Gates (the author of AIDS and India) starts her essay by giving outrageous statistics that most people have never seen before. Because she was writing to people in America, she gave an image of how enourmous the issue of AIDS could reach. By saying "twice the population of New York City," she is able to put a mental image in our minds because New York City is something we, Americans, can relate to.
Instead of giving "sex workers" the name of prostitutes, she shows respect towards these people. Prostitute has a negative connotation; if she had used this word, she wouldn't have made as much of an impact on the reader than she did. In her essay she wrote about a sex worker, Gita, that she had the highest respect towards. Had she used the term proststiute, she would have confused the reader as to if she repected her or not.
Good observation! The respectful tone is definitely present! I also loved the Tone picture.
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Thats really interesting! Its so amazing how one word can impact the reader so much. I also thought the New York City statistic was way cool!
ReplyDeleteGood Work! I like your observations. I remember reading this essay for class and being impressed with it. I agree with Kimberly that the NYC statistic is really intersting and puts things into perspective. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMmmm good point! I'm doing the same article, but I didn't really think about it in those terms. Great job!
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Thanks for the comments guys!
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