (90–91).

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In line 60, Chavez says how the people want to “avoid senseless violence.” Chavez also states that victory through violence is not a true victory in lines 65 to 70. In lines 74 to 77, Chavez states that “violence doesn’t work in the long run.” Chavez describes the negative effects violent resistance had on the oppressed throughout history in lines 78 to 86. By using strong diction, Chavez shows how violent resistance is not a good idea and how it hurt the people.

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