Saving The World One Dollar Response
Jennifer Maria
English 115
March 27, 2013
Saving the World One Step at a Time In 2010, college sophomores Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple, along with two additional students, became aware of global economic issues and decided to develop a deeper understanding of extreme poverty by traveling to rural Guatemala and experiencing living on a dollar a day for 56 days. In their documentary titled Living on One Dollar (April 2013), the college students and filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple discuss the incredible challenging living conditions in Guatemala and argue that making small changes can contribute to making a higher relief in extreme poverty. Ingrasci and Temple support their claim by comparing the lives of Americans and unprivileged people living in Guatemala, interviewing individuals living in global poverty, and encouraging their audience to help other individuals succeed in order to fight …show more content…
This strategy is used when the author believes that their audience feels the same about the topic as they do. Ingrasci and Temple target an audience that believes that everyone is equal and deserves equal opportunities. The filmmakers already assume that the audience perceives education as the key to success. In a different scene, the filmmakers introduce a young girl named Rosa who speaks about her struggle in not being able to continue her studies. Ingrasci and Temple induce the strategy by listening to Rosa and asking her what her dreams were which gives the audience hope that Rosa could be successful in the future. Ingrasci and Temple’s goal is to help poverty relief in a way that will benefit the people in becoming successful independently. This strategy is very effective in achieving Ingrasci and Temple’s purpose, because feelings are the motive for inspiring the audience to help. It is also an effective strategy because the audience feels touched rather than guilty and creates a positive
English 115
March 27, 2013
Saving the World One Step at a Time In 2010, college sophomores Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple, along with two additional students, became aware of global economic issues and decided to develop a deeper understanding of extreme poverty by traveling to rural Guatemala and experiencing living on a dollar a day for 56 days. In their documentary titled Living on One Dollar (April 2013), the college students and filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple discuss the incredible challenging living conditions in Guatemala and argue that making small changes can contribute to making a higher relief in extreme poverty. Ingrasci and Temple support their claim by comparing the lives of Americans and unprivileged people living in Guatemala, interviewing individuals living in global poverty, and encouraging their audience to help other individuals succeed in order to fight …show more content…
This strategy is used when the author believes that their audience feels the same about the topic as they do. Ingrasci and Temple target an audience that believes that everyone is equal and deserves equal opportunities. The filmmakers already assume that the audience perceives education as the key to success. In a different scene, the filmmakers introduce a young girl named Rosa who speaks about her struggle in not being able to continue her studies. Ingrasci and Temple induce the strategy by listening to Rosa and asking her what her dreams were which gives the audience hope that Rosa could be successful in the future. Ingrasci and Temple’s goal is to help poverty relief in a way that will benefit the people in becoming successful independently. This strategy is very effective in achieving Ingrasci and Temple’s purpose, because feelings are the motive for inspiring the audience to help. It is also an effective strategy because the audience feels touched rather than guilty and creates a positive