On May 1st 2011, Osama Bin Laden was pronounced dead and America rejoiced. After 10 years, 2 wars, 919,967 deaths and over a trillion dollars later we had managed to capture and kill the most wanted man in the world. As I was rioting on Beaver Ave. with the rest of the Penn State student population, I blamed much of my reaction on mob mentality. I was happy we had finally caught the man who had cost so many American's their lives, but I wondered what type of message our riots sent to the rest of the world. What kind of rhetorical statement were we making? We were rioting over a persons death after all. Or was this situation different because it was seen as an American victory? As I cheered and sang in Beaver canyon, I couldn't allow myself to become comfortable in my rejoicing. I was busy analyzing the moral and rhetorical statements I was making to the rest of the world with my actions. Rhetoric is a tool a learned to use this semester in my LA101H class. I have complied my best rhetorical speeches and and analysis on an e-Portfolio as a cumulative account of the knowledge I have acquired. This is sadly my last post on my Rhetoric and Civic Life blog, but the reality of my civic life is just beginning. Follow this link to see the work I have accomplished in this short semester.
Link to Katie Quinn's e-Portfolio
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