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Our world: Anyone can make a change

By Anonymous





Are you a social activist? Do you do your part to make the world a better place? Even small acts can make a difference. First, I’d like to point out that a social activist is someone that takes a stand, someone who campaigns for a social change, an advocate that stands for what is right, it is someone who promotes environmental, social, political, and economic reforms to make that change in society.



Now that I have defined it, let me explain some acts of social activism. Volunteering at any local shelters, whether it be for babies, kids, adults, and even to help to care for animals, your time makes a difference. You’d be amazed at how rewarding it is for yourself, as well as giving than receiving will make a whole positive change to your persona. Another example of social activism is going green. Recycling papers, boxes, and plastics, makes a whole positive change into saving our earth, as well as saving the ocean alongside the animal’s habitats, and stopping global warming. A difference that has been happening in our world is how many people have chosen to use metal straws instead of choosing to use the usual plastic straws. Going green and doing your part in making that change of switching for metal straws is saving the turtles and animals that suffer from plastic being thrown into the ocean.


A great book example that portrays social activism is called As the World Burns- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial. This graphic novel presents the destructiveness of civilization, the media, the police, evil corporations, and more interesting concepts. This book goes in depth to include human lives, animals, and all life in general to then spark the interest to have the message of saving our environment, to save our world that we live in. The authors did an amazing job in their graphics as well as the whole story text overall. The visual art goes well with the text as well. It was very interesting to see many different styles of the characters, as well the different animals that helped this story and the whole message come to life. The message of being the change we wish to see is written all over this book.

The use of rhetorical devices also plays a huge role in this graphic novel. From the figurative language, analogies, to the bold statements, and examples of social activism, this all helps the authors get their message across. A quote that stood out the most to me stated “we’re the solution, as well as the problem, and the creators of those problems” ( Jensen 6). This means that we are in fact guilty of not caring properly for our world, but we can also change and become better in order to save our planet. We are the key to making a difference, and the key to spread social activism to others so that we can all do our own part in saving human-kind as well as all life.

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