In the four texts of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission in which it discusses the landing of the first humans on the moon, the texts were from Times of London, William Safire, novelist Ayn Rand, and Herblock. The head of the mission Apollo 11, was Neil Armstrong. Neil took a colleague named Edwin Colleague. The whole world was watching this tremendous event that shocked the world. President Nixon was seen as a powerful leader to have held and arrange such a suspense, horrific event. In the first text, “Man Takes First Step on the Moon”, by the Times, gives the perspective of Neil Armstrong and how all the leader around the world have given respect to the US for being the first to make it to the moon. The second text, “In the Event of Moon Disaster”, by William Safire, it gives the view of the people seeing the astronauts as heroes. In the third text, “ The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man's Greatness”, by Ayn Rand, is based on the perspective of a NASA guide. In the illustration of the cartoon, ”Transported”, by Herblock, shows the reality of society in the time of chaos. The rhetorical appeals, pathos, ethos, and logos are used in these texts to attempt to achieve its purpose. In the first text, “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon”, it shows the rhetorical appeals such as ethos, logos and pathos. The Times gives credibility to Neil Armstrong for being the first man to step on the moon: “Neil Armstrong became the first man to take a walk on the moon’s surface early
In the first text, “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” the speaker is the Times of London in third person point of view. The occasion is the take-off of Apollo 11 and successfully landing onto the moon. Especially Neil Armstrong being the first man to take a walk on the moon's surface. The
Individualism, freedom, and reason; the three main ideas of objectivist, Ayn Rand’s, philosophy. These ideas are expressed in the article “The July 16, 1969 Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness”, where she also describes and explains the significance of Apollo’ success. Through detailed imagery and comparisons, Rand persuades her audience that a historical achievement like landing on the moon represents man’s capacity for greatness.
I believe the author achieved their purpose because they reported what happened before, during, and after Armstrong took those first strides. The second text, “In event of moon disaster” purpose was to thank and honor the men that died for the “search for truth and understanding”.The speaker would have been President Nixon and the writer was William Safire, the audience being the victims families, people of america and people of the rest of the world. Safire appeals to ethos because he has credibility as the man who writes all the “president's speeches and it would have been President Nixon giving the speech. The tex appeals to logos by the logic that they died for a good and noble reason to “search for truth and understanding” Pathos is applied by the event being astronauts death which would be obvisouly higly emotionally charged and by applying feelings of solemness (if it actually happened) and gratefulness becuaase this disaster didnnt happen.Also feelings of hope with saying “others will follow and sure;y find their way
On July 16, 1969, NASA launched a shuttle into space containing Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. They were going to be the first people to step foot on the Moon. This mission into the unknown caused a commotion on Earth. Many reputable news sources across the world created various sources about this event. These are weighted with the high emotions that ran through the world as well as the facts gathered as the brave men first put their footprints on the barren surface of the Moon. The creators of each peice used logos, pathos, and ethos to get the desired response from their audiences.
Individualism, freedom, and reason; the three main ideas of objectivist, Ayn Rand’s, philosophy. These ideas are expressed in the article “The July 16, 1969 Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness”, where she also describes and explains the significance of Apollo’s success. Through detailed imagery and reminiscent diction, Rand persuades her audience that a historical achievement like landing on the moon represents man’s capacity for greatness.
The speaker of this text is William Safire. The occasion also has to do with the moon landing, but it talks about what would have been said by President Nixon’s speechwriter if the mission was not successful. The audience would be the entire world, because it would have been a tragedy if it was not accomplished Safire would have told everyone in the planet about it. The purpose of this text would have been to let everyone know about the fatal deaths that happened in the attempt to have landed on the moon and to also let everyone know how they feel about losing these souls and that they would always be remembered. The subject of the text is to notify everyone in the world about the failure of the moon landing. Ethos is shown in the text because it is proving that it is credible and trustworthy since this would have been said by someone that President Nixon knew. Pathos is also displayed in the text because it claims that, “ They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.” This proves that there is emotions and everyone would have been very sorrowful and depressed for the lives that had just been lost. Logos is shown in the text by stating the year in which it was released and since it said it was “prepared” then that means that it was written ahead of time before it was released,
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” are words that astronaut, Neil Armstrong declared as people around the world attentively watched him take the first steps on the moon. That moment would be documented in history and talked about for years to come. The Apollo 11 mission had left many doubts to those watching the spectacle. Would Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin successfully set foot on the moon? Or was this launch a disaster waiting to happen? The following texts, In Event of Moon Disaster by President Nixon’s speechwriter, William Safire, and The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness by novelist, Ayn Rand, both express the possibility of a disaster as well as the relief and contentment for the men on
In the news article by the Times of London, the announcement of Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon was broadcasted internationally. As a news outlet the Times of London is a reliable source for information, displaying ethos. There is also filming of Neil Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon as evidence of the landing. Connotations such as spectacular, breathtaking, and beautiful are used for the reader to visualize the event as if they were there themselves. This imagery utilizes pathos is to create a strong emotional response to the audience. Logos is faintly distributed by stating that the Apollo 11 mission is “one of the greatest moments of our time.” Although there have been past inventions and movements in mankind, the Apollo 11 mission is a new discovery that will further benefit scientific research. This article is effective because it demonstrates all three rhetorical devices and the purpose is made clear.
Those inspiring words of the first man on the moon sure have made their mark in history. Not only did Apollo 11, the first successful mission in landing man on the moon, affect future space discovery, it impacted the world, by helping people understand how much they can be capable. For those reasons , putting man on the moon was and still is a significant moment to this day for all people.
The first trip to the moon where mankind got to step foot in was a huge deal to the entire world. A total of four texts related to the 1996 Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon will be analyzed. The purpose, the interaction with SOAPS and ethos, logos and pathos will be defined. Between the four texts two are effective and the other two will be ineffective.
The worldwide attention brought about by the success of the Apollo 11 moon landing was used by many speakers and writers to push forward their own agenda or opinions using a variety of rhetorical appeals and strategies. The texts, “Man’s First Step on the Moon” , a news article by the Times of London, “In Event of Moon Disaster”, a prepared speech to be spoken by President Nixon written by William Safire, “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness”, a commentary by philosopher Ayn Rand, and “Transported”, a political cartoon by Herblock, were all made in occasion of the Apollo 11 mission and directed toward the viewers worldwide but each with a different purpose and rhetorical appeal. Each of the four texts create an
The Apollo 11 mission was a huge accomplishment, not only for the United States, but for the entire future of space exploration. The mission impacted the world as we know it, and opened up a whole new realm for us to explore. Apollo 11 was a massive undertaking many thought would never succeed, but now it could be considered the most memorable space experience of all time. Because of its magnitude, many writers wrote about the mission. The writers of that time wrote about the chance for disaster, the jaw dropping launch, the first steps on the moon, and the controversy that surrounded the first mission to the moon.
The book Apollo, by Catherine Bly Cox and Charles Augustus Murray, is one that delves deeply into the seemingly behind-the-scenes actions and perspectives of the U.S. Apollo space program. This comprehensive account of the trials and tribulations of even the most minute characters paints an overarching display of the vitality of cooperation and dedication alike. Contrary to conventional education, Apollo aims to illustrate the relationships between various departments, agencies, and nations rather than focus solely on the glory of the astronauts who rode the rocket to stardom. The actions of the United States to fixate on the noise and size of the rocket as well as pictures of the astronauts of the Apollo program camouflage the underlying
One man who is often regarded not only as great, but as a hero is Neil Armstrong, or the first man to walk on the moon. At first glance, Armstrong fits the criteria of The Great Man Theory as he exemplified courage, determination and tested the bounds of human ingenuity. On closer analysis, however, it becomes clear that the momentous occasion that made Neil Armstrong a household name was not due to his strength of character alone, but rather the collective strength 420 000 people (McLaughli, 1999), spearheaded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nor was it Armstrong’s vision that led man to the moon, as it was inspired as propaganda to promote hegemony in the ideology of Capitalism. It is clear that while Armstrong was a driven, brave and modest man the moon landing would’ve been a famous event regardless of whose boot touched the moon first. Therefore, this society shaping event was not propelled by him, the individual, but a multiplicity of forces, including other scientists and the bi-polar nature of the world, indicating that Neil Armstrong could not have re-made society without the many complex influences which fuelled the moon
In the article “ The July 16,1969, Launch; A symbol of Man’s Greatness” by Ayn Rand the purpose was to praise man for his achievements and give a descriptive visual, to the reader, of what the launch looked like. “[The launch] began with a large patch of bright, yellow-orange flame shooting sideways from under the base of the rocket.” Descriptive words are used all throughout the essay to give the reader a visual of the event. After Rand describes the event she explains man’s greatness in performing the launch. “ ...we had seen a demonstration of man at his best, no one could doubt--this was the cause of the event’s attraction and...we had seen an achievement of man in his capacity as a ration being --an achievement of reason, of logic, of mathematics. Of total dedication to the absolutism of reality.” Rand gives the United States a great deal of credit because they were able to accomplish the moon launch. The purpose of this article was to give the reader a visual of the launch and to praise the United States for their achievements.