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The plight of poor immigrant children
“Introduction”
This text discusses how the children of developing countries come into the United States of America and how they go through a difficult time trying to find justice. In most cases, they do not have attorneys to represent them. This text’s context is based on the amount of pain and the sufferings the poor children who are immigrants in the USA go through and how they try to solve this along the laws developed concerning the issue of immigration in the United States of America. The subject being the kids is very touching, and Egkolfopoulou brings the reader clearly while employing the three modes of persuasion in a great manner, i.e., pathos, logos, and ethos.
The text’s main aim is informational, which is intended later to lead to action, which can change the situation at hand. This can also make the immigrants who mostly discussed are kids have a better environment and fair treatment when facing the courts of law, especially. This is especially to those without representation by an attorney as they are displayed to be the ones who go through a lot of suffering in contrast to those represented. The aim is conjoined to try to bring about legal and other types of action to protect the minors. Therefore, the author believes that this information will make many people feel pity and have mercy for the poor kids. Therefore he wants to use this and inspire action for a change in the policies which govern immigration. Through the change of policies, the children will be supported and have a better life, thus protecting and upholding their rights.
The essay can be summarised as one of the touching stories about the plight of minors who are faced with a situation that they cannot handle on their own. Therefore, they need legal justice and consideration. These kids, just like any other human person, require justice, and therefore they should not be denied their rights even if an attorney in court does not represent them. Therefore this text discusses the injustices heaped upon minors and how the author of this text brings out this injustice making sure the reader gets every clear detail.
“Content discussion.”
The development of the text is seen to be very well connected. It has a logically planned series of events that lead the reader to a conclusion, which is a culmination of the story whereby there is seen some hope for the kids. This is indicated as he says, “Sometimes Marks, the San Francisco judge, takes off her judicial robe to make them feel comfortable.” This is a sign of hope, but then again, on the other side, he indicates that the cases are rising every day, and as of August 2017, the cases of that similar types were more than 90,000, which brings in questions on when and how will they be solved or will it be another problem to deal with. The write uses description, illustration, description, comparison, argumentation, etc., for developing the story and making sure it makes sense and has a great impact on the reader.
The fact that the author is a journalist of Bloomberg News in New York City gives him credibility that he can be believed. How he employs language is also considered ethos, and therefore he can be trusted from his representation of different issues he talks about. Egkolfopoulou is very informed about the plight of the immigrant minors as he gives clear examples and has statistics to present to the audience how the immigrant minors have issues with authorities. He also summons the reader’s feelings by presenting the immigrants’ situation, and therefore through this, he achieves pathos.
The text tries to avoid the mistakes and weaknesses of any kind. However, there are assumptions made in the text; however, they are undoubted. For example, there is an assumption that minors immigrate to the USA without being recorded or noticed as he quotes, “these numbers don’t account for children who may have crossed into the country unnoticed.” The text employs fair assumptions like the one stated above.
“Style”
The language used is one of the central points that focus on the reader, and it makes the development and telling of the story in the best manner possible. Even though the language is intertwined with other styles, it remains one of the basic styles. The tone of the language used can be termed as merciful and informative. The writer uses this not only to pass information but to call for action. Figurative speech is also used to some extent, which adds to the desire and will to achieve the text’s goals. The paragraphs are well arranged and short, each introducing a different thing even if a continuation of the paragraph’s issues in the paragraph above it. The sentences are also concise, and they make the reader have the ability to understand the issue of immigrant children in a clear manner.
“Conclusion”
In this text, there can be seen a very well developed story of how the authorities treat children who illegally migrate into the USA and how their issues are addressed. The text has achieved its purpose in a lot of ways. It can be termed as effective on the issue of message delivery and appealing to the audience try to be in the shoes of the suffering children and try to see the possible solutions to the issues the children face.
“Works cited”
Egkolfopoulou, Story by Misyrlena. “The Thousands of Children Who Go to Immigration Court Alone.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 26 Aug. 2018, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/children-immigration-court/567490/.
Higgins, C., & Walker, R. (2012, September). Ethos, logos, pathos: Strategies of persuasion in social/environmental reports. In Accounting Forum (Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 194-208). No longer published by Elsevier.
Leach, J. (2000). Rhetorical analysis. Qualitative researching with text, image, and sound, 207-226.
