What balance or blend of these appeals does sumner employ

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First, review the background materials on indigenous issues which is history of residential school system, government apology to residential school survivors "reading," actually a video of a spoken word piece by Anishinaabe MC and poet Leonard Sumner. Then, click on this link to create your week 10 journal entry.

First, review the background materials on indigenous issues and "reading," actually a video of a spoken word piece by Anishinaabe MC and poet Leonard Sumner entitled "I know you're sorry." Then, answer the following questions:

Question A. First, thinking about the content of the poem/rap, what specific issues is Sumner referring to? Name at least two different aspects or chapters of Canadian-indigenous relations mentioned in the piece. Check the background materials on indigenous issues in week 10.

Question B. Now, thinking about persuasive appeals/techniques, can you find examples of logic, emotion, and credibility here? What balance or blend of these appeals does Sumner employ? How does this particular blend of appeals fit with the context of communication (purpose, audience, and genre)? NB: Remember that the pictures/images (which are what make this source "multimodal") should be taken into consideration, as well as the actual words.

Question C. Make three observations about the use of language and tone in this piece. For example, what kind of vocabulary and other language techniques does Sumner employ? How would you describe Sumner's tone here? How do these choices of language/tone fit with the context of communication (purpose, audience, and genre)? You may need to refer back to the language and tone to help you with this.

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