English 100 Assignment #3: Film-Based argument Due date: Draft #1 by 11:59 on 3/23 I get it. In the film, Survivor, screenwriter, Philip Shelby writes about Kate Abbott’s struggles with saving America from a terrorist attack. Abbott is a security service agent who will discover of a plot where an illegal sniper will shoot a gas bomb in Time Square in an attempt to kill thousands of innocent civilians. Members of her team, through death, deception, and false assumptions, she must fight the battle of survival against these trespassers, in order to save New York in another possible terrorist attack. This movie relates very well for a point to be made for the United States in relation to terrorist threats. Should Americans allow immigrants into the country? Should it be this easy for terrorists to walk into the United States? Or even, why is it so easy for for people to enter the U.S. just because we are to be known for being a “melting pot” country. A country that invites diversity with open arms, needs to have somewhat of a boundary to that statement. Things that Americans go through every day for foreigners to come into the U.S.A are crucial into feeling like a safe citizen of our own beautiful land. Seemingly, getting attacked more and more. Things such as suspicion, over riding our population with non Americans, and bringing danger to our lives, as Americans, in more ways than we know are crucial aspects that we, as Americans need to think about to keep our land a better, and safer place. Suspicion itself is a powerful thing. After the 9/11 attack in 2001, suspicion and uncertainty across the U.S. has made people angry and hatred towards immigrants and Muslims in general. The responsibility that the Muslim group had on 9/11, gave them the reputation of being the most hated group of people in America because they caused the greatest tragedy in all of America. A big problem and a great target here in the U.S., are airports around the world. Americans are very weary flying around the world because of past events shown. How Muslims, specifically, use airports to create havoc among American citizens. So many people are trying to fight back against racial profiling at traveling that it is hindering and doubting at the lives of people who actually live in our beautiful county. I get it, we are supposed to be a loving, melting pot of all sorts of diversity. But when your country has been attacked by bad foreigners trying to disguise themselves as regular citizens? It is difficult to decipher between the two. Just like in Survivor, five men were questioned about their entrance into the U.S. They were claimed as being racially profiled and somehow allowed in the U.S. I get it. we should all be loving and kind to all people. But enough is enough. How many more innocent Americans are going to be killed because of these acts of “racial profiling.” Another issue as to why we should not let immigrants in our country is the over population. Watson Institute for International Studies from Brown University stated that if immigration continues at its current pace, more than fifty million newcomers will flood into the United States in the next half century, overloading our schools, hospitals, and other social services. High levels of immigration will deprive American workers of jobs while forcing government to spend more on the needs of immigrants. Leaving no space for our own citizens, to be left homeless and dead on the streets of our own country. Brown University also contributed the fact that The continual arrival of large numbers of immigrants, both legal and illegal, will eventually overwhelm American culture and contribute to the fragmentation of our society. In the NewsMax article, “16 reasons Donald Trump Is Not Wrong on Immigration,” It states multiple times how dangerous having immigrants in our country are, in more ways than we think about. “About 4.5 million illegal aliens in the U.S. drive on a regular basis, many without licenses or insurance or even the ability to read road signs written in English, The New York Times reported. In Arizona, 63 percent of cited drivers have no license, no insurance, and no registration for the vehicle, and 97 percent of them are illegal aliens. Of the 188,380 deportations of illegal aliens in one recent year, 23 percent had committed criminal traffic offenses, primarily driving under the influence. Rep. Steve King of Iowa has estimated that illegal alien drunk drivers kill 13 Americans every day.” Suspicion, over riding our population with non Americans, and bringing danger to our lives, as Americans, in more ways than we know are crucial aspects that we, as Americans need to think about to keep our land a better, and safer place. However, I get it. I do. We are the land of a melting pot and a free country to foreigners who want to chase the “American Dream” and live a free life. However, if we keep getting these terrorist attacks, like the ones Kate Abbott did in, “Survivor,” the good guys, might not able to outsmart the bad ones the next time. Clearly, this whole, “melting pot” of a country is not working for us anymore. We are at war with Islam! It would be crazy if we did not stereotype a certain type of people who are trying to fight the world, and our country especially. Think about this. Anybody who are criticized Islam and Muslims are seen as racist or scums of the earth. When really, those who are, are the ones who are trying to prevent any possible terrorist attack and care about our own people. “The blood of our own citizens is in the hands of those who allow these things to happen.”Politicians and the media especially are allowing this to happen because our own citizens and people around the world are fighting so hard for equality, making it easier for terrorist to get in without question and possibly become your next door neighbor. We might not have a Kate Abbott on our team like “Survivor” did in possible future attacks. I get it. Do you?
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Prompt: Why is there a need of terrorism?
Why are people so mad at Americans? Since 9/11, 53 attacks have been stopped. Was this the story of one that was stopped? Why was the leading role, a female? Are people tramatically affected by soldiers getting killed, that they will kill to get revenge? Will people result to revenge of killing, to satisfy their own hurt? Is it okay, to have relationships inside of work? Is access to technology that important? How do people get access to things that shouldn’t exist? Purpose: to persuade Audience: Americans Students Teacher Military families Agents Citizens/passers by Focus: Identify a problem and solve it without getting killed or falsely accused. Style: Professional Highly technological Conversational Persuasive Survivor. A story about a young woman named Kate Abbott, working as a Security Service Agent, for the American Embassy, to cause of the effect, most of her friends died in the 9/11 tragedy. Suspecting that one if the people she comes across doing her job, is a suspected terrorist, she investigates. After getting rejected by her supervisor and her coworkers, they go out to lunch for their supervisor’s birthday, who doesn’t show up. The restaurant gets blown to pieces by a bomb placed on their table. Kate was the only one who survived this incident, because of having to leave, to go get a gift for their supervisor. She runs away from the scene as she sees she is wanted to be dead. She runs into her supervisor, who unexpectedly, pulls a gun on her. She refrains the gun from him in shooting her, to accidentally shooting Bill, and killing him. One of the world’s most wanted killers, “The Watchmaker” is on the hunt to kill Kate Abbott as well as most of her team, because they think she was the one who is doing the murdering. Through security cameras and the news channel, she is classified as a suspect for the bombing and the murder. The Watchmaker’s plot in the story is to blow up the ball, that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve with his partner, Balan. Who wants to avenge his late wife’s death after he claims American’s killed her. After struggling to find The Watchmaker, she and him come face to face again, in hopes she can stop him from blowing up Times Square. I really enjoyed watching this movie. The only thing that I would critique about this film is the amount of unnecessary hitmen in this film. It was confusing to know who were the lowkey bad guys and who weren’t. There were a lot of similar scenes that could've been cut out, as well as deeper, more meaningful lines in the movie itself. “The fireworks in Dubai, that was you, right?” “You shouldn’t of asked me about Dubai” “Can it hit us from here?” “No, it shouldn’t” “Good” *stabs and kills his partner* “Time’s up!” |
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