2/27/2018 "Nikolas Cruz's mother paid $50,000 to adopt him from his drug addict birth mom - then later bought younger brother Zachary for $15,000"Read NowAuthorThis article is written by Emily Crane. The 36 year old happens to be the project manager and sub editor of the daily mail. Crane work can be seen in the Daily Mail, New Zealand Herald, Time Out New York, Arizona Republic, OZY, Hotel Management (Australia), AZCentral.com, Time Out Melbourme. Wilkinson loves BRFC cricket and music, has 2 daughters, and a wife who he has been married to since 2003. ABOUT THE ARTICLE The purpose of this article was to provide the audience with more background information on the shooter of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The audience for this article is anybody who has heard about the Florida shootings and who was affected by the shootings to allow them to learn more about the school shooter. Emily used secondary information from an old neighbor of Nikolas' who described how the shooter acted as a child, who his biological mother was, and how Nikolas ended up with his adopted family.
While reading the article, Crane used a combination of an earnest, a didactic, and a reverent tone which allowed the reader how amazing the Salchert family is in what they doing. The earnest tone comes out when Brantley says things like, "Though it may seem like constant heartbreak to love children who are eventually going to die, caring for them has given Cori the opportunity to heal from her own personal pain." it shows that the family is being sincere in what they are doing. That statement makes the reader realize that the family is not for the publicity but for the love of it. Didactic helps the reader understand why and what the Cori, the mother, and her family are doing. One example of this is when Kayla says, "When Cori was four years old, her infant sister named Aime contracted spinal meningitis, causing brain damage that left her blind and suffering from seizures. When the family was no longer able to care for her, Aime was sent to a home for disabled children at five years old. At 11-years-old she wandered outside through an unlocked door and drowned in a pond.", which helps explain why the family does what they do. The author seems to have so much respect for the Salchert family for what they do. That can be shown when Kayla Brantley says, "[Cori] decided that no disabled child should live without a family and said that the heartbreak she experienced early on gave her strength to love these sick kids." . Ethos is the main appeal used in the article. Emily Crane establish this article on the words of Trish Devany, a friend of the family of Nikolas, and the information Trish provided. In the article Emily used quotes from Devany; " 'Both children were born after one-night stands. She didn't even really know who the two biological fathers were' ". The text is not the only place were ethos is apparent, the images that Crane provided are also an appeal to ethos. The pictures are from Getty Image, Facebook, EPA, Instagram, and Google. The video that was published with the article is also an an appeal to ethos since it comes from footage from inside the court. Ethos is not the only appeal used, although as stated it is a main one, the other appeals such as logos is also a contributor of the establishment of this article. Logos is prevalent when Emily is talking about where Nikolas was growing up as well as when she is describing his behavior. Pathos is not an appeal that the author used to build up the article.
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