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Eugene Marshall III English 102 Dr.Wynne February 5, 2016
Child Abuse Genre Analysis Introduction:
Child Abuse has been an issue wihin !a"ilies ha ha#e br$%en !a"ilies u& !$r "any de'ades n$w. Child Child Abuse has n$ s&e'i!i' gender eiher, i 'an be d$ne b y eiher a "ale $r !e"ale. (he dire' de!inii$n $! Child Abuse is when a &aren $r 'aregi#er, wheher hr$ugh a'i$n $r !ailing $ a', 'auses in)ury, deah, e"$i$nal har" $r ris% $! seri$us har" $ a 'hild. (he w$ genres being dis&layed* an ari'le !r$" he +ew $r% $r% (i"es 'alled 'alled -(he +ew Child Abuse ani'/ by Maine Ein'her and a $ser !r$" !redri'%'$uny"d.g$#. (he &$ser !r$" !rederi'%'$uny"d.g$# is a '$l$r &yra"id wih s$"e #ery #ial !a's. A''$rding A''$rding $ he ari'le, Child Abuse Abuse $u'$"es ha#e be'$"e ere"ely danger$us in his day and age. As !$r he &$ser, &$ser, he e!!e's $! Child Abuse has s$"e unwaned unwa ned '$nseuen'es ha are deadly.
What is the Purpose of the Genre?
3$h he ari'le and he &$ser are "ean $ enhan'e awareness. awa reness. (here sh$uldn4 be any &ersuasi$n when i '$"es $ he abuse $! 'hildren. (he ari'le and he &$ser are b$h rying $ i"&le"en a "essage in "$re de&h ab$u ab$ u he e!!e's $! 'hild abuse. I is a !a' ha Child Abuse is s$"ehing ha sh$uld be a%en seri$usly. As As a &aren $r e#en as an adul in general, &ur&$sely &u r&$sely abusing y$ur 'hild $r a 'hild 'h ild is n$ righ. Children ha#e su!!ered seri$us in)uries, and s$"e ha#e
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e#en l$s heir li!e. Wh$ in he righ "ind w$uld wan $ ineni$nally hur heir 'hild I! i e#er be'$"es an issue where h$ughs are sirred, hen ha "us ge 'he'%ed $u !$r hel&.
Audience and Purpose Questions:
(he inended audien'e and $r dis'$urse '$""uniy !$r b$h genres is he general &ubli'. e$&le ne#er %n$w wh$ hey "igh run in$. e$&le 'an run in$ %ids ha ha#e eiher g$ne hr$ugh i $r are 'urrenly g$ing hr$ugh i. A lile lile in!$r"ai$n is g$$d $ %n$w s$ ha i! ha siuai$n d$es $''ur hey 'an en'$urage he" $ see% hel&. Children 'an $bain s$"e seri$us da"age !r$" an e&erien'e li%e ha "enally, &hysi'ally, &hysi'ally, and e"$i$nally. ids ha#e su!!ered !r$" Disru&ed +eur$de#el$&"en, Diseases, Disabiliies, and he w$rs $! he" he" all being Deah. As a &aren $r adul we undersand ha %ids need $ be dis'i&lined bu, i sh$uld ne#er ge $ he &$in where seri$us in)uries as he end resuls. +$ "aer wha he 'hild '$uld ha#e &$ssibly, hey d$n4 deser#e ha y&e $! &ain. 7$"e 7$ "e $! he &ains 'an las 'erain &e$&le a li!ei"e.
(he &$ser w$n4 a%e ha "u'h i"e $ &r$'ess. (he &$ser '$nsiss $! a &yra"id wih s$"e $! he &r$ble"s ha '$"e wih 'hild abuse in i. As !$r he ari'le, i4s i4s $#er a &age and a hal!. I "ay a%e readers a !ew i"es $ !ully undersand un dersand e#eryhing in he ari'le. 3$h genres are !$r"al wih heir deli#ery. (he gra""ar !$r b$h genres is n$r"al wih n$ &r$ble"s. (he genres relae be'ause hey b$h hel& $ ry and u&grade awareness in 'hild abuse. (hey are b$h di!!eren be'ause $ne genre gi#e he e!!e's $! 'hild abuse bu i4s n$ in de&h. (he $her genre g$es in$ a &ers$n4s &ers&e'i#e $! 'hild abuse wih di!!eren &e$&le4s &e$&le4s e&erien'es as well.
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Rhetorical Issues: Ethos, Pathos and Logos:
(he ari'le esablishes he in!$r"ai$n 'redibiliy be'ause i 'a"e sraigh !r$" he +ew $r% $r% (i"es. I hel&s $ a'hie#e he &ur&$se $! he genre due $ he lengh and $&i' $! dis'ussi$n. (he &$ser d$esn4 iniially iniially esablish 'redibiliy be'ause i was $!! $! g$#ern"en g$#ern"en sie bu i didn4 ha#e a l$g$ anywhere $n i. 3$h genres e#$%e an e"$i$nal res&$nse !r$" he audien'e be'ause hey are $n he sa"e sub)e' and ara' he sa"e audien'e. (hey )us ha&&en $ &resen heir "essage in a di!!eren way. way. Child Abuse 'an really hi a ner#e wih e#eryb$dy. I4s u&seing u&seing !$r h$se ha hear ab$u and de&ressing !$r he 'hildren ha ha#e g$ne hr$ugh i. I4s senseless senseless i sh$uld ne#er ge $ ha &$in. &$ in. (here4s (here4s n$ way ha a 'hild ' $uld ha#e d$ne s$"ehing s$ h$rribly ha hey -deser#ed/ $ be brually beaen and abused. (ha4s unehi'al and by !ar illegal. (here sh$uldn4 be any dis"issal !r$" a 'ase su'h as ha.
A''$rding $ he &$ser 'hildren ha#e su!!ered !r$" healh ris% beha#i$rs, ad#erse 'hildh$$d e&erien'e, and early deah. In he ari'le, i said ha &arens wh$ &er!$r" "edi'al 'hild a buse are g$$d a de'ei#ing he "edi'al '$""uniy. (his in!$r"ai$n in!$r"ai$n is a&&r$&riae $ be dis&layed be'ause his need $ be "ade %n$wn. Children wh$ are g$ing hr$ugh i need hel& $u $! i. Aduls wh$ are d$ing i $ 'hildren need n eed hel& $ s$& d$ing i. (he si"ilariies $! he genres are ha hey b$h re!eren'e 'hild abuse. (he di!!eren'e in he genres are ha $ne re!eren'es a new "eh$d $! 'hild abuse and he $her gi#es brie! side e!!e's $! 'hild abuse. I! hese gen res were "issing any $! hese '$"&$nens, he "essage w$uldn4 be able $ be deli#ered &r$&erly. I4s li%e li%e a sae"en wih$u a legii"ae reas$n !$r why i was said.
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Structure and Delier!:
(he in!$r"ai$n !$r he ari'le is unbiased. (he auh$r wr$e he ari'le h$w she waned $ and didn4 ne'essarily h$ld ba'%. Wih he aris being able $ rerie#e insigh and e&erien'e !r$" $hers, ha $&ened a d$$r $! '$"!$rabiliy !$r &$ssible readers. As !$r he &$ser, i was $nly able $ dis&lay a 'erain ' erain nu"ber $! !a's $r e#en "$re deail $! s$"e $! he !a's. All $! h$se !a's '$uld4#e been e&lained beer. (he (he &r$ble" was ha here wasn4 ha "u'h r$$" $n he &yra"id $ really g$ in de&h d e&h wih he !a's &r$#ided. (he ari'le sh$ws a &i'ure $ ! a b$h wih a s$lid b$dy and he $uline $! a leas $ne $ w$ "$re b$dies. (here are lines '$"ing $u $! he $ulined b$dies ha are "a%ing heir way $ di!!eren &ars $! he b$dy. (he $ulined b$dies are blue and he lines '$"ing $u $! he" are $range. (he i"age i"&lies ha 'hildren are abused !r$" di!!eren aduls and in di!!eren di!!eren &la'es. (he ari'le isel! g$es in$ di!!eren di!!eren e&erien'es wih Child Abuse. In he ari'le is g$es in$ h$w "edi'al 'hild abuse has be'$"e a new hing. (he auh$r e#en g$es in$ h$w she and her husband are lu'%y ha hey didn4 ge 'harged wih "edi'al 'hild abuse. F$r years hey were rying $ !igure $u wha heir daugher4s "yseri$us illness was. (he auh$r4s daugher had a diagn$sis $! &$sural $rh$sai' a'hy'ardia syndr$"e when she was 18. (he &$ser &$ ser gi#es a &yra"id wih di!!eren '$l$red se'i$n as well di!!eren !a's in h$se se'i$ns. (he !a's gi#e $!! he di!!eren e!!e's $! Child Abuse. (he di!!eren '$l$rs $! he di!!eren se'i$ns si'% $u and 'a'h &e$&le4s &e $&le4s aeni$n. aeni$n. (he ele"ens '$nribue $ he genres be'ause hey4re b$h rying $ deli#er he sa"e "essage. Child Abuse is bad, i sh$uldn4 be a%en lighly, lighly, and e#ery %id deser#es hel& and aeni$n.
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Language"St!le
(he auh$r $! he ari'le uses !$r"al language hr$ugh$u he wh$le ari'le. (he ari'le was b$h !$r"al and in!$r"ai#e. I was 'lear $ see undersand he "essage $! he ari'le as well as geing a di!!eren &$in $! #iew !r$" he auh$r4s e&erien'es. 7$"e w$rds ha %ind $! s$$d $u he "$s were, 'hild, ' hild, abuse, and "edi'al. (h$se w$rds really su'% $ u be'ause 'hild abuse was he sub)e' and i d$ne "edi'ally. (he ari'le ari'le dis&layed a &i'ure al$ng wih he ari'le being ab$u $ne &age $ a &age and a hal! in $al lengh. As !$r he &$ser, he language was !$r"al and in!$r"ai#e. (here weren4 "any w$rds ha we re used "$re han $n'e. (ha4s be'ause a 'erain a"$un $! w$rds were dis&layed $n a !ew lines wih a big &yra"id. A''$"&anying A''$"&anying h$se lines were a &leh$ra $! '$l$rs $ all$w he lines $ be "$re a&&ealing $ an audien'e. #onclusion"S!nthesis:
E&erien'e and s$"e $her "a)$r !a's was able $ hel& sh$w ha he ari'le was a "$re reliable s$ur'e. (he ari'le was able $ n$ $nly dis&lay ha 'hild abuse is bad, bu all$w he audien'e $ see h$w i 'an really e!!e' s$"e$ne. I4s always hard $ hear a s$ry li%e ha wheher i4s ab$u s$"eb$dy y$u %n$w $r e#en s$"eb$dy y$u d$n4. e$&le wh$ ha#e '$"e in '$na' wih his end u& elling $her ab$u i. (ha4s be'ause he &e$&le ha ha#e g$ne hr$ugh i d$ne wha wh$ hey4re al%ing $ $r any$ne else ar$und he" $ e&erien'e he sa"e hing $r w$rse. Child Abuse isn4 righ and i sh$uldn4 be $leraed. I d$esn4 "aer wha he $''asi$n is $r had bad hings are, i d$esn4 ser#e anyb$dy )usi'e.
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References:
Ei'hner, M. 92015, :uly 11;. (he +ew Child Abuse ani'. =12=$&ini$n=sunday=he?new?'hild?abuse?&ani'.h"l@r0 Child Abuse Fa's B Frederi'% C$uny MD ? !!i'ial Websie. Websie. 9n.d.;.
