Analysis Of The Article 'Anne Frank Today Is A Syrian Girl'
Oh How the Times (Haven’t) Changed
Have you ever heard the term, “history repeats itself”? Well, in this case, this is 100% true. In the two articles: ‘Anne Frank Today is a Syrian Girl’ written by Nicholas Kristof, and ‘Ben Carson: The U.S. Must Not Accept Any Syrian Refugees’ written by Ben Carson himself, show polar opposite stories by two points of views. In ‘Anne Frank Today is a Syrian Girl’, the author clearly states that he believes that refugees are innocent and are here for a better life. Also including views from the 30’s and 40’s are so parallel to today's world. Just as the article written by Ben Carson, differs with the analytical side of the situation. Today immigrants or refugees are treated harshly by society.
In the 30’s and 40’s, the United States saw that the Jewish community acted as spies, and were willing to hurt U.S. citizens. “The reasons for the opposition then were the same as they are for rejecting Syrians or Hondurans today: We can’t afford it, we should look after the Americans first, we cannot accept everybody, they will …show more content…
One shall see these as a way of discrimination as some may see it as overprotection, most see it as a way for history to repeat itself. Anne Frank is really a Syrian Girl in today's time. She was seen as a terrorist and as an evil person because of religion. Today, Syrians are being seen as spies and terrorists. I believe that people have their own voices, and people take that to an extent. Ben Carson today is refusing to let any refugees into the United States, and Kristof shows that history repeats itself and nothing more. I personally think that the way society works is wrong. Just because of a certain race, religion, or faith, you don't have to be excluded from something. And that is why history repeats itself in many
Have you ever heard the term, “history repeats itself”? Well, in this case, this is 100% true. In the two articles: ‘Anne Frank Today is a Syrian Girl’ written by Nicholas Kristof, and ‘Ben Carson: The U.S. Must Not Accept Any Syrian Refugees’ written by Ben Carson himself, show polar opposite stories by two points of views. In ‘Anne Frank Today is a Syrian Girl’, the author clearly states that he believes that refugees are innocent and are here for a better life. Also including views from the 30’s and 40’s are so parallel to today's world. Just as the article written by Ben Carson, differs with the analytical side of the situation. Today immigrants or refugees are treated harshly by society.
In the 30’s and 40’s, the United States saw that the Jewish community acted as spies, and were willing to hurt U.S. citizens. “The reasons for the opposition then were the same as they are for rejecting Syrians or Hondurans today: We can’t afford it, we should look after the Americans first, we cannot accept everybody, they will …show more content…
One shall see these as a way of discrimination as some may see it as overprotection, most see it as a way for history to repeat itself. Anne Frank is really a Syrian Girl in today's time. She was seen as a terrorist and as an evil person because of religion. Today, Syrians are being seen as spies and terrorists. I believe that people have their own voices, and people take that to an extent. Ben Carson today is refusing to let any refugees into the United States, and Kristof shows that history repeats itself and nothing more. I personally think that the way society works is wrong. Just because of a certain race, religion, or faith, you don't have to be excluded from something. And that is why history repeats itself in many