Summary Of Alzheimer's The Forgotten Issue By Tiana Peele

In Tiana Peele’s “Alzheimer’s: The Forgotten Issue” published by the University of Delaware Peele attempts to raise awareness of the forgotten issue of Alzheimer’s. Undoubtedly, Peele is drawn to this subject at matter because her grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. This disease happens to be a form of Dementia and causes memory and intellectual abilities to deteriorate. Some of the early symptoms include short-term memory loss, and behavior changes. Furthermore, as one progresses into the later stages of this disease they become increasingly confused and become suspicious of loved ones. Peele constructed this essay in a closed form deductive manner by presenting the thesis in the beginning. Throughout this essay the authors purpose

This subject has a personal meaning to the author because she is essentially blaming the media for the negative view society has on certain diseases and the elderly. In addition, most can relate in some way to the subject as many of us know individuals affected by mental illnesses. Peele maintains a steady tone and purpose throughout the text. Her purpose is to inform the reader about the discrepancies in the media portrayal of degenerative diseases. Peele also wants to have these issues resolved, so that research funding can be more profitable. The tone of the text is serious, self-righteous, and defensive. Peele’s ideas are developed by including multiple quotations and statistics from magazines and journals. The quotations are used to provide logical and emotional appeals through statistics and testimonies. Peele arranges her ideas by stating her thesis up front and following up with supporting details. In this text Peele’s thesis stated “However, there seems to be an ongoing issue in the way that the elderly, as well as mental diseases and defects, are portrayed in today's mass media." Overall, the text is unified and coherent. Peele includes information relevant to her thesis about the media and lack of attention given towards the elderly and Alzheimer's. Peele uses transitions throughout her article to create a smooth flowing text for the academic audience this article is addressed to. For the most part, Peele's sentences are mostly complex, however, she begins her essay with a fragment, “One in Nine” as an attempt to capture attention. In addition, Peele uses strong diction, however, she uses minimum amount imagery. For example, she says the media "cooked up" stereotypes in order to blame the media of false accusations this gave the text more life. Rhetorical questions are used by Peele to engage the reader and allow them to think of an answer