The intended audience is the younger generation going into adulthood because they are the people that can make the most difference in the subject. Ages 18-35 is the intended audience they are knowledgeable enough to understand and also legally allowed to speak up and share this or their stories on the subject. The characteristic mostly needed in this audience is people striving to make a stand, raise awareness, and most likely more brave individuals. I want my audience to understand the statistics yet also see the emotion of the subject. I want the essay to make the audience want to take action after they’ve read it. The genre I will be using is journals/ letters and statistics/ facts. So the audience can see both the emotion and the realism behind the stories. I think that these two genres will make the ideas more appealing and accessible to the audience. I will most likely be using pathos and logos to attract the audience by using journals/ letters as the pathos and the statistics/facts as logos.

For essay number, the research question is where does the money for the public schools of the united states money actually go? Public schools are very unfunded and it’s irritating to see kids not have enough resources. The secondary source research will be completed by Friday. The model essay I will be using is a TCF study finds the U.S. underfunded by nearly $150 billion annually, written by The Century Foundation. The model essay talks about how children are basically being robbed of billions of dollars every year that should be going into their education. Most of these cuts are based on race/ ethnicity and income which is not the way public schools are supposed to be portrayed because every child has the right to a good education. It is very important that education is free and available to all types of families. Esspecially in the United States where we thrive on diversity and helping improve each and every generation that follows.

https://tcf.org/content/about-tcf/tcf-study-finds-u-s-schools-underfunded-nearly-150-billion-annually/?agreed=1

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/

A social issue that resonates with me most is teenage mental health. Mental health in all ages is a serious and important topic to discuss but younger ages around 10-19, nowadays are going through a lot more than teenagers a couple of years ago. Teenage mental health is a personal issue that is close to my heart because I have seen people close to me struggle with it. One of my closest friends was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and it has been very difficult for her and her family. She has been switching medications, going to different therapists trying to find the one that suits her best but it’s been trying on her. A few of my friends have been diagnosed with depression and have all been struggling with the burden of dealing with depression and trying to have a normal life. It may have been because of the pandemic or because teens are under a lot more stress. Most mental health issues start as young as 14 and so many people have similar symptoms they hardly realize that they are depressed or have anxiety, etc. Feeling anxiety and hopelessness have increased by over 70% in the last couple of years. Teenagers being in the unknown can lead to many more physical and mental problems as adults. I want to go more in-depth with the statistics and the most common mental health issues in teens. I also what to figure out the cause of why mental health has spiked so much in the last couple of years, what has changed to change the mental health of so many teenagers?

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/living-in-an-immigrant-family-in-america-how-fear-and-toxic-stress-are-affecting-daily-life-well-being-health/

“Living in an Immigrant Family in America…” is written by Samantha Artiga and Petry Ubri in 2017. Samantha is a vice president and director of the Racial Equity and Health policy Program at KFF. Petry Ubri worked on projects pertaining to insurance and access to care. They both have the knowledge and are reliable sources to share the facts on the fear, toxic stress, and health affecting immigrants’ daily lives. The authors of this text want to raise awareness for the struggles that most families don’t know that others are going through, and out of the kindness of their hearts to spread the word to make a change in the immigration family community. In the texts, it proves to the audience event after event of things that go on. For example, immigrant parents try to escape war or gang activity, they have financial or language barriers, fear of deportation. And these are just some major situations these families have to deal with on a daily. The key audience is non-immigrant families, the author is trying to show them that immigrant families have a lot to push through and need support from every angle just to get through each day. The purpose is to observe the facts of the daily lives of immigrant families and understand what they have to deal with and how our society is not resolving the right issues to make their lives easier. In the text, it states “The climate surrounding these policies and this debate potentially affect 23 million noncitizens in the U.S., including both lawfully present and undocumented immigrants, many of whom came to the U.S. seeking safety and improved opportunities for their families.” This shows how immigrant families feel unsafe and our society is not pursuing a strategy to help. This text uses pathos and logos to appeal to the audience. There is pathos by showing the daily struggle they go through and this can wound a heart figuratively the things immigrant families have to go through. It uses logos but showing hard proof of how and when society fails to assist immigrant families. The author seems like a Democrat who is trying to support immigrant families and maybe from an immigrant family themselves. The authors state their negative appeal towards Donald Trump this shows they are democrats and the way they describe the families’ lives shows they feel for them and want to share to help.

After reviewing the syllabus I am very excited to see that there will not be exams and tests. Exams and tests are my biggest nightmare, a couple of years back when I took my PSAT’s I had a nervous breakdown before I left my house though I studied months in advance for a practice test, my mind can’t wrap its head around the fact that it’s not the end of the world if I don’t get a good grade. If someone asked what my biggest weakness is it would be tests and exams because it brings me to another level of fear. One thing that makes me sort of anxious is writing long essays, I’m a very shy and perceived person, and I’m not the best at being vulnerable so writing something I am passionate about would take a lot out of me. But I am still excited to come out of my shell a bit more and see a better and more meaningful side of me.

My definition of good writing is a person that could change people’s perspectives or make an impact on someone’s life with just their words. That shows that you can organize your thought, beliefs, and words in such a way that people dream to be able to do. To me it’s not always about grammar it’s about the meaning and how it is portrayed. 

I’m very good at analyzing and getting to the point, if there is a question needing to be answered I can show the reading every example or topic to prove my point. Unfortunately, I am not a very descriptive person and I cannot describe looking out the window for example with as much depth as most. I think that’s what I have to work on most in the course.

I want to do something in business though I am not sure what exactly, there is definitely a lot of writing that will be needed. Whether it’s for pitching an idea or writing an email to a business partner. There is a lot of professional writing you have to know the right ways to make your ideas sound as important if not more important than the thousands of other pitches managers will be getting.