Saturday, December 15, 2007

Dear Nobody

Dear nobody,
What is it like to die? Is it painful? Loud? Quiet? Do your really see a light or feel the eternal fires burning in hell? What if you are run over by a truck, for example. Is your death and the way you feel different from someone who was shot or hanged? If you die with a clear conscience, is it different than if you had died with an unclear conscience? Can you tell if your next breath will be your last?
It's hard to have someone close to you die. Even someone you don't really know, it's sad when they die. Some people say it's good a person died because they are no longer in pain. But what about the thousands of innocent children and teenagers that die each year as a result from car crashes, a drive by, and gang fights? Or the people that die for their country? Can you really rejoice in their deaths? Yet the people who have been in a coma, or the people who have a stroke every week, it's kind of good when they die. But really, what is it like to die??????
In Memory of Ms. Wrede's Great Grandmother, Pearl. 1906-2007. We are sorry for your terrible lose.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

All State commercial

This is an All State insurance commercial. Do you notice ethos, pathos, or logos? Comment to this post with your reaction.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OWtZ_C0DS1s

Sprint commercial

Watch this Sprint commercial featuring Peyton Manning. Does he use logos, pathos, or ethos? If so, in what way(s)? Comment to this post with your response.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2G0loI0Jn5M

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Mastercard commercial

Watch this commercial and then comment on the aspects of literary persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos) that you find to be apparent in this clip.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WFNXwor69-U