Rhetorical Analysis

1) I searched google images on Burma protests and i found this interesting picture which i also found on msnbc's slide show. The photo was taken by Reuters and this photo shows the Military Junta government braking up a protest and beating civilians as they go by. Msnbc mentions that the man lieing there on the bottom right later died from his injuries.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/27/BURMA_FPP_01_wideweb__470x279,0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/photographer-killed-in-burma-protests/2007/09/27/1190486478760.html&h=279&w=470&sz=49&hl=en&start=15&um=1&usg=__SZrF3zJOGufGJrDzRDMAXLZhQhI=&tbnid=FqyzboWfuwuaVM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dburma%2Bprotests%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN















image of "Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi" Myanmar News Agency / AFP - Getty Images file

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24860091/ visited 10/21

Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for numerous year because of her democratic views. She is not the only one who has been a prisoner of the Myanmar government, as many other political activists are held as well. The artical along with this picture about the government deciding to still keep her under arrest while nations that have helped with giving aid to hurricane victims want her to be released.









3)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/07/30/siu.amanpour.hidden.burma.cnn?iref=videosearch visited 10/13/08

cnn video- Hidden Burma Wed, July 30, 2008



This video talks about how the Burmese monks, who protested before, are now in secrecy and will protest again. The government heavily watches the monks and other protesters by means of undercover police officers. This is a news video from CNN websites and the video is news broad cast from them.





http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm date visited 10/20/08
-U.S. Department of State
"n March 1988, student-led disturbances broke out in Rangoon in response to the worsening economic situation and evolved into a call for regime change. Despite repeated violent crackdowns by the military and police, the demonstrations increased in size as many in the general public joined the students. During mass demonstrations on August 8, 1988, military forces killed more than 1,000 demonstrators. At a rally following this massacre Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of General Aung San, made her first political speech and assumed the role of opposition leader.

In September 1988, the military deposed Ne Win's Burmese Socialist Program Party (BSPP), suspended the constitution, and established a new ruling junta called the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). In an effort to "restore order," the SLORC sent the army into the streets to suppress the ongoing public demonstrations. An estimated additional 3,000 were killed, and more than 10,000 students fled into the hills and border areas.

The SLORC ruled by martial law until national parliamentary elections were held in May 1990. The results were an overwhelming victory for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which won 392 of the 485 seats, even though she was under house arrest. However, the SLORC refused to honor the results and call the parliament into session, and instead imprisoned many political activists."

i want to quote something from the part to demonstrate the beginning and history of what is happening today.

im still looking on how much of content of this website to use. It seems credible being from the Government, but at the same time it's the U.S. Government. They really try to explain what actions have been taking over this nations by military and protesters. It does try to give ethos, logos, as well as pathos showing almost a sad emotional tie to these Burmese protesters. site was update 06/08.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24649771#24649771

I found this video on msnbc and it talks about the history of Burma's government. It demonstrates how the mass is being suppress by the military junta. You can also see how the mass protests for their rights but are still knocked back. As well as, voters not getting an actual vote and the people get no say.