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The influence of the media makes people believe everything on television, which tarnishes the credibility of the U.S. government, its military and national security. Communication has been part of human life since the ancient Mesopotamia; it 's what people use to reach anyone and everywhere. Just like humans, communication has evolved throughout the time, from cave drawings to high technology wireless devices. Nowadays, the biggest fraction of communication is what is now called the media; it 's everywhere and on everyone. 24, just like any other television shows, utilize this apparatus to its full extent to gain their expected results; more viewership, and higher ratings. The depiction of torture as the only form of interrogation hurts the …show more content…

To the viewers, 24 's brutal scenes of torture provide the notion that the United States government practices barbaric methods to extract information. Even cadets from West Point College, the military 's future commanders, are being influenced by shows like 24. According to Mr. Patrick Finnegan, a retired United States general, military personnel are not exempted from 24 's cunning theatrics, as it demonstrated by the cadets ' increasing favoritism to the show 's unorthodox methods of extracting intelligence. As a response, Mr. Finnegan attended one of 24 's tapings and urged the producers to cease the use of inhumane portrayals to unrealistic situations to justify the use of torture. In addition, Finnegan challenged the producers to create a scenario where the usage of torture backfires. The image of the U.S. military changed from being the world police into a feared superpower because of the brutality presented in shows like 24. Ever since the September 11 attacks, doubts surrounding national security skyrocketed; in response, the U.S. government boosted the national security to its maximum. Gary Solis explained how the show 24 makes the American public more suspicious and prejudice of people from other countries; specifically, the Middle Eastern

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In Michael Levin’s “The Case for Torture”, he uses many cases of emotional appeal to persuade the reader that torture is necessary in extreme cases. There are many terms/statements that stick with the reader throughout the essay so that they will have more attachment to what is being said. Levin is particularly leaning to an audience based in the United States because he uses an allusion to reference an event that happened within the states and will better relate to the people that were impacted by it. The emotional appeals used in this essay are used for the purpose of persuading the reader to agree that in extreme instances torture is necessary and the United States should begin considering it as a tactic for future cases of extremity. One major eye catching factor of this essay is the repetitive use of words that imply certain stigmas.

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In Stanford prison experiment the guards and prisoners adapted to their roles more than they were expected and in Abu Ghraib the guards became use to punishing the prisoners that the beating became natural. They began to adjust to certain behaviors. They became use to the lifestyle, which also led into another factor culture. Culture played a factor; the guards had acquired a certain environment they were used to. There was a high level of misconduct and it continued to grow due to the amount of torture increasing.

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Repeated or extreme stress and pain can affect the memory of the victim; They are unlikely to say/do what the torturer wants at first. Stress also releases catecholamines, which enlarges the structures involved in processing fear, also impairing memory and the ability to distinguish a true memory from a false or implanted one. Therefore one will eventually give in to the interrogator whether the information they are providing is accurate or not. As seen, torture is nonetheless wrong. However a torturer will not stop there, going as far is changing the views and beliefs of their victim.

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