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Arundhati Roy a famous Indian Author best known for her novel “The God of Small Things” brings a collection of her essays to become one known as “The Algebra of Infinite Justice”. She had experience in acting, architecture, and finally writing. She has devoted herself to political activism and as a spokesperson to the “anti globalization and alter globalisation movement”. According to Arundhati America goes to war and cannot back out unless it ends with one side losing, and when there is no enemy the American government will create one to satisfy their arms business and the angry citizens that have been effected by terrorism. President Bush during his presidency has described the enemies of America as “enemies of Freedom” but this freedom is only for their people. This idea has put the thought in Americans’ head that “The American way of Life” is the only right way and that anyone who goes against it is an enemy or a terrorist. The article’s writing is strong, makes the reader passionate like her about the topic and evokes a response from the reader. It opens readers’ eyes to view the issue of other groups on the global and international problem that she brings up. In her writing she shows her anger about terrorism, globalization, nuclear disarmament and global capitalism. Throughout the essay Roy induces a feeling to the reader that he must have an opinion about the topic and uses that to her advantage. Roy emphasis her main point in the essay which is the foreign policy that the U.S. government engages in around the world in order to promote the American Way of Life is the reason why Americans are hated and not that the people are hated. And that these policies are the reason that invites terrorism across the world that is aim... ... middle of paper ... ...ics regarding both sides. However the approach that Roy takes keeps the audience hooked and so none was necessary to convince the audience as it was full of pathos. Roy has raised the issues that we have seen by these policies and asked questions that made readers question many things however she does not give any solutions to the problem and just leave for the reader’s imagination. All typical TV stations throughout America never thought about telling the story of America's participation with Afghanistan when 9/11 happened. Therefore to the people who were in the shadow from the truth the coverage of the attacks would have been emotional, disturbing and fuel to the people for them to hate on the jihad. However, to the people who are familiar with the history the coverage was offensive and just wrong however none spoke against it and many died because of it.

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