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Argument: ‍‍People survive and thrive in adverse circumstances because often times they have no other choice. ‍‍

This image of an African Girl searching for food in a garbage dump is a direct example of people surviving and thriving in adverse circumstances because often times they have no other choice. When first looking at this image it�s natural to say that �She is not thriving, she is very skinny and has little to nothing to eat�, but in certain ways she is in fact thriving and overcoming adverse circumstances. ‍‍This young girl is going out and working to find food to support the rest of her family because she has no other choice. She is doing a very honorable thing by doing this, because she is taking her family�s unfortunate situation and doing her best to make the best of it ‍‍. I think that the man/woman who took this picture was trying to portray that people are fighting for survival and going to extremes just to get by. The fact that he has what looks like a 10-year-old girl searching for food in a garbage dump probably means he is trying to get people�s attention to notice that horrible situations are going on around the world to people of all ages. ‍The Pathos of this image is portrayed by making you realize just how fortunate you are, and that even though this young girl has nothing, she is still striving to be successful and help her family�s situation. ‍ The Ethos or way that this source is credible is because this is a real life image of how a young girl lives her life day in, and day out. The author�s logical appeal to anyone who views this image is; be grateful for what you have, and do what you can to help others less fortunate than you. ‍‍‍‍This picture effectively portrays that even in the worst of times, people survive and thrive because in reality, that�s their only choice. ‍‍‍‍

"African Children." //Cutcaster//. Web. 06 May 2012. <http://cutcaster.com/photo/800954710-African-

= By John Maertens =