Saturday, November 19, 2011

AOW #9- The Last Big City with an Occupy Camp: What's Los Angeles to Do?

This article discusses the Occupy Wall Street movements occurring across the nation. After numerous police raids drove out many of the occupiers from cities such as New York to Oakland California, the last city to continue with the protests is Los Angeles. After hearing rumors that the mayor wants to move the occupiers out of Los Angeles, these protesters are very angry and are going to stand their ground until they are forced to leave. This article was written by Jens Erik Gould, a writer from Los Angeles for Time.com- the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The context of this piece is causal because the Occupy Wall Street Movement was brought about by the severe economic decline which impacted a huge growing gap between the upper class and the large middle class citizens, causing unrest and protests across the country. This piece was written to convince society about the importance of this movement and how these people are fighting not only for a fix in the economy but to prove that they are not afraid to stand up to this nation and take control of a situation through force. The audience for whom this piece was written for is the middle class citizens of America who are supporting these fighters and understand how significant it is that they maintain the protests in Los Angeles in order for them to seek a brighter economical future. Some rhetorical devices used in this article are pathos when the author alludes to the emotions of the protesters and how they are determined and using their strength to fight for America, logos through the accurate information as well as statistical data to prove the point, and using rhetorical questions to seek intellectual answers to keep the audience thinking about this movement and its effects on society. The author accomplished her purpose because of her accurate information that she proposed as well as touching the audience on an emotional level through her descriptions of the occupiers risking their lives for America.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2099885,00.html

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