16 October, 2020 was supposed to be the year for change to occur and for everyone to have a chance at a fresh start. Unfortunately, 2020 only lived up to the first part of that statement, and it wasn’t anywhere close to the change we were expecting. Two articles that I believe are relevant to what is going on in today’s world are ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’ by Kristian Lundberg and Rey Junco and ‘3 Volunteering Guideline to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic’ by Jennifer A. Jones. These two articles provide information on what is going on during the global pandemic from different perspectives, and also ways you can help the people who need it the most. In the articles, both authors use similar rhetorical appeals and devices in their common goal to inform people about how people are struggling, and how to help with the global coronavirus pandemic.
In the article ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’, authors Lundberg and Junco’s overall purpose was to inform people on how the youth were affected by this global pandemic. Lundberg and Junco wrote this article in hopes that readers who are over the age of 18 that are eligible to vote can create change. In the article, authors Lundberg and Junco report on how the youth, although in a pandemic, have been stepping up in our communities and showing how the world is starting to change. The youth are slowly starting to become a part of a big change bound to happen. Lundberg and Junco also talk about how a significant amount of the youth have not been able to secure full - or - part time jobs and that the unemployment rate for the youth is much higher for the younger adults. Lastly, Lundberg and Junco display polls and charts of the actions taken by the young people to avoid taking in Covid-19.
In the article ‘3 Volunteering Guideline to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic’, Jones’ overall purpose was to inform people on easy ways they can help volunteer during the global coronavirus pandemic. Jones wrote this article in hopes that people would pay closer attention to what is going on and to show people that you can help out in different ways and still follow safety precautions. In the article, Jones writes about how in today’s world, no matter how good your intentions may be, there will always be a risk that those people working and helping could be a reason of potentially causing more people to get Covid-19. And unfortunately, the people who need help the most are usually the people who are hit the hardest because they become infected and more often than not, the people with lower incomes tend to have more health problems than other people. Jones then goes on to suggest three ways people can help out during these hard times. The three options that Jones suggested to help are: to give money, virtual Volunteering, and to check in before dropping by.
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Authors Lundberg and Junco and Jones use rhetorical devices such as logos to provide similar examples of how volunteering is very needed and helpful during the global coronavirus pandemic. For example, in the article ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’, authors Lundberg and Junco took a look at their data and wrote: “Our polling data illustrates that not only have young people largely been adhering to public health guidelines, but they’ve also been investing their energies in a variety of ways to help their neighbors and communities” (19). In this article, Lundberg and Junco state that they have found actual data and made a data poll that shows how young people have been following safety guidelines and investing their time and energy into helping out in their neighborhoods and communities. Furthermore, in the article ‘3 Volunteering Guidelines to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic’, Jones states: “Managing volunteers requires staff time, which many organizations lack. Other organizations may be ready and waiting for your help” (8). In this quote, Jones shows her use of logos by persuading the reader to view things from the organization’s perspective. In both articles, all three authors show their use of logos to illustrate how volunteering during this time of crisis is much accepted, and people nowadays will take as much help as possible, especially if it’s voluntary. I feel like as of this moment it is important for people of all ages to volunteer their time if they have any to spare. Helping out in your community and to those local small businesses who are struggling or for people struggling in general is much needed because many people neglect other people who are experiencing hardships.
Authors Lundberg and Junco and Jones use rhetorical devices such as pathos to show their mutual empathetic and informative tone. For example, in the article ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’, authors Lundberg and Junco write about the youth having to adjust to online learning, and how it has been hard for them to both get and maintain jobs, which led Lundberg and Junco to state: “Most K-12 schools and universities have either closed or transitioned to an online learning format, which has usually entailed reduced in-classroom time and diminished educational opportunities. Unemployment rates for young people in the labor force are the highest ever recorded” (2). In this quote, Lundberg and Junco write about how the global pandemic has caused education to make a drastic and completely out of the ordinary change. Lundberg and Junco show their informative tone by letting the readers know how the young people are struggling in adjusting in school and in employment. Furthermore, in the article ‘3 Volunteering Guidelines to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic’, Jones writes about how the world has changed, and no matter how good your intentions are there will always be that risk that you can get Covid-19 or pass it on to someone else, which led Jones to state: “Today, no matter how well-intentioned, there’s a risk that those helping hands could have the unfortunate consequence of causing more people to get Covid-19”. In this quote, Jones uses an informative tone to let the readers know that in today’s world there is no normal. When I read this, I felt the informative tone from Jones and it made me realize that right now is a different time in the world, but everybody is doing what they can to adapt, which means you just have to do the same. In both articles, all three authors show a use of pathos to express their mutual empathetic and informative tone.
Authors Lundberg and Junco and Jones use rhetorical devices such as imagery to provide similar examples of helping out people who are in need and how rewarding donating your time to other people can be. For example, in the article ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’, authors Lundberg and Junco illustrate a poll called ‘Young People Have Helped Their Communities by Taking a Variety of Pandemic-Related Civic Actions’, that was taken by young people who were around 18-29 years old. One of the listed actions was ‘Bought something or delivered food for family or neighbors’. The poll listed 28% of the young people have done that action and 44% would take that action if given the opportunity. This poll illustrated by Lundberg and Junco provides a clear picture of the youth helping out in whatever they can. Furthermore, in the article ‘3 Volunteering Guidelines to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic’, Jones provides different ways you can help while still following safety precautions and wrote: “Ask what, if anything, they need in advance. If they’re running low on toilet paper, soap, rice or other basic supplies, consider placing an online order to be delivered to their door” (9). In this quote Jones provides a clear picture of a fellow neighbors checking up on each other and helping each other out by using a non-contact delivery service. These two examples illustrated by Lundberg and Junco and Jones show a similar use of imagery by providing a clear picture of helping out others in different and simple ways. You should never have to feel obligated to help others, but I do believe sometimes as people, we need to view other people’s perspectives and their current situations and help out those in need.
In both articles, all three authors share a similar use of rhetorical appeals and devices to accomplish their mutual goal to inform people about how many people in the world are currently struggling and how you can help during this global coronavirus pandemic. In my opinion, the authors of both articles did a really good job in achieving their overall writing goals. The authors in both articles succeeded in achieving their purpose by using rhetorical devices such as logos, pathos, and imagery. In both articles, all three authors provided similar uses of the same rhetorical appeals and devices to achieve their mutual writing goal which was to educate the uneducated and to just simply help each other out.
Works Cited
- Lundberg, Kristian and Junco, Rey. ‘Deeply Affected by the Pandemic, Youth Are Committed to Helping Others’, July 14, 2020. https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/deeply-affected-pandemic-youth-are-committed-helping-others
- Jones, Jennifer A. '3 Volunteering Guidelines to Heed During the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 28, 2020. https://theconversation.com/3-volunteering-guidelines-to-heed-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-134867
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