Heaven by Kaiah Gibson - Grade 11 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4 Rhetorical Analysis en-us 2022-01-13 23:53:33 UTC 2024-07-16 01:28:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989470425 2022-01-13 02:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989470425 SOAPS 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989484896 The song's speaker is a person who is taken to jail for their homosexual actions.  The song was written to express Todrick's pain of how others have treated him and those like him for such a long time, leading into how the story of the play portrays his message clearer than this one song.  Todrick has not been to jail or anything, but has experienced a lot of hate for being openly gay.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todrick_Hall

The Audience is the LGBTQ community and those who see being gay as a sin or wrong. His purpose conveyed throughout is to tell others that their is hope for a better life even if all these people around you tell you what you truly feel is wrong, but to you is right. And to have faith that things will change for the better, you just have to put up a fight. The subject of this piece is that if your LGBTQ that it may be a fight to be yourself, but just have hope that you fighting will change others minds eventually.]]> 2022-01-13 02:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989484896 THESIS 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989550599 Hall uses logos, ethos, and pathos within the lyrics and video excerpt of "Heaven", to explain the pain/feelings felt of what it's like to be shamed for being gay and what it feels like to have hope for better even though he's being killed for loving the same gender. He shows these concepts through the similes, imagery of the lyrics and actors throughout the video.]]> 2022-01-13 03:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1989550599 Full Play, go to 1:18:00 to start at the heaven song 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1990583775 2022-01-13 15:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1990583775 Works Cited 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991032393 “6 Epic Life Lessons from Todrick Hall's Netflix Documentary, Behind the Curtaine.” Cadehildreth, 1 Sept. 2019, https://cadehildreth.com/todrick-hall-behind-the-curtain/.
“Todrick Hall.” Wikipedia, 12 Jan. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todrick_Hall. ]]> 2022-01-13 18:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991032393 Lyrics video 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991200767 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAG2yM94MLA]]> 2022-01-13 20:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991200767 Logos Lyric analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991308117  Todrick uses logos consistently throughout the video to show the reality of what it feels like to be in a place where being gay is shamed. In the video, you see how the inmate talks about his passion for fighting for what he says is a “new beginning”, Hall uses logos through these life lesson lyrics; The lyrics convey a message that people should realize about the world. The lyrics expressed his pain by being passionately written from prior experiences.  
The second example of lyrics is “Here today and gone tomorrow, and the world will just continue spinning” exemplifying how everything else in the world still goes on even if he dies. “I could try to leave behind the kind of legacy they might diminish” relates to what I stated previously; leaving behind a legacy is one thing but having others who carry on your legacy is what matters more.  Relating back to how those who make a difference cannot be the only ones trying to make a change, or it will never happen. Leading on a legacy even when the person your looking for to lead you is gone.
  
  
  
 
]]> 2022-01-13 22:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991308117 Ethos Lyric Analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991371866     You see Hall as an inmate clenching his hands, singing with him, looking upwards towards a light during these lyrics. He shows the audience how he does not know if he will be alive tomorrow and if he is not, he has hope he will get into heaven. Also, he plans to send out a message of hope to his audience that even if he went to jail for being who he is, God does not view him as someone unfit for heaven. Saying, "Though my flesh might fad to dust will my heart be changed to gold," he is showing that even if he dies, he had a good heart in the end, he cared for others, loved others, and was the best person he can be and that being gay did not mean he was a bad person/undesired individual. Hall expresses that being gay should not come across that he is sinful or having a twisted mind and that if he were not gay, would society see him as a whole new person with a heart of gold? As he repeats in the following lyrics, "Somebody tell them" (society) that there is something we have gotta be missing" He wants someone else to tell society that there is more to this situation than they see through a biased point of view. They do not understand what the LGBTQ community feels and how it is not a choice to be queer but since being straight is more common, they see homosexual relationships as disgusting/a crime to be punished for.]]> 2022-01-13 23:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991371866 Pathos Lyric analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991377370     Pathos- Analyzing how Hall uses similes, hyperboles, and wise knowledge tying into the emotions it gives off. The use of the lyrics “I will fight to stay alive just like a candle burning in the window” shows the persistence he has to continue fighting with passion for homosexuality to be a normalized thing in society. Leading to the hyperbole example “I’m gonna roar till they hear me” is a bit of an overstatement because, in a literal sense, Hall is not roaring. He is being loud and outgoing about his stance, wanting society to listen to how he feels and understand the struggles he has gone through—trying to be heard out from others. Hall uses wisdom in this last lyric quote by saying, “The answer isn’t do or die or wrong or right it’s hiding in the middle” showing how others should be more open-minded about understanding the other sides stance on a subject and that coming together with a compromise or one set answer that there should be a middle ground of respect to expect.]]> 2022-01-13 23:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991377370 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991398938 2022-01-14 00:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991398938 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991400694 2022-01-14 00:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991400694 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991403423 2022-01-14 00:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991403423 Video Analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991418332 Todrick uses imagery to show his message. He shows guards taking him away to kill him, being locked in a prison cell, and writing in a journal. All of these things relate to his experiences and how he felt at the time.]]> 2022-01-14 00:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991418332 Video Analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991420489 Todrick uses ethos to show what it's like being a homosexual man. Because of his sexuality, he knows that he can show his audience what he has experienced. He knows that his audience will be able to relate to him. This makes the audience feel like they aren't alone.]]> 2022-01-14 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991420489 Video Analysis 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991421329 Todrick uses pathos to show the emotions in the video. The scenes capture the feelings he experienced. Scenes such as ones of him being taken by guards, writing in a journal, and being taking to be hung. All of these things are very emotional as they show ways of coping, perseverance, and prejudice.]]> 2022-01-14 00:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991421329 Conclusion 3321923 https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991422083   The lyrics in this song use logos, ethos, and pathos to communicate the message. The message is clear; Todrick explains the pain and feelings throughout his life as a gay man. Visually, the message is just as precise. Several scenes in the music video capture the feeling of pain and being misunderstood. Todrick effectively shows his audience his experience and knows that showing these experiences will help others.]]> 2022-01-14 00:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3321923/4jxp7ejuj3cmmyn4/wish/1991422083