http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ&feature=PlayList&p=307CFEF18B0E7001&index=50
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Visual Rhetoric Paper
Poverty is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. The countries of Asia and Africa seem to be hit the worst by this growing pandemic. Poverty is caused by a number of reasons. Among these are conflicts between countries, lack of resources, low or no income, a lack of education, and lack of food. Statistics show that one out of every two children live in poverty in the world. Children have been the most affected by the harsh worldwide spread of poverty.
Poor nutrition is the most cause of death in these suffering countries. It has been estimated in 2004, that there are about 850 million people who are undernourished in the world. Malnutrition has made up half of the child deaths each year. Children that are undernourished are ill more than half of the days in an entire year. Also, over two million children die each year from lack of immunization. Most of these are in countries that cannot afford medical supervision or do not provide any. Because the HIV and AIDS virus is so brutal in these underprivileged countries, it leaves about fifteen million children each year without anyone to care for them or provide for them.
Most people in developing countries around the world are not educated because of the lack of money to provide for books, a classroom, and supplies needed to teach. Therefore, people are not as informed and cannot have substantial jobs. Statistics have shown that when the twenty-first century began, almost a billion people were illiterate. Also the lack of money provides no food or shelter for families and can leave them homeless and abandoned. In the developing countries, there are no homeless shelters or places of refuge for these people to turn to and most die.
Although, poverty is lessening over the years, amazingly nearly half of the world is living on only two dollars and fifty cents per day. Poverty is decreasing because most of the world is increasing in knowledge and people are reaching out to help in any way that they can. This video that I have chosen shows a further step made by Sarah McLachlan to inform the population of what we can do to help and give back to others all over the world.
I chose this video by Sarah McLachlan not only because it made such a significant impact on me, but also because it displays the art of rhetoric. To me, she is a proactive celebrity whose qualities I wish would be found more in the world. She uses her fame to her advantage and sends a positive message to people all over the world. She made this video in order to persuade people to help with the struggle of ongoing poverty, and to inform others of the suffering many encounter on a day to day basis in the world. This video uses ethos, pathos, and logos to attract the viewer’s attention.
The visual rhetoric is apparent from the graphics and visual icons used to enhance the video and attract more thought from the viewers. The pictures used are to elicit an emotional response of the viewer. Most of the pictures show suffering and barren land. In one part of the video she shows a single mother from Ghana, Africa and tells us that she works two jobs in a sixteen hour day, seven days out of the week, just to provide the two-hundred dollars that she needs to pay for her son’s tuition for a year of school. She sells oranges for two cents and might only sell fifty a night which only adds up to a dollar. Two-hundred dollars does not sound as much to us as it does to the people that are suffering, having to work hard for long hours each day receiving barely any pay. That segment of the video especially appealed to my emotions because I feel that we are all extremely lucky to live in the United States, where we can always receive help. It is easy to sometimes forget how fortunate we are and not appreciate the life we have been given. That is not the only example of pathos in this video. She also has video clips of small children suffering that will make anyone watching the video feel very sympathetic of these poor children’s pain. She also conveys logos throughout this video because she is expressing her thought on the situation and doing something productive about it; trying to show her reasoning. If you listen to the lyrics of this inspiring song, she is trying to convey the message that the ones who suffer are not alone, and the pain that they feel is heard by her and many all over the world. Just like in the line she wrote saying, “the more we take, the less we become,” she is trying to open the eyes of her listeners and persuade people to perform more selfless acts of generosity and kindness. The last form of rhetoric she displays is ethos. We believe everything that Sarah McLachlan has stated and sung about because we respect her strong efforts to make a change in the world. This is not the only effort she has made to improve lives. She is also actively involved with ASPCA, an organization devoted to helping rescue abandoned animals.
This video is an inspiration because instead of using the one-hundred and fifty thousand dollars it would have taken to pay for all of the needs of an extravagant music video, she decided to use all of the money to pay for necessities in the developing countries. She sent money to pay for school fees and supply classrooms in Afghanistan and Ethiopia, to pay for a machine that will generate power for a whole community, to provide a mobile medical unit in India, to provide money to help rebuild the lives of seven children soldiers, and so much more.
The main reason why I chose this video for the basis of my visual rhetoric paper was because I believe it perfectly exemplifies ethos, pathos, and logos. The other reason of why I picked this music video is because not only did I like the song, but the lyrics and video truly moved me. I think that the fact that Sarah McLachlan sent all of the money she would have used for a more popular music video to the countries overseas to help people in need was such a selfless act that made me want to take part in. I really look up to her and respect her because of her talent and what all she has done with it. I only hope that one day I can give back in the way she still does. I have further realized the importance of being truly grateful and appreciative by reminding myself of my blessings while watching this video.
The statistics from the video and what I researched really astonished me. I could not believe that half of the entire population only lives on about two-dollars and fifty cents per day. I could not even imagine trying to live off that little money neither in one day nor for my whole life. I know that I could not survive with so few of resources. I began to feel emotional at the thought of the poor people suffering and the pain they endured that I will most likely never feel in my entire lifetime. To look at these pictures and video clips of emaciated people living on the streets crying out for help when none is available made me thankful for the family and the country I have been blessed to be a part of.
I plan on visiting some of these countries that are in need and helping out by getting involved in mission trips and other organizations. I normally send money every Christmas to a charity or to Oprah’s charity for the girls of Africa to provide for the schools she has set up there. I want to give back to the world what I have taken, and this video has proven to me that easy steps could be made every day to do my part in the war on hunger.
Poor nutrition is the most cause of death in these suffering countries. It has been estimated in 2004, that there are about 850 million people who are undernourished in the world. Malnutrition has made up half of the child deaths each year. Children that are undernourished are ill more than half of the days in an entire year. Also, over two million children die each year from lack of immunization. Most of these are in countries that cannot afford medical supervision or do not provide any. Because the HIV and AIDS virus is so brutal in these underprivileged countries, it leaves about fifteen million children each year without anyone to care for them or provide for them.
Most people in developing countries around the world are not educated because of the lack of money to provide for books, a classroom, and supplies needed to teach. Therefore, people are not as informed and cannot have substantial jobs. Statistics have shown that when the twenty-first century began, almost a billion people were illiterate. Also the lack of money provides no food or shelter for families and can leave them homeless and abandoned. In the developing countries, there are no homeless shelters or places of refuge for these people to turn to and most die.
Although, poverty is lessening over the years, amazingly nearly half of the world is living on only two dollars and fifty cents per day. Poverty is decreasing because most of the world is increasing in knowledge and people are reaching out to help in any way that they can. This video that I have chosen shows a further step made by Sarah McLachlan to inform the population of what we can do to help and give back to others all over the world.
I chose this video by Sarah McLachlan not only because it made such a significant impact on me, but also because it displays the art of rhetoric. To me, she is a proactive celebrity whose qualities I wish would be found more in the world. She uses her fame to her advantage and sends a positive message to people all over the world. She made this video in order to persuade people to help with the struggle of ongoing poverty, and to inform others of the suffering many encounter on a day to day basis in the world. This video uses ethos, pathos, and logos to attract the viewer’s attention.
The visual rhetoric is apparent from the graphics and visual icons used to enhance the video and attract more thought from the viewers. The pictures used are to elicit an emotional response of the viewer. Most of the pictures show suffering and barren land. In one part of the video she shows a single mother from Ghana, Africa and tells us that she works two jobs in a sixteen hour day, seven days out of the week, just to provide the two-hundred dollars that she needs to pay for her son’s tuition for a year of school. She sells oranges for two cents and might only sell fifty a night which only adds up to a dollar. Two-hundred dollars does not sound as much to us as it does to the people that are suffering, having to work hard for long hours each day receiving barely any pay. That segment of the video especially appealed to my emotions because I feel that we are all extremely lucky to live in the United States, where we can always receive help. It is easy to sometimes forget how fortunate we are and not appreciate the life we have been given. That is not the only example of pathos in this video. She also has video clips of small children suffering that will make anyone watching the video feel very sympathetic of these poor children’s pain. She also conveys logos throughout this video because she is expressing her thought on the situation and doing something productive about it; trying to show her reasoning. If you listen to the lyrics of this inspiring song, she is trying to convey the message that the ones who suffer are not alone, and the pain that they feel is heard by her and many all over the world. Just like in the line she wrote saying, “the more we take, the less we become,” she is trying to open the eyes of her listeners and persuade people to perform more selfless acts of generosity and kindness. The last form of rhetoric she displays is ethos. We believe everything that Sarah McLachlan has stated and sung about because we respect her strong efforts to make a change in the world. This is not the only effort she has made to improve lives. She is also actively involved with ASPCA, an organization devoted to helping rescue abandoned animals.
This video is an inspiration because instead of using the one-hundred and fifty thousand dollars it would have taken to pay for all of the needs of an extravagant music video, she decided to use all of the money to pay for necessities in the developing countries. She sent money to pay for school fees and supply classrooms in Afghanistan and Ethiopia, to pay for a machine that will generate power for a whole community, to provide a mobile medical unit in India, to provide money to help rebuild the lives of seven children soldiers, and so much more.
The main reason why I chose this video for the basis of my visual rhetoric paper was because I believe it perfectly exemplifies ethos, pathos, and logos. The other reason of why I picked this music video is because not only did I like the song, but the lyrics and video truly moved me. I think that the fact that Sarah McLachlan sent all of the money she would have used for a more popular music video to the countries overseas to help people in need was such a selfless act that made me want to take part in. I really look up to her and respect her because of her talent and what all she has done with it. I only hope that one day I can give back in the way she still does. I have further realized the importance of being truly grateful and appreciative by reminding myself of my blessings while watching this video.
The statistics from the video and what I researched really astonished me. I could not believe that half of the entire population only lives on about two-dollars and fifty cents per day. I could not even imagine trying to live off that little money neither in one day nor for my whole life. I know that I could not survive with so few of resources. I began to feel emotional at the thought of the poor people suffering and the pain they endured that I will most likely never feel in my entire lifetime. To look at these pictures and video clips of emaciated people living on the streets crying out for help when none is available made me thankful for the family and the country I have been blessed to be a part of.
I plan on visiting some of these countries that are in need and helping out by getting involved in mission trips and other organizations. I normally send money every Christmas to a charity or to Oprah’s charity for the girls of Africa to provide for the schools she has set up there. I want to give back to the world what I have taken, and this video has proven to me that easy steps could be made every day to do my part in the war on hunger.
Works Cited
Shah, Anup. "Causes of Poverty." Global Issues. 20 July 1998. 16 Feb. 2009. http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty.
Shah, Anup. "Poverty Facts and Stats." Global Issues. 20 July 1998. 17 Feb. 2009.http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats.
"World Hunger Facts 2009." Hunger Notes. World Hunger Education Service. 18 Feb. 2009. http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm.
World On Fire. Prod. Arista Records. Perf. Sarah McLachlan. BMG Entertainment, 2004. YouTube. 17 Jan. 2006. 18 Feb. 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ&feature=PlayList&p=307CFEF18B0E7001&index=50.
Shah, Anup. "Poverty Facts and Stats." Global Issues. 20 July 1998. 17 Feb. 2009.
"World Hunger Facts 2009." Hunger Notes. World Hunger Education Service. 18 Feb. 2009. http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm.
World On Fire. Prod. Arista Records. Perf. Sarah McLachlan. BMG Entertainment, 2004. YouTube. 17 Jan. 2006. 18 Feb. 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ&feature=PlayList&p=307CFEF18B0E7001&index=50.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
-I chose these three pictures because they spoke to me the most out of everything I was looking for. The first picture is of a newspaper stating that 20,000 people die each day from poverty. I think because of the fact that we are all so fortunate to live in the United States where you can always receive help, we tend to forget the extent of the pain and suffering in other places in the world that we can help with. The second picture is of an assortment of drugs. This is also a problem in the world. People die every day from overdosing. It is so easy for people to get drugs and use them as a way "to escape from the world." Lastly, the third picture is of an excessively skinny model. Recently designers have started to turn models away from walking in their runway shows because they are too thin. She is emaciated looking and it is apparent that she is anorexic or bulimic. I believe with time, each devastation will get better.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A1/A2 Assignment
English A1/A2 assignment:
(I asked my dad, Tim Cunningham, these 10 questions: )
1. How quickly did I learn new things as a small child?
-You were a cautious learner, but you caught on quickly once you examined it.
2. Was I eager to learn when I was younger?
-Yes, because you grew up in a house with either two adults and also two older siblings, so you were exposed to a lot of new things very often that you were curious about and wanted to be a part of.
3. Did I like to read and write when I was a child?
-You like to be read to more than you liked to read when you were a young child. Although as you got older you did enjoy reading magazines and book that were assigned to you in school. You did like to draw and write and be able to create new things because you had an artistic flair, especially with color.
4. What subjects did I seem the most interested in when I was younger in school?
-You seemed to really enjoy English when you were very young, but as you grew older, you started to like Sciences.
5. Did I always turn in my assignments on time?
-Yes, we never had a problem with you turning your assignments in on time but you did have a habit of procrastinating.
6. Did I ever get into trouble at school as a young girl?
-No, you never got in trouble in school, but occasionally you had a tendency to talk too much during class.
7. What type of student or learner would you say that I was or still am?
-You are interactive learner. You liked someone telling you things and you could tell them back. Most of the time, you liked to have the music on while you did your homework or studied. You were always a good student that did all of her work. You liked to talk about the new things that you learned as a method to help you better understand the new material.
8. What did I like to do outside of school when I was younger?
-You liked to play around in these little cars we got you and your sisters when you were very young. When you were a little older you liked to ride your bike, play with dolls, spend time with your neighborhood friends, ice skate, help us cook dinner, play with the dog, and just play outside when the weather was nice.
9. If there was one job (career choice) that you think I would be best at what would it be and why?
-I think there are several careers that you would be good at but I think I would push you to explore a career that lets you deal with people on a regular basis, and one in which you could be creative and imaginative. I could see you being an interior decorator, in a field in medicine, or even a psychologist.
10. If you could wish for one thing for me to accomplish in my life what would it be?
-I hope that you would know yourself and be able to focus on your goals without distractions interfering in order to accomplish what you want. I hope that your life is all that you wished for it to be and I don’t doubt the world from you.
*My history with technology:
-When I was a little girl I used to love to play games on the computer. My parents would buy me educational computer games so that I was learning and having fun at the same time. I also loved playing Nintendo games with my sisters and friends. When I went to middle school we had to take a semester of computer typing each year. Then my first year of high school, we were required to take a typing class there as well. I am used to computers and technology. I was always very interested as a young girl in new children’s games that would come out. I had to even teach my parents and sister how to text and I am a speed demon! I use the computer every day. Not only do I use my laptop to do my homework, but I also use it to listen to music, browse the internet, check my facebook, talk to friends, and email.
*My experiences in past English courses:
-I always enjoyed taking English classes in the past. I like to read and most of the books we read I have benefited from. I really enjoyed reading The Good Earth and Night in high school. They were two books that really impacted my life. I always liked writing; especially in middle school before I had to start writing research papers. I took advanced English when I was in middle school and I had such a hard teacher. She would make us do so much work, it was impossible to have a life. All of the parents used to have to help their children with the work load. What I did not realize at the time was that the teacher I had was preparing me for college in the 8th grade. The hardest English teacher I have had was my 11th grade teacher but I really enjoyed her class. I do not think she gave anyone A’s in the class. You can say I like the English subject, but only when it is in a relaxed environment.
*Arguing:
-I do believe I am good at persuading people. I am good at getting my point across in a way that is not overpowering or demanding. I can make people see where I am coming from and agree with what I have to say even if it is not what they believe. I think everyone is able to do that for their own advantage. I think that everyone has to be able to persuade in all aspects of life whether it is proving that you deserve a job, a grade, or convincing a parent that you should be able to do something you want to do.
*My writing process:
-I do tend to procrastinate, so my writing process can at times be a little rushed. Normally I make an outline and jot points down that I know I want to get across. Then I look at all my ideas I wrote down and also at the order of my outline, and put some of the ideas together while rearranging the outline. Then I write as I move along and revise it however many times it takes until I am satisfied with the work I have created. Normally I like to be in a quiet room with a lot of space and light if I am writing. Occasionally I will have music playing to help me. I like to have popcorn and a drink, or some sort of snack around me while I write in peace.
*Other facts about me:
-I am normally a very calm person. I do get flustered very easily if I lose things or break anything. I don’t like things to be out of order. I love clothes and I believe I have an eye for color and what looks good together. I really do not enjoy math here at Clemson. I am in Calculus and it is very hard. I have two older sisters. One is married and pregnant, and one is engaged so my life is exciting right now! J I am originally from Florence where my dad lives, but my mom moved to Columbia this past summer so I go back and forth. I have two cats and a dog. I live in Lever and I love it!
(I asked my dad, Tim Cunningham, these 10 questions: )
1. How quickly did I learn new things as a small child?
-You were a cautious learner, but you caught on quickly once you examined it.
2. Was I eager to learn when I was younger?
-Yes, because you grew up in a house with either two adults and also two older siblings, so you were exposed to a lot of new things very often that you were curious about and wanted to be a part of.
3. Did I like to read and write when I was a child?
-You like to be read to more than you liked to read when you were a young child. Although as you got older you did enjoy reading magazines and book that were assigned to you in school. You did like to draw and write and be able to create new things because you had an artistic flair, especially with color.
4. What subjects did I seem the most interested in when I was younger in school?
-You seemed to really enjoy English when you were very young, but as you grew older, you started to like Sciences.
5. Did I always turn in my assignments on time?
-Yes, we never had a problem with you turning your assignments in on time but you did have a habit of procrastinating.
6. Did I ever get into trouble at school as a young girl?
-No, you never got in trouble in school, but occasionally you had a tendency to talk too much during class.
7. What type of student or learner would you say that I was or still am?
-You are interactive learner. You liked someone telling you things and you could tell them back. Most of the time, you liked to have the music on while you did your homework or studied. You were always a good student that did all of her work. You liked to talk about the new things that you learned as a method to help you better understand the new material.
8. What did I like to do outside of school when I was younger?
-You liked to play around in these little cars we got you and your sisters when you were very young. When you were a little older you liked to ride your bike, play with dolls, spend time with your neighborhood friends, ice skate, help us cook dinner, play with the dog, and just play outside when the weather was nice.
9. If there was one job (career choice) that you think I would be best at what would it be and why?
-I think there are several careers that you would be good at but I think I would push you to explore a career that lets you deal with people on a regular basis, and one in which you could be creative and imaginative. I could see you being an interior decorator, in a field in medicine, or even a psychologist.
10. If you could wish for one thing for me to accomplish in my life what would it be?
-I hope that you would know yourself and be able to focus on your goals without distractions interfering in order to accomplish what you want. I hope that your life is all that you wished for it to be and I don’t doubt the world from you.
*My history with technology:
-When I was a little girl I used to love to play games on the computer. My parents would buy me educational computer games so that I was learning and having fun at the same time. I also loved playing Nintendo games with my sisters and friends. When I went to middle school we had to take a semester of computer typing each year. Then my first year of high school, we were required to take a typing class there as well. I am used to computers and technology. I was always very interested as a young girl in new children’s games that would come out. I had to even teach my parents and sister how to text and I am a speed demon! I use the computer every day. Not only do I use my laptop to do my homework, but I also use it to listen to music, browse the internet, check my facebook, talk to friends, and email.
*My experiences in past English courses:
-I always enjoyed taking English classes in the past. I like to read and most of the books we read I have benefited from. I really enjoyed reading The Good Earth and Night in high school. They were two books that really impacted my life. I always liked writing; especially in middle school before I had to start writing research papers. I took advanced English when I was in middle school and I had such a hard teacher. She would make us do so much work, it was impossible to have a life. All of the parents used to have to help their children with the work load. What I did not realize at the time was that the teacher I had was preparing me for college in the 8th grade. The hardest English teacher I have had was my 11th grade teacher but I really enjoyed her class. I do not think she gave anyone A’s in the class. You can say I like the English subject, but only when it is in a relaxed environment.
*Arguing:
-I do believe I am good at persuading people. I am good at getting my point across in a way that is not overpowering or demanding. I can make people see where I am coming from and agree with what I have to say even if it is not what they believe. I think everyone is able to do that for their own advantage. I think that everyone has to be able to persuade in all aspects of life whether it is proving that you deserve a job, a grade, or convincing a parent that you should be able to do something you want to do.
*My writing process:
-I do tend to procrastinate, so my writing process can at times be a little rushed. Normally I make an outline and jot points down that I know I want to get across. Then I look at all my ideas I wrote down and also at the order of my outline, and put some of the ideas together while rearranging the outline. Then I write as I move along and revise it however many times it takes until I am satisfied with the work I have created. Normally I like to be in a quiet room with a lot of space and light if I am writing. Occasionally I will have music playing to help me. I like to have popcorn and a drink, or some sort of snack around me while I write in peace.
*Other facts about me:
-I am normally a very calm person. I do get flustered very easily if I lose things or break anything. I don’t like things to be out of order. I love clothes and I believe I have an eye for color and what looks good together. I really do not enjoy math here at Clemson. I am in Calculus and it is very hard. I have two older sisters. One is married and pregnant, and one is engaged so my life is exciting right now! J I am originally from Florence where my dad lives, but my mom moved to Columbia this past summer so I go back and forth. I have two cats and a dog. I live in Lever and I love it!
Friday, January 16, 2009
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