I learnt that America needs to be more careful in its decision making process before it finds itself in a bind that will take a while to recover from. I also maintained the same understanding of the topic as before and my perspective did not change after completion of the essay.
The difficulties I encountered is trying to determine the types of proof and support that I was going to use as examples in my essay. At the end, I settled for the ones that made a lot of sense to me. The thing that I enjoyed most about this assignment was reading Fulbright’s personal opinions and his personal encounters. This made it easier for me to relate more to him and his essay.
I chose to write about William Fulbright’s “Arrogance of Power”. I chose this essay because while I was reading through it I encountered parts of the essay that I personally agreed with because of prior experience.
No, there is nothing else I would like for you to know.
America, the Great Nation. William Fulbright articulates well how America as a nation will move forward in the future. Fulbright uses his essay to elaborate how America can successfully solve the problems we currently have at hand. His essay was successful because he addressed all the main issues that needed to be addressed.
Fulbright used various types of support in different ways in his essay. He uses ethos as a type of support when he states, “I do not think for a moment that America, with her deeply rooted democratic traditions, is likely to embark upon a campaign to dominate the world in the manner