Sunday, April 1, 2007
Research
So far research for my paper has been overwheming, which leads me to believe I need to narrow my subject. I will be trying to offer a solution to Arizona's border control problem. Since, this is a difficult and sensitive subject, I have to make sure I get my facts straight, while at the same offering a solution, that is good for both parties envolved. Also, my solution must be humane. I will be finishing my anotated bib tonight, but this will most likely not be my final draft. Good luck on your research class.
Right From Wrong
On June 18th 2003, a famous bounty hunter named Duane “Dog” Chapman apprehended an American fugitive named Andrew Luster the Max Factor cosmetics heir. A Criminal who fled the country right in the middle of his trial-after posting a one million dollar bail-where he was being tried for drugging and rapping three girls, which luster himself videotaped. Near a taco stand in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ‘Dog,’ his son Leland and his brother Tim captured Luster.Upon crossing the border back into the U.S. ‘Dog’, Leland and Tim were arrested and placed in a Mexico jail. They were facing several charges, but the main charges were; criminal association,
deprivation of liberty, and kidnapping. After each posted a 1,430 dollar bail they returned to their homes in Hawaii. According to their attorney these charges would just fade away as long as they didn’t return to Mexico. According to Hugh Dellios of the Chicago Tribune “ On the Monday ‘Dog’ was supposed to appear in court in Puerto Vallarta, he instead appeared in a courtroom in Ventura County, California. He was there at a hearing to make his case for why he deserved apiece of Luster’s million dollar bail money”(Dellios 4).
Three years later in September 2006, while sleeping in his home he was awaken by twelve federal marshals who violently busted into his homes with guns drawn and placed him, Leland and Tim under arrest with a warrant out of Mexico for failure to appear in court, he was taken to a federal prison. They spent three days in prison before they were released on 300,000 dollars bail and placed on house arrest. They are currently awaiting a ruling on their request to stop the extradition proceedings, which would otherwise require them to face trial in Mexico ( Carr 1).
We humans often find ourselves torn between law and moral reasoning, we ask ourselves is it wrong for a mother to steal a loaf of bread to feed her hungry children. With our installed sense of right from wrong we say yes, but when we use our hearts we can’t help but to say no. This same conflict should be taken in consideration by the Mexico court system. ‘Dog’ and his family not only brought justice to the American women who were hurt and humiliated by Luster, but also to the Mexican women who were next on his list. Bounty hunters are often given a bad name, according Rachel Clarke from BBC News online, this bad name stems from mistakes that have occurred while trying to apprehend such criminals as Luster. She gives an example of a woman who was taken into custody by a bounty hunter and taken a thousand miles from home and after realizing this was not the woman in question she was released and given a twenty-four dollar bus ticket home. She says “ Other innocent victims do not get such a chance, with fatal shootings by people claiming to be bounty hunters in Virginia, Arizona, and Missouri” (Clarke2). This is what separates ‘Dog’ from your average bounty hunter. He doesn’t carry a gun while bounty hunting, in fact, when he captured Luster all he was armed with was pepper spray. He doesn’t kick down doors or arrest innocent people. Anyone who questions his ethics can watch him on his hit T.V. show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” before he goes after each criminal he gathers his crew and prays, and after apprehending them he offers compassion and understanding. He follows the golden rule; to treat other as you wish to be treated.How many times is our government and media going to subject this Christian family to public humiliation before we say enough is enough. We saw him arrested and subjected to a third worlds countries abuse and imprisonment. Later we watched as our own government placed him in the very prison that he has placed many of our real criminals. While in prison his life was even threatened by these very criminals. Even now he is forced to wear an ankle bracelet that monitors his every movement. I am not alone when I say there is something wrong with this situation. According to David Carr, from the New York Times “ 29 members of the House of
Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking that she deny the request from Mexico that Mr. Chapman, be extradited to face charges of illegal detention”(Carr 1). One of these representatives Tom Tancredo says something I would love to quote “Americans are apparently supposed to happily accept the presence of roughly 100,000 criminal aliens inside our borders-a number that is growing every year-while Marshals use their resources to track down ‘Dog’ Chapman on orders from a foreign master for successfully bringing a convicted rapist to justice”. Tancredo’s administration also tells congress that they can’t secure our borders do to a lack of resources. He continues to say how this current administration is too busy with misplaced priorities to address the failure of the U.S. border policies (Epinossa 1).
With all the concerns the Mexican government faces, I find it hard to understand why they are making such a fuss over one American citizen, who without brut force removed a criminal form their country. The charges ‘Dog’ Chapman are facing are almost a joke, how do you kidnap someone when your taking them home, and how does a country offer liberty to a non-citizen hiding from justice. If anyone has committed a crime here it is the Mexican Government, who allowed a felon to run free amongst their people for over six-months and who fights for the liberty of a serial rapist. The funniest charge the Chapman’s are facing is criminal association,
because wasn’t it the Mexican citizens who have spent six-months associating with Luster.Maybe associating is to stern of a word, perhaps harboring is better terminology. According to Hugh Dellios, Luster was living in a pay-by-the-hour motel right next door to the Mexican version of the FBI. In this same article Dellios calls Chapman a publicity hungry vigilante and claims that National Sovereignty and neighborly relations were some what being ignored(Dellios 1). To me the only thing that was being ignored was the request from the U.S. to Mexico to help us bring our fugitives to justice, this must be the neighborly relations which are being
ignored. How did Luster manage to live next to their FBI agency for six months and not be noticed, perhaps Luster is a Magician and a rapist. Maybe Mexico’s FBI isn’t qualified to apprehend people like Andrew Luster, maybe they just don’t care, either way this calls for someone like ‘Dog’ to take care of the situation. As for National Sovereignty I could give a low-ball estimate of about 10 million Mexicans who impose themselves on our National Sovereignty. Everyday these people enter our country and in doing so, break our laws, and Mexico makes a huge deal about one American who broke one law. Somehow I can’t help but wonder what the real motive behind all this is.
On February 16th ‘Dog and his wife Beth were on T.V. asking for public support. Pleading for American citizens to contact their local politicians. Though Beth and ‘Dog’ admit that they broke Mexican laws to obtained Luster, both say they would do it again. This could be why Mexico is so disturbed by the matter. ‘Dog’ will not apologize for protecting the public, this is the job he was called to do. Further more, this action by Mexico should be denied. Since this case is still pending American citizens should stand up for the Chapman family by pressing our government to protect the people of our country who protect us. Luster is a rapist who because of this family is spending life in prison unable to rap our mothers, daughters and friends. We have a duty to act with reason, and spending four years in prison for serving humanity is just too unreasonable. At the very most they should be asked to pay a fine.
In conclusion, Mexico authorities did nothing to bring Luster to justice. We like Mexico need to make it very clear that people who commit crimes do not get a free pass to freedom in Mexico. There should be laws that protect the sovereignty of a country, but those rules should not protect criminals. ‘Dog’ and his family are genuine hero's, they spend their lives going after criminals that our own government has let slip threw the cracks. Not only does he give our police officers more time to attend to our needs, but he saves us tax dollars by not being employed by our states. Bounty hunters go to Mexico constantly to bring criminals back to America to face justice, its just not everyday one of those bounty hunters does it with a camera crew. Also if Mexico is going to press charges on ‘Dog’ they should get those charges straight. Dog really didn’t do anything, the Mexican authorities stopped him at the border before all the crimes he is charged with were really even committed. I believe in the ‘Dog,’ and I also believe a crime should be judged by the fruit it produces.
“ Bibliography”
“Arts, Briefly.(The Arts/Cultural Desk)(Arts, Briefly)(Brief article).” The
NewYork Times(Feb 17, 2007): B10(L). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007
.
Carr, David. “Legislators Rally Behind Bounty Hunter.(The Arts/Cultural Desk) (Arts,Briefly).”
The New York Times. (Oct 12, 2006): E2(L). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007.
Clarke, Rachel. “Above the Law: US Bounty Hunters.”Google.com 22 February 2007.
href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/h">http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/h
i/americas/3003886.s...
Dellios, Hugh. “‘Dog’ got his man, now bounty hunter enrages Mexico.” Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. (July 14,2003): K5615. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007
.
“Dog the Bounty Hunter: Breaking News.”Google.com 22 February 2007.
On June 18th 2003, a famous bounty hunter named Duane “Dog” Chapman apprehended an American fugitive named Andrew Luster the Max Factor cosmetics heir. A Criminal who fled the country right in the middle of his trial-after posting a one million dollar bail-where he was being tried for drugging and rapping three girls, which luster himself videotaped. Near a taco stand in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ‘Dog,’ his son Leland and his brother Tim captured Luster.Upon crossing the border back into the U.S. ‘Dog’, Leland and Tim were arrested and placed in a Mexico jail. They were facing several charges, but the main charges were; criminal association,
deprivation of liberty, and kidnapping. After each posted a 1,430 dollar bail they returned to their homes in Hawaii. According to their attorney these charges would just fade away as long as they didn’t return to Mexico. According to Hugh Dellios of the Chicago Tribune “ On the Monday ‘Dog’ was supposed to appear in court in Puerto Vallarta, he instead appeared in a courtroom in Ventura County, California. He was there at a hearing to make his case for why he deserved apiece of Luster’s million dollar bail money”(Dellios 4).
Three years later in September 2006, while sleeping in his home he was awaken by twelve federal marshals who violently busted into his homes with guns drawn and placed him, Leland and Tim under arrest with a warrant out of Mexico for failure to appear in court, he was taken to a federal prison. They spent three days in prison before they were released on 300,000 dollars bail and placed on house arrest. They are currently awaiting a ruling on their request to stop the extradition proceedings, which would otherwise require them to face trial in Mexico ( Carr 1).
We humans often find ourselves torn between law and moral reasoning, we ask ourselves is it wrong for a mother to steal a loaf of bread to feed her hungry children. With our installed sense of right from wrong we say yes, but when we use our hearts we can’t help but to say no. This same conflict should be taken in consideration by the Mexico court system. ‘Dog’ and his family not only brought justice to the American women who were hurt and humiliated by Luster, but also to the Mexican women who were next on his list. Bounty hunters are often given a bad name, according Rachel Clarke from BBC News online, this bad name stems from mistakes that have occurred while trying to apprehend such criminals as Luster. She gives an example of a woman who was taken into custody by a bounty hunter and taken a thousand miles from home and after realizing this was not the woman in question she was released and given a twenty-four dollar bus ticket home. She says “ Other innocent victims do not get such a chance, with fatal shootings by people claiming to be bounty hunters in Virginia, Arizona, and Missouri” (Clarke2). This is what separates ‘Dog’ from your average bounty hunter. He doesn’t carry a gun while bounty hunting, in fact, when he captured Luster all he was armed with was pepper spray. He doesn’t kick down doors or arrest innocent people. Anyone who questions his ethics can watch him on his hit T.V. show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” before he goes after each criminal he gathers his crew and prays, and after apprehending them he offers compassion and understanding. He follows the golden rule; to treat other as you wish to be treated.How many times is our government and media going to subject this Christian family to public humiliation before we say enough is enough. We saw him arrested and subjected to a third worlds countries abuse and imprisonment. Later we watched as our own government placed him in the very prison that he has placed many of our real criminals. While in prison his life was even threatened by these very criminals. Even now he is forced to wear an ankle bracelet that monitors his every movement. I am not alone when I say there is something wrong with this situation. According to David Carr, from the New York Times “ 29 members of the House of
Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking that she deny the request from Mexico that Mr. Chapman, be extradited to face charges of illegal detention”(Carr 1). One of these representatives Tom Tancredo says something I would love to quote “Americans are apparently supposed to happily accept the presence of roughly 100,000 criminal aliens inside our borders-a number that is growing every year-while Marshals use their resources to track down ‘Dog’ Chapman on orders from a foreign master for successfully bringing a convicted rapist to justice”. Tancredo’s administration also tells congress that they can’t secure our borders do to a lack of resources. He continues to say how this current administration is too busy with misplaced priorities to address the failure of the U.S. border policies (Epinossa 1).
With all the concerns the Mexican government faces, I find it hard to understand why they are making such a fuss over one American citizen, who without brut force removed a criminal form their country. The charges ‘Dog’ Chapman are facing are almost a joke, how do you kidnap someone when your taking them home, and how does a country offer liberty to a non-citizen hiding from justice. If anyone has committed a crime here it is the Mexican Government, who allowed a felon to run free amongst their people for over six-months and who fights for the liberty of a serial rapist. The funniest charge the Chapman’s are facing is criminal association,
because wasn’t it the Mexican citizens who have spent six-months associating with Luster.Maybe associating is to stern of a word, perhaps harboring is better terminology. According to Hugh Dellios, Luster was living in a pay-by-the-hour motel right next door to the Mexican version of the FBI. In this same article Dellios calls Chapman a publicity hungry vigilante and claims that National Sovereignty and neighborly relations were some what being ignored(Dellios 1). To me the only thing that was being ignored was the request from the U.S. to Mexico to help us bring our fugitives to justice, this must be the neighborly relations which are being
ignored. How did Luster manage to live next to their FBI agency for six months and not be noticed, perhaps Luster is a Magician and a rapist. Maybe Mexico’s FBI isn’t qualified to apprehend people like Andrew Luster, maybe they just don’t care, either way this calls for someone like ‘Dog’ to take care of the situation. As for National Sovereignty I could give a low-ball estimate of about 10 million Mexicans who impose themselves on our National Sovereignty. Everyday these people enter our country and in doing so, break our laws, and Mexico makes a huge deal about one American who broke one law. Somehow I can’t help but wonder what the real motive behind all this is.
On February 16th ‘Dog and his wife Beth were on T.V. asking for public support. Pleading for American citizens to contact their local politicians. Though Beth and ‘Dog’ admit that they broke Mexican laws to obtained Luster, both say they would do it again. This could be why Mexico is so disturbed by the matter. ‘Dog’ will not apologize for protecting the public, this is the job he was called to do. Further more, this action by Mexico should be denied. Since this case is still pending American citizens should stand up for the Chapman family by pressing our government to protect the people of our country who protect us. Luster is a rapist who because of this family is spending life in prison unable to rap our mothers, daughters and friends. We have a duty to act with reason, and spending four years in prison for serving humanity is just too unreasonable. At the very most they should be asked to pay a fine.
In conclusion, Mexico authorities did nothing to bring Luster to justice. We like Mexico need to make it very clear that people who commit crimes do not get a free pass to freedom in Mexico. There should be laws that protect the sovereignty of a country, but those rules should not protect criminals. ‘Dog’ and his family are genuine hero's, they spend their lives going after criminals that our own government has let slip threw the cracks. Not only does he give our police officers more time to attend to our needs, but he saves us tax dollars by not being employed by our states. Bounty hunters go to Mexico constantly to bring criminals back to America to face justice, its just not everyday one of those bounty hunters does it with a camera crew. Also if Mexico is going to press charges on ‘Dog’ they should get those charges straight. Dog really didn’t do anything, the Mexican authorities stopped him at the border before all the crimes he is charged with were really even committed. I believe in the ‘Dog,’ and I also believe a crime should be judged by the fruit it produces.
“ Bibliography”
“Arts, Briefly.(The Arts/Cultural Desk)(Arts, Briefly)(Brief article).” The
NewYork Times(Feb 17, 2007): B10(L). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007
Carr, David. “Legislators Rally Behind Bounty Hunter.(The Arts/Cultural Desk) (Arts,Briefly).”
The New York Times. (Oct 12, 2006): E2(L). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007
Clarke, Rachel. “Above the Law: US Bounty Hunters.”Google.com 22 February 2007.
href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/h">http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/h
i/americas/3003886.s...
Dellios, Hugh. “‘Dog’ got his man, now bounty hunter enrages Mexico.” Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. (July 14,2003): K5615. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Maricopa County Community College. 7 Mar. 2007
“Dog the Bounty Hunter: Breaking News.”Google.com 22 February 2007.
A Letter to the Editor
Dear Bush Haters;
I am deeply saddened by your lack of compassion. Wasn’t September 11th reason enough
to declare war on terrorism, or some three hundred children who were held captive for several
days without food or water. Their parents desperation ended with an explosion that nearly killed them all. Perhaps we should wait until these terrorists commit the same crimes against our own country as they’ve been committing against theirs, and many neighboring countries for years. Maybe if we allow them to posses nuclear war power they will just stop killing people. Alright, while were still dreaming lets pretend that we live in a country that has been ravaged by KKK members. They are threatening our way of life, they are murdering us by the hundreds of thousands. None of us are safe. Mothers lay dead in the streets, clutching their babies that they would’ve done anything to save from the nerve gas that was spread over our entire country. We are defenseless because our government doesn’t have the power to stop this from happening. Wake up, this is a reality. There is a reason we are the greatest country in the world, its because we believe in humanity. We live by the concept that says those who can, should. We value every life, not limited to, but including an American one. Also, lets not forget the president whether republican or democrat can’t declare war without the permission of congress and who is congress; one of us, voted in by majority of us.
Sincerely,
E Pluribus Unum
My Reflection and Analysis
In my letter to the editor, I decided to respond to the many of writers in the ‘Arizona
Republic,’ who have felt that President Bush has lead our country to a war we have no business
being in. I was especially irritated by the ignorant comment of Jim Taylor of Scottsdale who said, “President Bush was responsible for more Iraqi deaths than Saddam”. Perhaps Mr. Taylor was on vacation in outer space when the pictures of the thousands of dead Kurd babies graced our television screens. Must it be great to live in a country where you can call your president a mass murder without being put to death, like the thousands of Iraqi’s who fell to this very fate; some of them which were publicly televised in order to remind Iraq of the punishment for “treason”. Here we live with the right to seek truth, and to question our leaders, but most Americans vote without ever doing either. The one right we Americans have that we often exercise is our freedom of speech, everyone has something to say.
I am aware that the ‘Arizona Republic’ is mainly a liberal newspaper. My first reaction was to rip all of these articles to shreds, by using stats and facts; by yelling and forcing the truth as I see it down their throats. Though this would’ve been a fun approach, I took in consideration the nature of my readers. I felt that despite political views people could identify with human life. Though we are different in many ways, we all feel love the same. I guess you could say my appeal was a pathetic one. I wanted to let America know that we are warring for humanity. The right to live, and to let live. These terrorist can’t be negotiated with, their senseless acts of random violence come without thought or reason. Also, the authors of the articles I read tried to make emotional appeals. There was very little to no facts, and nobody claimed to be a soldier or a military general. The only one logic that I couldn’t argue with is that war kills. I could’ve established my ethos better by saying that I have family members and friends who are currently in Iraq. I could’ve let my readers know that I am educated in politics or that I attend college. I chose to use my ethos in a different way, by admitting that I am human which may seem a little silly, but I feel relating to your readers on an intimate level is more important than an intellectual one. I further established ethos by letting the readers know that I am an American with Christian values, by saying that I value life, not just American life.The logos in my letter was shown when I talked about September 11th or the hundreds of Russian children who were taken hostage while attending school. My logos was easier to portray then my ethos due to the many disturbing facts that surround this war. Even if you disagree with the war you can’t deny the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who have died for no reason. I also tried to let people know that one man is not responsible for the entirety of this war. It is easier to point a finger at one person than to blame a whole nation. I tried to reaffirm that congress is men and women from our own states that we appointed to be our voices. My largest appeal, pathos was shown through my love for both our nation and human life. I talked about dead children, for people to see that is not just American soldiers and terrorist who are dying, it is families with children. Families like our own, I wanted to help people identify with this crises by placing themselves right in the middle of it. Sometimes it is hard for us to empathize with these people because we have no idea what its like to live as they do; to fear as they do.
In conclusion, I feel I could have done a better job defending the president and the war if I
were writing a longer paper. After realizing my limited space to respond to these to articles
criticizing Bush, I noticed my response would be as open to criticism as the articles themselves.
Also ethos, logos, and pathos are extremely important in these letters to the editor, because you
only have a very short time to make a point, to change a mind, or make a difference.
I am deeply saddened by your lack of compassion. Wasn’t September 11th reason enough
to declare war on terrorism, or some three hundred children who were held captive for several
days without food or water. Their parents desperation ended with an explosion that nearly killed them all. Perhaps we should wait until these terrorists commit the same crimes against our own country as they’ve been committing against theirs, and many neighboring countries for years. Maybe if we allow them to posses nuclear war power they will just stop killing people. Alright, while were still dreaming lets pretend that we live in a country that has been ravaged by KKK members. They are threatening our way of life, they are murdering us by the hundreds of thousands. None of us are safe. Mothers lay dead in the streets, clutching their babies that they would’ve done anything to save from the nerve gas that was spread over our entire country. We are defenseless because our government doesn’t have the power to stop this from happening. Wake up, this is a reality. There is a reason we are the greatest country in the world, its because we believe in humanity. We live by the concept that says those who can, should. We value every life, not limited to, but including an American one. Also, lets not forget the president whether republican or democrat can’t declare war without the permission of congress and who is congress; one of us, voted in by majority of us.
Sincerely,
E Pluribus Unum
My Reflection and Analysis
In my letter to the editor, I decided to respond to the many of writers in the ‘Arizona
Republic,’ who have felt that President Bush has lead our country to a war we have no business
being in. I was especially irritated by the ignorant comment of Jim Taylor of Scottsdale who said, “President Bush was responsible for more Iraqi deaths than Saddam”. Perhaps Mr. Taylor was on vacation in outer space when the pictures of the thousands of dead Kurd babies graced our television screens. Must it be great to live in a country where you can call your president a mass murder without being put to death, like the thousands of Iraqi’s who fell to this very fate; some of them which were publicly televised in order to remind Iraq of the punishment for “treason”. Here we live with the right to seek truth, and to question our leaders, but most Americans vote without ever doing either. The one right we Americans have that we often exercise is our freedom of speech, everyone has something to say.
I am aware that the ‘Arizona Republic’ is mainly a liberal newspaper. My first reaction was to rip all of these articles to shreds, by using stats and facts; by yelling and forcing the truth as I see it down their throats. Though this would’ve been a fun approach, I took in consideration the nature of my readers. I felt that despite political views people could identify with human life. Though we are different in many ways, we all feel love the same. I guess you could say my appeal was a pathetic one. I wanted to let America know that we are warring for humanity. The right to live, and to let live. These terrorist can’t be negotiated with, their senseless acts of random violence come without thought or reason. Also, the authors of the articles I read tried to make emotional appeals. There was very little to no facts, and nobody claimed to be a soldier or a military general. The only one logic that I couldn’t argue with is that war kills. I could’ve established my ethos better by saying that I have family members and friends who are currently in Iraq. I could’ve let my readers know that I am educated in politics or that I attend college. I chose to use my ethos in a different way, by admitting that I am human which may seem a little silly, but I feel relating to your readers on an intimate level is more important than an intellectual one. I further established ethos by letting the readers know that I am an American with Christian values, by saying that I value life, not just American life.The logos in my letter was shown when I talked about September 11th or the hundreds of Russian children who were taken hostage while attending school. My logos was easier to portray then my ethos due to the many disturbing facts that surround this war. Even if you disagree with the war you can’t deny the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who have died for no reason. I also tried to let people know that one man is not responsible for the entirety of this war. It is easier to point a finger at one person than to blame a whole nation. I tried to reaffirm that congress is men and women from our own states that we appointed to be our voices. My largest appeal, pathos was shown through my love for both our nation and human life. I talked about dead children, for people to see that is not just American soldiers and terrorist who are dying, it is families with children. Families like our own, I wanted to help people identify with this crises by placing themselves right in the middle of it. Sometimes it is hard for us to empathize with these people because we have no idea what its like to live as they do; to fear as they do.
In conclusion, I feel I could have done a better job defending the president and the war if I
were writing a longer paper. After realizing my limited space to respond to these to articles
criticizing Bush, I noticed my response would be as open to criticism as the articles themselves.
Also ethos, logos, and pathos are extremely important in these letters to the editor, because you
only have a very short time to make a point, to change a mind, or make a difference.
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