Today’s America Versus World War II America Essay -- patriotism, libert

There is a fine line between what American society looked like during World War II and contemporaneous America. The dilemma is that society has gone from patriotism and a fight for liberty to everyone walking around with a chip on his or her shoulder (Carr 2). This devil distinct differences on America culture and society is manifested in, Howie Carrs Take $2000 and speak Me in the Morning and Ronald Reagans speech, The Boys of Point du Hoc.Carrs Take $2000 and Call Me in the Morning illustrates and criticizes the abuse of legal defense by citizens of the United States of America and how the great unwashed feel like they are entitled to a megabucks of things. In contrast to that in Ronald Reagans speech, The Boys of Point du Hoc takes us back to a time back in American history where people fought and died for what they believed to be a just cause while reiterating that Americas goal was to avoid what and conflict with the Soviet Union. In these two pieces of writing, both authors use unlike tones to get their message across to the public. Carrs uses a sarcastic and humorous tone to poke fun at how American society and his humorous nevertheless important analogies to support his argument that people are abuses the legal system to get money. Regans main argument is that peace with the Soviets can be made, but war will always be an option if needed. Regan supports his argument with a serious tone, emotional words that evoke memories of Americas strength and determination.victimization a humorous and sarcastic tone, Carr addresses how serious this emotional distress that the American people know seem to suffer from. Carr uses this sarcastic tone to show the people how pathetic and chronic this situation has become. Carr starts out the essay by, Alm... ...ntouchable, and whomever touches America will not live for long. Life in America society is different, and while nurture the two texts from Carr and Reagan, it becomes apparent that the society has evolved to the worst. Society went from a courageous bagpipe player in the middle of a bloody battle(Reagan ) to A guy suing by and by his dog confuses a restaurant for a fire hydrant (Carr 2). The two authors show a huge contrast while using different tones and analogies to generate the attention of the people they are trying to reach. Has American society decline that much from the World War II era? Carr seems to think so and practice Reagans speech shows how there is a clear difference. Works CitedCarr, Howie. Take $2000 and Call Me in the Morning. Boston Herald (March 1995) 1-2Reagan, Ronald. The Boys of Point du Hoc. Course Packet. (June 6, 1984)26-29