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Cheer Up It's Just The End Of The World By Ira Chemus

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In the essay “Cheer up, it’s just the end of the world” by Ira Chemus, the author annihilates the idea of the apocalypse as it has been thought of for generations. Chemus gives in sight to how the apocalypse came to be known as the ending of the world. He also tells how the word lost it’s impact by overuse in certain situations. The implication of this essay is that apocalyptic situations can be applied to everything and not have impact like at other times in history. By using the appeal of pathos, the audience feels fear that they felt when they remember the situations where the apocalypse was discussed when in their past. Fear and mystery about what the apocalypse could bring, play a strong part in the argument of this author. This essay

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