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Life is extremely short and precious, but without the main essentials needed in order to survive, a persons life could end much sooner than expected. Society as a whole must realize that some necessities are important enough to be considered human rights. In Bernadette O’Hare’s article titled Using International Human Rights Law to Improve Child Health in Low-Income Countries: A Framework for Healthcare Professionals, she uses rhetorical appeals to explain why food, shelter, and medical care should be provided for all, which I totally agree with because we should all be able to attain those things.

If we are being clear, a person who does not have access to food, shelter, or medical care can potentially die due to the lack in these things. “The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states that the right to health is closely related to, and dependent upon, the realization of other human rights, including the right to food, water, education and shelter which are important determinants of health” (O’Hare 3). This quote is showing signs of logos because without food people can become ill more often than they usually would, and without shelter a person can get hypothermia in the cold. With all these illnesses pilling up, it causes for a need to go and visit a doctor, but with our medical care these people are basically being left out to die. The pathos involved shows how this is not only dangerous, but it is also extremely sad to see these people out in the street suffering day to day because they have no homes, or place to eat, or even a doctor to attend them when they are sick. Lastly the ethos being used is the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights because they are credible experts that hold a very high power.

In conclusion, even though homes and five star dining and private doctors are all luxuries, it should be a human right to have at least a shelter and food and water to fill our stomachs up as well as health care to provide for those of us who are in need and suffering of diseases or worst. It just goes to show that we do take many things for granted, because without food, shelter, or medical care a lot of us would be sick or dead.

Works Cited

O’Hare, Bernadette Ann-Marie, et al. “Using International Human Rights Law to Improve Child Health in Low-Income Countries: A Framework for Healthcare Professionals.” BMC International Health & Human Rights, vol. 16, Mar. 2016, pp. 1–7. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1186/s12914-016-0083-1.