To remember the lives of the Rwandan people who lost their lives during the months of April to July 1994, the proposal of a non profit organization for Rwandan survivors was created. The goal of the non profit organization is to bring peace and tranquility to survivors even after 20 years of the genocide. The audience which were American citizens were sought to help these survivors attain harmony by donating and gaining awareness of the genocide. To effectively portray the organization as a way of mourning, I used ethos, pathos, logos and tried to convince why the audience should donate. The main goal of the non profit organization is to raise awareness of the genocide and also to help survivors heal the psychological scars that are still
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I used ethos to become a credible source knowledgeable of the genocide because of my continuing research on the topic. During the presentation, I asked the potential board of directors if they knew what the Rwandan Genocide was about. As expected, only about three of them raised their hands, so I gave background information to the potential donors that didn’t know about the genocide. I presented the American audience with a website that explained the mission and objectives of the non profit organization so they could get a visual representation about what they were going to donate to. Since I was the founder of the organization, the audience assumed I was credible because of the certainty I had of my argument. I also told the audience that I would have known guest speakers who were in Rwanda in 1994 to talk about their …show more content…
One student asked about how Rwandans would be educated. I responded by stating that with the funds we would receive by them, we would construct schools in Rwanda and be partnered with a vocational school that would help us educate the youth. The questions of the audience made me question myself in how I would achieve the projects I was proposing. Still, at the end of my oral presentation, I also hoped that the non profit organization I was proposing would be successful in enticing the audience to join the board of directors and commemorate the genocide
I used ethos to become a credible source knowledgeable of the genocide because of my continuing research on the topic. During the presentation, I asked the potential board of directors if they knew what the Rwandan Genocide was about. As expected, only about three of them raised their hands, so I gave background information to the potential donors that didn’t know about the genocide. I presented the American audience with a website that explained the mission and objectives of the non profit organization so they could get a visual representation about what they were going to donate to. Since I was the founder of the organization, the audience assumed I was credible because of the certainty I had of my argument. I also told the audience that I would have known guest speakers who were in Rwanda in 1994 to talk about their …show more content…
One student asked about how Rwandans would be educated. I responded by stating that with the funds we would receive by them, we would construct schools in Rwanda and be partnered with a vocational school that would help us educate the youth. The questions of the audience made me question myself in how I would achieve the projects I was proposing. Still, at the end of my oral presentation, I also hoped that the non profit organization I was proposing would be successful in enticing the audience to join the board of directors and commemorate the genocide