How does the visual persuade the reader?

[samiira]

Visual - http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200904/r360436_1662572.jpg
Article - http://www.news.com.au/opinion/policies-prove-harsh-for-illegal-immigrants/story-e6frfs99-1225699727182

[Hutchoo]

Serious?
The boat thats smoking black ashes = Fire.
Boat people = GG = GG to government.

[samiira]

wats GG..??


and one more question.. wud this b right for the contention.. that howards policy in regards to asylum seekers was far more justified then Rudds'. ?

[simpak]

The contention goes further than that - you have to identify that the person is relatively against the phenomenon of illegal immigration, and would rather people not set out on their journey to Australia at all.
They are saying that Rudd's policies encourage people to come here because he abolished the temp. protection visa, and now they think they have a chance at permanent residency in Australia.  But because the voyage they take is dangerous, this is putting their lives at risk.
So really, they're taking a hardline stance on asylum seekers being allowed into the country but they appeal for justice for asylum seekers not to risk their lives coming here.
So yes, they're kind of saying that Howard's policy is more justified but partly because that policy discouraged asylum seekers from coming here which decreases the chance of harm to them when they attempt to come here in dangerous vessels as well.

So include that in your argument.
But yes, overall, Howard's policy is more justified than people made it out to be - whether Rudd's is less 'mean' or not, it places the asylum seekers in further danger.  And also they shouldn't be encouraged to come here in the first place.

That's what I get from a brief scan.

[samiira]

Thank you soo much.. wud u hav any idea about how visual persuades..??

[pooshwaltzer]

It was the best of years. It was the worst of years. Most of all however, it was an election year. Like the smoldering wreck that is the asylum seeker's paradoxical ticket to that promised land of fairytale and freedom, so shall be the proverbial fate of any government callous and brazen (crazy?) enough to tackle this issue without the protection afforded by surreptitious deniability. Those avaricious merchants of fraudulence, falsehoods and promiscuous pretences have maligned the innocent and the vulnerable with clandestine hopes and gregarious dreams.

That image of a derelict in distress, onboard which carried a sludge of human suffering, was vivid depiction of the conundrum that is our nation's inevitably controversial foreign policy. It presents a nightmarish scenario of unimaginable proportions for both the presiding political incumbent, our government of the day, as well as the faint instances of subsistence aboard that flotilla of utter dispair and destitution. What happens when an unstoppable force collides in spectacular fashion with an immovable object?

And so begins the impossible and unenviable balancing act between humility and diplomacy. Whilst policymakers and powerbrokers in Canberra contemplate the precarious nature of their deep-seated position, the nation's official stance towards illegal immigration and human trafficking remains shrouded in doubt and disillusionment. In the same context as these displaced refugees drifting across boundless stretches of endless ocean, so too the affliction of a diabolical dilemma which pervades over the conscience of every Australian citizen.

An equitable solution may well prove to be a bridge too far for certain stakeholders with deep, vested interests. In the case of those importune asylum seekers, the state of being at wit's end and with absolutely nothing left to lose might just be their last remaining vestige of closure. A bitter sweet blessing indeed.

[samiira]

iam sorri.. i didnt get wat u wrote.. thanks for puttin effort into writing it.. but isnt that for writting a point of view.. but iam meant to be analysing the article so i cant giv my view right..??
can i write this :
Placed prominantely on the page, the photograph depicts the desperate asylum seekers risking there lives by fleeing violoence and persecution from their war torn nations. Bolt combines image and text to express his view on Rudds policy. Indicating that Rudds soft policy has influenced and increasing number of asylum seekers like the ones in the photograph to flee from their homes to come to Australia with cofidence that this time Rudd will go easy on them. Due to this many risking their lives have died, just like the boat in this photograph which exploded and killed 3 people.

is it okk..?? wat else shud i add..??