Analogy Examples
- At the present time in the Middle East there is a crisis. America has invaded and occupied the countries where blah, blah, soldiers have died since X year.which contain roughly 55% of the world’s oil (Freeman, paragraph 13). A precedent for today's War on Terror would be the Vietnam War. Back in the late 1960’s a war was in the midst of being fought and lost by the United States. In 1969, the troop total reached its peak at 543,400 troops stationed in and around Vietnam (Rutgers, p. 2). For years after this the fighting would continue, even though the troops were largely withdrawing. A total loss of 58,000 American soldiers, and nearly three million Vietnamese was incurred in the Vietnamese war. I cannot say that the War on Terrorism has the exact same numbers as Vietnam; however, I can say that it has the potential to do so. While the War on Terror has not yet reached the deathtoll of Vietnam, the potential exists for another such loss of life.
- The September 11th attacks and the Hurricane Katrina disaster are similar in many respects. Both caused massive destruction, the loss of innocent lives, were hit more than once, and required much rebuilding afterwards. Both are disasters that elicit similar emotions of sympathy and compassion for those affected from the rest of the nation. Because of this, both will go down in history as horrific events that caused an incredible amount of damage, emotionally and physically, and will be remembered for years to come.
- There may be reasons to dispute the likeness of wars and hurricanes. Obviously, hurricanes are not made of governments with man-made weapons and ideas that purposefully attack another nation. Although a leader may not control Hurricane Katrina, it was a weapon of nature that hurt our nation in a way our enemies could only dream of doing. Like a war, Katrina was a sudden, involuntary, and destructive threat toward the United States
- The tradition that Penn State football holds may, in fact, be the most storied in college history.
- What is a military without recruiting? The U.S. has the figurehead Uncle Sam, as Penn State has Joe Paterno. Hundreds of worthy high school football players want to play for the legendary coach rather than anyone else because of the honor they would have playing for Paterno. Soldiers enlist in the army to serve their country, and feel honored by putting their life on the line. Likewise, the Nittany Lion football team is honored to play for the fans that chant, “We are…Penn State.”
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