Rhetorical Analysis

In this editorial, Elizabeth Baugh, contributes her opinion in stating that the movie “The Pregnancy Pact” presented on Lifetime was not what she expected. She was unsatisfied with the movie, which she felt it did not do its job. Elizabeth claims that, “Teen pregnancy was depicted as far more glamorous” in this Lifetime presentation. She supports her claim with the reason that the movie concentrates more on a “way to get your boyfriend to never leave and love you forever”, and states that the movie doesn’t offer a solution to the teen pregnancy epidemic. A feeling of concern is expressed in her argument, she feels that an atmosphere that makes it ok to be a teen mom is presented. She uses refutation of evidence to create support for her argument. The body of her argument comes from taking quotes directly from the movie and even putting a website in her argument to provide actual statistics about teen pregnancy. Through her concerned tone of voice Elizabeth wants to capture a general audience of young teen girls and their parents as well, with a message more on the lines of don’t be fooled by this movie. No acknowledgement or response is provided in this argument; there is only one point of view that Elizabeth takes on. A lot of pathos is used in Elizabeth’s argument where the topic of being a teen mom is an emotional rollercoaster; there is the good and the bad, but a whole lot more good due to the “glamorous” lifestyle that can be fulfilled. She promotes her argument with the purpose to persuade young teens to not find false motivation or encouragement in this argument. The occasion that she uses is an essay about the television broadcast of “The Pregnancy Pact”, which a Lifetime original movie inspired by a true story.

Rebuttal Prewriting

When many people look at movies, they kind of have a sense that less reality is going to come forth in the movie, even with movies that are based on a true story. If inspiration is to be seeked in the movie it can be captured in many different ways. In the Lifetime presentation of Pregnancy Pact young girls are able to find inspiration in the movie. With the struggle and turmoil that the characters in the movie went through, I know many girl decided not to follow in their footsteps.

Argument Artical

http://breezejmu.org/2010/01/25/a-perfectly-planned-pregnancy/

Editorial Search

There is a huge variety of ideas, thoughts and feelings about many current issues that people care to publish. Most of the time issues such as politics, current events, healthcare, human rights, education and society are addressed in various opinion and editorial sections. Personally I am more interested in issues that encompass the topics of education, current events and the society. I would feel comfortable arguing and stating my own opinion about these topics because I keep myself well aware and updated about these issues. I always find myself strongly agreeing with any issues that I feel are basically beneficial to our society. I don’t really look forward to reading others’ opinions about politics and laws; I get bored by these topics because I usually feel intimidated with opinions that become very extreme with this issue. I usually find myself less updated with recent political events just because it’s a subject I never find interesting enough to spark conversations with, people get to serious and argumentive when it comes to politics and always turn political opinions into a harsh debate. Usually my lack of knowledge in the category of political issues disqualifies me in being able to express my own opinion, it doesn’t really benefit anybody when someone states and opinion about something they don’t know anything about. I want to learn more about issues such as the unfair treatment of human rights. There are still instances where people get stripped of their own human rights. People can be unaware that they are treated unfairly and appropriate action is not taken. I am against the unfair treatment of anyone in society. There is various times where I might agree with a certain situation, but if someone’s human rights are violated or ill-treated then I find a disagreement in that part of the story.

Little Bear: A Childhood Reflection

Little Bear is a children’s television show filled with sunshine and green grassy fields. The main character of the show is a bear cub named Little Bear. Little Bear lives in a forest with loving parents and is surrounded by great friends. Everyday Little Bear goes on an adventure and he learns something new all the time. Things like imagination, good friendship, obstacles, gentleness and caring attributes were expressed throughout various episodes of Little Bear. The hearts and minds of little children are captivated by the happiness and cheerfulness found in the episodes of Little Bear.
In the eyes of a young child, there is nothing more amazing than a group of talking animals that go on day to day adventures and share a great friendship. I remember watching Little Bear and feeling as if I were actually on the adventure with Little Bear and his friends. His friends Hen, Duck, Cat, Owl and Emily instantly became my friends as well. At my age the show not only sparked my imagination but it also brought about a sense of reality. The color and scenery portrayed in the show were well blended and were from the natural and earthy color tone. These colors expressed a sense of realness; bright, less standard colors would have screamed pure imagination to me. It is easy for the younger children to think the world in Little Bear is intertwined and similar to the actual world they live in.
I actually still love Little Bear because it’s a great show for children, but now that I’m older my view of the show has also matured. I know that it is very unrealistic for animals to talk. If animals could talk it would be in a language that was not understandable to humans, in the show Little Bear had a friend named Emily that was a human and they verbally communicated all the time. Emily was the only character that was given a humanistic name while the other animals were named based upon the animal that was symbolized. Why was the human friend named Emily instead of Girl? Even though Little Bear’s parents were characters in the show, the idea of learning from your parents and following your parents’ rules were unaddressed. Little Bear was able to play in the woods all day and wander far from home. His parents basically had no role accept for being the faces that Little Bear saw when he returned home. A strong family relationship was not really communicated throughout the show. Imagination overpowered the episodes of Little Bear lacking actuality.