[For my revision, I decided to change my claim to something I felt more strongly about. Instead of making the argument that drugs should be legalized in the U.S to reduce the Mexican drug violence, I make the claim that the Arizona Immigration law persecutes Mexican refugees. While the first half of my appeal is the same, the second half focuses on the lack of compassion that is shown to Mexican immigrants who flee to the U.S. to escape the drug violence.]
The drug violence in Mexico is turning into an epidemic. To escape the horrors that occur in their country, many Mexican citizens are entering into the U.S. illegally. But laws, such as the Arizona Immigration, label these survivors as criminals. For my appeal, I make the claim that the Arizona Immigration law persecutes Mexican refugees. To get the audience to understand how bad the violence is in Mexico, I used enargeia to describe the fear Nuevo Laredo's citzens live in. But I also wanted to bring the situation close to home for readers. So I wrote about how my own hometown of Laredo has been plagued with drug violence. Later on in my appeal, I use real life examples of three individuals and families who have suffered from the violence to further connect the audience to what is happening.
The drug violence in Mexico is turning into an epidemic. To escape the horrors that occur in their country, many Mexican citizens are entering into the U.S. illegally. But laws, such as the Arizona Immigration, label these survivors as criminals. For my appeal, I make the claim that the Arizona Immigration law persecutes Mexican refugees. To get the audience to understand how bad the violence is in Mexico, I used enargeia to describe the fear Nuevo Laredo's citzens live in. But I also wanted to bring the situation close to home for readers. So I wrote about how my own hometown of Laredo has been plagued with drug violence. Later on in my appeal, I use real life examples of three individuals and families who have suffered from the violence to further connect the audience to what is happening.
After reading my appeal, I want the audience to feel fear, anger, pity, and shame. I hope that by experiencing these negative emotions, the audience will take on the view that more compassion and justice needs to be shown towards Mexican immigrants who come to this country to escape the drug violence. After reading about how many people have been killed in Mexico, the audience will be afraid. Readers would understand why Mexican citizens are fleeing into the U.S. The audience may also feel anger when reading Russell Pearce's thoughts about Mexican refugees. People may believe he created the bill to persecute Mexican immigrants. But when the readers learn about what happened to Maria and Monarez’s family, they will feel pity. In the case of Monarez’s family, the audience would take on the notion that they would have done the same thing if they were in their situation. Overall, I hope the audience will feel shame after reading how the Arizona Immigration law persecutes a specific ethnicity in need. Readers may think that more understanding and compassion needs to be shown towards Mexican immigrants. To read my entire written pathetic appeal, click here!
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