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Reading Response 1 A writer is an artist of the written language. He is a creator of visions, of far away places, of emotion and feelings. He brings forth a light in the darkness of reality. He tells of sorrow and triumph, of victory and defeat. He is a minstrel of stories in the modern world. He shows his thoughts and emotions through his tales and words. He shows an old tale in a new light and gives his wisdom to those who will listen. A writer is a mysterious being shrouded in words. He gives us hope and makes us cry. He can be steady and fickle. He designs his world to fit himself and to show us what he is. In this, a writer is a craftsman of the mind. Caelan Hartnett

Reading Response 2 Pamela Paul is a writer that uses situated ethos in the paper. One important quote that she has written is, "Since the age of three months, our little Beatrice has slept from 7 to 7." (Paul) This statement puts her own experiences in the story with what she says about her baby. This is a type of situated ethos, due to her own self being in that story. Situated Ethos is a type of ethos that uses the one's good reputation in the community. With her talking a bit about her personal experiences on the subject of the article, it shows her reputation in the community. Ethos does fabricate one's appearance to the extreme, so this might be exaggerated but is still ethos. With this statement of hers the type of ethos that is being used is clearly situated ethos. Caelan Hartnett

Reading Response 3 The writer of “The President in the Park” respects the current president and dishonors the former one through pathos. The editorial The President in the Park states its views quite clearly with the statement of, “With his appointment of Jon Jarvis as parks director, Mr. Obama has already signaled an important change of direction.”, as well the one of Bush stating, “He failed to hold up Washington’s end of what was supposed to be a grand federal-state bargain to restore the Everglades.” (The President in the Park). In pathos is the means to bring emotion to the words that are placed on a piece of paper. The creator of the editorial uses pathos in a way that is somewhat subtle. He uses his words to hint at what he feels without going outright and shouting it. He uses honorific words that tell Obama is making good on his promises with words such as important. With Bush however, he uses pejorative words that describe him as a man of false promises with words like failed. Through this the writer shows his feelings on the subject with the words of pathos. Caelan Hartnett

Novel Background Terms  By Caelan Hartnett George Bush Sr. was the 41st president of the United States. He was born on June 12, 1924 in Massachusetts. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater for many important battles such as the Battle of the Philippine Sea. After World War II, he married Barbara Pierce on January 6, 1945 and went to Yale University. At Yale he participated in baseball and even met Babe Ruth. His marriage gave him six children including the 43rd president George W. Bush. He then ventured into politics and held such positions as Vice President and Representative of Texas before becoming President. He held the office for one term, but during a great period of change. The Cold War ended in his time and the Berlin Wall collapsed. The Persian Gulf War also occurred at the time. Currently he is the oldest living president but is still active in other theaters.
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By Caelan Hartnett Odessa Texas is a city in the Ector and Midland counties. The population in 2000 was 90, 943 but was likely around 98,801 in 2008. Football is an important part of Odessa. Some of the largest high school football stadiums are located here, with the Permian Panthers stadium being one of them. The book and the movie Friday Night Lights featured the Permian Panthers and told a part of their story. Odessa has a few colleges in it as well including Odessa College. The city has many forms of sports from indoor football to ice hockey. The city seems to rely heavily open them though not as much as in past years.
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