Globalization: The Process Met with Age-Old Controversy

Unemployment, no substantial alternative job and no savings are what many U.S. workers face when globalization hits their town. This is why the majority of blue-collar workers are against globalizing markets; it has the tendency to cause jobs to go to over-sea workers. On the opposite side of the spectrum, economists view globalization as a great way to making better products more efficiently, saving money. In the article “Globalization: Threat or Opportunity for the U.S. Economy” written by Robert T. Parry, he illustrates the pros and cons to globalization. The main purpose of this article was for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to see the problems and also successes of globalization in the U.S. economy and then pose some solutions to make the benefits outweigh the problems. As a past CEO of the FRBSF, Parry has great experiences and incites that could help the economy. He begins by using logos to further his ethos so people will then accept his latter solutions to problems he has spoke of. Analogies, tone and diction all help Parry verify and show his audience that what he saying and poses are true. He wants the American public to know that there are solutions to economic problems and that people need not fear but act.

"AIDS and India": Melinda Gates Appeals to the Audience

Living in our busy day to day schedule, we as Americans do not often find ourselves stopping to think about what issues other nations such as India face. This is something author Melinda French Gates attempts to change in her article “AIDS and India”. The article, submitted in The Seattle Times newspaper, is directed and geared toward a large audience. This audience is you and me, common everyday citizens of the United States. Gates writes with the purpose to shed light on the dark issue that is the AIDS epidemic in India in order to galvanize readers to action. Gates accomplishes this through strong use of diction, imagery, and relating topics to us to appeal to the reader’s emotions.

Melting Pot of America

If a person were asked to describe the population of the United States of America, a possible description would include the diversity of races and cultures throughout the nation. They have made up the population of this country for centuries. In the article “Lecture on International Flows of Humanity” by Kofi Annan, he argues that immigration has actually helped the United States’ economy. There have been many lectures, speeches, and other forms of media that have argued the different viewpoints of this controversial issue. However, Kofi Annan uses different rhetoric tools in order to encourage the audience to believe as he believes. He uses allusions, metaphors, and rhetorical questions to captivate the reader and make them want to keep reading.

Effects of globalization on the US economy

On April 29, 2004 Robert T. Parry spoke with Investment Professionals in Honolulu to give his opinion as a monetary policymaker on globalization and free trade and the effect that it has on the U.S. economy. These remarks were later published as an Economic Letter in May of that year. Parry argues through examples and statistics that globalization in fact can help to strengthen the economy rather than weaken it. Parry relies heavily on his experience in economics and international banking to demonstrate the validity of his argument for globalization and free trade. Based on his experience and knowledge, Parry presents a convincing argument for globalization and the positive effects that it can have within the U.S. economy.

Water Wars

“Bottled water gives the pre-packaged impression of safety.” However, Joshua Ortega strives to open the eyes of his blind audience to the dangers of bottled water and the future problems the water industry has in store. Ortega, writer of The Seattle Times, uses literary devices and rhetorical tools in his article, “Water Wars: Bottling Up the World’s Supply of H2O,” to persuade his readers to boycott bottled water and drink tap water. Joshua Ortega uses strong diction, allusions, and other tools to build his credibility and appeal to both pathos and logos while convincing his readers to be aware of the contaminated bottled water and the privatization of water industries, which is the “most important issue we will face in our lifetime.”

Modivation

Motivation: the act or process of motivating; the condition of being motivated; a motivating force, stimulus, or influence; incentive, drive. This one word can summarize the message that was meant to be sent out by Joshua Ortega when he wrote Water Wars: Bottling Up the World's Supply of H2O. This kind of motivation was not any ordinary type of motivation. It was the motivation to act. He did so with a certain audience in mind. Those whom would be moved by disastrous hypothetical and real-life situations, obscure raw statistics, and general benefits that came along with the topic of switch over from bottled to tap water. The writer does not only uses the elements previously mentioned but also puts to use a whole arsenal of appeals to pathos, logos, and ethos.

A Twist on being Feminist

AIDS is becoming increasingly more widespread and prominent in our culture today. Melinda Gates realizes this is occurring; especially in India. Her article “AIDS and India” talks about the devastating effect AIDS will have and is already having on this country. She vividly describes the situation and how it can be changed. Gates uses many rhetorical devices to help gain the acceptance of the audience. She wants others to support her in her cause to educate those in India so that AIDS does not continue to spread all over the country.

In our history women have always been the prominent nurturers and care givers for children. Women are able to have enormous amounts of compassion towards others. This can be greatly seen in times of natural disasters when women help give food and clothing to those in need. Thinking back to childhood it is apparent that children who are hurt or sick will most likely go to their mothers for comfort. While men can also be great comforters, there is something in women’s nature that allows them to excel when it comes to nurturing. Melinda Gates directs her argument specifically toward women by using information most important and prominent to females to better the chances of making a difference.

Water Fears

“Clean, unpolluted, affordable water. There is nothing more important in the world-but it’s in serious danger.” Ortega’s opening line expresses his cause with heavily weighted words which strongly convey the message he provides for his readers. He is writing to show the seriousness of the global water crisis we face and the detriment caused by the recent bottled water epidemic. His desire is for each and every reader to be inspired to break from the common perception of bottled water and to not take for granted the clean public water that people in developed countries are fortunate enough to have. Throughout the article Ortega makes clever use of a variety of literary devices to gain sympathy for his cause. He approaches the article with an authoritative tone immediately establishing his credibility. While establishing himself he supplements his article with facts to establish a logical argument as well as stories that bind the reader emotionally to Ortega’s cause.

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Rhetoric is an amazing tool.  It has the potential to change entire perspectives on any given issue if presented in the right way.  Rhetoric is neither inherently good, nor inherently evil.  It is simply a part of our lives and we must choose an appropriate way to respond.  The beauty of rhetoric lies in the fact that people’s opinions can be altered solely based upon how an argument is presented.  Rhetorical tools are the key to a successful argument and some are more effective than others depending on the context.  Joshua Ortega published an article in the Seattle Times in which he addresses the problems with the United States’ water consumption habits.  He feels that the utilization of bottled water out of convenience as opposed to necessity is depleting the world’s water supply.  Even if you do not personally agree with his opinion, we can see many rhetorical tools throughout this article that are intended to sway the audiences attitude a certain way.

Bottled Up Fear

Who knew a bottle of water could be so dangerous? Believe it or not, the neurotoxins, carcinogens, and cancer causing benzene found in bottle water come free; you don’t even have to pay for them. According to Joshua Ortega, Americans need to fear bottled water and oppose privatizing the water industry at all costs. After all, it is our patriotic duty. Ortega uses heavy doses of fear and occasional over-exaggerations to impose his view upon the readers, hoping to worry them into taking his side. Using the fear aspect of pathos and the factual side of logos, Ortega attempts to sway his readers into shunning bottled water and taking active measures to prevent the privatization of the water industry.

Analysis of Immigration Lecture

Kofi Annan, the 7^th Secretary General of the United Nations, gave a lecture at Colombia University in 2003 about immigration. In it he stated that both host countries and immigrants stand to benefit from interaction if immigration is handled and monitored in an efficient, successful, and humane way. Annan’s purpose behind this lecture was to remind his audience, mainly the student’s and faculty of a highly prestigious American University, that America was built on immigration and that immigration is needed for both a singular nation and an integrated world to be successful. He tries to persuade his audience that the world must work together “rationally, creatively, compassionately and cooperatively” (85) in order for this success to be achieved. Throughout his argument, he uses appeals to his ethos as well as appeals to the effects of pathos and logos on his audience. He draws upon each of these appeals to convince native-born Americans of the importance of immigration for both the United States and the world at large.

The Big Bad Wolf?

Barbara Ehrenreich, the writer of, Wal-Martian Invasion, uses her article to express how she believes Wal-Mart exhibits a great deal of inequality to their workers. When researching this article, I found that Ms. Ehrenreich is very interested in socio- economic differences, and puts forth a great effort to help those that suffer from inequality throughout America. I also found, that she uses this as a career to uphold her comfortable lifestyle. To write this particular article, Barbara Ehrenreich took three weeks and worked as a Wal-Mart employee to see how a person living on Wal-Mart’s wages survives. Due to her interest in socio-economic differences, I feel that this article is biased and that Ms. Eehrenreich went to work at Wal-Mart in an attempt to find something wrong, and for information to write her book. It is my belief that this article was written in attempt to attract the American audience, so that they gain a certain sympathy towards Wal-Mart employees. Since many Americans use Wal-Mart as their source of groceries, and other home items, this article appeals to many U.S citizens and causes you to feel as though Wal-Mart is “the big bad wolf”. It is my personal belief that this article was written in attempts to help Wal-Mart employees, but in fact may be more of a hurt, than a help to them.

WW1 = Water War 1

On March 21^st 2005, an article named Water Wars: Bottling up the World’s Supply of H₂O appeared in the Seattle Times.  The author of this article, Joshua Ortega, directed his main idea of the article, how the effect of bottled water on our nation and the world as a whole and the potential effects it has on the future of the earth, to the readers of the mentioned newspaper.  Ortega wants us to change our viewpoint on bottled water and ultimately switch to the convenience of tap water.  

With the help of many different rhetorical tools Joshua Ortega relays this message in a manner that he seems is best fit for this particular audience to make the switch from bottled water to tap water.  He does this by painting intricate pictures in your mind using imagery, his diction is marvelous, and with the use of many ingenious analogies Ortega helps us realize that tap water really is better than bottled water.  

Water World

In the article “Water Wars: Bottling Up the World’s Supply of H2O”, writer Joshua Ortega of The Seattle Times discusses the realities of bottled water compared to tap water. Ortega concentrates on persuading the audience to comprehend the truths about bottled water and influence others to drink more tap water. “Since tap water is a public resource, extensive documentation on its quality and content must be made available to the consumer” (147). This statement supports Ortega’s argument to the audience the procedure used to check tap water before distributing it. Overall, Ortega mixes allusions with cold hard facts to inform and persuade action among readers to be more environmentally aware.

The globalization scam!

Unemployment, no substantial alternative and no savings are what many U.S. workers face when globalization hits their town. This is why the majority of blue-collar workers have been against globalizing markets, it has the tendency to cause jobs to go to over-sea workers. On the opposite side of the spectrum, economists view globalization as a great way to making better products more efficiently, saving money. In the article “Globalization: Threat or Opportunity for the U.S. Economy” written by Robert T. Parry, he illustrates the pros and cons to globalization. The main purpose of this article was for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to see the problems and also successes of globalization in the U.S. economy and then pose some solutions to make the benefits outweigh the problems. As a past CEO of the FRBSF, Parry has great experiences and incites that could better the economy. He first uses logos to further his ethos so people will then accept his latter solutions to problems he has spoke of. Analogies, tone and diction all help Parry verify and show his audience that what he saying and poses are true. He wants the American public to know that there are solutions to economic problems and that people need not fear but act.