Murder She Chose
Abortion is not only a fluctuating concept in our society, but an ethical and emotional debate, as well. The image I have chosen presents concepts from a cultural and historical background, as well as presents an ethical, emotional, and logical appeal to the audience.
The debate about abortion has simply been overblown and exhausted. The truth of the matter is, abortion is murder. Ending a life, whether innocent or guilty, is murder. In this day and age, our society is bombarded with many different stigmas and values. When these values are double-crossed, it is hard to run away from the shunning of society. In the case of abortion, that is not such a bad thing. About 78.4% of the United States practices Christianity, and 23.9% of those Christians are affiliated with Catholistic practices and values (The Pew Research Center). Within these religions, both obtain the value that abortion is a sin and is unethical. There is a bit of an outlier which consists of those who affiliate with those regions and do not obtain all of the values.
This image is directed to those who believe in the rights of all human beings, even those who cannot represent themselves. This photo supports how abortion denies the rights of a fetus, who in fact is a human being. It is designed to show that rights do pertain to those in the womb, as well as those who are on the other side. Abortion was shunned in the early 1900’s and still does so today. The underlying debate on abortion stems from the rights to freedom and the to which the lengths go to in terms of ending the development and life of a fetus.
The image visual image shows the point of view of a fetus. Everyone is entitled to a panel and to express their opinion. In the cases of abortion, the fetus does not have a voice, this image supports the fact that fetuses do havea right to be born and to a chance at life. The image itself does not specifically say that abortion is wrong, it just brings an ethical and emotional appeal to the audience.
The audience for this image spans to those who are contemplating abortion, are against abortion, who study and are advocates for the law and protection of human rights, those who do not know whether to support abortion or not, and it can also reach out to those who have had an abortion. The design would appeal to all of those forms of an audience. Specifically, those who are contemplating having an abortion.
The design I used was meant to be dark, but in the same way dirty. I used brown and red to emphasize the concept of “murder” and dirty. The emotion I hope to bring to those who have had an abortion, or those who are contemplating abortion is a feeling of disgust and uncleanliness. The feeling of ending ones life should not bring positive emotions or cleansed feelings. So I used the brown to excentuate those emotions. The red makes the concept of murder pop out and goes well with the image and comic strip itself. I do not believe that it violates any conventions but it does carry an appeal to the audience using ethos and pathos.
I use an ethical appeal with this image by incorporating the concepts and cultural values of todays laws that are based on our constitution. We are protected by our rights given by the constitution and not only does that pertain to us who can speak for ourselves, but also for those cannot. Those including unborn humans. It is only ethical for an unborn fetus, who is in fact a live human, to be protected by the constitution, whether it is inside or outside of the womb. The paper that the fetus is holding also shed lights on the fact that the health care bill would cover abortions, therefore sending a message that abortions are ethical. This type of encouragement completely defeats the purpose of the constitution when pertaining to the fetus, and giving the impression that it is ok to end ones life. Murder is murder, whether intentional or not. The design itself represents my character. I feel that no matter who it is, every human has the right to be heard and to be fully protected by the rights of the constitution. Whether it be a fetus, or a full grown person, the rights are meant to cover every human being. Many do not believe in the power and legitimacy of our justice system, but I however am one of the few believers left. I do not believe that abortion is the ethical choice, nor is it the most logical one either.
The ethos excentates the emotional appeal of the image. The fact that, in this image, the fetus knows that it will be aborted, and a healthcare bill is approving it, evokes an emotional and empathetic feeling from the audience. It may even evoke emotions of sadness from those who have had an abortion, and guilt as well for those who have aborted a baby or from doctors who did the aborting themselves. The pathos of this image can also reach those who have to eal with protecting the rights of people everyday. Advocating for abortion makes the constitution void and meaningless. If one takes a step backs, and looks at how their lives would change if their rights were taken away, that could evoke emotions of sadness and fear. To live fairly and with a strong self-conscience is to be able to put yourself in the shoes of another to see what their life is like, or how the problems they face are, from anothers point of view. The design and color explained earlier would also excentuate the emotional appeal to the audience. For those who have had an abortion, or are contemplating one, it would bring a dirty, dark, and guilty emotion to them with the red and brown colors.
The logos of this image arises from outside knowledge and on the whole debate itself, other than those presented by the image. Murder is not a easy solution to any problem. If one feels that they do not want their baby, then adoption is a quick answer. The economy runs on that market and provides families who cannot conceive with children. Ending ones life is not a logical choice when the pregnancy is unexpected. Over 40% of pregnancies are unexpected. The economy also runs on the programs and educational systems that strive to educate people on safe sex. If abortion is promoted as an easy way out, then those programs have no value. It would just reinforce that there is a quick solution to those who are too lazy to practice safe sex. The logos appeals to those who understand the constitution and the way the economy works, as well as the process of abortion and adoption.
I feel that the ethical points of this image excentuate the pathos. On the other hand, I think that the strongest of the two can only be measured depending on what point of view you are looking at it from and who is looking at the image. If the audience consists of those who are fighting for the law and human rights, then I think the ethos is stronger. If the audience is someone who is contemplating abortion, or who has had abortion, the pathos would be stronger. Over all, with the political elements of the image, the ethos is stronger.
The debate about abortion has simply been overblown and exhausted. The truth of the matter is, abortion is murder. Ending a life, whether innocent or guilty, is murder. In this day and age, our society is bombarded with many different stigmas and values. When these values are double-crossed, it is hard to run away from the shunning of society. In the case of abortion, that is not such a bad thing. About 78.4% of the United States practices Christianity, and 23.9% of those Christians are affiliated with Catholistic practices and values (The Pew Research Center). Within these religions, both obtain the value that abortion is a sin and is unethical. There is a bit of an outlier which consists of those who affiliate with those regions and do not obtain all of the values.
This image is directed to those who believe in the rights of all human beings, even those who cannot represent themselves. This photo supports how abortion denies the rights of a fetus, who in fact is a human being. It is designed to show that rights do pertain to those in the womb, as well as those who are on the other side. Abortion was shunned in the early 1900’s and still does so today. The underlying debate on abortion stems from the rights to freedom and the to which the lengths go to in terms of ending the development and life of a fetus.
The image visual image shows the point of view of a fetus. Everyone is entitled to a panel and to express their opinion. In the cases of abortion, the fetus does not have a voice, this image supports the fact that fetuses do havea right to be born and to a chance at life. The image itself does not specifically say that abortion is wrong, it just brings an ethical and emotional appeal to the audience.
The audience for this image spans to those who are contemplating abortion, are against abortion, who study and are advocates for the law and protection of human rights, those who do not know whether to support abortion or not, and it can also reach out to those who have had an abortion. The design would appeal to all of those forms of an audience. Specifically, those who are contemplating having an abortion.
The design I used was meant to be dark, but in the same way dirty. I used brown and red to emphasize the concept of “murder” and dirty. The emotion I hope to bring to those who have had an abortion, or those who are contemplating abortion is a feeling of disgust and uncleanliness. The feeling of ending ones life should not bring positive emotions or cleansed feelings. So I used the brown to excentuate those emotions. The red makes the concept of murder pop out and goes well with the image and comic strip itself. I do not believe that it violates any conventions but it does carry an appeal to the audience using ethos and pathos.
I use an ethical appeal with this image by incorporating the concepts and cultural values of todays laws that are based on our constitution. We are protected by our rights given by the constitution and not only does that pertain to us who can speak for ourselves, but also for those cannot. Those including unborn humans. It is only ethical for an unborn fetus, who is in fact a live human, to be protected by the constitution, whether it is inside or outside of the womb. The paper that the fetus is holding also shed lights on the fact that the health care bill would cover abortions, therefore sending a message that abortions are ethical. This type of encouragement completely defeats the purpose of the constitution when pertaining to the fetus, and giving the impression that it is ok to end ones life. Murder is murder, whether intentional or not. The design itself represents my character. I feel that no matter who it is, every human has the right to be heard and to be fully protected by the rights of the constitution. Whether it be a fetus, or a full grown person, the rights are meant to cover every human being. Many do not believe in the power and legitimacy of our justice system, but I however am one of the few believers left. I do not believe that abortion is the ethical choice, nor is it the most logical one either.
The ethos excentates the emotional appeal of the image. The fact that, in this image, the fetus knows that it will be aborted, and a healthcare bill is approving it, evokes an emotional and empathetic feeling from the audience. It may even evoke emotions of sadness from those who have had an abortion, and guilt as well for those who have aborted a baby or from doctors who did the aborting themselves. The pathos of this image can also reach those who have to eal with protecting the rights of people everyday. Advocating for abortion makes the constitution void and meaningless. If one takes a step backs, and looks at how their lives would change if their rights were taken away, that could evoke emotions of sadness and fear. To live fairly and with a strong self-conscience is to be able to put yourself in the shoes of another to see what their life is like, or how the problems they face are, from anothers point of view. The design and color explained earlier would also excentuate the emotional appeal to the audience. For those who have had an abortion, or are contemplating one, it would bring a dirty, dark, and guilty emotion to them with the red and brown colors.
The logos of this image arises from outside knowledge and on the whole debate itself, other than those presented by the image. Murder is not a easy solution to any problem. If one feels that they do not want their baby, then adoption is a quick answer. The economy runs on that market and provides families who cannot conceive with children. Ending ones life is not a logical choice when the pregnancy is unexpected. Over 40% of pregnancies are unexpected. The economy also runs on the programs and educational systems that strive to educate people on safe sex. If abortion is promoted as an easy way out, then those programs have no value. It would just reinforce that there is a quick solution to those who are too lazy to practice safe sex. The logos appeals to those who understand the constitution and the way the economy works, as well as the process of abortion and adoption.
I feel that the ethical points of this image excentuate the pathos. On the other hand, I think that the strongest of the two can only be measured depending on what point of view you are looking at it from and who is looking at the image. If the audience consists of those who are fighting for the law and human rights, then I think the ethos is stronger. If the audience is someone who is contemplating abortion, or who has had abortion, the pathos would be stronger. Over all, with the political elements of the image, the ethos is stronger.