Is racism still alive on college campuses? You might think it is not, but the reality says that it does exist in many colleges. Incidents of racism, ranging from calling name to physical abuse, have increased in the last few years. According to the Department of Education, the number of racial complaints reported on college campuses “has increased from 555 in 2009 to 939 last year” (Quijano). One of the most recent racist incidents is the racist chant that happened at the University of Oklahoma. A group of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members sang a racist song that includes racial slurs against African Americans (Svrluga). Although, the students who led the song were expelled from the university, many people believe that it is not the end
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It is clear that racism is a serious social problem that negatively impacts individual on campus and the whole community. Racism is harmful to the mental and physical health for young people who experience it. According to Gil González, “Racism is associated with impaired psychological well-being, decreased self-esteem, and increased risk of depression”. These impacts can reduce individual’s ability to work or study, and to achieve their future goals. Moreover racism creates a society where individual don’t trust or respect each other. Therefore, everyone should play a role to help to reduce racial prejudice, and to create an environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. I used authoritative to show that effects of racial discrimination.
My chosen public audience is college students. I chose this audience because many students who struggled with racist behaviors feel nervous and depressed, have trouble focusing in class and on schoolwork, and they don’t know how deal with it. To meet their needs, I tended to write my public argument in such a way that emphasized the actions that should be taken if they experience any kind of racial …show more content…
A brochure is is a small single-page, two-sided, folded document designed to present an argument to readers and persuade them to one point of view ("Constructing a Brochure or Pamphlet."). It should contain the most important information about the argument, and be attractive and eye-catching so the reader is motivated to find out more. Also, the information should be written in bullet points instead of long paragraphs. To meet the conventions, I chose to use Pixlr Editor to design the layout of the brochure. Also, I used Microsoft Word to add and modify all the text and image contents, and place them in proper position. In order to emphasize the key points and grab the attention of readers, I used different fonts and colors. I also added images to emphasize my topic to meet the visual rhetoric.The limitations of my argument are a lack of detailed information about how racism can affect students, statistics about racism on college campuses, and why they have to take action against any kind of racial discrimination. I should have provided more information, but the convention of brochure limits what I could include. But since I included the main key points in my arguments in very simple and organize way, I believe that my audience would be convinced by my
It is clear that racism is a serious social problem that negatively impacts individual on campus and the whole community. Racism is harmful to the mental and physical health for young people who experience it. According to Gil González, “Racism is associated with impaired psychological well-being, decreased self-esteem, and increased risk of depression”. These impacts can reduce individual’s ability to work or study, and to achieve their future goals. Moreover racism creates a society where individual don’t trust or respect each other. Therefore, everyone should play a role to help to reduce racial prejudice, and to create an environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. I used authoritative to show that effects of racial discrimination.
My chosen public audience is college students. I chose this audience because many students who struggled with racist behaviors feel nervous and depressed, have trouble focusing in class and on schoolwork, and they don’t know how deal with it. To meet their needs, I tended to write my public argument in such a way that emphasized the actions that should be taken if they experience any kind of racial …show more content…
A brochure is is a small single-page, two-sided, folded document designed to present an argument to readers and persuade them to one point of view ("Constructing a Brochure or Pamphlet."). It should contain the most important information about the argument, and be attractive and eye-catching so the reader is motivated to find out more. Also, the information should be written in bullet points instead of long paragraphs. To meet the conventions, I chose to use Pixlr Editor to design the layout of the brochure. Also, I used Microsoft Word to add and modify all the text and image contents, and place them in proper position. In order to emphasize the key points and grab the attention of readers, I used different fonts and colors. I also added images to emphasize my topic to meet the visual rhetoric.The limitations of my argument are a lack of detailed information about how racism can affect students, statistics about racism on college campuses, and why they have to take action against any kind of racial discrimination. I should have provided more information, but the convention of brochure limits what I could include. But since I included the main key points in my arguments in very simple and organize way, I believe that my audience would be convinced by my