Waitng For Superman Rhetorical Anlaysis Essay
Maddy
November 11th, 2013
Waiting For Superman Rhetorical Analysis
Davis Guggenheim is the director of two documentaries examining education in America. His latest one, Waiting for Superman, was released in 2008 focusing on the idea that the American public school system is failing. Mr. Guggenheim even sent his own two sons to private school because he felt so disappointed and pessimistic of the public school system. Although most parents and teachers of the public school system feel the pressure of the rapidly declining organization, he still wishes to inform people about the most pressing issues within the school system. Davis Guggenheim wishes to enlighten his audience through the rhetorical appeals: pathos, logos, and ethos, as he opens up the eyes of the blind in Waiting for Superman, and expresses the issues within the American public school system.
Guggenheim strives to make the documentary an emotional rollercoaster through the stories of the five children. In a personal anecdote from the grandmother of one child, Anthony, she explains that she herself never much cared for school and did not finish because of poor experiences. That disposition transferred to her son, Anthony’s father, who later died from drugs. In order to potentially prevent Anthony from the same fate, she tells how she hopes that he has a better education aiding him to be proud of his success. This heart-clenching remembrance helps us, as viewers, to fully comprehend that the need for education is rising and that the people of our nation recognize it and are pushing their children to strive for the ability to learn from the older generation and live in the world of education.
Guggenheim attempts to advise his audience about the inconveniences in the public school system. He conveys the abomination in many ways. One way he expresses this is by showing his viewers an animated map of the United States and reading scores in every state. Surprisingly, the worst reading
November 11th, 2013
Waiting For Superman Rhetorical Analysis
Davis Guggenheim is the director of two documentaries examining education in America. His latest one, Waiting for Superman, was released in 2008 focusing on the idea that the American public school system is failing. Mr. Guggenheim even sent his own two sons to private school because he felt so disappointed and pessimistic of the public school system. Although most parents and teachers of the public school system feel the pressure of the rapidly declining organization, he still wishes to inform people about the most pressing issues within the school system. Davis Guggenheim wishes to enlighten his audience through the rhetorical appeals: pathos, logos, and ethos, as he opens up the eyes of the blind in Waiting for Superman, and expresses the issues within the American public school system.
Guggenheim strives to make the documentary an emotional rollercoaster through the stories of the five children. In a personal anecdote from the grandmother of one child, Anthony, she explains that she herself never much cared for school and did not finish because of poor experiences. That disposition transferred to her son, Anthony’s father, who later died from drugs. In order to potentially prevent Anthony from the same fate, she tells how she hopes that he has a better education aiding him to be proud of his success. This heart-clenching remembrance helps us, as viewers, to fully comprehend that the need for education is rising and that the people of our nation recognize it and are pushing their children to strive for the ability to learn from the older generation and live in the world of education.
Guggenheim attempts to advise his audience about the inconveniences in the public school system. He conveys the abomination in many ways. One way he expresses this is by showing his viewers an animated map of the United States and reading scores in every state. Surprisingly, the worst reading