Family and Community is represented with simplicity

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Running Head: Sociology
SOCIOLOGY

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Sociology
Print AD
Summary
The print ad of Adopt US kids by AD Council titled as “Adoption from Foster Care” under
Family and Community is represented with simplicity and focus is ore on the expressions and
feelings then on the other materialistic details. The print ad carries an objective of revealing
the smile that people could bring on the orphan teens (Adoption from Foster Care, 2020). The
message on the ad states that 30000 have been placed in permanent families who were photo
listed on AdoptUSkids.org since 2004. The teen aged boy in the picture with his new parents,
describes the content and satisfaction both of them have achieved through adoption.
Rhetorical Analysis
The print ad utilises the pathos rhetorical strategy to persuade the audience as the statement
on the ad that “30000 children once photo listed on AdoptUSkids.org have been placed with a
permanent family since 2004” directly marks the emotional aspect of adopting the US teens.
The message conveyed through the ad also reveals that the AdoptUSkids.org has been
creating some effective ads which has helped in adoption of huge number of kids. The
message incorporates an informative as well as an emotional ingredient which makes the ad
quite accurate and perfect. The intention of attracting the viewers and impacting them in a
productive way that is some beneficial action gets executed by the viewer is achieved through
the print ad. Use of pathos strategy in the print ad provides the viewers with a thought
popping up in their minds, as giving a smile to the kids through adoption could change the
world into a better place.
Video
Summary
The video carries a direct objective of revealing the happiness and satisfaction that could be
given to a child through adoption. The ad is for the Foster Adoption Care and the happiness
which they give to the family as well as to the adopted kids gets revealed through the smooth