Rhetorical Analysis Of Waiting For Superman

Firefighters, Police officers, and soldiers are all of our heroes today, but the heroes that children are lacking in today’s society are teachers. In the documentary Waiting for Superman, it does a great job of showing many of the flaws in today’s education system. In Waiting for Superman, The music and audio features provide a humorous tone and also, at times, a more serious tone. Ethos is established throughout the Waiting for Superman documentary by having experienced teachers and presidents of well known educational companies give their thought on what needs to happen with the schooling system in the United States. The experts in this topic talked about how many of the public schools in the United States are considered to be dropout factories, which is where more than forty percent of the enrolled students drop out. This means more kids sitting on the street with no jobs or education. Furthermore, crime rates will go up, as well as the poverty level because the children can not get a well paying job. It is made known in Waiting for Superman, that the good schools are very expensive and only have limited spots available. To get into these schools, there are often raffles in which you enter for a chance to get in. This method is unfair because there is no guarantee you will get chosen, therefore you may end up getting a worse education than what you know you can receive.

The documentary presents intrinsic issues facing the child age demographic. The title of the documentary is ‘waiting for superman.’ The title in itself speaks of a sense of hope in an abstract idea that is simply imaginary in nature. The term superman is, in this context, used to describe the education system. The title of the documentary describes the high sense of hope with which children go to school. This high sense of hope is motivated by the ignorance that they harbor as to the actual dynamics of the public school system. The premise should be that no child is left behind. This is with reference to learning in the school system. This theoretical analogy is, however, very far from the actual truth on the ground. The situation is that a lot of children are left behind. An argument can be made from the documentary that all of the children in the public school

“One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman didn’t exist... I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.” Just as many children look up to fictional characters such as Superman, parents rich or poor, look up to our school system to educate their children. However, too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education, like Superman, is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman,” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about the failing public school system in America. Through the use of ethos, anecdotes, statistics and visual and audio elements, Guggenheim attacks a problem too precious to let slip through our fingers.

Rhetorical Superheroes may be all around the world, but if you take a deeper look at all of them, some might stand out as a little more “super” to you. When I think about Rhetorical Superheroes, there is one off the top of my head that is important to me. His name is Jason Ren and he is currently a student at Harvard University. He was someone who made an impact in the community I group up in through powerful language expressed by his actions volunteering and helping others. I was fortunate enough to know Jason personally as he was a good friend of mine who I played soccer with for many years. We would hang out a lot and have shared many good memories with each other.

For example, when looking at the brochure of Winter Park, you could see on the last page of the brochure it states that they deduct $5000 dollars from the assessed valuation of your home under the Florida Homestead Exemption Act. Considering this, logos are crucial to an argument because you are stating the facts, which are not debatable because they represent the truth, and which gives the author more power over the audience. Because the audience is more likely, to believe the authors reasoning, because he gives concrete examples which are historical and personal and which the audience can relate too.

Entry 1: “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie Part 1: Alexie’s purpose in his essay was to convey how reading quite literally saves children; more specifically, underprivileged children such as those living on Native American reservations. He begins his essay by discussing how he first learned to read. Alexie taught himself, and says if he was anything but an “Indian boy… might’ve been a prodigy” (216).This demonstrates that if he could teach himself to read and become a prodigy by non-native standards, then so can others. The author uses the simplicity of the superman comic to explain how it changed his life and turned him into a prodigy, and a successful man. This conveys the idea to his audience that one does not need a teacher to learn

Logos is the appeal that associates with logic. Logos requires logical thinking and analyzing the information you read. This quote from Christie Keys Email entails logos “They will defer you if their is a valid reason for you not being able to donate”-Keys. What christine is stating is that I don't care what you think, they will tell you if you can or can not donate. In shakespeare's play the use of logos is critical in Brutus’s and Antony's speech.

Director, Davis Guggenheim, in the film Waiting for Superman, tells the untold stories of five children waiting for their opportunity to go to a better school. Guggenheim’s purpose is to convey the idea that some schools are waiting for their superman to come save the day. In Waiting for Superman, Davis Guggenheim uses a variety of rhetorical devices to show how the education system is corrupt and what is being done to fix this system. Guggenheim appeals to the viewer’s emotions by providing many heartbreaking stories from the five children being interviewed. There is nothing more pitiful than puppy being kicked or a toy being taken away from a baby.

For example, McEwen stated,” A voluntary water-release program agreed to by farmers and environmentalist has been going on for nearly a decade on the King River.” McEwen includes logos by including Kings River. Kings River is a major part on California Rivers. McEwen is using facts on this quote by including the program and the King River. The reader will agree with the author's viewpoint because it was a statistic on this statement. Another example of logos, is when McEwen stated,” To hear the limousine liberals tell it, passage of the half-baked restoration bill was a great moment in California history” McEwen used logos in this quote about the limousine liberals. The limousine liberals care more than salmon than people. They want more salmon than less salmon. The reader will agree with the author's viewpoint because they will agree with the liberals. This rhetorical device is superior that the other article because this article gives lots of fact and the other article does

Waiting for "Superman" was filmed by Davis Guggenheim. It was released back in 2009. It talks about the education system in different neighborhoods around the United States of America. It also shows the corruption in the education system. This movie shows how the bad the public education is, and how many people are struggling on a daily basis to get a great education no matter the sacrifices.

Waiting for Superman surely does not fail when it comes to reeling in their audience. The entire film focuses around the education of four children from four different families. As many already have a soft spot for children in their heart, the documentary

Guggenheim wanted this film to reach people across the United States and for it to be a shock. Many people do not acknowledge the fact that kids in underdeveloped communities are not receiving the crucial education they need. Yet, he was not only seeking parents of the education system, but the teachers and administrators in the system as well. It was supposed to be for teachers who simply do not care enough about

For decades, the overall quality of the education system has undergone constant question and criticism. While many give in to the fear of speaking out and opt for silence, director Davis Guggenheim chose to release his 2010 documentary, Waiting for Superman, in which he tackles various issues within education head on. Closely following five young students through their struggle to obtain access to better schools, the documentary captures the idea that an equal and quality education does not exist for every student, and many do not have the opportunity to receive one at all. Furthermore, the film explores more general issues within modern education around the country along with potential solutions. Throughout the film, Guggenheim pulls the audience to form close connections with the children, causing the struggles and triumphs of the families to have a greater impact. In order to present all of his information in a comprehensible and informative manner, Guggenheim relies on the problem, explanation, solution structure of the film along with appeals to logic and emotion to further its progress.

One of Superman’s famous quotes is,“[The symbol] is not an S, on my world it means hope.” Hope represents the foundation on which children and adults cling to day by day. People all across America wait for “Superman” to save them from the evils in their lives. For the children highlighted in the documentary Waiting for Superman, hope is the only thing driving them to achieve a commendable education in today’s failing school system. Davis Guggenheim, an American film and tv director, produced this documentary in hopes of eliciting a worried response for the future of education in the United States. He reflects the individual struggles of students as well as a general view of the education system through animations and the overall structure of the documentary. Guggenheim urges the audience to notice the system’s detrimental aspects and take action in order to save our prospective students.

Students often find their fate in their own hands; they can choose to make a better future for themselves by working hard in school and absorbing all the information thrown at them, or they can choose to lag behind, not pay attention, and possibly fail. However, for many students that reside at subpar schools, this is not the case. These students are often at a disadvantage due to bad teachers at these feeble schools. They are not taught correctly and therefore are not prepared well for the challenging life ahead of them. Waiting for Superman is a documentary by Davis Guggenheim that follows five students’ journeys to find a better source of education while discussing the flaws within these substandard institutions. Guggenheim takes the audience on an emotional journey and frequently uses animations in order to help the audience understand the problems at underprivileged schools caused by bad teachers, and give a sneak peek into students’ lives from a new perspective.