The Article “Protests planned after Pakistani migrants attacked” By: Patrick Strickland details recent attacks against Pakistani migrants in Aspropyrgos, an industrial area just outside of Athens Greece. Patrick Strickland is clearly angry in this article and feels throughout this article that something needs to change to combat these attacks.
He uses high diction to emphasize the message he is trying to convey throughout his article. Strickland uses similes and metaphors as he tries to dehumanize the attackers and groups they are associated with referring to them as “gangs” and vicious dogs”. Issues like these have been going on for a couple of years now. Ever since the Syrian Civil War and Arab Spring threw the entire Middle East off balance and refugees have been fleeing to Europe attacks like these have been constant across Europe. Refugees attacking inside of Europe as well has fueled this anger and resentment against migrants as well. This attack is just apart of a larger issue. Strickland even though he acknowledges this still seems dissatisfied with the Justice System in Greece as they haven’t found the culpirt but rather just blantantly branded several organizations that could be the causes of these attacks. He is fed up and wants justice for those who come here and want to work hard to create a new life in Greece. He uses strong words to describe the attackers such as “fascists” and. “xenophobes” to convey what kind of people the attackers are. Patrick Strickland organized his article into three distinct parts. First he describes the attack: Who did it and where did it happen. Next he discusses planned protests against the attack by various left-wing civil groups such as “The Pakistani Community in Greece”. Lastly Strickland talks about Syriza, the part that controls the government and actions it is going to take in order to maintain peace and decrease these sort of attacks. Evidence in this article is minimal. The only real evidence that Strickland employs in his article is police report stating that 75 hate-crimes happened within the first half of the year alone. His argument lacking evidence though still seems solid through its appeal to Pathos trying to get readers angry at the attackers and feeling sympathetic for the victims. The only weakness the article has as a whole is a lack of evidence. Through this article we can get an idea of who Patrick Strickland is Strickland just like the author of my last article values equality and equal opportunity for all. He views seemed generally left using this article as a faucet to dump his thoughts on this issue. His writing style involves many uses of high diction to further emphasize and the meaning he is trying to get across to readers in this article. Strickland also seems to be pro-refugee and accepts them for who they are. The overall audience seems to be those that are unaware of this issue and want to know more as well leftistd around the world, especially left-wing Greek activists trying to get them to take action against these “gangs” and “xenophobes”. All in all I think the entire purpose of the article is to show to the world what’s really going on Europe and to try to get people to combat these attacks. Whether it be peaceful of violent it is clear in Patrick Strickland’s article that something needs to change not only in Greece, but for all of Europe
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AuthorIlias Clark B. 10-27-2001 in Atlanta, Georgia is a 15 year old student currently enrolled in North Cobb High School's Magnet Program. His hobbies include playing video games, swimming, and learning History. Archives
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