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The author of Death of Socrates is by a greek philosopher, Plato. This type of entry can be a type of journal or story. The intended audience for Death of Socrates are those learning about Greece, or those interested in Socrates. This story can infer to readers that the main purpose is to inform readers of Socrates’ brave acceptance towards his death punishment. Plato wants readers to know if Socrates deserved the death penalty for his teachings.

After finding the Rf values of the four known compounds, solvent 1 (99.5% ethyl acetate/0.5% acetic acid) was chosen, due to the wide range of results, for the remaining experiments. Ibuprofen, our known tablet, gave a similar Rf value to our previous results for Ibuprofen. For Anadin extra, there were three compounds identified as Caffeine, Paracetamol and Aspirin as the Rf values of the drug were close to the values of these three compounds in the first part of the practical. For both of these known drugs, the Rf values acquired were close to my predictions before the experiment. For the unknown powder, we obtained Rf values of 0.52 and 0.76 so we believe that the unknown powder contains Aspirin and Ibuprofen.

In Outliers: the story of success, Malcolm Gladwell tries to prove why successful people are successful. Particularly in chapter eight; Gladwell claims that rice farmers are hard workers, that hard workers are not successful, and that Asians are better than Westerners in math. Gladwell uses many techniques to persuade the audience to his point of view, which he does beautifully. Gladwell uses these different techniques to prove his claims in a variety of ways. All of his techniques can be categorized as Ethos, Pathos or Logos.

This story is definitely an allegory written by George Orwell where the book reflects actions

The Declaration of Independence is an extremely important document to the United States. Thomas Jefferson receives the most credit for writing the declaration, however he was assisted by five other men that were apart of the Constitutional Congress. They wrote the declaration to persuade the colonist to break free from Britain. The Declaration of Independence uses numerous persuasive appeals and language, including parallelism, pathos, and ethos.

Food, Inc. leaks a certain mystery behind, which contains the true secrets about the journey food takes. Food, Inc., a documentary that demonstrates the current and growth method of food production since the 1950’s, is designed to inform Americans about a side of the food industry. Food Inc. also used persuasion to demonstrates some components of pathos, logos, and ethos while uncovering the mysterious side of the food industry in America. Robert Kenner, the director of Food, Inc., made this film for a purpose. Uncovering the hidden facts and secrets behind the food industry in America. The director’s assertion, in the film, is also that food companies are in control of what goes in our food and how is it produced. The documentary investigates

Ethos has to do with credibility and establishing a good relationship with the audience. This can also be expressed through your tone and confidence of the matter. If someone is more confident through his or her tone, it'll attract the reader to continue reading without questioning the validity of the argument. In my personal statement, I was telling a story that I have told others many times before to a variety of people. My tone remains subtle and informal so that the audience feels like we are having a conversation. This immediately builds a good relationship with the audience (which is also beneficial for establishing pathos), makes me trustworthy, and allows the audience to adapt to my character. In order to establish ethos, I immediately painted the picture of the accident scene and what was going on in my mind.

Williams-forson situates her work in the intersection of race; gender and identity arguing that the kinds of food people eat are the key aspects of the cultural identities they are associated with. She draws a comparison in his work regarding the black people’s food preferences and argues that they have been engaged in ideological wars concerning food and race for so long. Williams-forson presents her idea that the cultural aspects of African American people is the key reason why a man should take a big piece of chicken since in most families they are the sole bread winners and are therefore entitled to a large portion of any delicacy cooked in such family. She associates her work on African American food ways with the African cultural heritage

From pages 495 to 497 author Eve Tushnet wrote an essay titled “You Can Go Home Again.” This essay was about how it is okay to go home and live with one’s parents again if someone is older. First the essay brought up the opposition and what people think about when someone lives with their parents. The essay also brought forth different data and studies about older people that live at home. After that, the essay brought up good points about what living with one’s parents can do for them. The author used different elements of ethos, logos, pathos, and kairos to effectively communicate with the reader.

Traditional forms of treatment have never been proved inefficient though a tad slow. Diabetic wounds salve is one such contribution of medicine to our world. Diabetic patients often tend to develop sores and lesions due to scratching and irritation. Remaining smeared up in sticky ointments would never be the first preference in such cases. Thus a convenient form of treatment is inevitable. Salves can accomplish the task of healing diabetic wounds due to the explicit features imparted to them by their constituents. A formal assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of medicinal salves would be quite helpful if you are in need of similar treatment.

The first recorded Africans came to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 in agreement to work as servants. As many other English settlers were dying from harsh conditions, more Africans were brought to America to work as laborers. The last Africans were brought to America in late 1850, early 1860. So, does being born 150 years after someone’s ancestors came and settled in America still make them African American? This is the topic in John McWhorter’s “Retiring African American”. In McWhorter’s essay his objective is to convince the reader that not everyone who calls themselves African American is actually African American.

Personalities differ and everyone has his unique beliefs and thoughts. However, as life goes on, we go through many life situations and encounter different beliefs and opinions. Eventually, some of the thoughts that we have got used to become useless due to its replacement with more persuasive ones. Persuasion does not come out of the blue. Persuasion comes from the deep understanding of the issue and its consequences and the effective procedure you use to present a certain issue or topic. Leonard was curious to study the system of the stuff on Earth. Consequently, she has been investigating the environmental impacts of stuff, trying to call for an action for safer future. ("Annie Leonard"). Then, that project was presented

“Flatland” is a spoken word poem and video by Sam Cook. It was published on June 29, 2014 with the purpose of conveying a strong message of action to all audiences to always act and stand up for what they believe when someone is doing wrong. This is a timeless lesson that is commonly spoken but rarely ever truly taken to heart. In an attempt to make it stick Cook must effectively use ethos pathos and logos. After analyzing this it is clear he has strengths in each but particularly pathos.

Different areas are often quite different, and difficult for outsiders to understand. One such area is South Central Los Angeles, in California. As a person from the Midwest, it is not only tricky to understand the West Coast style of life, but that particular area on the West Coast. One of the most effective ways of understanding other locations (other than one living there for a time) is to learn from someone on the inside. Anne Beatty is one of those people. Anne Beatty’s usage of ethos, pathos and logos exhibits the lives of the students for others to understand.

“To the Congress of the United States: Yesterday, Dec 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy.”(Roosevelt) These famous words were spoken by the President and Commander in Chief Franklin D. Roosevelt. The actions by Japan to attack the naval base of Pearl Harbor on United States soil during a point in which we were neutral sent America quickly to declare themselves as part of World War II. “Petition to the President” by Leo Szilard is a letter written to President Roosevelt from a group of the Scientists who help create the atomic bomb. They are urging the Commander in Chief of the reasons they should not go forth with using this weapon. When confronted with different avenues to take at a time of war for the safety of your nation having all opinions to consider is extremely important factor. The petition that was presented to President Roosevelt was successful and unsuccessful at the same time.