THE REFLECTION OF THE MULTI-GENRE PROJECT6

The Reflection of the Multi Genre ProjectKelsey SummeyThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Kelsey SummeyApril 20, 2015Professor IngramUWRT 1102The Reflection of the Multi Genre Project In blog four, I stated that I would like to have journalists, NSA employees and veterans, members of congress, and federal judges at my roundtable. These choices have led me to my official audience of Members of Congress. I decided to choose them because they have the largest voice, in my opinion. They are Americans delegates, and they are in office to be a spokesperson for us, so why not go for them? Ive decided to go with two very different genres. My first is a personal letter, which consists of my thoughts and concerns of the program. The second genre is a flyer advertising a march entitled M3, which stands for Metadata Madness March. This is to bring together all the people who are angry at the government for putting us, Americans, in this position. The purpose of this whole project is to persuade my audience that the NSAs Metadata program is unethical. My argument is that the program is unethical because of the fact that it is not proven effective, doesnt fall in terms with the Fourth Amendment, and not all Americans are aware of what is happening. I used a lot of different sources to support my argument. For example, Judge Richard Leon helped me out with information on the program not being effective. Leons main argument was that there is no evidence that the NSAs data actually stopped an attack of any nature, whether it be international or domestic terrorism or a school shooting. The government has not provided Americans with any information of this sort at all, but they claim that the program has done this on many occasions (Johnson & Wolf, 2013). He made me have an epiphany because he is absolutely right. The government is hiding all of this success that the metadata program has had. If it works, why not share it? Another point of mine is the fact that Edward Snowden is the only reason we know about the program. It was all kept a secret from the American citizens, and without him, we would still be ignorant to their surveillance. Edward Snowden is now in political asylum in Russia, and he doesnt regret anything he has said. He actually has one wish, as he stated, Had I come forward a little sooner, these programs would have been a little less entrenched, and those abusing them would have felt a little less familiar with and accustomed to the exercise of those powers (Oremus, 2015). What he is saying is that if he would have come forward about the surveillance a bit sooner, the overstepping of boundaries would have never happened, and there would be no discussion now. My last point is that the program disagrees with the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment totally prohibits the use of unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that without a warrant, no one is constitutionally allowed to search you. There are a long list of exceptions to this Amendment, but there is not an exception that states that the government or NSA can search without warrants. Not only is the NSA missing the memo about the unreasonable searches, but they are also forgetting about getting a warrant. This should automatically violate the Fourth Amendment, making the entire program unconstitutional (Donohue, 2013).I decided to choose these two genres because they hit the audience in two different ways. The personal letter lets the audience hear from me, as they get to hear my own opinions and views about the metadata program. This first letter is an example of my lobbying for my cause. I am specifically going to Congress and attempting to persuade them to change their minds. The next genre is a lot different. It is action based. The M3 flyer allows me and other American to show that we are willing to stand up and march/protest for what they believe in. Congress would receive the personal letter in the mail directly from me. The flyer would be posted all around DC to ensure that people know that it is going on. The senators and representatives will have no choice but to notice the march because it is scheduled to happen right in front of the United States Capitol. Throughout both genres, I used the linguistic mode of communication, and in the flyer, I was sure to use a lot of bright colors and pictures to catch the publics eye. As far as Aristotles Appeals, I think I have used all three to a certain extent. In the flyer, I appealed to the audiences pathos and ethos. At the very top of my flyer, I have written, Protect Our 4th Amendment Before its too late. This is supposed to get my audience to imagine what life would be without the protection of the Fourth Amendment, which would cause people to get either saddened or angry. On the right side of the flyer, I have listed the purpose of M3. Within this purpose, I appeal to the audiences ethically by saying, It is our duty to make our opinions known. With everyones help, we can make a valuable difference. My intent was to get my audience to feel bad for not participating in M3 and not sharing their opinions. In this quote, I used the word our, and thats because I am an American citizen myself. This one word allows me to automatically connect with the audience on a very personal level. We are both Americans, and we both share this freedom, so this will allow my flyer to bring out some emotions. When the congressmen and congresswomen look at this flyer, they would hopefully feel that giving the American people privacy would be ethical. Lastly, I appealed to my audiences logos in the letter. Because I provided my main arguments and argued them well, I believe that my audiences logos is appealed to. I was very sure to be detailed, factual while still providing my personal opinions.I feel that both of these genres catch my audience very well. Since the letter will be mailed directly, theyll be able to read it to everyone and my concerns will be heard. Though I have complete faith in my letter, I asked myself, How will I know that my letter will be presented/read in Congress? I cannot answer this question because of the reality of Congress, but I believe that the march will help with this issue. The scheduled march will cause a lot of attention, togetherness, and even some outrage of some. The media will be all over it, so hopefully they will have no choice but to bring it into their discussions. Both of these genres bounce off of each other in a very abnormal way, and no one would expect them to correlate as much as they do. The personal letter would be nothing without the march because it draws the most attention from the media, which would, in turn, refer back to the voices of Congress. This is why this information had to be presented this way. If one of these genres doesnt catch the eye of my audience, then the other genre will. Because of this, I know that my information was successfully presented to my audience.

Reference PageDonohue, Laura K. (2013). NSA Surveillance May Be Legal - but It's Unconstitutional. Retrievedon February 6, 2015 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nsa-surveillancemay-be-legal--but-its-unconstitutional/2013/06/21/b9ddec20-d44d-11e2-a73e826d299ff459_story.html.Johnson, Kevin and Wolf, Richard. (2013). Federal Judge Rules against NSA Spying. Retrievedon February 8, 2015 from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/judgensa-surveillance-fourth-amendment/4041995/Oremus, Will. (2015). Edward Snowden Has Just One Regret. Retrieved on March 10, 2015 fromhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/02/23/edward_snowden_reddit_ama_citienfour_documentary_subject_has_just_one_regret.html.