Lorenzo Colbert Jr. Essays (637 words) - Americas, Structure

Lorenzo Colbert Jr. Speech Writing Assignment #1 Red Cross The emotions that I am experiencing after listening to the broadcast are confusion and frustration. I feel confused because the Red Cross is supposed to be an organization that is non-profitable. The confusion rises when I think of exactly where the money actually went. I am frustrated because we as a people look to Red Cross to assist us when needed not take advantage. It doesn't make sense how you take all of that money yet continue to let those in Haiti suffer and wait on the assistance the promised. The reporter sounded very credible. She provided endless facts to back up every statement she made. She also has used voice recordings to make her argument more trustworthy. I feel as if she knows exactly what she is discussing and has done an extensive amount of research. I can tell that she has dug deep to get the information about this faulty organization. The Red Cross spokesperson did not sound credible whatsoever. The spokesperson could not answer questions directly and deflected them with ease. The spokesperson also went in circles to answer questions so they would not s lip up and say the wrong thing on recordings. For the spokesperson to be a part of Red Cross, they did not sound very concerned about the ongoing issues in Haiti. The spokesperson only could revert back to one thing to support their end of the argument. The most disturbing thing to me about the broadcast was the information that Red Cross was withholding. Even though there were facts proving that they did not do what they said they would do, they were still in denial of what they were being accused. I can't believe that they would knowingly still let the people of Haiti suffer when they have more than enough resources to help. If Red Cross is not being truthful about what they say they are going to do, then what and who else are these non-profit organizations hiding from us. Based off what I heard from the broadcast, non-profit organizations are full of lies. They are manipulative and they deceive you into thinking they are for the greater good. They will take your money in surplus and only do enough to get the media attention then they will take the rest of the money for themselves. They don't have our best interest at heart at all. My knowledge of Red Cross has never been much but that they have been assisting people for a long time now. What I already knew and believed was that they were an organization that sticks their necks out for people in need of assistance. But after hearing the broadcast, I now know that it all just a disguise to acquire more money. Red Cross takes from people who would give their last to help others in need and doesn't use your money for what you intended on it going to. A. I will tell everyone I know who cares about assisting others. I would also inform everyone who donates to these non-profit organizations so they can know exactly what goes on behind closed doors. I'm willing to tell anyone with a heart and who cares. B. I would tell them because people need to become aware of what's really going on in our corrupt society. They also have the right to know where their money is actually going and not going. Information like this should not be shadowed and should be out for the world to see clear as day. C. The answer is self-explainable. People should know when they are being ripped off. Especially by the people they are actually putting their trust into.