Patrick Mirasol
Ms. Kairis
English 101
16 October 2015
Coates’ Use of Multimedia and its Function “We cannot escape our history” (Coates). Throughout history, groups of individuals have been persecuted for their beliefs, Interactive maps, images, and text formatting are all aspects of the visual aid that is seen in the article. … Coates uses multiple forms of multimedia and formatting in order to successfully support his argument for reparations. From the beginning of the article, Coates begins to utilize and take advantage of multimedia. He begins with a large bold title and a caption, with an image of Chicago in the background. The title and caption are both white, appearing over the top of the picture clearly. The title read “A Case for Reparations,” while the caption reads “Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal … America will never be whole” (Coates). Immediately, the reader is presented with not only a powerful message, but also a powerful combination of images. The text introduces Coates’ argument by taking a trip through history and giving examples of America’s …show more content…
Each of these relate to Coates’ piece in some way. Taking a closer look at the formatting of the text, one could clearly see that the quotes are italicized. While only a very small touch to Coates’ piece, the italics provide a decent function to the introduction. Obviously, the author of the quote is not in italics, giving more attention to the text with the different font. Also, the text becomes isolated, allowing the reader to distinguish between each quote. The quotes are also a prelude to the main body of text. Therefore, the italic text contrasts the text of the article, allowing for the reader to differentiate between the quotes and the
Ms. Kairis
English 101
16 October 2015
Coates’ Use of Multimedia and its Function “We cannot escape our history” (Coates). Throughout history, groups of individuals have been persecuted for their beliefs, Interactive maps, images, and text formatting are all aspects of the visual aid that is seen in the article. … Coates uses multiple forms of multimedia and formatting in order to successfully support his argument for reparations. From the beginning of the article, Coates begins to utilize and take advantage of multimedia. He begins with a large bold title and a caption, with an image of Chicago in the background. The title and caption are both white, appearing over the top of the picture clearly. The title read “A Case for Reparations,” while the caption reads “Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal … America will never be whole” (Coates). Immediately, the reader is presented with not only a powerful message, but also a powerful combination of images. The text introduces Coates’ argument by taking a trip through history and giving examples of America’s …show more content…
Each of these relate to Coates’ piece in some way. Taking a closer look at the formatting of the text, one could clearly see that the quotes are italicized. While only a very small touch to Coates’ piece, the italics provide a decent function to the introduction. Obviously, the author of the quote is not in italics, giving more attention to the text with the different font. Also, the text becomes isolated, allowing the reader to distinguish between each quote. The quotes are also a prelude to the main body of text. Therefore, the italic text contrasts the text of the article, allowing for the reader to differentiate between the quotes and the