Joshua+W

A writer is…

1. A writer is someone who makes or creates any kind of written work. They take different events, real or fake, and write them down in some kind of form. Some writers do it to escape reality, and use their imagination to create all kinds of things. Others take real events and write them down in some shape or form. And some do it to get their feeling and emotions out in one way or another. With writing, there aren’t any limitations. The writer can do anything and everything they want to what they’re doing. Its that freedom that allows many writers to really shine though and create a good piece of work. - Josh Wilson

2. The ethos that is being used in the reading is situated ethos. The situated ethos comes when the reader calls upon her experiences and what she does for her child. Situated ethos is also with whom she sought advice from. She got her advice from someone she calls the “baby nazi.” She says that the advice she was given works. The author, although is in favor of the “cry it out” method, also brought up the other side of the argument. Their point is that letting babies cry it out won’t solve it, but rather getting up and trying to get the babies back to sleep is the best way. She doesn’t give much of her opinion or thoughts as to what she thinks you should do, but the situated ethos in the reading suggests that using the “cry it out” method is the best because it worked out for her. - Josh Wilson

3. I found an article on the health care plan that Obama is trying to pass. Right after the first paragraph, I could already tell that the writer is for the health care plan. The author has a very strong view on the topic and backed up his opinion using excellent pathos. All throughout the article he continues to bring up reasons on why he thinks health care needs to be reformed. The author brought up a bunch of cases on where the current heath care has failed, and then described the negativity of the outcome of the situation using pathos. Then he goes into detail about how the new heath care reform will change that. He also brought up the reasons why people are against the new health care plan and wrote about them as if they are small and insignificant. By how well the pathos he used in this article are, I am sure that he will change the minds of some of the people who are against it. - Josh Wilson