Cody+W

1. A writer is anyone who has ever had thoughts and expressed them in any way or form of writing. Anybody can be a writer. All you have to do is, get a pen or pencil and take your thoughts to the paper. Writing about how your day went, or what you are doing that weekend, anything works. There are no limits to being a writer. Just consistently keep your thoughts going and you will be a writer. There are some peoplee who love to write and do it for a living. The thing about writing is that you don’t need to be an expert or professional to be considered one. Writing is all based on what you want it to be. That’s what I feel a writer is. -Cody Woody

2. While reading "The Debate That Never Rests" I felt that the writer was using situated ethos. Pamela Paul came across as someone who would make a reputation or name for themselves through other peoples studies. She even used some of her own thoughts and ideas to express how she felt about the issue. According to Dr. Richard Ferber author of the best-selling 1985 book Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems “seemingly backpedaled on his signature "cry it out" technique last week, saying his program was never "meant to be the way to solve all sleep problems." Pamela wrote about how these thoughts were effective, due to the fact that he has had to deal with sleepless nights because of new born babies. Now situated ethos are when someone uses a persons reputation to help out the community. However in this case, there is no character made because Pamela Paul is the character in this case. Also the Dr. says that he is one of the victims in this case, which shows people that he has dealt with this issue before. Having credibility is huge when needing information. -Cody Woody

3. While reading this article in the New York Times, I felt the author used good pathos. The author wrote an editorial about how Usain Bolt broke the world record for the hundred meter dash yet again. Throughout the article there was nothing but praise for the 22 year old sprinter Jamaica "Bolt became the first man to break the 9.7- second barrier and the 9.6, which were distant dreams not a few years ago." I felt as if i was reading a story about a legend. However, he stated that Bolt was merely in his early 20's. "The scary part for Bolt's rivals is that he is only 22, well short of the traditional prime age for sprinters." The author in this editorial used Enargeia and Honorific language. He praised Bolt and used words to describe various scenes from the night. For instance, "Bolt straightened up after his initial drive phase, he had a slight edge on Gay. He kept it that way through 70 meters and then built on it through the finish line with his eyes darting right toward Gay’s lane and then left toward the digital clock."(Clarey 1) I pictured exactly what the author had said in his text, in my head. -COdy Woody