The three essays, \"Thank God For The Atom Bomb\" by Paul Fussel, \"Democracy\" by Carl Becker, and \"Chief Seattle: Letter to President Pierce, 1855\" are three different rhetorical modes of writing that exposits theoretical, personal reasoning on the realities of certain controversial historical topics. The main focus of the essays are in proving a steadfast view of an ambiguous subject through sarcastic criticism of opposing ideas and by applying clever use of irony; the authors’ sentiments vary from imperialistic to anti-imperialistic, and from attesting to detesting a past event.
\"Thank God For The Atom Bomb\" is a straightforward imperialistic literature which analyzes cause and effect to justify the use of the Atomic bomb during World War 2. The author continuously criticizes the evil of the Japanese in an attempt to convince the reader why the \"Japs\" deserved what they got. He sites a Japanese pilot saying, \"All Japanese must become soldiers and die for the......
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