Tow #10: Nonfition

In the editorial titled “The Price of Fear” by the editorial board at The New York Times, a successful newspaper company praised across the United States and the rest of the world, The terrorist attack on Paris is discussed along with its effect on the United States.  Within this essay, the author touches on people's fear of terrorism and how people, in particularly those of the United States, tends to react to this fear. The editorial board manages to successfully approach this issue through its use of juxtaposition.  Within the essay, issues such as The Iraq war, as well as Japanese internment are brought up in order to juxtapose with the terrorist attack in Paris and its possible effects.  The author notices that these threats in the past have all lead to questionable decisions as a result of one common concern: that there is a lack of safety within the United States.  By juxtaposing these events with that of the attack on Paris, the author is trying to emphasize to the audience the main purpose that “it is natural to want to restore a shattered sense of safety. But the best way to do that has always been to draw upon our greatest ideals” (Para. 9).  Being that her main purpose is stated at the end of her essay after she states all of these events as opposed to before, I believe that the author is able to further verify her point to the audience.  By saving the “so what?” for the very end of the essay, the author is able to further emphasize her use of juxtaposition being that it is what further draws the audience towards the greater meaning of the editorial.  Overall, I believe that the editorial board at The New York Times successfully manages to prove to the United States citizens and political leaders through the use of juxtaposition as well as through style and structure that the best way to deal the terrorist attacks on Paris s not to overreact on a possible lack of safety, make logistical decisions off of past successes and failures.