Read the following article:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/10/06/204431/police-openly-beat-muslim-brotherhood.html
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Muslim Brotherhood?
2. Who is Abdel-Fattah El Sissi?
3. Why does the reporter juxtapose the two scenes where the military and police are involved? What rhetorical effect does it have? (In other words, what would be the difference in how this story is reported and reporting these two events in separate news stories?)
4. Describe a time that could be considered a fait-accompli in your life. Do you think America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood?
Muslim Brotherhood is the secretive organization through which Morsi ascended to office. Also, Abdel-Fattah El Sissi the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter juxtaposes these two scenes to make the situation appear worse than it actually is. One crowd is celebrating the military, and the other crowd is opposing it. If the reporter were to separate these stories, the situation would not have seemed that drastic. For example, a few years ago when I was playing softball, I was playing second base. A ball got hit to me, and I immediately threw it to first. The runner was clearly out, but I knew that the umpire liked the other team, so my throw was a fait-accompli. I believe that Americans will regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is an secret organization that is anti-military and democratic in nature. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is head of the military the organized a coup to get President Mohammed Morsi out of office. the reporter juxtapose the two scenes to show the bestiality of the people and the military towards democracy. the military are cheered on by the people who also help to suppress the armless Muslims that are peacefully protesting the military reign. the police and military are forces that protect all people. the image of a force that is meant for good abusing a certain group and race of people is rattling, this would make one question about the morals or the real meaning of being a police officer or a in the military. is the military and police just mindless puppets that do whatever a government tells them to do or is there a moral code with both organization. the rhetorical effect it has is that one will say the Muslim Brotherhood was armed and protesting against the government and police had to break up the violence and citizens bravely helped to put down the insurgence. the visual image,anti-democratic diction, allusion, and accusing tone will help to create a pathetical and ethical appeal against the Muslim Brotherhood. another Newspaper may use the same rhetorical devices to show the brutality of the military regime and its comrades to create an logical, pathetic and ethical appeal to further anti-military protest . there was one time in my ninth grade year , I had just started soccer and we had to run around the school three times. I had a hard time because was not use to running that far or long and I did not know how to breath correctly. one of the girls helped me every practice. she taught me how to breath correctly, how to pace and how to run longer more so than faster. at the end of the season I could do on my own and not be the last one to finish all the time. that is my fait-accompli because I learned determination and hard work always pays off. America will sadly regret their support of the Muslim Brotherhood because of all the trouble that they are getting in to. America has enough issue of our own to deal with that putting o\more on the plate will only be our determent. America is a great supporter for others but if we can not help ourselves then wee are not good to anyone else. America should not bite off more than we can chew.
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ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization whose goal is to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community and state." The movement is known for engaging in political violence, claiming responsibility for the installation of Hamas. Muslim Brotherhood members are suspected to have assassinated political opponents like Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is an Egyptian General who has been Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as Minister of Defence, since August 12,2012. I believe the reporter chose to put the two stories to show the significance of the two situations and how they are alike. An example of a fait accompli in my life is when Alabama plays Auburn this year. Everyone knows Alabama is going to win, without a doubt, leaving everyone to accecpt this fact. I think think America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Society of the Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 as a religious and political group that believes that Islam is not simply a religion, but a way of life. They advocate a move away from secularism, and a return to the rules of the Quran as a basis for healthy families, communities, and states. Officially, the group rejects the use of violence to secure its goals, but members have been linked to attacks in the past. During the July 2013 military coup of Egypt, Abdel-Fattah El Sissi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, played a leading role. He ousted President Mohamed Morsi and placed the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, in as the acting President of Egypt. The reporter uses juxtaposition in the article with the scene of the pro-military celebration and the beatings of the Brotherhood because it creates an ethical appeal. If the two scenes had been reported separately, then the scene of the officers beating the Brotherhood would not have created a strong ethical appeal in some people. By putting the two together, the reporter puts emphasis on the fact that there are people getting beat around the corner from the celebration and the people there are doing nothing about it. It emphasis simply how cruel the beating and the crimes in Egypt can get because people have stopped paying attention to people being hurt. These scenes put together make a much stronger ethical appeal than if you had two different stories because most people would not have known that they were happening at the same time. After previously supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, this will become a fait accompli for America because the Brotherhood is becoming more looked upon as a terrorist group in Egypt, which may cause America and Egypt to clash. A fait accompli, for example, is like the time when I punched my friend in the nose and he never played with me again. This irreversibly action proved to be something I will always regret.
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Muslim Brotherhood is an Egyptian nationalist movement founded by Hasan al-Bannah in 1928 that is committed to the Islamic fundamentalist cause and opposes Western influence. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi was Defense Minister and head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes where the military and police are involved to show the difference in the two and to show how violent and out of control the police officers where acting. Reporting these two stories in the same news stories allows the reader to compare and contrast the situations taking place. It was a fait-accompli for me to go through the drama and rumors I went through in middle school because now it is apart of my testimony and I can help younger girls who are dealing with the same issues. America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood because it is best that America stays out of it to avoid controversy no matter how extreme measures are taken.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is a large political organization that originated in Egypt and Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the Egyptian General of Defense. By using juxtaposition the reporter compares the two scenes to contrast the difference between how the situations could really be handled and how they are. A fait-accompli moment in my life is when I was at the baseball field this past summer at one of my brothers tournaments when a huge fight broke out. Although it was quite inevitable because their team was doing so well that year so we just sat back and watched till the police arrived. I believe that America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood because of the past relations with terrorist groups and things of that matter. The group only seems to be followed by tragedy.
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1. What is the Muslim Brotherhood? An Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles. Founded in Egypt in 1928, it has become a radical underground force in Egypt and other Sunni countries, promoting strict moral discipline and opposing Western influence, often by violence.
ReplyDelete2. Who is Abdel-Fattah El Sissi? He is the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
3. Why does the reporter juxtapose the two scenes where the military and police are involved? What rhetorical effect does it have? (In other words, what would be the difference in how this story is reported and reporting these two events in separate news stories?) The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes where the military and police are involved because both scenes were both different when comparing each other. The military scene consisted of cheerfulness and happiness towards the military, but the scene where the police were involved included the police beating people, the police stealing cameras and cell phones from the reporters, and the police throwing rocks at people. The rhetorical effect that it has is an emotional effect. The difference of the stories being reported in separate news stories is that the second event, where the police were beating up people and stealing, would become a bigger story and controversial story than the first one would be.
4. Describe a time that could be considered a fait-accompli in your life. Do you think America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood? A time that would be considered a fait-accompli would be when the time when I learned about the eight period school day, which was already a fait accompli. I do believe that America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood because not everyone agrees with what they are doing and it could be a bigger problem in the future if we are still supporting them. -- Kelsey Skurka
Abriana Fornis
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is Muslim nationalist movement based in Egypt. It was founded by Hasan al-Bannah in 1928 and opposes Western influence. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi the Egyptian Defense Minister who directed the takedown of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes where the military and police are involved to show just how glorified the military is in Egypt as opposed to nationalist groups. The reporter’s juxtaposition serves as an emphasis on the brutality of the military and police against nationalists. When these two scenes are placed side-by-side, the report appeals largely to ethics.
One day, I made the mistake of giving one of my male relatives a female nickname. Almost immediately after I made the name, my voice either cracked or went hoarse for some reason, but it made my voice sound deeper than what it really is. So, naturally, that same relative laughed at me and began calling me a boy name. He still calls me that to this day; on the other hand, America will eventually regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood because the group is abhorred in Egypt, while the military is highly praised.
The Muslim brotherhood is an Islamic secret political organization. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is an Egyptian general who is commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes where the military and police are involved in order to exemplify the cruelty of the Egyptian police force to this political group and to the reporters. It showcases just how cruel they are. The contrast also makes it evident that Egypt is very prideful of their military and any threats to their military. This, as a result, creates an ethical effect because the discrimination displayed by the Egyptian is not ethically right. I have had an experience in my time that could be described as a fait-accompli. It was on this computer game called Bloxerz, and I was on level 33 but no matter how many times I played it in Coach Gardner’s Marketing Principles Class I could not beat the level; however, one day I came ready to win, and I beat the level on my first try without breaking a sweat. Because of this irreversible deed I accomplished, people now refer to me in the hall with all kinds of cool nicknames such as “the king of cool math games.” For example, last week I was walking in the hallway and Mark Chapman yelled, “Sid, you are so much better than me at everything especially because you beat level 33 on Bloxerz.” I do think America will regret its support of the Muslim brotherhood because I believe they will soon bring to rise a new, powerful dictator.
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Nisha Singh
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic political organization which was founded in
Egypt. Abdel Fattah El Sissi is the Egyptian General as well as as Minister of
Defence.The reporter creates a compare and contrast by showing how one situation
is handles versus the other situation being handled. A time when I would that I
would consider a fait accompli is every week when I wrote my blog and post it. I
feel very accomplished when I finish my blog post early. I think America will
not regret their choice because it's better to have more people on your side
than against you.
Stay suppa swaggy Ray Ray
Timothy Brown
ReplyDelete- The Muslim Brotherhood is the secretive organization through which Morsi ascended to office. Minister Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is a minister who is the the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. It was reported like that to be dramatic. America could later regret their non support of the Muslim Brotherhood because they could strike back and start some type of riot and kill a lot of people.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a secretive organization who do not support the new military rule. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi. By juxtaposing these two events, the author emphasizes the oddity of the brutality of the police beating. If these two stories were reported separately, the police incident would not seem so odd and important. One time I decided to go shopping with my mom after school one day because I did not think I had a lot of homework. We ended up not getting home until 8 o'clock and I had a lot more homework than I thought. I was not able to go to bed until 1 o'clock in the morning. I consider this a fait-accompli. I do believe America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood because it will cause issues with yet another country, adding to the list of countries we are already not on good terms with.
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shelley curry
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization that was founded in 1928. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is an Egyptian General who has been Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as Minister of Defence, since August 2012. As head of the armed forces, he played a key role in the ousting of Mohamed Morsi and protesting against him and his government. When the author reports the stories together it helps compare and contrast the events going on. It helps readers understand how it was in real life. A time of fait- accompli in my life would be when I became a Christian. Yes I do believe that America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. In America some people are already openly showing their hatred for the Muslim race or anything to do with Muslims.
Grace Shim
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a political opposition group. The group began in 1928 in Egypt and later spread to other Muslim countries.
Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (a.k.a. General Sisi) in the Egyptian General, Commander-inChief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Minister of Defense.
The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes to show how in one country, two complete opposite events may be taking place, and no more than two people may care to notice. It's important to note that the reporter reported the two opposite event in one report because he showed that there will always be two sides to a story; there will always be two different opinions on anythings; although some things may be set in stone through law, it does not mean that everyone agrees with it.
An example of fait accompli in my life would be when Mr. Pettus announced to us that he would be leaving to get his doctorates. It's probably not the best example, but it's the only one I can think of right now. Sorry, Mr. Ray.
I don't believe America has any reason to regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. They did no wrong during this specific event. It was the police who instigated the public beating.
The Muslim brotherhood is a group of Muslim people that are on the extremist side of the religion of Islam. Abdel-Fatah El Sissi is the head of the military that helped get rid of the corrupt president that was aiding only the Muslim brotherhood. By using both stories, the writer is able to appeal to both sides of the story as well as create a pathetic appeal. A time I have had an accomplished deed in my life was when I successfully completed my first cross country meet, it gave me a sense of pride knowing I was able to do something I wasn't sure of in the beginning. I think America will regret helping the Muslim brotherhood because they are an extremist group, and if we were to have Muslim terrorists, it would be from the Muslim brotherhood whom we are funding.
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The Muslim brotherhood is a Islamic political organization of which the president, Mohamad Morsi, was a member, and it was overthrown by people in Egypt because of the changes they made in office up to and including tearing up the constitution and implementing a new one. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the Defense Minister and the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter is showing how in one place people are protesting the Muslim brotherhood and they got beat up by the military, and in another place people were celebrating the end of the war with Israeli from several years ago. The Muslim brotherhood won't stop until Israeli is completely wiped off the map. The military is imposing their will on silencing supporters of the Muslim brotherhood. The way this story was reported was sort of on the side of the military, another way it could have been reported was from the side of the brotherhood creating sympathy for the brotherhood and hatred for the military. A time that could be considered a fait-accompli in my life would be like when I jumped off the dangerously high cliff into the lime hole water, there was no turning back. America absolutely will regret the backing of the brotherhood because trusting Muslims to be secular and democratic, and then seeing what they actually do when they gain power to impose their religious beliefs on a society is tragic. We should already be regretful of this mistake. - Morgan House
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the defense minister and the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter juxtaposes the two sides to show how at one moment people are celebrating the war with Israeli and in another people are protesting about the Muslim brotherhood. The reporter made it sound like they were rooting for the military and on the militaries side but the reporter could have also made it in the point of view of the Muslim Brotherhood. A time that I have experienced that could be an example of fait-accompli was when I went parasailing at the beach. Once I was out in the water, I couldn’t bail out. America will regret their decisions. Don’t we always? By giving the Muslims the opportunity to have power, they are going to think they can do so much more and cause trouble in our society. The Muslims have different views and religious beliefs and that could trouble America.
ReplyDelete-Danielle Deese
The Muslim Brotherhood, also known as the Society of the Muslim Brothers, is an Islamic political organization that was founded in Egypt in 1928. It is a secret organization through which Morsi ascended to office and instigated clashes that left hundreds dead. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the head of the military that engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi and he is the Defense Minister. The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes to show the difference in the treatment given by police to the Brotherhood and to the pro-military crowds. Also, the juxtaposition of the two scenes gives the rhetorical effect of pathetic appeal. If the two stories had not been documented in the same article the reader would not feel as much sympathy for one specific group that was treated badly (the Brotherhood) because he/she would not be able to compare it to the better treatment of the other group (pro-military). I had a fait accompli in my life when I made a 5 on the AP US History, but I am glad that is irreversible. I do believe that America will regret its support for the Muslim Brotherhood because they could try to take advantage of America if they know that it supports them.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is a secretive organization that helped President Mohammad Morsi ascend into office. Abdel-Fattan El Sissi is the defense minister and head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammad Morsi in July. The reporters juxtapose the two events because they are connected in a way. The military celebration was celebrating the rise of the new government and fall of President Morsi who was helped by the Muslim Brotherhood. By placing them in an article together, the reporters show the effect that President Morsi cause while he was in office because people were obviously against him of they wouldn't celebrate when he is defeated. If the reports on the two events were separate then the effect they had on readers would be very different. the fact that police officers were attacking citizens and reporters just because they were in the area of a protest is very wrong. The article has a satirical feeling because it exposes the vice of the police officers who attacked the reporters, while is reveals the folly of the crowds celebration of a new military leadership and the movement away from a democracy. I have said many things that could have become fait accompli; however, majority of my mistakes have been forgiven due to the fact that they were not extremely wrong and I have amazing friends and family. I believe American may come to regret their support of the Muslim Brotherhood because the new government is so against them that it could result in American involvement and possibly a war.
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Reece Johnson-
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a anti-military Muslim extremist group in Egypt. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the leader of the military in Egypt and currently controls the country. The reporter shows the two scenes to show how much they both hate each other and are willing to kill. This story creates a juxtaposition because of the two groups meeting on the same day, each to protest the other. If this story was reported in two articles one might think the Muslim brotherhood was attacked for no reason. A fait accompli in my life would be when I didn't study hard for math in 9th grade and made a bad grade. I think America will not regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood because it could improve our relationship with other Muslim nations in the Middle East.
Jana Traywick 4th Period
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is the secretive organization through which Mohammed Morsi ascended to office. Security forces say that the Brotherhood instigated the clashes, yet on Sunday there was no sign of provocation on their part. Defense minister, Abdel-Fattah El Sissi, is the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes of demonstration because firstly, the area where the military supporters were at was an area used for pro-democracy demonstrations. Also because, they are celebrating the military rule, while not too far way the freedom is being beat out of Egyptian people by that rule.
A fait-accompli that occurred in my life is, having brain surgery.Once that type of procedure has been performed it can not be undone. The proof, is the scar it left to show it's presence in my life, even now. As for america regretting its support of the Muslim Brotherhood, perhaps they will since some people might believe that violence will spread from them and might create radicalism.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization that was founded in 1928 and has over 2 million members world-wide. Abdel Fattah El Sisi is the head general of the Egyptian military and recently overthrew President Mohammad Morsi.
ReplyDeleteThe reporter gives two juxtapose scenes to compare and contrast them. The reporter gives how one group is being beaten to death while the other group, just blocks away is rejoicing. They are both making an act of freedom of assembly but one is protesting while the other is supporting. The reporter reports these together to emphasize the bias in the Egyptian police force, as well as the country in general, and to show the turmoil that Egypt is in right now.
One time I told my sister to "shut up." I realized I should not have said it, but it was too late. She began to cry, and I felt bad.
America will most definitely regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Muslims are often stereotyped and dislike by Americans, as well as the rest of the world. Also, Israel is one of the United States closest allies. Jews hate Muslims; this will cause our friendship the Israel to be strained. Many countries will no longer support America, hurting the economy and weakening America's power. All-in-all, supporting the Muslim Brotherhood will hurt America.
Chandler Roberts
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization. They assert that their objective is to instill the Qur’an. Also, they are suspected of numerous assassinations. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian armed forces and he played a pivotal role in the coup of Mohamed Morsi, the former Egyptian president. It is likely that the U.S. will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. So often in our past we side with questionable people who we have little information about, and it is not uncommon for said people to eventually become our enemies. The reporter juxtaposes the two scenes of military brutality and the military being praised because contrasting the two make the actions taken against the Muslim Brotherhood seem even more extreme and demonstrates that two different groups living in the same place can have completely different experiences with the people in power. My most recent fait accompli occurred today when I left the school without all the necessary measurements for my AP Bio class. It did not seem important at the time, but now sitting here I realize that it was a mistake that I unfortunately cannot take back.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the defense leader of Egypt. They juxtapose when the two McClatchy reporters left the pro-military demonstration to cover the Brotherhood gathering. And when the two reporters were pounced on by security officers, and stole their cell phones and cameras and threatened to haul one away. This is cause and affect I guess. I don't really have any fait Accompli's in my life or have any. I think when the time comes, America will regret regret Supporting the Muslim brotherhood.
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic political and social organization thats goal is to incorporate the Qu'ran in every aspect of politics and everyday life. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the leader of the Egyptian armed forces who initiated a military coup to take down the Mohamed Morsi regime. The reporter juxtaposes the scenes to show the contrast between the celebration of these soldiers and officers versus them attacking and beating peaceful people in order to make a pathetic and ethical appeal. A fait-accompli in my life would be be me making trombone section leader this past year. America will regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood because they are constantly trying to implement Sharia Law into the countries they have influence in, which definitely does not favor the western way of life/America.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic-front that supports and defends terrorists. Long ago, people believed that they were simply a "fraternity" for Muslims that were simply just up to no good; but, everyone eventually found out what they were actually for. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the Defense Minister of Egypt, being the head military that took down President Morsi's supposed "democratic" government. The reporter juxtaposes these two parties going on in the same area because the pro-military is supporting the now militarily-ruled government, meanwhile that same government was out basically supported terrorizing members of the Brotherhood. this produces irony unique to this story and it would not be the same without them being compared and contrasted together in one article. I do not specifically remember a fait-accompli in my life, but I do know there have been times where I have said or done something to someone that I wish I could take back. America will most definitely regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood because they are a violent group of radical Islamists who hate Israel and Israel is our biggest ally. And, they support the very thing many Americans hate: terrorism.
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1. The organization that helped Morsi into office
ReplyDelete2. the defense minister and head if the military who planned the overthrowing of Morsi
3. To show how different Egyptian society can be towards certain groups. It creates a contrasting effect to bring out the folly of Egyptian society, and if the two articles were separate then the news stories would have lost this effect.
4.The fait-accompli in my life is winning my first gold medal in a Taekwondo tournament. America willl regret its support because now all of the egyptain supporters will blame Morsi's reign on the U.S. and will stop supporting the U.S.
Mark Chapman
ReplyDelete1. The muslim brotherhood is a muslim group that believes that islam is a way of life that all should follow. They are known for being violent in the past and are responsible for getting Mohammed Morsi elected president of egypt in 2011.
2. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the defense minister for Egypt and the commander-in-chief of their military. He lead the coup that ousted President Morsi in July 2013.
3. The reporter juxtaposes the event where the Muslim Brotherhood and getting beaten by the military and police with the scene where the police and military are being celebrated to show the ignorance of the Egyptian people and to emphasize the cruelty of the new Egyptian rule. This enables the reader to see both sides of what is going on with the new Egyptian government side by side. Without this, the reader would be unable to ask the question of why the people would want to celebrate police who are beating innocent men.
4. This will make you lose quite a bit of respect for me. In 8th grade I knew this girl that used to date one of my close friends had a crush on me. I would get her to say nasty things and then make fun of her with my friends. Eventually we just attacked her verbally with insults such as dirty whore and other such synonyms that escape me, but they all hurt her the same way. A bullet is a bullet, regardless of what it's made of. And that is essentially what are words were to her, bullets. She broke down and cried, claiming she was going to kill herself, which just gave us another thing to laugh at. Eventually we just stopped, found better things to do, moved on, etc, etc. A year later i saw her and apologized for what I had done, but she didn't want to hear it. She said if I ever spoke to her again she would kill me. I later figured out that she had already tried to have us killed by sending her big brother to my friend's house, but he wasn't home. She had also tried to kill herself once or twice, which was enough to be put on antidepressants. That is what stung the most I think, figuring out that I was that girl's prescription to a life-altering drug. It scared me. I broke someone and i laughed about it. I offered to pay for the medicine but her family said no. They told me all that they wanted was for me to stay away from them. They knew the only reason I would want to help is to make myself feel better about it, and they decided that making me live with it is worse than any cost of a pill. I check on her with social media from time to time, just looking, no contact. She's better. She's off the medicine, has had a few boyfriends, and is having fun with her friends. But there are still the scars that I put on her arm. I only wish I could erase them.
I think America will only regret it's support of the Muslim brotherhood if that support causes some kind of violence towards us. But even then, we won't do anything about it. They've killed Americans in Egypt before, after all.
Laura Coats
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim brotherhood is a secret organization of Muslims. El-Sissi is head of the military who engineered the leaving of a president from office. I think the reason they did it was to show how different it was. Two separate stories that have almost the same people involved, but have very different endings. As for your last question, doesn't America always regret burning people they need later?
Laura Coats
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim brotherhood is a secret organization of Muslims. El-Sissi is head of the military who engineered the leaving of a president from office. I think the reason they did it was to show how different it was. Two separate stories that have almost the same people involved, but have very different endings. As for your last question, doesn't America always regret burning people they need later?
Tripp Harrison. It is a islamic political organization. He is an Egyptian general and also commander and chief. One story was reported happily and the other was sad. It creates a comparison and contrast effect. One accomplishment i have had was getting a job. Yes and no i thinks they won't be doing much of nothing right now.
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ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is an Egyptian organization that favors the democracy and the elected president Morsi; in the past, they have used violence in their demonstrations. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the head of the military that is now leading the country after toppling Morsi's government in July.
The reporter describes both events in the same article to create a situation of comparison and contrast between the two; he wants to show how the security forces behaved in opposite ways toward their supporters and their opponents, even though these were not violent in their demonstration. Putting these two events next to each other highlights the unnecessary and unjust violence used by the police on the demonstrators, and how this violence was caused by the political view of the police officers.
I think a fait accompli in my life is my decision to come to the United States; from the moment I completed my application last November, I had made a decision from which I could not go back anymore, and even if I was scared right before leaving, it was too late to change my mind and I had to go ahead with it anyway; now that I'm here, even if I'll find some difficulties, I'll have to overcome them and make it to the end.
When the U.S. supported the Muslim Brotherhood in their fight for democracy, they were doing nothing else but supporting a value that was fundamental for America since its foundation. Maybe right now is not advantageous since the current government of Egypt opposes democracy, but doing differently would have meant to break one of those promises that is part of the American dream and the American culture, the liberty to choose, which means freedom of the citizens; this freedom is something for which America has always fought before, also in other conflicts.
Megan Bandy
ReplyDeleteA Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organzation for religious and social movement by Hassan al-Banna.
Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the head of the military who egineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
The two scenes include one celebrating the return of military rule and the other scene involves a violent protest against the Brotherhood.
One is negative and one is positive.
My accomplishment so far in my life is making it to the state finals in basketball when I lived in Indiana.
No, I don't think the Americans will regret its support of the Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic-founded worldwide political organization, and is known for political violence and murder. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is the head of the Egyptian military who caused the downfall of the former president of Egypt's, Mohammed Morsi's, career.
ReplyDeleteThe reporter puts these two acts of violence together in one story to show that even though the police and military are very prone to violence, they can also be regaled as noble heroes. This example of juxtaposition has the rhetorical effect of comparison and contrast, since the story is of two completely different events.
I believe that the U.S. will definitely regret its support of the Muslim Brotherhood, because that group is responsible for very serious, violent events and actions, and the U.S. will not like being linked to such a group as the Muslim Brotherhood. I have had several fait-accomplis in my life, and they all stem from my mouth, which sometimes has no filter. I just say whatever I am thinking and don't think before I speak that it could hurt someone's feelings. I've done that a numerous amount of times, and immediately after I say it, especially after I know I hurt the person's feelings, I feel guilty and regretful. One example is when I told my sister I wished that she wasn't my sister, and it really hurt her feelings. Right after I said it, I felt so bad, and I apologized...but I couldn't take it back. The U.S. will forever regret its involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Muslim brotherhood started as as orinizatio. That taugh religious ideas after ww2. It slowly began to join into politic. Many say it has assassinated many politicians. It has had many run ins with the law. They had a protest where they protested Abdel-Fattah El Sissi, the defense minister. At the protest the police and military beat them and a few reporters. These reporter reported these brutal beatings in a way that make the police and military look bad because just a few blocks away people were celebrating the country. This makes the country look bad as a whole. If America get involved people will find away to make America look bad no matter what side America joins.
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is a political machine based in the Egyptian government that seats "kitchen cabinet" selected members in positions of power. Recently, in a plan conceived by Egypt's defense minister AbdeIl-Fattah Elissi Egypt's former president (Mohammed Morsi) was forced out of office.
ReplyDeleteThe author of the article juxtaposes the two scenes in order to convey the opposition between those against the Brotherhood and those who support it and how the police and military were treated/handled the situation. If the article had been written in 2 parts, the author would have lost the emphasis created by the aforementioned.
Dawning as the day was the light that struck through the blinds, killing every ounce of enthusiasm I so desperately managed to still cling to. Metaphysical no longer intact, I climb out of bed, my sinuses aflare, my head awhirl; I am lost to anxiety that has perplexed me since my thought first clashed with what really is, what really isn't. I am struggling in preparation to contend with something that's already met its end. Im forced into a place in which everyone has a story, everyone an excuse. The struggle bus pulls into station and I wait. Then, I hear the incessant ring. I merge into the noise. I'm moving in a forward motion, impossible. How is it possible to formulate a destination when you feel you have no direction. Impossible. I can't take back what I've realized and that's why I'm here. I'm no longer as ignorant, nor as content towards the qualities presented to me and that's why mh future has been so callously carved into stone. I wish I could take back the realizations I've made thus far be they proper or uncouth, but how do you possibly un-think a thought?
This is not the first time America has made a mistake in trusting the wrong people. Yes, America will regret it, not for long. Though, because of the support accredited to the Brotherhood by America, relationships with other countries will be negatively affected as far as trust in America's abilities to make proper decisions.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is an Egyptian general who is commander-in-chief of the Egyptian armed forces who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The reporter uses juxtaposition to show how different the two scenes were. One was celebrating the military where the other was a brutal act against the Muslim Brotherhood. By reporting these stories separately, the effect of right verses wrong would not be as extreme. Both articles could have been potentially praised. The fact that the report tells how the reporters were attacked and verbally abused shows corruption. I experienced a fait-accompli when I argue with my parents. A lot of times we get into heated discussions about politics and we can argue for hours. We are all too head- strong to just have a difference of opinion. When we finally stop arguing, I feel like I have upset them. I don’t intentionally do it, but I will also not apologize for having a difference of opinion. What is said has been said and it will not be taken back. I do believe that the United States could regret supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Not only could people of the nation be against it, but they might expect support for everything they do. If America does not always offer their support there could be consequences.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is a secretive transnational Islamic political organization. The Brotherhood's goal is to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the sole preference for the lives of all Muslims. Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is an Egyptian General who has served as Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's armed forces. He also has served as Minister of Defense since 2012. The reporter juxtaposes these two scenes to differentiate the violence and the celebrations happening in Egypt. Doing this exaggerates the bad and makes the bad seem even worse. This has a pathetic appeal. If this was reported in two different stories, the effect on the listener or reader would not be the same. Egypt has destruction and danger around one corner, and a community celebration around another. This shows how dangerous it is. During the start of football season, it can be very hot. This makes it harder to throw and catch the bottom while I am on the field. My friends and I decided before the first game that it was probably going to be hard to catch the baton because our hands were going to be very sweaty. This was an inevitable situation that we could not change. America hopefully will not have to regret our decision to support the Muslim Brotherhood, but it is possible that we will. We would have consequences.
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1) The Muslim Brotherhood is a once powerful group that has "become the target of official suppression" and joined together for a march during a celebration of Egypt's war with Israel 40 years ago.
ReplyDelete2) Abdel-Fattah El Sissi is "the head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July."
3) The reporter parades the stark contrast between the celebration and the police incidents with Brotherhood to make the incidents seem worse than they actually are. He creates a pathetic appeal in that sense.
4) The only "fait accomplis" I could have had in my life would be saying something to someone without meaning to and being unable to take it back, so I'd rather not describe any of those times. Also, America already regrets its support of the Muslim Brotherhood, even if the government currently does not.
Muslim Brotherhood was a religious organization that turned political. They are against the military lead by Abdel-Fattah El Sissi. He toppled President Mohammed.
ReplyDeleteThe reporter used the two differing views to show why the people were upset about the beatings. They were hidden and biased.
I got a back injury thateffected my football career and it is not as fun to play. I hope America doesn't regret it.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamic political organization. The Brotherhood's stated goal is to instill the Quran and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for...ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community...and state."
ReplyDeleteAbdel-Fattah El Sisi is the head of the military in Egypt as well as Minister of Defense, who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
The reporter juxtaposes the contrasting scenes to show how the Brotherhood has become and will be political target in Egypt for an extensive amount of time because of their support of the ousted President, while others support the coup committed by the military against former President Morsi and will probably not find the battery of innocent supporters as a condemnable action.
America will probably regret the decision to support the Muslim Brotherhood: (1) considering many people in this country have a problem with anything related to Islam and (2) it may look as though America is supporting an organization suspected of violence and it looks as if America is only in it for money and oil, as some of the members work in Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich countries.
My original comment was "posted" @ 11:47 but the website wouldn't publish for some reason so now I'm doin this @ like 7 something.
Kaitlyn Elwood
ReplyDelete1. The society of Muslim Brothers, a transnational Islamic political organization.
2. The head of the military who engineered the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
3. By reporting these two separate news stories in one article you are able to show some of the ups and downs of war and what conflicting issues it brings. Also to show you how people also interpret and feel in identical situations.
4. Going to school. We are forced to go and basically have no say in it. Yes, I think we will regret the support of the Muslim Brotherhood, because it has already caused some problems, and it almost never fails that by us trusting in other countries and foreigners we are let down.