Michael+D

A writer is... 1. A writer is someone who doesn't need a paintbrush. It's someone who doesn't need an easel. A writer is a person who can take their imagination, stick it on a typewriter, and call it art. From personal experience, everybody always goes around and calls paintings, music, and theatre art – but what about writers? It’s not often that one hears a book being called a work of art. Movies? Sure! The book that movie was based off of? Not exactly. It’s still the manifestation of someone’s imagination into the real world, and that’s what a painting is. It’s what a movie is. It’s what a song is. If a book is so similar to other pieces of art, then the book is probably also a piece of art.

2. While Paul was using a whole load of persuasive techniques, one of which includes lots and lots of pathos, it's pretty clear that she was using situated ethos as her main technique, although there was also some ethopeia thrown in there as well. The first bit of situated ethos is located right in the second paragraph, "I know this because I'm one of them." She's using her own personal experience to boost her credibility. Granted that this is not the most standard method of seeing situated ethos, but it certainly still is, as she's using someone's experience to boost her point. Again, there is more evidence located in this quote, "So when Dr. Richard Ferber, author of the best-selling 1985 book ... ." There, she is using Richard Ferber's background, such as being a doctor and having enough expertise to write a best-seller on the subject of baby-sleep, to boost her own point again. Paul states at the end of the article that the best way to solve baby sleeping problems is to investigate on a family-by-family basis and it cannot be solved using a standard method. Earlier, on the last paragraph in the left side of the paper, Dr. Ferber says the same thing, agreeing with Paul's closing statement. Clearly, plenty of Ethos to go around.

3. While I normally wouldn't touch an article about skating, as it's about as opposite to me as a girl is to a guy, it's about the death of a skating legend. This would make you think the article is pretty emotional - and that's correct. The pathos in this article is very well done and connects with the reader on a personal level. First, the author takes the reader through a personal history of Andy Kessler's, the man who has ceased to be, skateboarding scene. This allows the reader to understand and connect with Andy on a more personal level. Next, descriptions of memorials and the language used throughout the article give off a tone of sorrow. What the reader sees, the reader will feel, and it is especially true in this case. Personal endorsements, such as the one from Harry Jumonji at the end of the article, also assist in creating the tone. Those two pieces of evidence alone prove that the article contains a sufficient level of pathos to connect the reader to the article on a personal level. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/nyregion/17skate.html?hp (Generations of Skaters Gather to Pay Tribute to a Legend of the City, Colin Moynihan)