Forced To Beg

An article reports on an event in Bangladesh, where a young boy was cornered into an alley by gang members. The gang attempted to recruit the child into a forced begging organization which they ran, however when the child fought back, the five gang members brutally abused and mutilated the boy, until he was nearly dead. The article begins with quotations from the reaction of the boys parents upon finding their son lying bloodied in the dirty alley, and the anguished language draws readers in from the start. The use of pathos at the beginning of the article wrenches the hearts of any reader. As the article continues, it progresses into logos as it describes the horrid statistics surrounding forced begging. For the purpose of appealing to American readers, the article refers to the popular move Slumdog Millionaire in order to help Americans understand the motives behind the boys attack.  The good of humanity is then represented in the article as it goes on to explain how a doctor at John's Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD read about the boys attackers in the news, and upon hearing the story offered to volunteer his time to repair the mutilated portions of the boys body. The article progresses from the gut wrenching story of the boys attack to the awe inspiring aid of a sympathetic stranger, and the heavy contrast between the two halves of the article beautifully emphasizes the outreach of the American people toward the little boy.