Bridget+M

- Bridget McFadden
 * 1) A writer is someone who expresses their thoughts, feelings, and opinions freely on paper. You don't have to have a degree to be a writer. The definition of a "writer" on dictionary.com states, “a person who commits his or her thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing ”. Taking this definition a writer could be someone who loves to write as a hobby, or someone who keeps a journal, a writer for the New York Times, or just simply someone that writes. Most people at some point in their life could be considered a writer. When you are in school and your teacher gives you writing assignments you commit your thoughts and ideas to that assignment. When you write someone a letter, formal or casual you are committing your thoughts and ideas. Doesn’t that make you by definition a writer? A writer is simply someone who writes or expresses themselves though writing.

2. In the article "The Debate That Never Rests", Pamela Paul talks about the constant fight parents have with sleep. Every parent has struggled with getting their babies to sleep though the night, and there has never been an answer that works for everyone. Pamela Paul uses invented ethos in this article; she never states her opinion clearly, but instead the opinion of others to give the whole perspective and different approaches on how to get your baby to sleep though the night. She also uses situated ethos when she talks about herself as a parent and the methods she has tried. Pamela stated, "The truth is, even when parents stick with a program, most of them skip some rules and customize others. Standardized steps may sell books, but they don't make all babies sleep." After hearing all the opinions of others and reviews on baby books, Pamela concluded that you cant just follow a book. Every baby and parent is different and you have to customize different methods to fit your schedule and parenting style. In the end, the battle for sleep goes on. Books cant tell you how to raise your kids or get them to sleep, but only give you ideas. If you find what works for you, then maybe we can get some sleep. - Bridget McFadden

3. “I’ve Got Mail” is an editorial in the New York Times written by Verlyn Klinkenborg about the every changing technologies and its effect on society. Kilnkenborg uses enargeia in a very light and comical way. He paints a picture of updating and downloading. Most people in this generation can relate because they do the same thing. “Every day I await, with anticipation, a long list of e-mail messages that could arrive at any second, and there are several people I’m really eager to get a text from. Those, too, could come at any time. Soon — even now — I could find my feed-list in Google Reader delightfully stuffed with newness.” His word choice, “delightfully”, “stuffed with newness”, “anticipation”, and “eager” are great; I know for myself this put a smile on my face and I admitted to being guilty. How many of us have sat staring at our phone or computer screen waiting in anticipation for that little piece of whatever it is we are waiting for (e-mail, text, phone call)? Klnikenborg uses pathos very successfully in his editorial; he evokes amusement, nostalgia, and that agreement of anticipation. As he writes and moves through the emotions, the reader moves with him (Verlyn Klinkenborg). - Bridget McFadden