Rhetorical Analysis

In the following article from 2002, author Melissa Greene, uses a past experience of a tragic death in her high school to draw conclusions about the Layla House Orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Greene uses a European/American stereotype style of writing to express her views on what will be the future for children in orphanages that have tested positive for the HIV/AIDS virus. Throughout the article Greene, reflects on how most children who have a positive HIV/AID result will not be adopted into the United States due to families not “wanting” a child with a deathly disease and in contrary the US should extend their arms to these children the most. Out of the positive babies in African orphanages, 75% of them will pass away before age two where as babies in the United States who have received successful HIV/AIDS treatment are projected to live a longer life by a factor of 90% less deaths from 1994 until 2002. () One of the many misconceptions of the HIV/AIDS virus is the origination of the disease. HIV/AIDS epidemic began in Africa around mid 1970s due to the crossed species of humans and chimpanzees. (History 130, [11/30/2016]) Theory proves that the spread of the virus came from humans eating chimpanzee as the animals were taken from their natural habitat …show more content…
For example, in the Sizwe Test the main fears of why Africans will not get tested or take the antiretroviral therapy provided at clinics is revealed to readers of the book. (Steinberg, 2008) With fear of loosing your business, your family and eve as simple as your dignity many chose to not get tested to better their mental health. Even if brave enough to go through the testing and receiving a positive result some still choose to not take the provided drug therapy because it is a daily commitment that they do not