The Power of a Puppy
By: Dana Perino
By: Dana Perino
Speaker: The speaker (Dana Perino) is a compassionate person and she is interested in the lives and happiness of others. I can also tell Perino is a patriotic American who believes in the military and the difficult choice they make to serve our country. Based on the evidence, she is obvioulsy extremely interested in animals and the positive effects they have on people. Perino's writing style is casual and she speaks simply to the readers so one does not need to be a scholar to understand her words. Perino values the feelings of others and their potential to lead happy lives.
Occasion: The larger occasion of this article is the war Occupation Enduring Feedom and the intermediate being the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder experienced by soldiers returning from a war zone. Perino discovered man's best friend is a great help to these soldiers.
Audience: Dana Perino is talking to potential contributors who may, upon hearing of these puppies, be able to help Dave Sharpe grow this ministry and get more animals in the hands of PTSD soldiers in need. Her audience also includes family members of returning soldiers who may not have new ideas of how to help their loved one. Hopefully, dog organizations would respond to an article like this and make more dogs available to veterans.
Purpose: The purpose of The Power of a Puppy is to inform readers of this unique way of healing returning soldiers from depression, anger, feelings of hopelessness, and complex emotions. This article serves as a reminder to the regular person that these soldiers come home damaged every day and are in need of our support and any treatment we have available to help get their lives back to normal.
Subject: The topic revolves around the power of a puppy on a human life nearly destroyed by war memories and PTSD.
Tone: Perino's has a soft, encouraging but persuasive tone throughout this article. Her sensitivity to the situations of PTSD soldiers begs for the readers to get involved and use animals as a solution to this consistent problem. Perino describes Sharpe's condition, "he told me he lived in a state of constant despair and could not see a way back to happiness." Perino goes on to share the change after he met the pitbull puppy named Cheyenne, "he started to gain control of the difficult emotions he was feeling and drastically improved his condition." Persuasively she adds, "he and Cheyenne are proof there's any incredible human-animal bond that exists and that it can help people many struggling with PTSD."
Perino's tone in her article, The Power of a Puppy is soft, compassionate and hopeful. She begins by minimizing her position as a Secretary of State as compared to an American soldier, "Their decision to volunteer to serve our country-despite the hardships and dangers-made my decisions seem easy by comparison." She shows a high regard for men and women who put their lives on the line for our country. Through Dave Sharpe, she taps into a simple solution that serves two problems: to many homeless dogs in our shelters and too many wounded soldiers returning home full of despair, hopelessness and stored anger. Perino re-tells how Dave's beloved friend and companion puppy, Cheyenne, began to change and heal him, "One night, Dave says he reached a turning point when he woke up pounding on the wall and saw Cheyenne looking up at him. From there, he started to gain control of the difficult emotions he was feeling and drastically improved his condition." Perino's level of attachment is moderate, because she knows people quickly respond to pieces concerning animals and the positive affect they have on humans. Perino's ideas are clear, simple and easily conveyed to all readers willing to respond and get involved in Dave's new organization.
Occasion: The larger occasion of this article is the war Occupation Enduring Feedom and the intermediate being the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder experienced by soldiers returning from a war zone. Perino discovered man's best friend is a great help to these soldiers.
Audience: Dana Perino is talking to potential contributors who may, upon hearing of these puppies, be able to help Dave Sharpe grow this ministry and get more animals in the hands of PTSD soldiers in need. Her audience also includes family members of returning soldiers who may not have new ideas of how to help their loved one. Hopefully, dog organizations would respond to an article like this and make more dogs available to veterans.
Purpose: The purpose of The Power of a Puppy is to inform readers of this unique way of healing returning soldiers from depression, anger, feelings of hopelessness, and complex emotions. This article serves as a reminder to the regular person that these soldiers come home damaged every day and are in need of our support and any treatment we have available to help get their lives back to normal.
Subject: The topic revolves around the power of a puppy on a human life nearly destroyed by war memories and PTSD.
Tone: Perino's has a soft, encouraging but persuasive tone throughout this article. Her sensitivity to the situations of PTSD soldiers begs for the readers to get involved and use animals as a solution to this consistent problem. Perino describes Sharpe's condition, "he told me he lived in a state of constant despair and could not see a way back to happiness." Perino goes on to share the change after he met the pitbull puppy named Cheyenne, "he started to gain control of the difficult emotions he was feeling and drastically improved his condition." Persuasively she adds, "he and Cheyenne are proof there's any incredible human-animal bond that exists and that it can help people many struggling with PTSD."
Perino's tone in her article, The Power of a Puppy is soft, compassionate and hopeful. She begins by minimizing her position as a Secretary of State as compared to an American soldier, "Their decision to volunteer to serve our country-despite the hardships and dangers-made my decisions seem easy by comparison." She shows a high regard for men and women who put their lives on the line for our country. Through Dave Sharpe, she taps into a simple solution that serves two problems: to many homeless dogs in our shelters and too many wounded soldiers returning home full of despair, hopelessness and stored anger. Perino re-tells how Dave's beloved friend and companion puppy, Cheyenne, began to change and heal him, "One night, Dave says he reached a turning point when he woke up pounding on the wall and saw Cheyenne looking up at him. From there, he started to gain control of the difficult emotions he was feeling and drastically improved his condition." Perino's level of attachment is moderate, because she knows people quickly respond to pieces concerning animals and the positive affect they have on humans. Perino's ideas are clear, simple and easily conveyed to all readers willing to respond and get involved in Dave's new organization.