The article that I chose is about the homeless check in center downtown San Diego needing funding to continue to stay open, but also a new location to continue helping the homeless store their belongings. This article was written by the CityBeat Staff and what they did to catch the reader's attention is ask us to take a mental inventory of everything we owned. Then think about what we would did if we lost our homes and didn't have money to buy or rent a new one, then think about all the stuff you couldn't live without "the basics." The message here is simple what would you did if homelessness struck you? Wouldn't you want someone to help you in your time of struggle? The importance is that what we have today can easily be gone tomorrow and the authors really help put that into prospective immediately by asking us to think about how we would react in a situation similar to the one the homeless go through everyday.
The center is actually named after a man David "The Water Man" Ross who for years has been handing out bottles of water to people on the street and advocating for enhanced services for the homeless. Then in April it was taken over by a nonprofit organization named Girls Think Tank. They provide a lot of background information to make you feel as the reader that they know what they are talking about. From start to finish this article definitely captured my attention and made me feel that it was important enough to keep on my short list of things to remember. The article has a tone of urgency especially since they are looking for donations to help the center stay open, but to also help for a new site to relocate.
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Your right, the author uses a lot of Rhethorical question, he actually had me thinking of all the things he asked. He also appealed pathos, I can not imagine not having a job, or a home... :( I just hope homeless people, keep on going with their great persistence.
Janine,
You write, "[the] article was written by the CityBeat Staff and what they did to catch the reader's attention is ask us to take a mental inventory of everything we owned. Then think about what we would did if we lost our homes and didn't have money to buy or rent a new one, then think about all the stuff you couldn't live without "the basics." Sounds like the reader is quickly invited to, literally, participate in making meaning -- as in, the article's meaning isn't fully generated until a reader comes to it, interacts with it?
Nice post.
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