Tow #19 Uterus Transplant

"I crave that experience ... I want the morning sickness, the backaches, the feet swelling. I want to feel the baby move. That is something I've wanted for as long as I can remember." The very words of a women who was born without a uterus. On NPR (National Public Radio), they discussed the importance of the uterus transplant in Europe and how it's now being used in the United States. The importance of this topic (uterus transplants) is demonstrated through the multiple quotes that are being used; utilizing pathos towards their audience. Their audience pertains to women who are experiencing pregnancy issues to to their uterus. Many people such as surgeons, doctors, and innocent citizens, describe the newly introduced operation to the United States, by saying that "we've opened the door. We've stepped through it." With many women agreeing that childbirth is the "true feeling of becoming a mother", since their feels are being captured, NPR then sold their audience on the factual evidence that is presented. Mainly describing the number of individuals who are affected by this and the number of lives that it has changed. Anyone who many view this article would also be aware of the current political debates going on. They would be aware of that because in a recent political debate, the topic of transplants was briefly brought up by a citizen towards the political parties and their take on the new procedures. With pathos hooking the audience, ethos locking them in, and also the questioning of political figures, it's no doubt that this article was successful of reaching it's purpose - successfully spread the news of the new surgery. Provided the number of women who are affected by this, from my understanding it successfully reached those individuals among others. NPR is known for their enlightening radio broadcasts and usually draw a lot of audiences. Through NPR, the audience received the information.

Tow #18 Dolphins

For this week’s text of week, I will be discussing the conflicts and benefits of radioactive tools that have allowed researcher to discover a deeper level into the world of the bottlenose dolphin and other dolphins as well. Strange to say but just like humans, dolphins call each other by their names too! Not exactly with words, new research shows that Bottlenose dolphins communications consist of whistling! Just like humans, dolphins have different tones of 'whistles' that signal different individuals. Although this research isn't ground-breaking it allows researchers and colleges such as University of St. Andrew's Sea mammal Research Unit, to practice different ways of possibly communicating with these animals. Recently Software from the Wild Dolphin Project has been used for the first real-time translation of a dolphin whistle and better data tools are giving fresh insights into primate communications. Denise Herzing, a researcher, experiences a swim with one of these dolphins that she won't forget. As she is able to connect with these dolphins she is now able, with the given technology to communicate with them on a deeper level, "I was like whoa! We have a match. I was stunned". With this new techonolgy Denise stresses the idea of how these tools can be harmful and dangerous towards the animals and humans. More research has been put into place about how these dolphin translation tools can be used in a less harmful and dangerous way. Dolphins are a huge part of the ecosystem. Bottlenose dolphin are very interesting creatures as other dolphins send different type of frequencies, which differs from the whistles that the bottle nose dolphins perform. Between the research that is being done and the extensive amounts of labs and fundraisers that are being performed, it’s no doubt that the Wild Dolphin project will be able to turn this fairly harmful tool into a device that is safe for the environment but also supplies vital information for new information.

Tow #17 Visual

For this Text of the Week, TheWeek.com created a political cartoon to show their audience just how ridiculous Mr. Trump could be. They do so by using juxtaposition and sarcasm. Usually TheWeek is known for their interesting perspectives and takes on political events, political cartoons being their specialty. To start off, the poster has Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un within centimeters of each other. Whenever a person, or anything regardless of a human or not, is being compared to Kim Jong-un, it's never in a good way. With Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un being used in juxtaposition, audiences might start to see some similarities that they haven't seen before. Somehow by using juxtaposition to capture a moment when Trump and Kim appear the same, this concludes a different perspective; achieving the purpose of the text that the author wants - for people to see Trump as a bad individual. By using juxtaposition, audiences can notice the differences as well, in this case, a little bit of sarcasm to take some edge off of this political cartoon. By having the sarcasm, audiences can laugh a little at the comparison but also take note of the possible truths that lay behind it. Now by TheWeek having their audience in a joking yet serious tone, they can bring the real concern to the audiences attention; the use of military weapons and who controls them. In the newspaper it states, "to test the H-Bomb" a clear sense of military action. What's interesting and effective about the text is how the idea of military weapons plays with the idea of political figures. Many individuals value their safety and the safety of those who they love. By addressing pathos in this cartoon, it effects the viewer's feelings, since not many want Kim Jong-un of North Korea to become the president of the United States. With pathos, juxtaposition and sarcasm playing all a crucial role in this political cartoon, it's inevitable that the readers view will be changed in some way. By doing such, the authors purpose of seeing Trump in a negative way, was successful.