Suzan Harjo uses ethos, pointing out how digging up and selling bodies and artifacts of a human culture is ethically wrong or immoral; pathos, telling how there are no words to describe the shame that Indian families feel when their ancestors and relatives are dug up, decapitated, and experimented on; and finally logos, showing us how illogical digging bodies up is, what if it was some culture doing this to, say, white burial sites. What would we do, we would feel like starting a fight, right? This is so well written that it got to me so much I had to take a break for a while on the second page- this upsets me, and it should upset all of us! If some other culture or group of people did this to your ancestors you would start a war, wouldn't
“Skeletons in the Closet”, written by Clara Spotted Elk, is a well-built argument, but it can be enhanced to become immensely effective. Firstly, Elk’s position is effective in obtaining her purpose and connecting her audience to it, because she includes a broad scope and background of the problem in the first few paragraphs. She describes the amount of Indian skeletons preserved and contained by American museums, through the use of data and statistics. For instance, Elk states: “we found that 18,500 Indian remains…are unceremoniously stored in the Smithsonian’s nooks and crannies” (13-15). By using this data, the background of the argument is illustrated to assist the audience in understanding her argument. Now, by knowing this statistic, readers can connect with Elk and her assertion, since we realize that there are plenty of skeletons that
An example of Moss’s outstanding usage of ethos, pathos, and logos is Jeffrey Dunn’s story. Dunn held an executive position at Coca-Cola in 2001, when the main company goal was to drive Coca-Cola into poorer areas. On a business trip to Brazil, Dunn realized that “these people need a lot of things, but they don’t need a Coke” and decided to push the company in a healthier direction. This choice led to Dunn’s eventual firing (491-494). This story not only appeals to pathos by getting to readers’ emotions, but also to ethos and logos because Dunn is a credible source and gives an authentic experience that adds to the credible feel of the article. (very good info./analysis, keep but
The Farming of Bones is not only an amazing work of literature, but a wonderful example of post-colonial literature. It has all the classic experiential images; dualism, confrontation, liberation, and identity.
Strength of Argument: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Bell Hooks’s essay, "Keeping Close to Home", uses three important components of argument (ethos, pathos, and logos) to support her claim. Hooks develops her essay by establishing credibility with her audience, appealing to the reader’s logic, and stirring their emotions. She questions the role a university should play in the life of a nation, claiming that higher education should not tear a student away from his roots, but help him to build an education upon his background. Bell Hooks gains the trust and credibility of readers through knowledge of the topic at hand, establishing common ground with the audience, and demonstrating fairness.
There has been a lot of controversy regarding human remains and the field of archaeology for some time. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) protect the Native American’s rights over their human remains and cultural items. Proposed by the Morris Udall, former Congress Member for Arizona second District, NAGPRA was passed by the Congress in November 1990. The congress’ intention was to facilitate the repatriation of the Native Americans skeleton and cultural remains that were held in museums and federal agencies. In compliance with the Act, anthropologists returned several skeletal remains that were conserved in their study laboratories and museums to the respective Native tribes. In 1998, for example, the University of Nebraska repatriated over 1702 cultural artifacts to the affiliated Native Americans (Niesel 1). This was a significant blow to the scientific and anthropology studies as it marked the loss of necessary resources in unraveling the development of the human being.
...sea.” The extermination of the Indians is a dark, bloody mark on America’s past. Today, a new “Terrorist Problem” has emerged which finds America once again spreading its form of democracy and freedom to the “savages” in the Middle East. Meanwhile, in our own borders that we obtained through the genocide of the native inhabitants of America, a real and devastating “Illegal Immigrant Problem” is being solved by handing over our country to a nation of people who trample on the flag of the United States of America. Will we ever learn to live in harmony with our “brotherhood” throughout the world of borders, instead of killing each other for the right to fly a piece of cloth high in the sky, signifying a government’s dominance?
"Taboos and Social Stigma - Rituals, Body, Life, History, Time, Person, Human, Traditional Views of Death Give Way to New Perceptions." Encyclopedia of Death and Dying. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. .
Westward Expansion and the Holocaust bring about many examples of cruelty and pain. The list of these is endless and so we must focus on only a few. The Nazis began deporting Jews under the orders of Adolf Hitler. This is much like the Native Americans. The orders were given to the Cherokee to flee their land to a new reservation by General Winfield Scott. These two genocides are alike in their methods of deportation, the rebellious actions of their oppressed and the prison-like waiting areas before deportation. They are different in the groups targeted, their leaders, and their views on inter-racial and cultural beliefs.
Rikita Tyson effectively ethos in her argument. Ethos is all about credibility and if the author is a reliable source of information. In her post, Tyson wrote “(If you’re curious, the Pelican edition notes on page 22, “the adage says, ‘The cat would eat fish but will not wet her feet.’”)”(Tyson). She provides both the section and the page number of No Fear Shakespeare of where she found her information, which proves her to be a credible source. When Tyson provided some passages from the play Macbeth she input “(1.7.31-45)”(Tyson). Her input of the lines to find the passage she pulled from Macbeth shows that she is a credible source. The quotations also reveals that ethos is provided in her blog post.
The Doctrine of Ethos states that music effects character and emotion of man by way of morals or ethics. It was arranged into certain scales, each with a certain characteristic. Specific scales were said to be able to inspire rage or sadness. Some were said to inspire happiness, and one was even said to weaken the mind due to its simplicity. Greek music, of which the Doctrine of Ethos specifically talked about, wasn’t just solely instrumental. Improvising, they usually incorporated lyrics and even dance. Music was studied by the Greeks on a level that would be considered excessive in our society by all but our musicologists, ethnomusicologist, music theorists, and a small minority that take their love of music to more than just an aesthetic level. In our world, a world of empiricism and skepticism, the Doctrine of Ethos may sound a bit hard to believe. It may even sound magical and mystical, but I feel that it has some deep roots in truth. Philosophers, musicians, and even the layman have all theorized about the effect of music on the mind, body, and soul. After all, as William Congreve said in his The Mourning Bride, “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”
As long as civilizations have been around, there has always been a group of oppressed people; today the crucial problem facing America happens to be the discrimination and oppression of Mexican immigrants. “Mexican Americans constitute the oldest Hispanic-origin population in the United States.”(57 Falcon) Today the population of Mexican’s in the United States is said to be about 10.9%, that’s about 34 million people according to the US Census Bureau in 2012. With this many people in the United States being of Mexican descent or origin, one would think that discrimination wouldn’t be a problem, however though the issue of Mexican immigrant oppression and discrimination has never been a more prevalent problem in the United States before now. As the need for resolve grows stronger with each movement and march, the examination of why these people are being discriminated against and oppressed becomes more crucial and important. Oppression and Anti-discrimination organizations such as the Freedom Socialist Organization believe that the problem of discrimination began when America conquered Mexican l...
...ing revelation of the greed, covetousness, and desire that dwells in humankind. It really makes you think that almost entire races of people were wiped out just for gold and land. This article by Hagen brought back to me the realization of how the American Indians were treated. I am a non-traditional student, so I have studied what happened to the American Indian in other history classes and I am familiar with much of the information in the article, although I did not know that it happened in such a small amount of time
...tunately see the opposite of how cultures are not to be oppressed by each other. The KKK is a hating group that will never succeed in their actions because they are not peaceful but ignorant and ethnocentric. Arguments are a great way to prove points when they are conducted with positive outcomes in mind but no one should argue about culture. No one should kill someone else because of their culture. Discussion of culture is commended, but no culture is better than another. Cultures in America have suffered hate by others but this is simply vain ignorance. The world should see that argument and culture do not mix at all. In fact, argument and culture are to separate things that should never meet. As Rodrigues said, “Expect marriage” (491), cultures have appreciated each other and there is hope for the end of culture argument. Cultures should have cake and be married.
After reading the articles over the Indians and Asians Boycotts, in the mid to late 1800’s, I was astonished at how America handled themselves. In the flyers that were distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners Union influencing a boycott against Chinese and Japanese, it is very apparent that the Americans no longer welcomed the Asian community. They make it quite obvious that they will go to whatever links to make sure nobody was in support of them and that if they suffered they would have no sympathy. If we look back in the past it is so apparent that this is all based upon jealousy. This type of disgrace not only happened to the Asians but also the Indians. The commissioner of Indian Affairs stated that the cultured dances and long hair of Indians must be stopped. The Americans have already struggled so much with discrimination that it comes to no surprise to me that they would do it against any other race that came in. The reason Americans did not
My father and my mother were elected the leader of our village. My father used to say, “We don’t do this so that our neighbors can say, ‘what good people they are!’ We do it for our ancestors.” We wanted to get our land that was belong to our ancestors, and we wanted to revenge for our ancestors being killed in the past. We wanted to end this exploration, and we wanted to end this