Hello, everyone!
This is rather off topic, but I wanted to inform you all of KONY 2012 if you aren't aware already. Please take 30 minutes of your time to watch this video. It explains an issue that must become viral--is becoming viral as you read this. It is worth your time.
"Filmmaker Jason Russell visited Africa in 2003 and returned with a story that made people ask what they could do to help. Jason co-founded the non-profit Invisible Children Inc. which is working to make the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony of Uganda famous by raising support for his arrest. Kony’s arrest will save thousands of women and children allowing them to live a normal life without fear from the LRA rebels. Jason shares with us his friend Jacob, who after losing his brother and not having the opportunity to attend school Jacob would rather die than live. Unfortunately the ‘United States will not get involved if our National Security or Financial Interest aren’t at stake’. The issue to the US government is not important enough to get involved. So, the people have spoken and made it clear that they want to see something done. Invisible Children currently has 475,000 fans on Facebook and looking to increase that number before April 20th. On the night of April 20th, Kony 2012 crews will hit the streets to set up posters, with hopes of grabbing national attention to the issue. This 30 minute video will be the best thing you watch all week and you can help by spreading the word to get our government involved."
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From EHS '10-'11 Yearbook with the
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When I was in high school, I was secretary of a club titled "Invisible Children." Our mission was--and still is as it is an ongoing club--to raise awareness about children in Uganda who are impoverished and unable to attend school. Eastlake High (where I attended), along with multiple other schools, participate in a program called "Schools for Schools" where money is raised by groups around the world to build a school for children. One way money is raised is through "Change for Change", where club members collect change from other students. Our total amounted up to $1000. "Threaded together by the need of students across the world, EHS will shine the light on the invisible." Cute, I know.
Now I knew how important being a member, as well as a
leader, of that club was. But boy, I didn't realize
all the importance.
MAKE KONY FAMOUS.
Thank you for your time,
Jennica Sarmiento
This clip is completely ON TOPIC. Part of the goal of having this particular learning community is to help each other develop a wider perspective. Specificaly, we use Filipino American topics to learn about composition and rhetoric, opening up a traditional class to look at bigger issues. So this video's topic is aligned with that agenda. Plus, the content (the goal of promoting awareness and community) is in line with what our community wants to do, too.
ReplyDeleteMoreover, the clip is rich ground for exploring, analyzing and seeing rhetoric at work. And I hope you saw how productive our conversation was today. The whole class filled out the board with rhetorical analysis of the video. We not only "got" the content, but we understood how the film maker used rhetorical strategies to get us to understand his perspective. Today's discussion showed me that many of us in the class are able to apply rhetorical analysis to texts we see in our real lives (videos such as these).
Bravo, Jennica.
Thank you, Professor Aronson!
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