Rhetorical Analysis “Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change” In the media, there is a controversy on how the media portrays a person with a disability. Charles A. Riley II, article has a pointed view on how the media acts, and how they need to change their ways on viewing the world of disability. Riley writes this article to get his point across to the world that the media needs to be changed. That the media is portraying not only a star but also individuals with disabilities, that they are not only messing with their emotions but also how they are being portrayed wrongly. In “Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change” the article mostly is centered around pathos. Riley starts out his article on a famous athlete Aimee
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People with disabilities get more than just an article, and some snapshots of themselves in the paper, so Riley gives the reader some insight to what the media gives people with disabilities: “… the financial rewards of sponsorships, motivational speaking gigs, and her modeling contract…” (Riley 528). He states in this article there can be good things that come out of an inspirational story. These three things give’s people who are struggling with their disabilities that there more to life. There can also be a negative downside to the media. They can start to become too overbearing that they mess with their lives to where they hate to read the article about themselves. The another aspect is the money which the actor Patty Duke “… by the time Hellen Keller had been sweetened for movie audience Patty Duke’s version of her life, little was left out of the fiery trailblazer.” (Riley 529). He states this that the reader understands that once the media makes a movie there is not a single dime left to keep up her story. The downside of Riley giving the reader information is that he states that the Actors Michel J. Fox feels that the media has put his disability out there so much that it has put his career at a standstill to where he plays parts for only pretty boys: …show more content…
When the media wrote about Aimee Mullings they falsely wrote about the sport she competes in: “First, there are the headlines: “Overcoming All Hurdles” (she is not a hurdle, although she is a long jumper)” (Riley 527). He giving the media a challenge on how they broadcast their headline over people with disabilities. At the end of the article he goes and gives the reader an appendix on how to write, and interview a person with a disability. He states that there are import rules to follow, but the most important are: “handicapped” (Riley 523). Riley states this because they feel down and aggravated when people use those words. When Riley put this appendix in he wants the media and the world to know how to acknowledge the world of disabled: “Fear of the unknown. Inadequate experience. Incorrect or distorted information. Lack of Knowledge. These shape some of the attitudinal barriers with disabilities face as they become involved in their communities.” (Riley 531). He writes that at the start of the appendix to inform the reader that this is why he put that in the article. When Riley writes the article he gives the reader an article title that makes the reader feel as though it is ironic: “…Aimee Mullins see her name in the papers she braces herself …” (Riley 527). It is ironic because Aimee Mullins where braces on her legs, he wants the reader to feel like it’s ironic that he would put
People with disabilities get more than just an article, and some snapshots of themselves in the paper, so Riley gives the reader some insight to what the media gives people with disabilities: “… the financial rewards of sponsorships, motivational speaking gigs, and her modeling contract…” (Riley 528). He states in this article there can be good things that come out of an inspirational story. These three things give’s people who are struggling with their disabilities that there more to life. There can also be a negative downside to the media. They can start to become too overbearing that they mess with their lives to where they hate to read the article about themselves. The another aspect is the money which the actor Patty Duke “… by the time Hellen Keller had been sweetened for movie audience Patty Duke’s version of her life, little was left out of the fiery trailblazer.” (Riley 529). He states this that the reader understands that once the media makes a movie there is not a single dime left to keep up her story. The downside of Riley giving the reader information is that he states that the Actors Michel J. Fox feels that the media has put his disability out there so much that it has put his career at a standstill to where he plays parts for only pretty boys: …show more content…
When the media wrote about Aimee Mullings they falsely wrote about the sport she competes in: “First, there are the headlines: “Overcoming All Hurdles” (she is not a hurdle, although she is a long jumper)” (Riley 527). He giving the media a challenge on how they broadcast their headline over people with disabilities. At the end of the article he goes and gives the reader an appendix on how to write, and interview a person with a disability. He states that there are import rules to follow, but the most important are: “handicapped” (Riley 523). Riley states this because they feel down and aggravated when people use those words. When Riley put this appendix in he wants the media and the world to know how to acknowledge the world of disabled: “Fear of the unknown. Inadequate experience. Incorrect or distorted information. Lack of Knowledge. These shape some of the attitudinal barriers with disabilities face as they become involved in their communities.” (Riley 531). He writes that at the start of the appendix to inform the reader that this is why he put that in the article. When Riley writes the article he gives the reader an article title that makes the reader feel as though it is ironic: “…Aimee Mullins see her name in the papers she braces herself …” (Riley 527). It is ironic because Aimee Mullins where braces on her legs, he wants the reader to feel like it’s ironic that he would put