Leah
Nieman
English
101 – 5:30
Sonia
Begert
11/11/15
Video Summary and Analysis
For my English class I was required
to watch a public service video, and I watched one on the dangers of drinking
while driving. This video was about two teenage girls, 17 year old Shauna
Murphy and 15 year old Meghan Murphy, and how their drinking led them to be in
a car crash that cost them both of their lives. It was taken place in
Southboro, Massachusetts, when they crashed through a telephone pole which led
to the car being impaled. In the video there were several witnesses to the
story, which added a lot of ethical appeal (credibility). During the video I
was able to hear the mother’s and father’s side of the story, the Reverend
Father’s confirmation, the Fire Dept. Chief’s story about the accident scene,
and also Melisa Smith’s story, who was the only survivor in the crash. The
story of Shauna and Meghan is impactful. While the audience watches this video,
they see clips of the girls throughout their childhood and stories of them from
their friends, and they soon realize that these two girls are just like the
rest of us. This built common ground between the girls and the public. As a
result from the crash, the mother and father of the girls took action and
started the “Murphy Sister Foundation”. With this foundation they are impacting
the United States, wanting to share their story to teens and provide them with
safety. They do this by donating to “Safe Rides”, an organization that is
willing to drive people when they are intoxicated, and also donating to the
sending of teens to driver training safety schools. Through the “Murphy Sister
Foundation”, the audience hears about the reasons and evidence of why driving
intoxicated can change your life in a split second, this provides us with logical
appeals. Through this story my opinion about drinking while driving was
confirmed even more, and I’m thankful for the investments the “Murphy Sister
Foundation” is making to insure safety for others.
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