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Thousands of Americans across the U.S. suffer from obesity. The Public Service Announcement (PSA), “Rewind the Future” showcases the life of an average obese American. This PSA shows an obese man that has been sent to the hospital due to a heart attack. Between a life of plentiful fast-food and a severe lack of exercise, this man suffers from a heart attack in his 30s, weighing in at 300 pounds (as stated in “Rewind the Future”). While the man is being assisted by doctors, the PSA proceeds to display the man’s life in reverse, letting the audience see his unhealthy lifestyle. In the PSA, “Rewind the Future,” produced by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life, the video has pathos which overshadows the secondary presentations of ethos and logos concerning the topic of obesity.
To begin, the PSA exhibits pathos more than its corresponding ethos or logos. In going through the actions of the man in “Rewind the Future,” the audience is able to see his choices throughout his life. Knowing the inevitable outcome of the man’s actions, the audience may grow slightly
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attached to him. With the man at the age of 32, it would seem early, to most Americans, for him to need the assistance of a hospital. While he did need to go to the hospital, the flashback shows him going to the doctors a few times before. During the flashback of his life, another doctor explained to the man that he was developing diabetes, which is a result of an unhealthy lifestyle. The man’s obesity began when he was a baby, when his mother used fast-food french fries, and he continued this behavior throughout his life. The audience is able to see the decisions that the man in “Rewind the Future” chose that caused him to be sent to the doctors due to this unhealthy lifestyle, both as a child and as an adult. Subsequently, “Rewind the Future” also exhibits a small amount of logos in addition to the pathos shown. The video’s focus is mainly about emotion, but there is some information that we are given. The PSA states that the man is “five foot nine, 300 pounds, thirty-two years old…” before beginning the flashback to the man’s past. Due to these numbers, one of the doctors is perplexed as to how this was achieved. This is the wording that prompted the start of the backstory for the obese man. As stated before, in “Rewind the Future,” the doctors give the man information during the reliving of the man’s life. At the time of the memory, the doctors told the man that he “could be developing diabetes” and that he “has to make a change.” The memories show the man visiting the doctors two times before his current situation, both visits produce unfavorable results for the attendee. Similar to the previous point, “Rewind the Future” has slight mentions of its ethos near the end. After the flashback of the man’s life, the PSA mentions wishing to reverse obesity habits that people take from their childhood into adulthood. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life is an organization that focuses on helping unhealthy habits that children perform. With the website Strong4Life.com, they hope to achieve a better future, and a better lifestyle, for kids. Strong4Life hopes to achieve something that may benefit several thousands of people, by lowing obesity rates for young children and by aiding them to a better future. “Rewind the Future” shows that Strong4Life knows that life does not have to be a risky path for children, if they start achieving a healthier lifestyle. The organization attempts to ward people from an unwanted outcome, similar to the outcome the man in the PSA suffered. As a result of all of the preceding information, the PSA successfully combines the three of these aspects of ethos, pathos, and logos.
While “Rewind the Future” has a heavy emotional aspect, the credibility and information given flows very well with the emotion that the PSA delivers. With the somber music in the background, while the flashback of the man’s life happens, the PSA uses the little dialogue that it has to explain exactly what is happening, and how it is affecting the man. “Rewind the Future” ends with the same melancholy melody while addressing how Strong4Life wishes to help with this issue of obesity. This helps lessen the impact of receiving information on the hardships that obese people suffer through. The imagery also goes well with the material. While having a hospital background with doctors, the PSA is able to give the knowledge that the man is living such an undesired
lifestyle. To conclude, “Rewind the Future” focuses heavily on the pathos aspect, instead of the other aspects of ethos and logos. The PSA tells the story of a man facing the consequences of living an unhealthy lifestyle. Because of this man being out of shape, he is forced into the hospital due to a heart attack at the age of thirty-two. The memories of the past show the audience that, throughout his life, the man, and his family, failed to make choices for his well-being. “Rewind the Future” shows people the consequences that an average obese American may face. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4life uses this PSA to acknowledge the fact that many people throughout America live through a similar life to the one shown in “Rewind the Future.” Thousands of Americans, such as the man in the PSA, suffer through obesity. Anyone is able to assist with such an epidemic that plagues the country.
The tone during the whole plot of in Brave New World changes when advancing throughout the plot, but it often contains a dark and satiric aspect. Since the novel was originally planned to be written as a satire, the tone is ironic and sarcastic. Huxley's sarcastic tone is most noticeable in the conversations between characters. For instance, when the director was educating the students about the past history, he states that "most facts about the past do sound incredible (Huxley 45)." Through the exaggeration of words in the statement of the director, Huxley's sarcastic tone obviously is portrayed. As a result of this, the satirical tone puts the mood to be carefree.
As the rising epidemic of obesity has attracted considerable media attention, so has the promotion for maintaining healthy wellbeing. Tom Naughton’s documentary, Fat Head, is a stellar model of this media attention. It examines the exact cause of weight gain, and the reliability of the Government’s nutritional guidelines. The contention of Fat Head is that the U.S Government and Morgan Spurlock (the creator of Super Size Me) present misleading information. However, Naughton’s bias becomes apparent through the careful selection of film techniques, and the silencing of certain characters, who may express opposing viewpoints. The ideal audience of this documentary, parents and concerned parties such as medical professionals, are invited to agree that the U.S Government and Spurlock are deceptive.
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In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
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