In this situation, the author uses the emotional appeal of pathos and logos, to logically explain how the arrogance of power influences thoughts and actions of American travelers. According to Fulbright, “Foreigners often comment… in our country, they say, we are hospitable and considerate, but as soon as we go out of our borders something seems to come into us and wherever we are we become loud and demanding and strut as if we owned the place” (3 ). In many countries, American companies have a strong presence in the economy, and American hotels and restaurants are available to protect and satisfy American travelers. In some cases, the US military may be stationed in a country or, at the very least, its population may be aware that their survival depends on “the wisdom with which America uses its immense military power” (Fulbright 3 ). Therefore, when an American travels, he or she may be unconsciously influenced by this knowledge as were “Greeks and Romans, … Spaniards, Germans and Englishmen, in the brief high noons of their respective ancestry” (Fulbright
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