Tag: Joe Biden
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Unifying Rhetoric
On August 16, 2021, President Biden addressed the nation with the intent to explain the removal of American troops in Afghanistan. A survey conducted by The Chicago Council on July 26, 2021, showed that 70% of Americans supported the idea that the U.S. should “withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021” (Sullivan…
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Political Rhetoric: Afghanistan
An ever-changing and difficult topic in the political world in recent months is one that has been among headlines for 20 years: Afghanistan. American troops arrived in Afghanistan in 2003 with the objective of bringing Osama Bin Laden and every other Al-Qaeda terrorist to justice that took part in the planning and execution of the…
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Narrative Erasure of Muslim Americans’ Experiences in Media Tributes on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Look at the above image of the front page of The New York Times on September 11, 2021 in comparison to the front page on September 12, 2001. 20 years after four hijacked planes crashed into and destroyed the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and one in Shanksville, PA…