“I was watching how two women were being raped by fifteen men, and the truth is it was extremely unpleasant for me” stated Kevin who is only fourteen years old. Just like Kevin many have had a traumatizing event throughout their journey. In the documentary film Which Way Home migrant children of various ages travel hundreds of miles to reach the same destination which is the United States, all while encountering different kinds of risks and challenges. Which Way Home serves as an eye opener to its audience on the sad reality of the danger migrant children face in trying to actualize their American dream. Throughout the film statements such as Kevin’s were used to capture its viewers’ attention. Even though it was not said straight forward the …show more content…
viewers can deduce that the purpose of the film is to convince its audience that there needs to be some type of immigration policy reform, although in Which Way Home the use of logos was very weak both ethos and pathos were utilized efficiently. Which Way Home lacked sufficient statistics that could have easily made the point of exactly how life threatening these trips could be.
For instance, a census of annual death rates of minors trying to get to the United States could have been inserted in the documentary. By doing so its viewers would have a better understanding of how many children die in their efforts for a better life. Not only this but it would also emphasize that the young migrants are constantly in peril. Although some of the logos used in the film did have the intended effect. For example, in the documentary it stated that central American children make a 1,450-mile trip. This fact gave an exact number of how long this trip in in which the children are alone. One of the logos most effectively used was the one in which the founder of House of Migrants, Memo Ramirez Garduza, states that out of every one hundred migrants ten to twenty or more die. Another example would be how the border patrol apprehends one hundred thousand children trying to enter the United States. Or how it is not uncommon for border patrol officers, such as Andrew Adasme, to find children wandering around the desert abandoned and raped by their smugglers. The usage of numbers and direct testimonies really helps generate the fact that numerous children travel unsupervised facing many dangers including death. However, very few of these statistics actually made an impact as it was …show more content…
intended. The use of ethos in Which Way Home was different from what one would expect.
In a way the documentary offers its viewers a firsthand experience of the children’s expedition because it was filmed during the whole process, from the time they got on top of the trains to times in which they were detained in detention centers and sent back to their hometowns. Therefore, the audience has no doubt in mind that these were actual events and real stories. The introduction of each child included their name, age, and hometown and backstory, such as Kevin who is fourteen years old, his friend Fito who is thirteen years old or Jose who is a ten-year old Salvadoran who is trying to reunite with his parents but was abandoned by his smugglers. As a result, every one of their stories and experience, which the audience “experiences” along with them, is absolutely credible. Even though there was not one speaker throughout the documentary, each child is a reliable source because they are directly giving their testimony on their experience, such as being mugged by dirty cops or seeing someone die in the tunnels, and what they expect further in the trip. As a result of this, ethos was used adequately to convince its audience and gain their
trust. Similarly, pathos was also strongly used. The children’s age was presented often to create that sense of sympathy for an innocent little child from the audience. Just as their age ,the child’s back story not only helped reinforce ethos in the film but it also gave a reason for which the child felt such a determination to reach the United States. For example, Kevin left without saying anything expect left a letter for his mother explaining his whereabouts. In the documentary the letter was shown in which it contained a sloppy handwriting and it could clearly be seen that it was written by a child. Furthermore, Kevin talked about how his mother sold empanadas and he shined shoes and made only five dollars a day. This really helps bring out the emotion of the viewer of the hardships Kevin encountered at a very young age. Throughout the film, various scenes are brought up to show the poor neighborhoods that these children are trying to escape, solidifying the fact that these children are suffering at home and during their journey. In addition to this each child shares what they wish to accomplish in the United States. For example, Olga who is only nine years old wishes to reunite with her mother and play in the snow, or Yurico who is a struggling drug addict searching for a loving family and new beginning. Each of their goals is something that the audience can start to feel that they are taking for granted and develops a strong sense of gratitude for. Pathos was used significantly in Which Way Home through the personal stories of each child and taps into the emotions of its audience. There is no doubt that the journey in which migrant children is both traumatizing and life threatening. Many of them face the chance of being raped, abandoned or dying on their way to the United States. Which Way Home failed to utilize logos effectively although ethos and pathos worked in harmony in the documentary complimenting each other greatly. Although heartbreaking the film proposed a question in its viewers’ minds “Is there a safe haven for these children?” is so what action can each side take to reduce the amount of children risking their lives?
It is an animated documentary film released in 2011 that displays the harsh reality of the Colombian youth narrated by children themselves (ages 8-13). The directors use only interviews and drawings produced by children that have suffered by the violence of the armed conflict. The end result is an innovative animation movie that allows to look at the Colombian current reality from a child`s point of view: full of innocence and sweetness, not ready for the violence that surrounds them.
Creative Section Prompt: Write a scene where an “unlovable” character is involved in a surprising or unexpected hobby or appreciation for something.
Some people dream of wealth, happiness, or genius, but is any of that easily attainable? An intellectual young man from the movie Good Will Hunting has an unusually high IQ that is shrouded by emotional problems. Will Hunting is arrested after yet another case of physical assault in Boston, and this time it was a police officer. When he is arrested, his genius is discovered by a college professor, Gerald Lambeau, who sees potential in Will despite his flaws. Instead of jail time, Labeau offers him a fair bargain. As long as Will attends mandatory therapy, he will be allowed to work alongside the professor. But education isn’t everything, because under Wills sarcastic wit and mathematical genius, he hides his true self. Will scares off five different therapists before he finds himself stuck with Sean Maguire, who ends up using personal and profound forms of therapy to crack Wills shell. Sean delivers this speech to help Will realize his ignorance of his insecurities and other people by using ethos, logos, and pathos appeals; Sean addresses that true knowledge and perspective can only
Throughout the course of this novel, Ishmael Beah keeps the readers on the edge of their seat by incorporating interchanging tones. At the beginning of the novel, the tone can be depicted as naïve, for Beah was unaware to what was actually occurring with the rebels. Eventually, the tone shifts to being very cynical and dark when he depicts the fighting he has endured both physically and mentally. However, the most game changing tone is towards the end of the novel in chapters nineteen and twenty. His tone can be understood as independent or prevailing. It can be portrayed as independent because Beah learns how to survive on his own and to take care of himself. At the same time, it is perceived as prevailing and uplifting because Beah was able to demonstrate that there is hope. Later in the novel, Beah travels to
In the beginning of the clip, the speaker describes the birth defects children are born with due to the exposure of the pollution created by the Maquiladoras. For instance, the speaker discusses children being born with hydrocephalus, which results in them having to put a shunt in the brain. While discussing hydrocephalus the film cuts to the scene of a little girl playing in the polluted waste water. Showing this scene while discussing hydrocephalus appeals to the audience’s emotions. The audience feels a sense of sympathy and grief for the children with birth defects. The audience’s logic understands that it is not at all the children’s fault for being born with these defects, and it is something that can be preventable if the Maquiladoras took better waste disposal actions. Showing the little girl playing in the polluted water also appeals to the audience’s emotion of guilt and shame. A majority of the products being produced in these Maquiladoras are items U.S consumers use on an everyday basis. Since Maquiladoras negatively affect these children’s lives, it creates the audience to feel guilty for using these products that were produced in the Maquiladoras.
Hosseini’s purpose of writing the Kite Runner was to teach the readers the different ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The main character, Amir, is a Pashtun and Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims, then there are Hazara’s that the Pashtuns do not get along with. Hazara’s are not welcomed by the Pashtuns because they are different social classes.
For immigrants, reuniting with parents who left them is a huge problem in the U.S. Children who reunite with their parents after many years have a lot of problems with the parents. The parents and children tend to argue, the children have buried anger, and both have an idealized concept of each other. According to Los Angeles’s Newcomer School, a school for newly arrived immigrants which is referenced in Enrique’s Journey, a bit more than half of want to talk to the counselor about their problems. The main problem Murillo, the school’s counselor, says is mostly family problems. Murillo says that many parent-child meetings are all very similar and identical to each other. Some of the similarities are that idealized notions of each other disappear, children felt bitter before going to the U.S., and that many children have buried rage. Mothers say that the separations between them and child was worth it because of the money earned and the advantages in America. However, many children said that they would rather have less money and food if it meant their mothers would stay with them.
Anticipation is prevalent throughout The Road, which is set by the narrative pace, creating a tense and suspenseful feeling and tone.
I have heard fascinating stories about vans and cars full of Mexicans being pulled over, taken to the border police and deported back to their residence as they attempt to cross the border. Some of them are lucky enough to make it through their journey while some lose their lives. Every year many people try to enter illegally in the United States to get success in their life, to get a better job and sometimes to get united with their families. There is no doubt that the journey of crossing the border is very dangerous and sometimes life threatening. It is understandable when adults are trying to risk their life in search of a better life but when minors take the same attempt and risk their life what are we supposed to do as parents or family? In the film Which Way Home director Rebecca Cammisa shows the journey that many unaccompanied minors attempt with the hope of migrating across the Mexican-U.S. border for a better life is actually a potentially fatal passage. “Each year, the Border Patrol apprehends 100,000 children try to enter the US” (Which Way Home). By showing different consequences of crossing border Cammisa tries to create awareness among parents and even in the children. Parents should not give permission to their children to cross the border and children who have no parents also should not try to cross it. Through her documentary, she tries to educate teenagers and their parents about the risks and dangers of crossing the border illegally. In the documentary Cammisa shows that there are people who know about the possible consequences, but still ignore it, and at the end they regret of taking such an attempt. Through her documentary Cammisa also warns them not to make such decisions because at the end they are not...
Starting a new life is very problematic for many Central American children that migrate to the United States. There are a lot of difficulties involved in the process to migrate to the United States including the journey to get there. An extremely common way to migrate is by train. Migrants usually take away many life lessons from the journey to the United States such as the generosity and assistance from fellow Central Americans. On the other hand there’s extreme hardships. For example, the many robberies, and gang violence a migrant can face on the journey to the United States. During the trip, migrants learn that they usually cannot take things for granted, especially how scarce food, supplies, and other necessities are.
In The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail, Oscar Martinez comments on the injustices that occur while migrating from Central America. Central Americans are forced to leave their countries in fear of the inevitable consequences. The systematic abuse Central Americans endure while migrating is founded on that fear which results in more repercussions for migrants. The psychological effects of migrating is used by Martinez to give insight on the atrocities that happen in Central America. The corruption involved while migrating in Central America is against human rights and should be brought immediate attention internationally. Martinez uses the experiences of migrants to expose Mexico’s passivity on the subject and to expose readers’ to the hard truths that occur while migrating.
Rhetoric is the art of effective speaking or writing, and persuasion. Most people use rhetoric numerous of times in their everyday life without their concern or knowing.
My piece of non-written text is by Brooke Thiele: The Fall to a Sea Called home. In this piece she employed multiple modes of expression and feeling to question herself and her place in the world around her. The fall to a sea called home explores her life, her identity – she was taken in and adopted from Korea by a white family from Green Bay Wisconsin, but still used parts of her Korean culture to give account of her life. Through pansori a traditional Korean musical story telling form. Thiele’s version of hanbok, a traditional hand painted Korean dress, is updated with materials that reference the acid washed denim of her childhood. A second more symbolic piece is revealed under black strobe light pictures of leaves (Thiele, Haggerty museum).
According to the documentary, each year the Border Patrol apprehends 100,000 children trying to enter the
The influence the parents have and the lack of institutional help creates a very rigid path ahead of the children. Their vulnerability and lack of education leads to a greater chance that they will stay in poverty, which increases their vulnerability and decreases their chances of getting an education. In addition to this, the fact that some of them were reluctant to leave means they become indoctrinated into this lifestyle at a very young age. It is hard to imagine something else when you only know one way of life. This speaks to the psychological nature of trafficking and the multiple factors that influence a person’s state of captivity beyond where they physically are. However, fact that some of the children were able to escape means that these children can be saved. This is especially evident in Avijit’s story. He went on to become a film major at NYU, showing the world that any child can have the talent and potential to find success. As was emphasized in the film Invisible Children, they can be extraordinarily resilient. The use of photography was important as well because it introduced a creative way to give these children a small amount of control over their lives. Like the jewelry making in Not For Sale, teaching children photography adds a personal element to helping vulnerable people. This kind of unique solution is just as valuable as government programs or donations in helping those at risk of or victims of