Child Water Carriers Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction

Some families in Afghanistan need water more than anything so they have to send their own kids early in the morning in the cold to get water but they can't because they are too weak . The video “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Zarif Nazar and the text “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Sayead Jan Sabwoon both discuss an issue surrounding children who live in Afghanistan. These Children cannot go to school because they have to help their families survive and get water that the family needs.

Body paragraph #1 - Video - Details from JUST THE VIDEO

The maker of the video uses many details from the video to support his point . For example , the maker uses facial expressions in the video to

For example the author uses the Figurative Language to support his opinion about child water carriers in Afghanistan . The text says “ The kids fill the canisters with water until they are as heavy as grain sacks . “ This shows that the author uses Figurative language to support his point . Another example is that Sabwoon uses Notice and note to support his opinion on child water carriers in Afghanistan . The text states "We have nobody at home who earns money. Everything is very expensive -- rice, wood for heating," he says. "Because of that, I left school and I'm working with my donkey." This shows that the Author uses notice and note to support his opinion . The last Thing that the author uses is cause effect. The text says “The kids fill the canisters with water until they are as heavy as grain sacks. Then, loading the canisters on a donkey, or carrying lighter loads on their heads, they climb back up the hill in the first of many trips.” This shows that the author uses cause and effect to support his point

A similarity is the setting . In the text the author describes the climate and setting with pictures and mob . In the video the maker show pictures of the setting and even talks to some kids in the setting . This shows that both the text and the video support their opinion by using the setting. Another detail they both use is problem and solution . The video and the article both use the problem of not getting enough water and the solution to the problem supported by both mediums is that families send their children to go get water and miss school. The last detail is that both mediums use children's perspective to support their point . The text interviews a kid name mirwais . The video interviews three kids and even one of them is Mirwais