Reaction to "Why do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mothers?" 11/5/2016

   This article was very enlightening, it explained the economics behind the drug world. There were lots of statistics about salaries, and other forms of information. Despite the fact that the abundance of numerical evidence helped fulfill the author's purpose, it became a bit overwhelming. In addition, one of its purposes seemed to be to canonize people's perception of drug dealing and gangs. It provided the back story of a specific gang, giving a few of its members personality and purpose. The reminded me of a documentary, "The House I Live In", which addresses how the war on drugs has affected America. Both discuss the ways it has succeeded and failed while bringing up interesting facts and theories. In conclusion, "Why do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mothers?" was an enlightening and enjoyable piece.

Reaction to "On the Want of Money" 10/23/2016

             
                 William Hazlitt's "On the Want of Money" was very interesting to read and analyze. The simple fact that the whole thing is two run-on sentences shows that Hazlitt wrote it that way to emphasize humor and the points he was making. Throughout the excerpt, Hazlitt compares the woes of the rich as well as those of the poor. He discussed that the poor spent their lives trying to earn wealth in obscene ways while the rich were only valued by those who benefited from the wealth they had. The piece also had a few examples of alliteration, adding to the humorous tone. All in all it was a good read.

Reaction to Advertisements 10/7/2016

          Despite the fact that all the advertisements analysed this week promoted different things they all heavily used pathos. The use of pathos helps make the audience feel as if they need to spend their money. The ad for the prescription medicine used a rooster for humor. In addition it assumed that the audience lacked sleep and tried to relate to them through the narrator and shots of the lady looking tired. The ASPCA ads relied on the audience to be empathetic and generous by using shots of animals looking distressed. In general advertisements try to make audiences feel a certain emotion to make them want to spend their money.

Clinton and Trump Speeches 9/25/2016

          Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump used ethos and pathos in their nomination speeches. Through the use of these devices they validated why their opponent should not be president. Trump, for example, states "This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death,destruction, and weakness". The word "destruction" has a negative connotation and puts images of chaos and despair in the audience's head. Clinton on the other hand states "he wants to divide us - from the rest of the world, and from each other", The word "divide" has a negative connotation and makes the audience picture the wall Trump promised to build on the border of Mexico. Trump develops his ethos by stating "I'm with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you". Repeating the word "I" makes Trump seem confident and more than capable of accomplishing his goals. Hillary develops her ethos by stating "Our country's motto is e pluribus unum: out of many, we are one". By using the country's motto, which calls people to unite, Clinton makes herself seem patriotic and cooperative. All in all, Trump and Clinton used specific words and phrases to develop ethos and pathos in their speeches.

Bush 9/11 Speech 9/18/2016

      The speech George Bush delivered in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 used a variety of ethos,pathos and logos. Throughout the speech he uses phrases like "deliberate and deadly" and "evil,despicable acts of terror" to describe the events that happened. These words have negative connotations and resonate with the audience, proving that his use of pathos was effective. In addition, Bush tells the audience of his work with allies, and Congress to solve the terrorist problem proving his use of ethos effective since he was the president. For effective use of logos Bush, constantly mentions the event and the amounts of lives lost. All in all, by appealing to the audience's emotions, validating his authority, and using logic Bush's 9/ll speech proved effective.

Testing Post 9/15/16

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