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Genre Analysis Assignment
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2/17/17
Millions of people all over the world lose their lives at the hands of drug use. The
usage of drugs has become a monumental issue that has plagued the lives of an
immense number of individuals. The war on drugs has continued to destroy lives, ruin
relationships, and fill jails and prisons with minorities youth. It has enabled high up white
nationalist to silence people of color by creating drug laws that target to incarcerate
them. The war goes hand in hand with the mass incarceration of minorities and death.
plaguing the lives of minorities all over the world, but particularly in the United States.
More than half the individuals in prison are people color. Black men are also more than
six times as likely to be incarcerated than white men, and one out of three black men
minorities lives. Minorities often turn to drugs due to the situations and circumstances
presented around them. People of color feel as if using and selling drugs is the only way
they could make some form of lives for themselves. Due to financial depression these
individuals turn to drugs for quick profit, not thinking of the consequences and
mandatory minimum sentencing that derive from the use and distribution of drugs.
Individuals need to become aware of the misfortune occurring in this world because this
is not just a war on drugs, but a war on opportunity for black and brown individuals.
Many minorities see drugs as opportunity and have become conditioned to believe that
they will become incarcerated at some point, so they might as well make a good sum
money illegally and fast instead of it taking a longer period of time and making a lot less.
The war on drugs is not just the issues that surround drug use and distribution, but how
across the United States. Some minorities are fortunate enough to have made it out, but
they still need to be aware of what is going on around them. Many youth have to start
selling drugs at a young age to provide for themselves and their family. As youth itIt is of
importance to youth to become knowledgeable of the world they live in, and understand
what their ancestors went through. The most important thing in this world is to become
informed because knowledge is power. Minorities turn to drugs because they lack
knowledge on the opportunities that are available around them, and the better and
everlasting lives they could possibly make for themselves. That is why it is important to
begin informing minority youth at a young age. Minority youth need to understand the
danger that comes with drugs, and what they could make out of life without selling
drugs. When minorities sell drugs, they become a part of the statistic. The sixty percent
of jails and prisons they make up. It is of importance that minorities young individuals
stay away from what makes them a part of the statistic and not get caught up in the
cycle. The cycle of drugs does not just lead to incarceration;, it leads to death. Guns
and violence go hand with drugs. When it comes to selling drugs it comes with
territories and multiple individuals, usually minorities, with guns. When guns become a
part of any equation, it usually equals death. As a result, the American people are not
only losing minorities to jails and prisons, but to death. This has had a devastating effect
The main purpose of this paper is to inform readers of the injustices minorities are
facing as a people. This injustices are due to America's unfair judicial system. There is a
major difference between the language used when speaking on incarceration, and the
language used when discussing death. When speaking on incarceration facts are used
to back the information and examples provided in the text. When talking about drug use
and distribution a more sensitive tone and word choice is used to describe the true
effects of something that so greatly plagues the lives of many individuals all over the
world.
Incarceration and death are backed by facts and percentages that provide
evidence to support the facts presented in the text. The thought of the incarceration of
the minority community solely on the basis of skin color is sickening. Hundreds upon
millions of families are torn apart by the incarceration of their loved ones due to drugs.
This leads to parentless homes, financial depression, and an overall feeling of hurt and
devastation. The death of a family member is something many individuals never recover
from. Death due to drugs continues to plague the lives of many individuals and ruin
relationships. This death is not only due to drug use, but the death affiliated with
conflicts between other distributors and territories. Fact based evidence is used to
support all points made in the arguments. This is appropriate because it aids in getting
across the effects of the war on drugs in the American community. The genres used to
describe the war on drugs more in depth go hand and hand when reiterating the major
and grief affects both incarceration and death have on families/friends. The genres differ
due to the fact that one is a relationship that is made difficult because they are
imprisoned, but they could possibly have some form of communication, but will most
likely become apart of their families and friends lives again. While the result of death is
the complete end of a relationship. This greatly affects the message because the tones
of the different genres are opposite. This makes an important mark on the different
components of the war on drugs because the incarceration aspect shows the more of a
strongly informative view on the war, while the death aspect uses more of a sensitive
The information presented throughout the text shaped the genre because the war
on drugs targets readers who are youth minorities because that is who the judicial
system targets when it comes to drugs. The genres are organized based on the effects
that result due to drugs. It is also backed by examples, and fact based text. Visual
genres contribute to the purpose because it supports the facts and examples posed in
the text. The war on drugs in terms of incarceration differ in delivery in terms of delivery
tone supported by facts is used. In terms of death a more sympathetic fact based tone
is used.
Finally, The war goes hand in hand with the mass incarceration of minorities and
death because communities of color are sequentially disembodied and demoralized due
to the targets put on this class of peoples backs. The impact of incarceration and death
on the community of color is devastating. Minorities are already faced with an immense
amount of suffering and unfair treatment, and this is yet another example of
discrimination. The lack of equality still presented in the world is sickening. The unfair
treatment in the judicial system continues to tear families apart and ruin lives. Minorities
feel as if white America is against them. Evidence continues to show it is true. People of
color are not meant to succeed in this world. The war on drugs which has led to the
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Sederer, Lloyd. "A Blind Eye to Addiction." U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News &
"The War on Drugs." American Civil Liberties Union. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
Rubric for Genre Analysis*
CATEGORY A B C D F
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30 pts. analysis of choice of
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10 pts.
Total 52
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