To This Day Poem

Shane Koyczan is an author, performer, and poet. “To This Day…” is a spoken-word poem for the “bullied and the beautiful”. His poem explores the anguish of any individual who has grown up in an environment that made him/her feel different, alone, and so forth. It is a powerful story, meant to speak to those who have survived the wraths of bullying. In order to bring a visual aspect to his piece, Koyczan sent invites to various artists from around the globe to contribute 20-second segments of animation that would benefit his project. It only took one month for the video to receive approximately six million views (TED). Bullying is something that can either affect someone directly or indirectly; regardless, a person is left experiencing pain …show more content…
Ethos appeals to ethics and comes from both morality and credibility. The use of ethos builds trust and authority. As an informant/writer, Koyczan identifies his audience and in an honest manner, persuades them to believe that the stories he is sharing are morally sound and credible. Koyczan’s objective is to make his audience understand the harsh effects of bullying, so that their children do not become another statistic in a database; i.e. death, drug abuse, …show more content…
Children are taught how to act properly. Children are taught what to believe, what to think, how to think, when to stand up, when to eat, when to complete their homework assignments, when to go to the restroom, and so on. Bullying does not occur only between students, but between students and teachers, students and parents, etc. Children are bullied into being what adults want them to be. Koyczan provides examples of this by including the story of himself as a young boy who must undergo cognitive therapy and is bullied by social workers due to incorrect complaints made by his gym