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RheToricEvaluationProposal

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With all the things going on in the world, one news event stands out, mostly because of how different it is from the usual daily news. In the fall of 2005, a Danish newspaper published several cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad. As a result, over many months, this issue has been spread all over the world. Muslims are furious about the cartoons and in other European nations (like France), newspapers and other media sources are publishing the cartoons in the name of free speech. There have been many riots as a result of these cartoons, thus fueling the hatred of the west by the Middle East to an even greater extent. Even though the United States had absolutely nothing to do with the publishing of the cartoons, there are still “Death to America” chants at the protests of these drawings.

 

I propose that I evaluate the publication of these cartoons and say that it was a bad idea. Yes, people should have the freedom of speech and expression, this is true. But people should also use their common sense and judgment. Did the newspaper think that they would be praised and rewarded for publishing these things? There is no possible good that could have come out of their publication. Most non-Muslims can’t fully grasp how important it is for Muslims to not have depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. There are humorous pictures of Jesus all over the place. But an Iranian newspaper has come up with the perfect retaliation that can make everyone understand how much these cartoons hut them. They are having a contest for cartoons, just like Danish newspaper did. But theirs aren’t of the Prophet; they are cartoons depicting the Holocaust. I want to evaluate and show why it was bad for the Danish paper to publish their original cartoons.

 

Very topical right now. You'll want to be clear on the criteria that you'll be using. And also, you might want to give some consideration to the differeing criteria at work. For example, why did the Europeans find it so important to re-publish the cartoons, but Americans didn't? The US surely values free speech, but perhaps it values respect for religious practices more! (Likely, if you recall the situation when the US was founded.) Anyway, you might want to give that some consideration. TheKemBlog

 

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