Disaster Strikes-- and still I go
November 2, 2015
S: Daisann McLane is an experienced traveler who has gone to places like Bali, two week after their 2005 bombings and Fukushima, Japan four months after their devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
O: McLane is writing this piece right after she returned from visiting Fukushima, Japan in 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the land.
A: Travelers who avoid places who have been struck by issues (natural disaster, economic collapse, and social upheaval). Trying to tell them that they should still go, but avoid the truly bad, dangerous situations like Thailand after their tsunami.
P: Daisann McLane wrote this piece to try and encourage people to go to these types of places even after disaster. Some people may believe that it is easier to stretch your dollar when going to these devastated areas and it is, but McLane is careful to point out that all the money spent in that place goes towards helping the people survive and rebuild their city.
S: That travelers have a period of time after critical disaster, but before the mark of the event has been erased to go down to the site of the disaster and experience what can be life changing. It may be difficult, but it is a true experience and all of the locals greatly appreciate it.
Tone: Daisann McLane takes on an impassioned tone about the subject. She is very adamant about the necessity of traveling to these places to try and help the local people and experience some amazing things that truly make people appreciate what they have. Along with an impassioned tone, McLane takes on a longing tone about wanting to see the lovely lands after they return to their old state, like the peaches in Fukushima.
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Daisann McLane uses a mix of ethos and imagery throughout this argument and persuasion article. By using her personal experiences she helps to establish her credibility as a traveler and expert in the subject of traveling to nations after disaster. She also crafts a sense of comfort in the reader knowing that the author has done these things and is not just blindly encouraging people to go into a dangerous situation. She talks about her experiences traveling to these countries and issues advice about what she has learned, all the while persuading the readers not to cancel their flights at the first sign of disaster. McLane also slides in expert imagery, especially when she depicts Fukushima with the hot springs, blooming trees, and juicy peaches that help argue that this state may be in a disaster, but it will soon return to the gem it once was and it is an honor and true experience to be able to see their reconstruction. She acknowledges that most travelers prefer that their destination to be unchanged but she argues that that airbrushed prefect world would be boring and does not exist in this fast moving world. By using ethos and pathos Daisann McLane is able to expertly portray the importance in helping the locals as well as the amazing learning experience that comes with traveling to an area where disaster occurred.
November 2, 2015
S: Daisann McLane is an experienced traveler who has gone to places like Bali, two week after their 2005 bombings and Fukushima, Japan four months after their devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
O: McLane is writing this piece right after she returned from visiting Fukushima, Japan in 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the land.
A: Travelers who avoid places who have been struck by issues (natural disaster, economic collapse, and social upheaval). Trying to tell them that they should still go, but avoid the truly bad, dangerous situations like Thailand after their tsunami.
P: Daisann McLane wrote this piece to try and encourage people to go to these types of places even after disaster. Some people may believe that it is easier to stretch your dollar when going to these devastated areas and it is, but McLane is careful to point out that all the money spent in that place goes towards helping the people survive and rebuild their city.
S: That travelers have a period of time after critical disaster, but before the mark of the event has been erased to go down to the site of the disaster and experience what can be life changing. It may be difficult, but it is a true experience and all of the locals greatly appreciate it.
Tone: Daisann McLane takes on an impassioned tone about the subject. She is very adamant about the necessity of traveling to these places to try and help the local people and experience some amazing things that truly make people appreciate what they have. Along with an impassioned tone, McLane takes on a longing tone about wanting to see the lovely lands after they return to their old state, like the peaches in Fukushima.
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Daisann McLane uses a mix of ethos and imagery throughout this argument and persuasion article. By using her personal experiences she helps to establish her credibility as a traveler and expert in the subject of traveling to nations after disaster. She also crafts a sense of comfort in the reader knowing that the author has done these things and is not just blindly encouraging people to go into a dangerous situation. She talks about her experiences traveling to these countries and issues advice about what she has learned, all the while persuading the readers not to cancel their flights at the first sign of disaster. McLane also slides in expert imagery, especially when she depicts Fukushima with the hot springs, blooming trees, and juicy peaches that help argue that this state may be in a disaster, but it will soon return to the gem it once was and it is an honor and true experience to be able to see their reconstruction. She acknowledges that most travelers prefer that their destination to be unchanged but she argues that that airbrushed prefect world would be boring and does not exist in this fast moving world. By using ethos and pathos Daisann McLane is able to expertly portray the importance in helping the locals as well as the amazing learning experience that comes with traveling to an area where disaster occurred.