Rhetorical Analysis Of Nikki Haley

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The chemical sarin, is a deadly nerve agent that interferes with signaling within the nervous system (Geggel). This substance was used to kill 89 Syrians and injure 541 others (“Syria Chemical”). Syria is in a state of emergency due to the recent attacks from Russia and their own President Assad, and even more recent attacks from the United States, France, and Great Britain. Nikki Haley represents the United States as an ambassador in the United Nations. Due to the recent Russian bombings in Syria, the UN security council commenced and Mrs. Haley spoke about her concerns regarding what the states will do next. Nikki Haley took notice of the UN’s lack of justice when it came to the inhumane chemical weapons attack in Syria. Haley made a speech …show more content…

By doing this she intentionally aims for the listener to be outraged by these acts of evils. Haley informs the UN that they “are beyond showing pictures of dead babies” (Haley). Using images of children is wrong, but it sparks an outrage, so action will be taken by the UN. Syrian children are hopeless and they deserve protection. Haley wants the UN to understand that, if their own country won’t protect them, then it is the responsibility of the UN to help protect the children from the monsters that attack them. Haley wants to spark an outrage, so the UN will protect the …show more content…

She wants the audience on the edge of their seats, leaning in to confirm that they are engaged. Haley looks up from her papers and makes eye contact when making firm points, so she knows that the other ambassadors are listening to her. Among her most powerful points, she says “civil defense centers have been attacked in order to paralyze the medical response” in order to “increase the suffering of the survivors” (Haley). Furthermore, at the close of her speech, she states, “Either way, the United States will respond,” She is trying to gather support from other UN countries, so the U.S. isn’t alone. She wants the UN to understand that the United States is prepared to take action, and the nations that are apart of the UN are obligated as part of a greater authority to support and contribute accordingly. because it’s not just a US problem, not a Syrian problem, it’s a world problem. It is strange that the world cries out for America's help, but the world complains about America's nationalism. When the United States becomes the world's police, people complain. The world's problems aren’t just for the U.S. to combat, it’s everyone in the UN’s job to fight tyranny. Haley’s call to action to the UN is that they unify in an effort to stop and prevent tyranny in the world. It is interesting that just by her strong gaze she conveys that she wants to help the

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