With as much progress that has been made in this country through the years, America continues to struggle in the area of racial tension and discrimination. In “Post War Economic Boom and Racial Discrimination,” and “Reinventing Our Community” these problems are expressed by emotionally telling the story of a problem that has plagued this country for years. The articles also use statistical significance to show how the problems are very similar even through the years of advancement. The articles come together to show that the problems blacks faced in America during such times as the Civil Rights Movement, still exist in today's society. Both articles seek a deeper understanding of the racial tensions between many blacks and whites. Pathos throughout
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Black GI’s were not given fair treatment. “Post War Economic Boom and Racial Discrimination”, the lens text, goes in detail of how blacks were discriminated against (RACE) and allows us to see the problems still faced in “Reinventing Our Community.” Both texts use pathos and logos by giving plenty of emotional appeal and facts. In “Reinventing our Community” the stories are made to emotionally show the reader the problems still faced by minorities today. Both use specific examples of pathos and both have one example in each that are very similar in nature. The story of Emmitt Till, a black teen murdered over such a petty accusation of whistling at a white store owners wife shows how unfairly blacks were treated during this time (RACE). This story greatly ties into another story of a black teen and his family that was turned away from a church on April 27, 2011 during the tornadoes, and his mother being killed as a result (Reinventing). This shows how racially charged the community still is, and how these emotional aspects can be seen through two texts. In the text, “Reinventing our Community” it talks more about the pathos specifically in Birmingham City. This can be seen by the fact of a bomb blowing up at the sixteenth street Baptist church killing 4 innocent black girls as they got ready for Sunday school (Dean). The lens text opens up the eyes of the reader to see these
Black GI’s were not given fair treatment. “Post War Economic Boom and Racial Discrimination”, the lens text, goes in detail of how blacks were discriminated against (RACE) and allows us to see the problems still faced in “Reinventing Our Community.” Both texts use pathos and logos by giving plenty of emotional appeal and facts. In “Reinventing our Community” the stories are made to emotionally show the reader the problems still faced by minorities today. Both use specific examples of pathos and both have one example in each that are very similar in nature. The story of Emmitt Till, a black teen murdered over such a petty accusation of whistling at a white store owners wife shows how unfairly blacks were treated during this time (RACE). This story greatly ties into another story of a black teen and his family that was turned away from a church on April 27, 2011 during the tornadoes, and his mother being killed as a result (Reinventing). This shows how racially charged the community still is, and how these emotional aspects can be seen through two texts. In the text, “Reinventing our Community” it talks more about the pathos specifically in Birmingham City. This can be seen by the fact of a bomb blowing up at the sixteenth street Baptist church killing 4 innocent black girls as they got ready for Sunday school (Dean). The lens text opens up the eyes of the reader to see these