Adrian+B

1 . A writer is someone who can express everything: his or her thoughts, feelings and emotions, onto a piece of paper. Anyone can be a writer, all they have to do is put pen to paper and start expressing. Logan Pearsall Smith, an American-born essayist and critic, and a notable writer on historical semantics had this to say about writing, " Yes there is a meaning; at least for me, there is one thing that matters - to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people.". A real writer is able to put those kinds of emotions into someones head with just a few words. A writer makes people think about things they normally wouldn’t give a second thought to. All writer should be able to give readers the sense that they are no longer themselves, and that they are in the writer's shoes. A writer is someone that can make the reader feel the emotions stirring inside themselves. Most of all a writer is someone who makes the reader happy to read. -Adrian Barone

2. In the article "The Debate That Never Rests" the author, by Pamela Paul, she discusses many different strategies on how to keep a newborn baby asleep. The author does an good job at using Ethos to describe her points in the article. She gives us background on how she is a parent. This adds a special touch that stays with the reader throughout the whole article. When she says, "Since the age of three month, our little Beatrice...", she expresses that she has a great love for her daughter. The fact that she is a mother, gives the reader a confident feeling that she knows what she is talking about. This is an example of Ethos because she uses her character of being a parent to help her convey her points. She doesn't say how to get your baby to sleep, but she lets the reader know that every parent experiences this, so they are not alone. It's all just about learning as life goes along. -Adrian Barone

3. "Lining Up For Help" is an article that discusses the problems with health care using pathos. The author is not specified but they used certain language which strengthens their use of pathos. When the author says, "It looked as if it was happening in an underdeveloped country", it brings out the emotions of seeing our cities like a underdeveloped country. This sort of emotions grab the attention of the audience. The author also used emotion by mentioning about the lines at the clinic. Thinking about the people in our cities at the clinics, makes you feel bad for them. Pathos in articles helps the author grab attention. It also made this article much more interesting. -Adrian Barone