Delayed Source Summaries
I've recently realized that I'm missing two blog posts on my rhetorical analysis essay sources. It's much too late in the day/early in the morning right now for me to do those, so I'll edit them into this post later. I've also read that Unitasker essay/story, so my blog post on that will also come sometime tomorrow. It would be really nice if these assignments were actually posted on Canvas- I only know about them because they were mentioned in passing during Monday's lecture.
Update: I'm just going to copy and paste my source summaries here.
This article by the Washington Post is mainly about the flooding Hurricane Harvey caused, and how it has impacted people. It is based on several brief statements by people who have been affected by the flooding, separated by longer paragraphs that give information on the people making statements and information regarding flood insurance, which many of the people making statements lacked. The article seems to focus on the negative aspect of the flooding- how homeowners lost everything, particularly due to the majority not having flood insurance. Particular emphasis is put on how flood insurance is too expensive and how monetary aid for reconstruction is inadequate. Interestingly enough, the author of the article seems to put some blame on the government by pointing out the inadequacy of FEMA funding and that national flood insurance will end in September. The author also incorporates large amounts of statistical figures, as well as a graph, to reinforce the idea that the flooding has caused expensive damage, in excess of $40B according to the figure. Overall, the article predicts a dire future for those affected by the flooding, and gives the readers something to be concerned about.
Update: I'm just going to copy and paste my source summaries here.
This article by the Washington Post is mainly about the flooding Hurricane Harvey caused, and how it has impacted people. It is based on several brief statements by people who have been affected by the flooding, separated by longer paragraphs that give information on the people making statements and information regarding flood insurance, which many of the people making statements lacked. The article seems to focus on the negative aspect of the flooding- how homeowners lost everything, particularly due to the majority not having flood insurance. Particular emphasis is put on how flood insurance is too expensive and how monetary aid for reconstruction is inadequate. Interestingly enough, the author of the article seems to put some blame on the government by pointing out the inadequacy of FEMA funding and that national flood insurance will end in September. The author also incorporates large amounts of statistical figures, as well as a graph, to reinforce the idea that the flooding has caused expensive damage, in excess of $40B according to the figure. Overall, the article predicts a dire future for those affected by the flooding, and gives the readers something to be concerned about.
This article documents hurricane Harvey’s documented death toll up to the date of its publication. It briefly describes each deceased victim, and includes statements by police and family. Pictures of the victims are included. Nearly every single victim is eulogized in this way, and receives their own paragraph. The article's style differs from the other sources I've chosen in that it focuses more on the emotional toll that Hurricane Harvey has taken. It treats the deceased as humans and not another statistic by memorializing each identified victim with a brief description and eulogy. It assumes the reader isn’t reading for facts on the flooding itself, and so is able to focus more on this humanizing. This doesn’t make the article any less of a worthy news source; without these types of news reports, it becomes too easy for the audience to distance themselves and forget real people have been devastated, and in this case, lost their lives to the floodwaters.
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