Monday, October 5, 2009

Weekly Newspaper GRASPS, Week of October 5th

In last week's New York Times magazine, writer Benoit Lewis covered the challenges facing students who are "coming out in middle school". In the story, the writer interviews various students who are openly gay/homosexual at school, from the angle that students are braving harassment and misunderstanding on the part of their peers, in order to be themselves.

Please print and read, MAKE SURE YOU ANNOTATE, the following article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27out-t.html

The assignment is for you to pull one quote from the text that you think is significant, or hits you. Something the author says, maybe a quote from a student, etc. Please type up the quote in your post and explain why you chose it, and answer the following question:

*Is the author accomplishing a form of rhetorical appeal with your quote? If so, explain. If not, what do you think the author IS trying to accomplish?

**NOTE: This article is 9 pages!! Don't only read the first page!!!

47 comments:

  1. I think that the author is trying to persuade everyone who has read this artical and it is trying to let everyone now that every one has there own right and that we shoulden't critisizes anyone. In a artical in the "NEW YORK TIME" state that a kid is affraid to tell his parent that he is gay it say "His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay," by the looks of this kid feeling i can tell he doesen't trust his dad and the author is trying leave a message that all this young student are affected by this.

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  2. In this article, i do not think the writer/editor is trying to ignite an argument or convey a sense of strong feeling. However, the author does stae through observation, that, "What is clear is that for many gay youth, middle school is more survival than learning." This is not a solely feeling-felt assumption of the writer, but instead a conclusion from extensive pre-teen observation in middle school in a preodminantly anecdotal article. From the observation, the author is implying that students, primarily gay students, are more concerned with being safe and reputation than just schoolwork since there have been reports of hate crimes on gays even in middle school.

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  3. The reason I believe Benoit Lewis wrote this article was to inform that indeed there is gay people out here and the world needs to be ready for them . He includes the difficulties gay people go through along with personal experiences from many differnt kids. A quote i chose is the following from a personal experience gave by Brent Humphrey, “His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” Austin told me. “I’m serious. He has the strictest, scariest dad ever. He has to date girls and act all tough so that people won’t suspect.” Brent Humphry as well as Benoit Lewis are trying to portray the idea that chances are most of the time parents won't accept their child to be gay, so most of the time people like Bent Humphry have to hide who they truly are because its not accepted. This puts a big weight on a child because they have to act as someone who they are not.Another quote that really caught my attention is, "at least 120 middle schools across the country have formed gay-straight alliance (G.S.A.) groups, where gay and lesbian students — and their straight peers — meet to brainstorm strategies for making their campus safer". This quote surprised me because i did not know that there was such an organization. In Benoit including this in his article, he makes the point that gay people are trying as best they can to fit into this world, and they are doing it together because with each other's support they can achive the goal of being accepted by other's. This highlights a true significance in this article because it's giving ethical appeal on what has happened, but what gay people are doing to change the opinion of the counter argument to live in a more safer and secure world. Lastly a quote that showed a young lady stand up for who she truly was is Kera. For example it says, I like girls. I know it’s true

    I like girls, I really do

    Not just boys, but girls as well

    I’m bisexual as you can tell." This shows leadership because she stood up to create this song about the type of person she is but most importantly standing up for gay rights. She cares less of what other have to say about her but most significantly what she thinks of herself. Benoit in writing this article highlights the hardships of what gay people are going through, but indicates what they are doing to make sure that who they are is seen an accepted by other who oppose them.

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  4. The quote I chose was, "When I first realized I was gay,” Austin interjected, “I just assumed I would hide it and be miserable for the rest of my life. But then I said, ‘O.K., wait, I don’t want to hide this and be miserable my whole life.’ ” This statement is emotional appeal and the reason why I chose the quote was because kids like Austin are brave. To reveal your sexuality like being gay, lesbian or even bisexual is difficult and frightening because many may not accept one's sexual preference and even more so there are people who would harm those who do not seem “normal”. It is unfortunate to see cases like Lawrence King who was killed at age fifteen because of his sexuality. I believe Benoit Denizet-Lewis wrote “Coming Out in Middle School”because the issue of sexual preference has been on the hot seat for a very long time and years have change quite a bit. Denizet-Lewis is trying to touch kids as well as adults that it ok whatever one’s preference is.

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  5. I chose this quote “That’s one of about 50 “rejecting behaviors” identified by Caitlin Ryan of San Francisco State University, who has spent the last eight years studying the link between family acceptance or rejection of gay children and their mental health in early adulthood.” Well this line is ethical appeal as the result that the author confirms his thesis with the data from a study of University of San Francisco. He impart that Caitlin have been study how the families take action in those cases with their children because during their age is difficult to identify if they are really gay or bisexual. In some occasion the parents don’t know how proceed or how make a conversation with their children since they can’t find the words or speech to don’t hurt their kids feeling. However in some families the parents don’t accept their kid’s sexuality attraction as because they are close to the society development or just they cannot see their children with a person of his same gender.

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  6. the quot i choose is “The biggest difference I’ve seen in the last 10 years isn’t with gay kids — it’s with their families,” i choose this quot because the author is talk about the main reason why kids think differently it because of their parents if their parents didnt say anything to them the kids dont no whats right or wrong for them. also he uses logical appeals because it appeals the main reason of the topic. the author uses this to show other parents what they suppost to do with their kids and how they can make the right diction throughout their life time. additionally the parent suppost know how to have real conversation with their kids and wats going on in their life because kids like the thing they see outside of their house. the reson that the parents should control over their kids from those kind of thing and appeal some emotional appeal and experience to persuade their kids. futhermore the authour uses this quote it because he want accomplished how parents should handle their childrens. finally, parents are the main reason why their children change their mind it because of tehy dont listen to them and they afraid of what other people might say to them.

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  7. Many people may have a problem with their child being gay. But if you love your child should it matter. At the end of the day they are still your child. It suprise me that their are some parents that will disown their chil for being gay. "His dad would give him up for adopition." So the bay who the article is about boyfriend father would wont nothing to do with him. I picked this quote because I don't understand how someone can do that to their own kid. That would be like not accpeting who you child really is. As their perent you should love you child no matter what.

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  8. i choose this quote when he says,"i definitely lost some friends," but no one really made fun of me or called names, probaly because i was one the most popular kinds when i came out. i don't think i would have come out if wasn't popular." This statement is emotional appeal because this quote show a feeling that how he feel about his situasion in that school,that he is dont like other kinds kids. also show a emotion realiste when acept who is it,and that have that live life as it. and ignore the people that try of have like a person different, in this world all the people have the right of the whose want to be.

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  9. I believe that the author/writer is establishing an emotional appeal because it talks about the struggle of the people who are gay. This article is basically talking about gay people in middle school who are scared to come out and tell people that they are a gay. “In a 2007 survey of 626 gay, bisexual and transgender middle-schoolers from across the country by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (Glsen), 81 percent reported being regularly harassed on campus because of their sexual orientation. Another 39 percent reported physical assaults. Of the students who told teachers or administrators about the bullying, only 29 percent said it resulted in effective intervention.” I chose this quote because it tells people on a regular basis that people who come out to being gay, bisexual, or a transgender. This quote sticks with me because I would rather judge people based on personality and seeing that people are being punished for being different from others. I was raised to judge people on personality rather than what they wear, and their sexuality. I’m friends with bisexual and gay people and I’m straight. I have no problem hanging around them so why should people judge others based on sexuality instead of personality. So in this article I think that writer is trying to establish that sexuality is an issue of today’s middle schoolers and that when they come out, if they have more support then more of them will come out.

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  10. My opinion towards this manner is the following: We are whom we are there is no changing it. We have our own opinion, but we are judge wrongly because of our actions. Benoit Lewis is a brave kid, who fears no one anymore. When i read the story I found out that this kid was willing to promote his idealism. Benoit lewis may have written or agreed to be interviewed because his idea of self espression was to be promoted, in other words he believe that by being gay he was doing no harm to no one. I agree with this kid, we have rights which should be respected, should be acknowledge and not misjudge. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights states that we have the freedom of speech, as well as the freedom of religion, which should be respected no matter what state we are in. Life is short has a meaning and if someone has found a meaning in their life, he/she should not be denied to be happy in their own way. One which i found interesting was "The biggest difference I’ve seen in the last 10 years isn’t with gay kids — it’s with their families," this is true many kids have urge to communicate with their kids but find it hard to do so because their parents are like a brick wall which blocks their happiness. Parents should at all points should sit down with their kids and talk with them, they should also consider in mind that they also have right, which should not taken from them in no matter what so ever.
    In the end life has a meaning has purpose, we devote ourselves to make decision which will either bring us joy, or brings us malebolence, words are to be taken in mind and action in heart. There shouldn't be no misconception towards gay people, they are no different than heterosexual people, they are no aliens, they are people who have value, society should not neglect their rights nor look at them in a demeaning way.

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  11. The quote I chose was,“When I first realized I was gay,” Austin interjected, “I just assumed I would hide it and be miserable for the rest of my life. But then I said, ‘O.K., wait, I don’t want to hide this and be miserable my whole life.” I chose this quote because this shows how uneasy it is for those who want to reveal their sexual preferences. In this quote the author is using emotional appeal and what gives emotinal appeal is the word "miserable" which persues the reader mind and emotions. It makes reader feel sympathy.By this quote the author is trying to convince people of accepting them. And that's why the author uses that quote to show how those people feel and what they really think, because people just judge them and don't think of what their feelings are, they just judge.

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  12. A quote that really caught my attention was,"This is the first generation of gay kids who have the great joy of being able to argue with their parents about dating, just like their straight peers do," said Ritch Savin-Williams. I chose this quote because I think that it's very heartwarming to read.It makes the gay community seem normal because they do noraml things just like any other teenager does. Like maybe fight with their parents about dating. The author accomplished his goal of using emotional appeal to persuade the readers. I'm sure any gay person reading this is very proud about the fact that homosexuality is not as negative as it use to be. The author does accomplish a rhetorical appeal of using emotional appeal. The author also makes the point that gays should be treated equally and in many places they are fully accepted and supported by their families and friends.

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  13. Many kids are frighten because they are different and are gay. People are looking, talking about them they are getting beat up, harassed also getting hurt because they are gay. I think that people should stop treating them different because what happens if we were al gay and were in their situations or their life. People should give the gay community a break and start focusing on different thing that are more important. I think that yeff is right because of the parents that they have are not letting them be happy with them selves. That’s why these kids are miserable in the inside and not showing who they real are. The author is trying persuade us to change the way we see them and think of them he also uses emotional. For example it says “I would have preferred that he not come out in school, but he wanted to be honest – he wanted to be true himself.” This shows that kids are scared to be them selves and are afraid of be neglected because they are gay.

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  14. The quote i choose is “I’m serious. He has the strictest, scariest dad ever. He has to date girls and act all tough so that people won’t suspect.” This quote reveals the condition of most LGBTQ students who are afraid being discovered their true sexuality, because most people can't accept it and discriminate them, therefore, they paly the "pretend game", to pretend as they are "normal". I think this quote is an emotional appeal and the author is trying to inform the parents of LGBTQ students that being strict, scare and threaten them of give them up for adoption can't really accomplish anything. instead, they should understand and communicate with them, and provide them a shelter when they face the press from the society.

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  15. "So I took a job as the lunch lady at school because I felt like I needed to be his bodyguard. It seems like I spent the entire year in the principles office trying to get them to protect my son. But they would just say things like, ‘Well, what did he do to provoke them?’ We live in a very conservative area with very vocal parents, and I believe the school didn’t want to be seen as going out of their way at all to protect a gay student.” This quote is based on emotional appeal and I chose it because it’s touching how a mother is willing to take the job as a lunch lady at her son’s school in order to protect him. Many parents however don’t support their child’s sexuality and therefore reject them. I think it was very heroic of her to become her son’s personal bodyguard and try to have the school deal with that issue. i think its the schools reponsibility to make sure every student feel safe and the school wasnt meeting the criteria.

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  16. "Austin didn’t know what to wear to his first gay dance last spring." I choose this statement because I have never heard someone say something like that(Gay dance). Was the dance specifically crafted for homosexuals or was the arthor of the article just writing this of his own accord. It was interesting how the conversation switched over to Austin's boyfriend and how his stituation was going with his father. It allowed for another opinion about the situation to come into the equation.

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  17. many people have problem with their child beign gay and it should not matter because as long as they are your chilren and just accept them who they are and who they want to be beccause it is their own life and they have right to make that choice. for exam it says"The only person who really has a problem with it is my older sister, who keeps saying: ‘It’s just a phase! It’s just a phase!’ ” this quote neans that austin older sister has problem being gay because it is wrong and she think he should like girl instead of like boys. i think his sister is wrong because she should support him who he is because he basically he make his choice to be gay.

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  18. "Though most didn’t self-identify as gay or lesbian until they were 14, 15 or 16, the mean age at which they first became aware of that attraction was 10. Boys tended to be aware about a year earlier than girls." At the beginng of the artical, Auston stated that if he didnt come out the closet, he would be miserable. This quote stood out to me because these kids probably felt depresed and outcasted between the time they found out they were gay till they accualy told someone. The reason they are hesitent to "come out the closet" is because they are scared of being judged and ridiculd. If society was more excepting of the different ways to life a life this wounldn't be an issue.

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  19. The author is usine all the rhetorical devices to build his argument. The quote i used is logical appeal. By giving a statistic to connect to the emotional true stories of young gay studentthe writer is strenghing his argument.

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  20. The purpose of authur writing this is because, community have negative view on homosexual, so many teen who realize they might be gay is afraid to speak out, they're afraid of community view on them, and also afraid their parent might strongly disaprove, then form a arguement.

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  21. I think this news paper article reflect the ignorance of many our peers, because it touches on an issue that effects everyone in our society like what Austin said "when I first realized I was gay" "I would just assumed I would hide it" meaning that people who are gay sometimes are force to live a life that they wouldn't like to live because people cant except who they are and they life style.

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  22. Everyone in the world has a secret that they wish to say but cant but most of all not much scared of saying the secret, but the reaction and the judgment they will receive from the world. The article “Coming out in Middle School” is about gay students trying to come out and tell everyone that they are gay but are scared of the reactions of three family, friends, and parents. The quote that really hits me is, “Some had been thrown out by their families; others lived out at house but were reminded often that they were intrinsically flawed.” This quote is an emotional appeal because it gives a reader a feeling of sorry and disappointing to hear how parents, family, and friends are not supportive that are even capable of throwing them out the house. Its pure ignorance because even parents have done things there parents didn’t like and remember them so why should they do that same thing to there son or daughter. Another quote that hit me was “His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” Austin told me. “I’m serious. He has the strictest, scariest dad ever.” I believe this is not something acceptable a daughter or son will always be there for them and only because they had a small difference of attraction is no mean to give them adoption. Given these quote I believe that its emotional appeal given by the author to make us feel and understand what they fell and how they are scared that we should help them instead of judging them.

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  23. ‘It’s just a phase! It’s just a phase!’ ”
    This quote really got my attention when i was reading the article because i truely agree with what it say's i say this because i my self have lots of friend who are bisexual and or lesbiens.And i use to think the same way that it was just a kids thing that sooner or later they were going to get over it, and they were going to become the people they were before they came out of the closet, but know that i think about it it's been so long and the haven't changed at all. I think that the author is trying to persue the readers that if they're not sure about their gender and they think that their probably bisexual, gay or lesbians. Not to be affraid of just saying it to some one and come out of the closet, because somethimes is not so mad after all. For example all of the characters that were in this article were affaid of telling their friends and family, but after they said it they were all good with it. But it does hurt and sempathetic to know that there's lots of this teenagers who get bulled, treated wrong, or just no body understand them are commmiting suicide. I think we as people shouldn't be so judgemental and just let everyone live their lives, and let them do what they got to do because everything just depends on them.

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  24. I personally believe that once the boy/girl confesses his/her sexual orientation they feel detached from everyone they once knew.For them it's like starting a whole new life. Sooner or later they start to regret ever admitting that they're gay,lesbian,or bisexual.I think they hesitate to come out the closet because they're afraid of what others might say to them.This causes them to feel lugubrious.The quote I chose was given by Kera. She said, “It was a whole big drama at school. Some guys made fun of us, others hit on us. Most middle-school guys are total, complete morons.” This is an example of how people tend to speak without knowing anything.One simple offensive name is all it takes to cause someone to commit suicide.This is why we as humans should learn to treat each other with the uppermost respect.So basically the authors basic message in writing this article is that people should be treated equally, not only because it's the right thing to do, but also because it makes everyone's life better.

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  25. As all people, no one is the same or alike as another person. We all have our own perception over different topics. One topic in particular which is the same as of the assigned reading, being gay. Everyone is equitable to be who they are. Even I dont agree with certain lifestyle people choose to live but I concieve everyone should live in the manner they wish. As the assigned reading continouslys confers the lifestyles of a gay youth they are still people. Not a single person has the right to mistreat them. In a survey conducted with gay youth across the United States "81 percent reported being regularly harassed" at school. In my conception this is purely discrimination, which still hasnt been overcome even till today. As mentioned before I presume everyone deserves to be who they are and also we all as people deserve to righteoulsy dwell in peace.

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  26. The author clearly has an overall argument in this op-ed. I do not like his writing style because I feel that he jumps from one issue to another in repetition. He definetly has ethical appeal, he gains this through his confessions of his own homosexual struggles as well as te quotes form the many people has interviewed. Ultimately I have come to the decision that for some students, both homosexuality and bisexuality is more of a trend or fad, or one might even say phase than a lifestyle. While the number of homosexuals are increasing one can only attribute it to the amount of attentions homosexuals create and get. In some aspects to some people, homosexuality is a means of being different. They may not necessarily be attracted to the same sex but do appreciate the attention they recieve, for some it is an alternate persona. While the article mainly talks about kids coming out in middle school one can only be concerned. While the homosexuality is not an issue, the fact that so many children are becoming sexually active or pre_active (meaning getting close to sex) is a matter of great importance. In no offense to any individual, from my knowledge homosexual love can be risky and quite wild. (not talking about the act of intercourse just the frequency and number of partners. While this has been accepted in both heterosexual and homosexual lifestyles are parents ready to deal with sexually active preteens? In my overall opinion I believe that it is great that so many kids are willing to explore the limits of their sexuality but they may be too young and may me damaging themselves for later in their future. I say this not because people change their minds about their sexuality, jsut as they old trend fades and some may have established themselves as being something they no longer want to be called or known as. There are many issues revolving around this topic and I pray that while everyone is having a great time, and accepting themselves they take a minute to look at the possible consequences that lie ahead for the future.

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  27. I think the author of the article wants to sway the readers into having a deeper connection with the gay people. Several times in the article, it states occurrences of the fear of children and their parents, people and other who will "judge" them.
    My reasoning comes from this quote "Though he wishes he could be as “brave” as Kera, Justin is out to only a few friends at school. “I lie when people ask me if I’m gay,” he told me. “Sometimes they leave me alone after that, but other times they still call me names.”

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  28. The author Benoit Lewis by writing the article"coming out in middle school" is able to persuade his reader of how difficult its for teenager who discovered that they are gays at an early age. As Austin says "If my dad would know that I'm gay he would give me in adoption". The quote I chose let us clear of how hard its for teenager to confess their parents of been gay because they are afraid of been discriminate so, that's why sometimes they prefer to keep it secrets and its dangerous because in some cases some gays people have killed themselves for been reject of their sexuality in their community. In my opinion parents whose child has confess themselves been gays shouldn't judge them, rather they should support them so that they wouldn't feel detached from the world.

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  29. Every body has the right to be who they want to be. No one should ever be afriad to be who they want to be just because they are afraid to hear what other may think of them. It imposible to please everyone. In this article The author Benoit Lewis write the article"coming out in middle school" persuade his reader of how difficult its for teenager to be themself and to accept that they are gays. Some of those kid are really scare to tell they parents, and shouldnt be that way, because if everyone in this earth turns they back on you, you should be able to go to your parents and they will accept you just the way you are. In a artical said that a kid is affraid to tell his parent that he is gay it say "His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay," that should not happened.t= Those kids should be able free to be who they want.

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  30. You know, in my personal opinion,I dislike judging people because I don't like people judging me! Ofcourse it feels alitle occuard and alitle shocking when you find out that your friend or someone else is gay, lesbian, or even bisexual... but you know what? Thats how they chose to be and that is what they are. We cannot change anyone if they do not wish for help. Sometimes I disagree with surtain prespectives of how people choose to live their life as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual because I believe that people should accept themselves for what they really are, But if they choose to be like that, then let them be. You know what... I have nothing against those people but I imagine that it is really hard and painful for to actually reveal the real you in front of public: your friends, your neighboors, and specially your own family. I chose the qoute that said: "It was a whole big drama at school. Some guys made fun of us..." I picked this short quote because this demonstrates that sometimes when people tell you who they really are you start judging people to much, and the only thing that comes to their mind is something dreadful! At least try to give these people a chance. What if they are great people and here you are judging them! I'm pretty sure that no one likes to be judged, so don't waist you time judging others. Let them take their own path. Sooner or later they will find out what is wrong and bad. The message that the author is making in this article is that every should treat others equally. Just like we like to be treated nice and fair, we should also treat others the same. It makes a huge difference and it makes everyones life feel better.

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  31. The point that the author, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, writer for the NY Times, is that he wants society to know that there are many people that are “coming out.” America needs to realize that more people nowadays have more moral support and also support from their peers as well as family. A quote that caught my attention was when Austin says, “When I first realized I was gay,” Austin interjected, “I just assumed I would hide it and be miserable for the rest of my life. But then I said, ‘O.K., wait, I don’t want to hide this and be miserable my whole life.’ ” This is making others who want the world to know that they are gay/ or lesbian or even bisexual, that they can express themselves and not be miserable. Gay communities are now being viewed as regular people of society and not like some alien that stands out. But the quote also shows emotional appeal because Austin is giving a personal story that he was miserable because he was afraid to be an “outcast.” Thus, the author is conveying a message that people who want to “come out” to be brave and know that peers and family will support them. Yet to know that they will lose some friends but that’s how life is you lose friends and you keep some.

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  32. I think that the author is trying to persuade evryone to accept gay people. he basically wants to suuport those kids that are gay and encourage them to not be affraid of their feelings.The author also is trying to convince people to respect and understand those kids.the quote that I chose is "In a 2007 survey of 626 gay, bisexual and transgender middle-schoolers from across the country by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (Glsen), 81 percent reported being regularly harassed on campus because of their sexual orientation." This is a quote that made me angry because society is ignorant and rude with other people. people need to learn how to respect other people choices.

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  33. The topic of this article is about how a teenage boy named Austin was going to his first "Gay" dance. Who the author might want to persuade is the young readers. For the reason that now a days teenagers are being made fun of because who they hang around with, how they dress or even how they act. Everyone keeps in a secret all the time and cant tell anyone so imagine a middle-school student who is going through the same thing and holding in a big secret. For that reason a line that stook out to me was, "His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” Austin told me. “I’m serious. He has the strictest, scariest dad ever. He has to date girls and act all tough so that people won’t suspect.” This shows how being gay isn't some thing people take in very easliy. That quote makes you think how come people even your parents can be so haarsh towards people just for the reason of liking the same kind of gender. The author wants to accomplish the right of a person being able to do what they want and like what they want with out people caring. Because of this secret Austins boyfriend has to go and secretly like girls so that nothing is too obvious with his preference.

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  34. According to the authors points of view, he is trying to persuave everyone that every person has the right to do whatever they want. basically by looking at the first page of the article. it show that the guy name is proud to be himself. he dont care bout what everyone else thik about him.according to Gillean and Nick. a qoute from the atricle "I spent time with likened her child’s middle school to a “war zone.” In a 2007 survey of 626 gay, bisexual and transgender middle-schoolers from across the country by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network" it actually show disrespect about the issue of being gay. so that how the authios persuave people to unique.

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  35. The audience of this article are gay people, and the writer is trying to communicate to then and tell that are a normal human, but with different thenkers. what the author wants is that they don't have to listen what others say about then, because everyone have the rigth to do anything with thelife. numerous gay people had been descriminated, almost all of then in the way how they dress up,how they talk etc. Alot parant don't accept how their sons or doughter are. There are gay different part of the world,so they had been kill, just for be gay.

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  37. The author of this article does not have an argument, through the fact that he is just giving of information and anecdotes of these pre-teens turning out to be gay at an early age. Why is this so? because kids are being influenced. But yet, some are just naturally that way. They like the same sex and some like the same and opposite sex. It's just a matter of how comfortable they feel being the way they are.
    In this article it states, "In a 2007 survey of 626 gay, bisexual and transgender middle-schoolers from across the country by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (Glsen), 81 percent reported being regularly harassed on campus because of their sexual orientation. Another 39 percent reported physical assaults. Of the students who told teachers or administrators about the bullying, only 29 percent said it resulted in effective intervention." These people should be treated in the same way with respect as any other person. These people are being harassed, physically assaulted and bullied only for what they believe and for what their preferences are. Everyone is different and unique in their own way, but that doesn't mean your out of the ordinary. What may seem right to, could be wrong for others.
    Now these young kids are showing their real identity at an early stage because they feel as though they have the right to be themselves. they have proven to others and let their person come out and identity.
    These kids are being not true themselves, because they think that they'll be misjudged or may be teased, thats when we are all wrong, because people who hurt them do not understand the other person may be going through. Some fall into depression and may be hurt for the rest of their lives.
    Therefore, the author of this article wants to inform the people that they should just be prepared for these kids, because the are beginning to show their identities.

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  38. After readsing this article you difinitely think about the reason why they choose to be gay and how much they go through as humans too. The author should truely feel like they accomplished a goal because she speaking for others and they also had their own input too. The thing I have always wondered about though is " when I first realized I was gay", i mean when does this happen. Im quite sure they all have different stories, or maybe some of them are the same. My quesition still stands of how all of it stared and do soem jus do it to be different instead of speak out for themselves. I don't know so that's why I don't talk about the subject as much, but the author put it in teh article it caught my eye. The qoute from another young gay person caught my attention due to the fact that my question has never really been answered the way I wanted it to be. But, this author has done enough work getting some feelings out about how much they go through, though I don't see the exact argument. Whether its standing up for gays or just speaking out about them having stories, hard times, and lives too.

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  39. in this article the author trying to persuade the readers that we sholdnt judge anyone because the decsion that we make. the quote ichose was “His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” by saying this ithink the author is trying to accomplish that most peolpe parents sometimes dont agree with thier own children opinion and also that we all should be treated fair and have equal rights.

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  40. is article is about how kids are coming out of the closet and telling their parents.at very young age. this helps people understand why and the feelings that this kids go through. this article shows lots of examples of this cases. this article also talks about a program called "Openarms Youth Project" but this program also supports their personality and help the kids be more happy and not sad of been who you are. overall this article creates a sense that gay kids should be proud of being who they are, but also helps outsiders understand them and to learn how to accept them.

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  41. “His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” Austin told me." With this said, it is a shame on how parents abandon their offspring. When things don't go according to plans, the parents are the first ones to blame the children and then want to get rid of them. Those words by the gay teenager displays how life of child or teenager is much harder than before. The author was trying to accomplish the rhetorical device of emotional appeal. The author appeals to the emotions of a reader through what everyone is afraid of, abandonment. Overall, a remorseful sense is given off when those words are expressed.

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  42. The article "Coming Out in Middle School," by BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS is very touching because of its use of emotional appeal, but it also is backed up with logical appeal. A quote from the article that I found significant was “His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay,” Austin told me. “I’m serious. He has the strictest, scariest dad ever. He has to date girls and act all tough so that people won’t suspect.” Through the quote the author is using emotional appeal because as the reader comes across this line they begin to think what if they were in that position would they hold in their real feelings to please others? Would they not care if they had the support of their family or not? I for one was so struck by this quote! I would expect a parent to be there for their child no matter what. I understand that being gay, bisexual, etc. isn't really accepted by society, but when it comes down to the facts it exist and its part of nature. People become attracted to one another, even if it is the same sex. I have friends that are bisexuals they are no different then I am. Just because someone likes the same sex it doesn't make them a less of a person. Everyone can make their own decisions and they should not be judge by others, who themselves have secrets that others disapprove of.

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  43. The author of this article is trying to prove people and hopefully the whole world to bring the idea that sexual interest shouldn't be judged by people. he basically suppoort homosexuallity. He said, "I certainly don’t believe school districts should force a sexual agenda on the community." Obviously, one can tell that he is definitly supporting being gay. Personally, i do not support the idea but every one have the right to be themselves. And as for gay people, as the author is trying to prove, this sexual interest is like a feeling. One should not rather can not tell another persone to be happy, sad or angry. Its the same thing with gay poeple. you can't force them to be straight or what ever. You just have to accept them for who they are. that's the idea that the author is trying to reveal to the community. and as the quote said, not only family members should accept this but any other publicityies like school should not discriminate.

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  44. The article "coming out in middle school", by Beniot lewis. Talks about kids who are gay and wanted to come out about it.It had emotional appeal."It was a whole big drama at school. Some guys made fun of us..." This is something that alot of kids deal with every day in their lifes. When people tell people that they are gay, people start judging them and talking about them just because they are in same-sex relationships. There are others that have to deal with parents not aproving who they are."His dad would give him up for adoption if he knew he was gay," Its hard to know that if you tell your parents what you really feel then they wont want you in their family anymore. Its hard to live a double life. It hurts to have to lie to your parents and then be someone else with your friends.

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  45. I think that the argument is wear the people was fighting for because they won't stand the chance. It happen when they travels throughout the whole world from the United States. This story takes in the US. They were working hard to get more problems.

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  46. The article in The New York Times "Coming out in middle school", by Beniot lewis, the author talks about how many Gay and Bisexual kids now in day are coming out to people and how we should just accept how they are. The qoute that signafied the most to me is “By far the most common usage of the word “gay” in middle schools is in the expression “that’s so gay,” a popular adolescent phrase that means that something is dumb or lame. The phrase has become so ubiquitous in the culture of the average middle school that even friends of gay students sometimes use it. Still, the expression is offensive to many, and last year Glsen and the Ad Council embarked on a media campaign to combat it”. This quote is significant to me because a lot of us at school say that. I myself use to say it before I saw the commercial. After viewing the commercial on the T.V. I stopped saying that phrase and word. Most of my friends still say it and I get offended because I think about how it really bothers other people too other than me. Yes the author is trying to accomplish a form of rhetorical appeal in ethical appeal by using the media to get people to stop using the phrase and word and writing it in the article so everyone reading the article and viewing t.v. can stop.

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  47. The author of this article does not have an argument, through the fact that he is just giving of information and anecdotes of these pre-teens turning out to be gay at an early age. In this article it states, "In a 2007 survey of 626 gay, bisexual and transgender middle-schoolers from across the country by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (Glsen), 81 percent reported being regularly harassed on campus because of their sexual orientation. Another 39 percent reported physical assaults. Of the students who told teachers or administrators about the bullying, only 29 percent said it resulted in effective intervention." These people should be treated in the same way with respect as any other person.

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