Doyle claims that a total of 82 schools have set the eagle as their mascot. Though the eagle symbolizes independence and freedom it was one of Americas own leaders who conceded the bald eagle by stating “A bird of bad moral character, too lazy to fish for himself…”. (161) Doyle mentioned this quote by Franklin to covey the rhetorical message. The bald eagle is an animal that many people think is a brave animal and connect to but people may connect to this animal in a separate way. The eagle holds an ugly trait that may reflect on to people. As Benjamin Franklin called the eagle too lazy to fish for its own food just as some people are too lazy to earn their own
Doyle claims that a total of 82 schools have set the eagle as their mascot. Though the eagle symbolizes independence and freedom it was one of Americas own leaders who conceded the bald eagle by stating “A bird of bad moral character, too lazy to fish for himself…”. (161) Doyle mentioned this quote by Franklin to covey the rhetorical message. The bald eagle is an animal that many people think is a brave animal and connect to but people may connect to this animal in a separate way. The eagle holds an ugly trait that may reflect on to people. As Benjamin Franklin called the eagle too lazy to fish for its own food just as some people are too lazy to earn their own