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3. In the article "Locking Up Fewer Children", we are immediately hit with a strong use of pathos in this writing. The writer uses such forms of pathos as enargia to promote a vision of children in jail. In our society, the thought of a small harmless child locked up in a jail cell may have the desired affect of grabbing the readers opinion in addition to their attention. "A far better approach — for these young people as well as overburdened government budgets — is to lock up only truly dangerous children and enroll the rest in community-based monitoring programs." (Locking Up Fewer Children). This statement then takes the reader through the solutions of getting those said children out of jail cells. They then use honorific language to further their standing by providing examples of other groups pushing for this to build the reputation of the opinion.

2. I believe that the author is using situated ethos. She uses some social references that in fact play a role on how someone's opinion will develop on the situation of letting babies cry themselves to sleep. "One of the known methods of torture is sleep deprivation." (Paul, 1) Immediately it is pointed out that by remaining awake because of the baby is torture to you. You should seek out some kind of answer or some form of way to solve this problem. There is however controversy surrounding any various methods. One of these its letting the baby cry itself to sleep so as to train it to stay sleeping. This way you, the parent can sleep, however the psychological effects of this can be hard on parents. It all depends on how the parents decide, but I personally would seek out additional sources to confirm this theory.

1. A writer is someone who puts their thoughts into writing. Writer's write for various reasons. "When I write, its an escape. It's a hobby. It's something I enjoy." (Mullet) For some, writing is fun, while for many it is not. From a personal perspective, writing has given me the ability to write down my thoughts and ideas so that at a later point in time, I can look back through it. This is important, because I'm able to keep my thoughts on paper and my mind can keep racing. It's possible many writers do this, otherwise, why would they write? It's a form of expression that is universally available (as long as you can write). A writer to me then, is just someone using words on paper as a form of expression. Writing gives me a chance to escape every once in a while. Without it, I would go nuts in this world. -Nate Mullet