the two-way Across The Country, Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence March 14, 2018 · 11:01 AM ET CAMILA DOMONOSKE Students from surrounding schools gather at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan to mark one month since the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated at 5:10 p.m. ET At South High School in Columbus, Ohio, students stepped outside in frigid weather and said 17 names, releasing a balloon for each one. Dani Prieur @daniprieur Choir now sings "Heal the world" @wmfeorlando 7:11 AM - Mar 14, 2018 In Orange County, Fla., 17 empty desks sat in the Wekiva High School courtyard. Students sang — "Heal the world, make it a better place." In New York City, hundreds of students from LaGuardia High School walked into the street and sat in silence for 17 minutes. In Helena, Mont., more than 200 students gathered outdoors and shared stories and details about 17 lives. Across the country, students walked out of class for 17 minutes on Wednesday, one for each victim who died at the shooting in Parkland, Fla., exactly one month ago. But the day of activism is not just limited to students stepping out of their schools. Scout Smissen, a 17-year-old junior at Roosevelt High School becomes emotional while speaking to a crowd of hundreds at Red Square on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Megan Farmer /KUOW During a nationwide student walkout, thousands of local students sit in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., for 17 minutes in honor of the 17 students killed last month in a high school shooting in Florida. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images In Massachusetts, where more than a foot of snow fell on the state on Tuesday, students rallied at the statehouse and call for change. Lois Beckett @loisbeckett Covering a walkout this morning at an elementary school in Virginia, and the 11-year-old organizers had a press packet ready for me. Fifth-grade students in Akron, Ohio, who were studying the civil rights movement in class, organized a sidewalk protest, The Associated Press reports. At an elementary school in Virginia, students prepared a handwritten folder with information for the press. In Silver Spring, Md., a long line of sign-holding students walked down a major street, with a police escort blocking traffic. And outside the White House, young protesters chanted: "Hey hey, ho ho! The NRA has got to go!" According to EMPOWER, the youth branch of the Women's March, more than 3,130 school walkouts were scheduled across the country, as NPR's Adrienne St. Clair reports. NATIONAL Students To Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence 1 Month After Parkland Shooting The national organizers called for a 17-minute walkout at 10 a.m. local time in every time zone. But the actual details of the protest varied from school to school. Some walked out earlier in the day. Adrienne spoke to students at Centennial High School in Idaho who scheduled their walkout for 9:28 a.m., when the bell rings, rather than 10 a.m. "This will allow students to walk out in between classes, rather than getting up in the middle of a class," Adrienne writes. "[Student body president Tommy] Munroe said some students may be too scared to leave if they are in a class with a teacher who doesn't support the march, and so may not have an opportunity to participate." On the other hand, in Providence, R.I., student activists pushed the protest later, to 12:45 p.m., because "students aren't allowed back into school once we walked out," Dorbor Tarley explains on Facebook. Students at Philadelphia High School of Creative And Performing Arts participate in the walkout. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images And some schools are going far beyond just a 17-minute walkout. NPR ED How School Walkouts Test Student Rights And School Responsibilities Students in some areas organized marches, letter-writing campaigns and rallies with speakers, taking up part or all of the school day. Various school districts also face different responses from administrators. Some have told students they won't punish walkout participants. Others emphasize that normal school rules are still in place, and leaving class or campus without permission will result in disciplinary action. Students at Philadelphia High School of Creative And Performing Arts participate in the walkout. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images Some administrators promoted alternative forms of protest, like a moment of silence, or found ways to incorporate the protest into a lesson plan. Meanwhile, the ACLU is working to educate students about their rights. Schools can discipline students for walking out of class, even for a political protest, the group notes. "But what they can't do is discipline you more harshly because of the political nature of or the message behind your action," the ACLU writes. "The exact punishment you could face will vary by your state, school district, and school. Find out more by reading the policies of your school and school district." Eastern Senior High students walked out of school to protest gun violence. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Meanwhile, students in the Northeast faced another challenge: the weather. A nor'easter dropped inches of snow on Tuesday, prompting some schools to close and disrupting walkout plans — although not always completely halting protests. Carrie Jung @Jung_Carrie Mass. students gear up for national day of activism against gun violence. Many say school closings and 14 inches of snow on the ground won't keep them from protesting today. wbur.fm/2DrxUFy via @wburedify 5:49 AM - Mar 14, 2018 Mass. Students Gear Up For National Day Of Activism Against G… Students from at least 150 Massachusetts schools are expected to take part in the #Enough: National School Walkout on Wednesday, exactly one month after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. wbur.org 10 See Carrie Jung's other Tweets Here are other scenes from walkouts and protests across the country: Thousands of local students sit for 17 minutes in honor of the 17 students killed last month in a high school shooting in Florida, during a nationwide student walkout for gun control in front the White House in Washington, D.C. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images In Charleston, S.C., students walked out of class but remained indoors, Victoria Hansen of South Carolina Public Radio reports. They "stayed out of public view for fear protesting gun violence would make them targets of more violence, " she writes. Media were banned from observing protests at most schools, the Post and Courier reports. In Washington, D.C., students from Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School traveled to the U.S. Capitol and sat on the steps, NPR's Brakkton Booker reports, as a "sea of young protesters" gathered in front of the Capitol chanting, "enough is enough" and "books not bullets." Eastern Senior High prepare to release balloons for the victims of the Florida school shooting and for victims of shootings in D.C. Tyrone Turner/WAMU At Boston University, medical students students and professors gathered for a walkout with a slightly different demand — they called not just for gun control, but for research into gun violence. (As NPR's Rebecca Hersher put it earlier this month, scientists have objected for decades to "a profound, and purposeful, lack of federal funding for gun research.") In the Bronx, students marched to their council member's office, chanting, "They say get back, we say fight back," Danny Lewis of WNYC reports. In Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tenn., students chanted "not one more" and "this is what democracy looks like" after their demonstration outside their school, Julieta Martinelli of member station WPLN reports. At Eastern Senior High school in Washington D.C. students link arms in memory of Florida school shooting victims. Tyrone Turner/WAMU In Southwest Detroit, a school walkout at Western International High School included remarks in three languages — English, Spanish and Arabic — member station WDET reports. "We really need to talk about gun violence here in Detroit, because that's something we've normalized over the last couple of years," senior Alondra Alvarez told the station. At West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio, the site of a school shooting last year, a small group of students joined the nationwide protest despite being warned they would be punished. Superintendent Kraig Hissong said students who walk out "will receive disciplinary action" and "the absence will be counted as unexcused." Still, 10 students left the school as supporters cheered from across the street, The Associated Press reports. At Flathead High School in Kalispell, Mont., students similarly showed up for a moment of silence "despite pressure from school administration not to leave their classrooms," Nicole Miller from KAJ News, a local TV station, reports. Nicole Miller @nicole_reports Despite pressure from school administration to not leave their classrooms, about 20 students from Flathead High School held a moment of silence outside the school. 10:01 AM - Mar 14, 2018 · Flathead High School 28 See Nicole Miller's other Tweets At Rapid City Central High School in South Dakota, students gathered in an auditorium where organizers told the crowd, "This is not a protest. This is a walkout," Chynna Lockett of South Dakota Public Broadcasting reports. Then students signed letters to the president expressing opposition to gun violence. In Draper, Utah, students gathered outdoors with mountains as a dramatic backdrop. One student at Corner Canyon High School told KUER's Lee Hale, "This shooting made me an activist." School Walkout from Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. Kelsie Moore/KUER In Colorado Springs, the walkout prompted "dynamic conversations," Ali Budner of KRCC reports. Teachers, students and community members gathered outside the school in a ring — while some students "stayed inside to protest the walkout," Budner says. In Davenport, Iowa, a Twitter account for the local walkout said the students there "are not fighting the 2nd amendment or pushing gun control at all, we are advocating for more [active shooter response] drills, teacher and counselor resources to treat those with mental health issues." In Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, about 100 schools had walkouts, member station WBEZ reports. The station has collected accounts from students on their website. WBEZ's Miles Bryan reports that one school, in "conservative Plainfield," is giving students who walk out a choice: "either have a meeting with lawmakers to learn about political process— or get one hour detention." In San Diego, at Patrick Henry High, students held up signs — including one reading, "we go to school to learn, not to die," reports Megan Burks of KPBS News. One student speaker, expanding beyond gun control, urged students to "look up from your cell phones. Look up from your AP tests. Look up from the soccer field. Look up at each other." Hundreds of students walk out of Midwood High School on Wednesday, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence in Brooklyn. Mark Lennihan/AP At Y-V Tech in Yakima, Wash., 17 students covered themselves in fake blood and lay down at the school's entrance, Esmy Jimenez of Northwest Public Broadcasting reports. At Jefferson Elementary in Pullman, Wash., young students tried to organize a walkout — but administrators changed the event to a "safety assembly" with the police and fire department, including "a 'kindness activity' to talk with each other about bullying," Northwest Public Broadcasting's Scott Leadingham reports. "Student speaker/organizer, 10, wanted to talk about gun control, but says school asked him not to. 'Come talk to me at recess since I've been silenced,' he tells assembly," Leadingham wrote from the elementary school. And at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — the Parkland, Fla., school where last month's shooting took place — students gathered on the football field for a group hug, the AP writes. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gather on the football field on Wednesday to honor the memories of 17 people who were killed during a mass shooting at the school in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Correction March 14, 2018 In a previous version of this post, two high schools were identified with inaccurate locations. Corner Canyon High School is located in Draper, Utah, not Draper, Colo.; Hillsboro High School is located in Nashville, Tenn., not Hillsboro, Tenn. parkland students protests Read All About It: Breaking News From NPR When major news happens, stay on top of the latest developments, delivered to your inbox. What's your email? SUBSCRIBE By subscribing, you agree to NPR's terms of use and privacy policy. the two-way About Subscribe NPR Twitter READ & LISTEN CONNECT Home Newsletters News Arts & Life Music Podcasts Programs Facebook Twitter Instagram Contact Help ABOUT NPR GET INVOLVED Overview Support Public Radio Finances Sponsor NPR People NPR Careers Press NPR Shop Ombudsman NPR Events Corrections Visit NPR terms of use privacy sponsorship choices text only © 2018 npr Student Essay Gun Control Rhetorical Analysis Revised by Kristen Meihofer, March 3, 2015 Gun control has been one of the most controversial topics in the news recently. Some argue that guns should be outlawed to prevent the loss of innocent lives, while others think it is their right to bear arms. Recently, the Supreme Court has upheld a gun ban for domestic violence offenders. In a USA Today article regarding this issue, the author talks about the benefits of this bill. On the contrary, a FOX news article on this issue focuses on how American's had to switch topics to domestic violence in order to pass this bill. Both articles address the content of the bill while analyzing the reason and motivation behind it completely differently. The titles of both articles introduce two completely separate views associated with the various articles. USA Today titles its article “Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic violence". This title is very straightforward and presents the topic logically; a gun ban is passed for those that are associated with domestic violence. It incorporates the word “uphold”, which can mean to support, defend, or even keep up. These positive words bring an uplifting mood to the title and ultimately the article as a whole. The FOX title states "Gun-control backers turn focus to domestic violence". This title gives off a negative vibe and forces the reader to really think if incorporating domestic violence into this issue is valid. The words "turn focus to makes it seem as though domestic violence is just the fallback attempt because the main attempt failed. Additionally, the subject of the sentence is "gun-control backers", worded as if the write of this article was not one of them. The various titles of these two articles introduce two different viewpoints regarding the same issue. While both articles address the same issue, they define the supporters of the issue completely differently. The USA Today article explains how the passage of the bill "was a victory for gun control advocates and groups that work to protect battered spouses and children" (Wolf). This article describes the bill in a positive manner, defining the supporters as those that care about trying to better the world. (In opposition the FOX news article states “supports of tighter gun controls are testing a new approach in their battle to cut firearm deaths" (FOX). This defines the advocates as those not succeeding in their fight to "cut firearm deaths”. It explains that they have failed as are trying this new approach as a last effort. The USA Today article describes supporting advocates while the FOX news article assesses its supports as failures. The images incorporated in the articles reflect the importance of the issue interpreted by the writer. In the USA Today piece, associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the majority issue for this case, is pictured smiling and proud. This picture sets a pleasing mood and encourages people that the bill will be beneficial In contrast, the Fox article displays a picture of several guns in a glass case. These guns are not pictured in a negative matter; actually they are in a safe place, harmless to anyone. Incorporating this picture shows how guns are not always affiliated with danger, and guns and violence are not completely correlated. It takes importance away from trying to protect those around us and focuses the article on how guns should not just be seen as violence. Images enhance an article, and these two articles incorporate two separate images that explain how, although addressing the same bill, the authors take two various viewpoints on the topic. The USA Today and Fox articles address the same topic while incorporating the author's own viewpoints into the titles, advocates, and pictures. The USA Today article views the bill as promising, and helpful in the fight against gun violence. The Fox article views the bill as a last ditch effort, and argues that making this issue about domestic violence is extraneous. Everyone has various opinions, and these opinions often shine through in news articles, including the two I have analyzed above. Category Language Rhetorical Technique Pathos/evoke emotion Charged language/ emphasis / vocabulary choice 2 facts one will be emphasized (order, punctuation, vocabulary) Images Selection (include or omit) Number Order Size Pathos Facts/Content/Information Emphasize-repeat-language, strong, emotional word, provide evidence of the facts you want to emphasize, more explanation Use of sources or Experts Other?
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