Technology's Role In The Voices Against Gun Violence

Nobody would argue that the use of technology has dramatically increased over the past decade, let alone over the past century. Need an example? By looking at our everyday lives, countless examples exist from cars to computers. Technology has impacted and changed every aspect of our lives. Namely, one piece of technology in particular transformed people’s lives: the television. Less than a century ago, people lived without the use of this revolutionary technological item. Now the vast majority of households in America has one if not numerous televisions. People own televisions for a variety of purposes. Some people watch college sporting events, teenagers may drown out the voice of their mom, and others watch news programs. Even though the television serves a multitude of different functions, these …show more content…
In The Voices against Gun Violence, special segment unique to The CBS Evening News, fixates on a five month old child who was shot and killed in Cleveland, Ohio. A clip of the Cleveland Police Chief crying starts the story. Next, the grieving father sits down for a sensitive interview. To conclude, the top prosecutor of St. Louis addresses the rising rates of gun violence. Emotion clearly saturates this story. The story doesn’t go beyond the feelings of heartbreak and speechlessness. In the United States, gun violence has been a growing topic of concern for the past few years. The majority of Americans know gun violence is a huge problem. This story plays the same tune that Americans already have fresh in their mind. While the story clearly opposes gun violence, the story doesn’t provide any new information about gun violence. Furthermore, the story doesn’t pose any possible solutions to solve this growing problem. The story doesn’t inform people about gun violence. Rather, the story wants to sway additional people to believe is a problem and action needs to be