My response to letters

Two writers, Manuel Sandoval and Kevin Egan, wrote interesting responses to the article “Four marines investigated for rape.” Each writer tries to convince the audience to believe his point in different way.

Manuel Sandoval、the writer of the letter “Don’t judge marines too fast”, makes an interesting point by using his authority. He was assigned to Tachikawa Air Base once, and that is his authority. He was in a similar situation to the situation which those four marines were in. He says that the woman who got raped should have known what was going to happen, and she should have been aware of those four marines. The saying he mentioned “you can take the girl out of the bar, but you can't take the bar out of the girl” is very convincing under his authority. However, most Japanese people would disagree to his point, because his idea is very America-sided. He implies that American military are protecting Japan from other counties, so American marines can do whatever they want in Japan. He also says that America is “baby- sitting” Japan. “This idea and the word “baby-sitting” may make most of Japanese people feel being insulted.

“Disgusting outlook on women” is the letter by Kevin Egan who disagrees with Manuel Sandoval. The writer of this letter tries to convince the audience to believe by using her emotion. His idea is that four marines should be investigated no matter what they have done, because they have done a wrong thing. He says that what happened to the woman who works at the bar was not the woman's fault.It is a wrong idea that the woman should have predicted what would happen next. He also mentions that this investigation has nothing to do with the fact that US military is protecting Japan from other countries. The writer does not say that he is an expert of something or he was or he is in the Army. He has no authority. However this letter is very convincing and strong.

Both writers have great points on this issue. Both writers have strong idea and those letters are very convincing. However, most people would think that the letter "Disgusting outlook on women" by Kevin Egan, is more convincing Even though he has no authorities, the audience would think he is saying a "right thing."