Evil Has Always Existed in Our Hearts
Evil has Always Existed in Our Hearts
In James Carroll’s essay, “If Poison Gas Can Go, Why Not Nukes?”, the author tells the readers that it is necessary to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world’s military arsenals. The author supports a universal goal of abolishing all nuclear arms because it prevents a nuclear disaster. The author wrote his essay using statistics which make it very effective. The essay as a whole is straight to the point, easy to read and understand, and well organized. The title straightforwardly tells the reader what the story is about. Although the author makes a very nice argument, the example that he uses is not an appropriate comparison to nuclear weapons. This is because poison gas is not the real problem in the world. While James Carroll views nuclear weapons as very dangerous and should not exist in the world, quite honestly, evil has always existed in people’s heart with or without the nuclear weapons, so all of the weapons should be abolished in the world.
In the essay, the author is not only fighting to eliminate the nuclear weapons but also trying to win the reader’s support by using some facts from World War I and the Cold War. The examples that Mr. Carroll uses illustrates how the world has experienced a reduction in chemical weapons, compared with the nuclear weapons, for example, the asphyxiating gas which began in Germany in the spring of 1915. He creates a comparison of chemical and nuclear weapons that show how both are capable of enormous destruction in a very serious and criticizing tone. By using this tone to write an essay, the readers assimilate easily into the author’s view point. Therefore, the facts in the essay might be strong enough to convince readers that the nuclear bomb is very harmful just like the poison gas used in World War I and World War II.
The overwhelming problem in the United States is the use of guns on the street. According to James Carroll’s essay, “Poison gas defined the nightmare of that
In James Carroll’s essay, “If Poison Gas Can Go, Why Not Nukes?”, the author tells the readers that it is necessary to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world’s military arsenals. The author supports a universal goal of abolishing all nuclear arms because it prevents a nuclear disaster. The author wrote his essay using statistics which make it very effective. The essay as a whole is straight to the point, easy to read and understand, and well organized. The title straightforwardly tells the reader what the story is about. Although the author makes a very nice argument, the example that he uses is not an appropriate comparison to nuclear weapons. This is because poison gas is not the real problem in the world. While James Carroll views nuclear weapons as very dangerous and should not exist in the world, quite honestly, evil has always existed in people’s heart with or without the nuclear weapons, so all of the weapons should be abolished in the world.
In the essay, the author is not only fighting to eliminate the nuclear weapons but also trying to win the reader’s support by using some facts from World War I and the Cold War. The examples that Mr. Carroll uses illustrates how the world has experienced a reduction in chemical weapons, compared with the nuclear weapons, for example, the asphyxiating gas which began in Germany in the spring of 1915. He creates a comparison of chemical and nuclear weapons that show how both are capable of enormous destruction in a very serious and criticizing tone. By using this tone to write an essay, the readers assimilate easily into the author’s view point. Therefore, the facts in the essay might be strong enough to convince readers that the nuclear bomb is very harmful just like the poison gas used in World War I and World War II.
The overwhelming problem in the United States is the use of guns on the street. According to James Carroll’s essay, “Poison gas defined the nightmare of that
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