A Crisis Of Character By Jody Williams

Pollan uses a serious tone in the article to persuade the audience. The subject of the article is climate change and he keeps a serious tone throughout the entire article. He keeps the serious tone because he does not want people to overlook this problem because it is such a phenomenon. He also uses a sarcastic tone in a few sentences. He uses the sarcastic tone because he wants the audience to look at it and think about it on their own perspectives. In the article, Pollan explains about how he could turn his life around and use less resources. Pollan then says, “what would be the point when I know full well that halfway around the world there lives my evil twin, some carbon-footprint doppelgänger in Shanghai or Chongqing who has just bought his first car that is eager to swallow every bite of meat I forswear and who is positively itching to replace every last pound of CO2 I am struggling no longer to emit.” On the flipside, someone on the other side of the world will be doing the exact opposite. Therefore, he is saying this in a sarcastic tone because he wants people to realize that it will take more than one person to solve

Furthermore, to support its arguments and increase the credibility of its claims, the documentary changes details of characters’ studies into some anecdotes, which makes it easier and more interesting for the audience to connect with their causes. The story of how Gore was first motivated to research global warming issues by his professor Roger Ravelle, together with the scientific studies made in Antarctica by his friends when measuring carbon dioxide levels over centuries, are only a few examples of the greatness and power of the documentary.

In 1994, a conflict the US couldn't understand, between clans and tribes it didn't know, in a country where there were no national interests, occurred. The Rwandan War of 1994 did not deserve US intervention. There are four contentions on why the US should not have gotten involved in this Rwandan war. The Black Hawk Down incident, how the UN was there previously there, there being no Possible Gain, and having nothing to do with us. Through the examination of the novel, An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina, it is Obvious that these key points are valid.

According to Egan, “Never let the kids see you sweat” (2006, p.1). The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan was announced as “a classical disaster tale” by the New York Times. This book was written to inform everyone about the untold story of those who survived the American Dust Bowl. The story documents how the darkest years of the Great Depression affected the economy and the people’s living environment as well. Egan’s book explains the importance of the Great Depression. Within this theme, Egan explores the struggle of survival and the broken promises made by the government.

The author, Leslie Fiedler writes about the differences in what it means to be normal. She discusses this in a professional manner that opens eyes to what we have disguised and even been ashamed of. “The Tyranny of the Normal,” we learn much about what we perceive as abnormal and what society seems to portray normal as. We discover what we believe is normal and also what has changed through-out the history of this subject. Our minds are opened and exposed to the world of abnormalities and how we see them.

The Revolution released the potential for America to become very democratic; allowing space for political and social struggles to spread ideas of freedom and challenge the old way of doing things. Ideas of liberty invigorated attacks on both British and domestic American foundations and so did the beliefs of equality in the Declaration of Independence, which caused many in society who were seen as the substandard bunch such as women, slaves and free blacks to question the sanction of their superiors.

In most situations the term power is looked at between one person or group and another. The same perspective from the textbook “Interpersonal Conflict” written by Joyce Hocker and William Wilmot can be applied when looking at the lack of internal power when going through a phase of depression. The type of power, level of power, solutions, as well as the RICE perspective can all be associated with myself and my depressed state I went through for a few months.

Americans, as a whole, do not care about the environment anymore. When we watch the news or simply talk about our day, there are always more pressing topics that come up. However, as a nation, the threat of a failing environment seems to be forgotten because the effects are not as obvious as other threats. Bill McKibben’s “Waste Not, Want Not” discusses how much time, money, resources, and people America has actually wasted and how little effort has been made to try to change. McKibben causes readers to think it is too late to save the environment from our wastefulness because we put our efforts into systems that do not help the environment, spend more money and resources than necessary, and refuse to acknowledge how much were wasting.

Most of the time people get so caught up talking about making a difference, rather than focusing in taking action to solve the problem. In the essay “Why Bother” by Pollan, the writer describes people’s attitudes regarding climate change and he offers possible solutions if people just try to help. The idea of “why bother” refers to people’s expectations when it comes to making a difference, like driving less, but these individuals believe that one person doesn't have such power in solving a problem. However, Pollan then says, “If you do bother you will set an example to other people” pg. 317. With this said, Pollan not only bring out a solution but also hope.

The novel “An Unquiet Mind” starts off describing the life of a young girl, Kay. Early off in Kay’s life she is experiencing traumatizing life events. One of those events is a very close encounter with a plane that flew over the elementary playground very low and “It flew into the trees, exploding directly in front of us” (12). Early on it seems much easier to see how she developed the mental illness, manic-depressive (bipolar) illness. Also, her father showed signs of a bipolar illness and maybe it could be heredity. Another traumatizing event was when Kay and her family moved to California and the complete shock from the change in background. This switch also leads to Kay drinking before she attends classes for high school. Just at the age of 16, Kay is beginning to see just how much her mood swings are affecting her friends and how the bipolar illness is changing her life.

First, he develops ethos by building credibility and trustworthiness. Not only is he an environmental activist, but an award winning actor as well. The notable man’s success helps appeal to audiences, because if people admire his work in the film industry, then they’ll potentially become more fascinated in his work dedicated to preserving biodiversity and supporting renewable energy. DiCaprio’s ethos is established by demonstrating that he hopes to make a difference. Additionally, he uses logical reasoning in order to appeal to logos. Quoting Abraham Lincoln in the beginning and end of his speech signifies how critical climate change is, because he makes an allusion to the Civil War. DiCaprio incorporates personal experiences into his speech as well, including impressions from some of the countries he visited. While comparing today’s struggle to those of the 19th century, the environmental activist brings to light the importance of protecting this planet. Moreover, an appeal to pathos is created by the use of vivid, emotional evidence. The audience feels sympathy and fear due to the detailed descriptions of the industrial pollution in China, the deforestation of Canada, the glaciers melting in Greenland, the flooding throughout India, and the droughts raging across the United

LGBTQ social movements have evolved over time from liberationist politics of the 1970s to an enormous contemporary focus on gay and lesbian marriage rights, a controversial and arguably assimilationist priority for mainstream LGBTQ advocacy groups. Different forms of activism have approached assimilationism versus societal reformation or preservation of unique constructions of queer identities with a myriad of arguments. In “The Trouble with Normal” by Michael Warner, the author focuses primarily on a criticism of gay marriage rights activism in which he posits that all marriage is “selective legitimacy.” He points to other LGBT movements and issues as more worthy of pursuing, particularly intersectional pursuits of equal rights for people regardless of coupled status. In “Marital Discord: Understanding the Contested Place of Marriage in the Lesbian and Gay Movement” authors Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor give a snapshot history of LGBTQ activism since the 1970s and offer similar arguments as Warner about the heteronormative and neoliberal nature of placing the fight for legal marriage rights at the forefront of LGBTQ activism, although they do also introduce emerging improvements with the increasingly intersectional awareness of modern advocacy efforts.

"Sensitivity of the Deviant" by Jennifer Bleyer, highlighted in the December 2015 issue of Psychology Today, raises the issue of the brain research behind pedophilia. For the most part, individuals couldn 't care less to know why pedophiles do what they do, they simply compose them off as awful individuals. Pedophiles, by and large, are sensibly disengaged by neighbors and once in a while can be abandoned by companion or potentially families. A few people, in certainty fall back on savage or scornful activities towards known pedophiles. In any case, a few individuals contend that pedophilia is a mental issue that those perpetrated can 't settle on their own. They see pedophilia as a mental issue, for example, a dietary issue that needs

an inconvenient truth is a 2006 documentary film on climate change/global warming by al gore, aimed at alerting the public to an increasing "planetary emergency" due to global warming, and demonstrations re-enacted incidents from his life story which influenced his concerns about environmental issues. Al gore is adopting the main documentary techniques; montage, the voice of narration and archival footage and to reinforce his bias that we as humans have been contributing to the issue of climate change.

There is fairly sound evidence out there that points to the devastating repercussions we may face if we carry on exploiting our natural resources at the same pace. Most Americans are familiar with the environmental “crisis” to some extent but evidently not enough to take necessary action to reverse the damage we may have caused. Although people are aware that recycling is good and many might even go to the extent of changing light bulbs and driving hybrid cars, it isn’t quite enough, as many seem to think considering their minor efforts. As the evidence states, playing dice with Mother Nature doesn’t give us the best stakes. As a result there are plenty of educated people and organizations out there trying hard to make a difference, and yet people seem very reluctant to fully engage in environmental causes. This lack of engagement is what I wanted to investigate by looking at it from an angle of how the media are presenting valuable information to the public.