A Good Message

I am going to take this opportunity to present my topic sketch as well as do some free writing for the topic of my essay. After going over several options to write about, I finally found something that really just stuck in my mind. I decided, for this evaluative essay, to write about a website that has become a phenomenal platform for depression and addiction awareness. The site is called To Write Love On Her Arms. When I first came across this website, about a year ago, I did not really know what it was about. I had heard from friends that it was a band's website, but that was not the case.

To Write Love On Her Arms is a website dedicated to raising awareness about depression and addiction, but it also provides means of treatment for these problems. The organization is non-profit and all of the donations made from supporters are given directly to facilities that specialize in treating victims of depressiona nd addictions. Probably what stuck out to me the most was the website's message. It is a message of hope and relief for those affected by these illnesses and the way it is conveyed to viewers.

When arriving first time to the site, one might think it IS a band's website because there is photos of musicians on the front page, as well as there are tour dates posted. The musicians playing are wearing To Write Love On Her Arms t-shirts as a form of advertising for the organization. I have noticed that this is the program's main source of advertising. Everyone from famous musicians, to kids in highschools all over the country are wearing them. The tour dates are depicting when speakers from the organization will traveling. It's almost like the organization itself has achieved its primary goal: to become a movement.

I look foward to writing about the site because it really strikes a cord with me. I have had family members and close friends that have dealt with depression and addiction, and it is an issue that is close to my heart. I plan to elaborate more on the message and how information is conveyed on the actual site itself, as well as discuss what the program is doing as far as expanding its presence beyond the Internet.