Change for the Issue

Change. We are constantly affected by it. Every part of our lives is an aspect of a change in the status quo. Some changes are small and others are shifts that bring the establishment to its knees. Everyone adapts to change differently and it has become evident that if you don’t learn to adept you will be left behind. Its is evident from the wealthiest of world that those who can predict change or adapt quickly will lead the world. Some see change as a source of fear and trepidation others see change as a rallying cry to the masses.  Change .org is the trumpet for many such movements that wish to correct the wrongs of society blanketing causes for the animal rights, to economic justice to human trafficking. It is more than just a website it is the reason the Trayvon Martin case has received such publicity. It is the united voice of the masses who want to see the world have more compassion, be more just and accepting of what it currently shuns.

We live in a mobile world.  People have increasingly instantaneous access to people on the other side of the world. The internet is the new frontier for communication and change. This increased contact and flow of information has created a medium for inspiring change.  Change .org wields this power by creating a platform for the average citizen to create a petition that anyone can sign. These pettions are organized into categories have a lot in common, a reliance on pathos and the fuel of specific fallacies.

The most commonly used rhetoric was pathos. Its quite obvious especially from the titles of the movements. I’m not surprised that it is being used so often because it can be effectively used without a lot of research and development. From the photos to the little backround stories behind the petiton change.org lives off pathos.

 I think that change.org could help me with my cause because it gives me a face and a platform to stand on . it also has a reputation for change . my only fear is that my issue  is that my issue is too local to gain any real momentu  but if anything it is a good pace to start. I would use change.org to start a petition. I think that petitions are very powerful things when enough people sign them.

We use so much paper as a school but don’t actually recycle or give back to the enviorment

There are no bike lanes where I live 

People believe that if you like fashion you must be gay

There isn’t enough accses to affordable  dance  or instruction in the arts.