In the sources provided by The Times of London, William Safire, Ayn Rand, and Herblock all showed both effective and ineffective qualities. The reason why is because some had appeals that were easy to understand what the speaker was trying to say, and do. The following statements were why the given texts and image were all effective.
To begin with, the first text given is by The Times of London and the information given is about the first launch and Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon. The text is packed with logos and ethos, it explains details of the launch and the landing on the moon, also it contains quotes from the astronauts, such as “The first word from man on the moon came from Aldrin: “Tranquillity base. The Eagle has landed,”(The
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times). Of the first view of the lunar surface, he said: “There are quite a few rocks and boulders in the near area which are going to have some interesting colours in them.” Contains ethos because it’s the astronauts themselves, and logos because of the quotes provided and the information given. That is why in my opinion the text is effective; it contains information about the launch and landing also quotes from the astronauts. Plus by reading the text one may understand why the author wrote this, and it is because they want to show to outcome of the first landing on the moon. Secondly, the next text provided was also about the launch which was by William Safire, President Nixon’s speech writer.
The text indicated how if the astronauts were to be in an accident during the mission, or failed. Then President Nixon was going to announce a speech about the failed mission and the astronauts who lost their lives. The speech contained mostly ethos and pathos, it contains ethos because mostly everyone wants to hear what the President of the US thinks, or how he’s going to respond towards the accident. Also the text contains pathos because the speech contains sentimental emotions towards the families and friends of the lost astronauts. Some examples of this was when President Nixon included everyone as a whole such as, “They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown,”(Safire). To try and comfort people about the lost lives of the astronauts, and how they be …show more content…
loved. Now the following text was by Ayn Rand was the details about her experience watching the launch live.
The text was extremely descriptive about the launch and how everything felt and what was happening. A quote from the text about the descriptive launch was, “ [the launch] began with a large patch of bright, yellow-orange flame shooting sideways from under the base of the rocket. It looked like a normal kind of flame and I felt an instant shock of anxiety, as if this were a building on fire,”(Rand). It is so detailed that it feels as if one is almost there experiencing it. That is the reason why I believe the text is effective because the detail that is being stated throughout the text seems vivid. For the ones who didn’t experience the launch personally, would be
affected. Furthermore, the last source given was an image by Herblock which shows a man on the moon watching TV and the earth covered in smoke writing out WAR, POVERTY, and PREJUDICE. The image in my perspective means that the launch caused people to ignore those issues, because they’re so fascinated by the first man landing on the moon. The main reason why I believe the image is effective is because what the cartoonist is trying to state or prove, might be based on how the world could be putting the cold shoulder out on serious world problems. Which provides pathos in the cartoon because it includes serious problems about the world. Though the image could have been more effective in my opinion if there was at least a caption, because for others who don’t have much of a creative mind may have a hard time figuring out what the cartoonist is trying to state or prove. Also so others may have a clear idea of what the cartoonist may be trying to state, because the reason why I believe why the image is effective is just just my interpretation of what I think the image is trying to say. The texts given were all effective in my opinion and the way they used the appeals logos, ethos, and pathos. The reasons why they were effective may be varied. Also the overall sources seemed to have the general idea about the launch, also about the astronauts reaching and landing on the moon. Now the reasons that I listed why the sources provided are effective are some reasons of why I believe the sources provided were effective. Also how the authors and cartoonist used the appeals in each source.
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