Child Water Carriers Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction

Some families in Afghanistan need water more than anything so they have to send their own kids early in the morning in the cold to get water but they can't because they are too weak . The video “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Zarif Nazar and the text “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Sayead Jan Sabwoon both discuss an issue surrounding children who live in Afghanistan. These Children cannot go to school because they have to help their families survive and get water that the family needs.

Body paragraph #1 - Video - Details from JUST THE VIDEO

The maker of the video uses many details from the video to support his point . For example , the maker uses facial expressions in the video to

make the video good and not fake . This shows that when the maker uses facial expressions to make people watching sad and to make them help out to put an end to Child water carriers in Afghanistan Another thing that the maker of the video uses is the Tone of the kids. This proves that when the makers use sad tones to make people want to help these kids. The third thing that the cameraman uses is the zoom . The cameraman uses the zoom to show closer details of the video and to make people get the point that Nazar is trying to make . The last thing that Nazar uses is close captioning / subtitles . This shows that the author not just wants to get his point to people in Afghanistan , but to get his point to people around the world

Body paragraph #2—TEXT - DETAILS FROM JUST THE TEXT
The maker of the text uses many details from the video to support his point .

For example the author uses the Figurative Language to support his opinion about child water carriers in Afghanistan . The text says “ The kids fill the canisters with water until they are as heavy as grain sacks . “ This shows that the author uses Figurative language to support his point . Another example is that Sabwoon uses Notice and note to support his opinion on child water carriers in Afghanistan . The text states "We have nobody at home who earns money. Everything is very expensive -- rice, wood for heating," he says. "Because of that, I left school and I'm working with my donkey." This shows that the Author uses notice and note to support his opinion . The last Thing that the author uses is cause effect. The text says “The kids fill the canisters with water until they are as heavy as grain sacks. Then, loading the canisters on a donkey, or carrying lighter loads on their heads, they climb back up the hill in the first of many trips.” This shows that the author uses cause and effect to support his point

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Body paragraph # 3—Similarities The article and the text have many differences but they both also have many similarities .

A similarity is the setting . In the text the author describes the climate and setting with pictures and mob . In the video the maker show pictures of the setting and even talks to some kids in the setting . This shows that both the text and the video support their opinion by using the setting. Another detail they both use is problem and solution . The video and the article both use the problem of not getting enough water and the solution to the problem supported by both mediums is that families send their children to go get water and miss school. The last detail is that both mediums use children's perspective to support their point . The text interviews a kid name mirwais . The video interviews three kids and even one of them is Mirwais

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Conclusion
These Children cannot go to school because they have to help their families survive and get water that the family needs. Some kids in Afghanistan can’t go to school because they have to help their family live . In both mediums the creators of the text and the video discuss the point of child water carriers in Afghanistan . There are many similarities and differences between the two mediums but they both support the same point . How can you help this kids ? Will this ever Change ?