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Just look at the way those hungry children are staring at you! This ad is most certainly an appeal to pathos. By showing children, who our hearts naturally go out to, their scant quantities of food, their pleading facing and hopeful eyes, this ad makes your heart ache for those poor, hungry children. It stirs you and make you want to do something to help; which is exactly the objective of the ad. I'd say their appeal to pathos is very successful.

Advertisement - Ethos

This ad shows James Franco (aka, Harry Osborn from Spiderman) along with some cologne, or at least that's what I think it is. By featuring James Franco, a well known and I assume respected actor, in this advertisement, the company has created some credibility for their product. A customer might assume that if James Franco uses this cologne, it must really be good; and if it's good enough for Mr. Franco, it's good enough for him.

Rain Down

Darn, I had like a whole post typed out and my computer just lost it all. Let me try again.

It's raining. It's been raining all day; pouring, sprinkling and just plain old raining. I'm glad. I'm going in to work tonight after not working for a few days and it will be nice to have a slower night. Not many people come to a drive in restaurant in the rain.

I really should be doing school work instead of blogging about the rain. I have SAT stuff to study and college applications essays to write.

Does anyone here ever get really stressed out about school work? I usually do sometime during the school year and I feel like I'm on the brink of it now. There's one verse that's been really helpful to me, "I can do all thinkgs through Christ who gives me strength." This year I feel like God is more present in my life. Whenever I feel down or overwhelmed, He's the first one I go to for comfort. When I feel lonely, I cling to HIs promise that He'll never leave me. When I'm afraid, I remember that He is holding me up and protecting me. Life is so much better if you live it with God.

Well, that's all I've got for now. I'm off to do my school work.

El Discurso Del Presidente

I didn't read anything about the speech before I heard it so my observations are unbiased.
One of the most powerful parts of the speech was when the President said that even if you are discouraged or feel that everyone has given up on you, don't give up on yourself. And just before that when he said you won't be good at everything the first time you try it and you may have to go over things a few times before it clicks in your head.

There was definitely an appeal to pathos in the speech. The President talked about when he was a kid and got up at 4:30 to do his lessons with his mother and how he wished he was back in bed. It put him at the same level with us. He made a connection with his past and what we as students deal with now. His tone of voice when he got to this part of the speech, how he got quieter, really created a picture in my mind of him sitting at a table with his mother and made me feel almost sorry for that boy living in Indonesia. I guess that would be ethos as well. And it was pathos and ethos again when he talked about his father leaving, his mother dealing with everything else while trying to raise him on her own, and when he felt lonely and like he didn't fit in.And there was an appeal to logos. The President used the examples of JK Rowling and Michael Jordan to illustrate his statement that you won't succeed the first time you try. He also used the stories of three students in difficult situations to show that you can succeed when faced with challenges and that you shouldn't give up.

I thought that over all the speech was pretty good. Like others have said, it was a very good pep talk. It seemed to me that President Obama was trying to motivate kids to do well and not give up when things got tough. It was like he was saying "I know school can be hard and not all that exciting, but we're all expecting great things from you. We expect you to stay focused and work hard this year. Don't let us down." Throughout this school year, kids are going to think back and remember this speech and push themselves to excel because that's what President Obama told them to do.

Fear and Doubt

I did it again. Tonight I went into work and was scheduled to close with another girl. I was so scared. I didn't think I knew what to do. I was thinking about this before I went into work, and God just said to me, "I've gotten you through other things; don't you trust me with this too?" This was really meaningful to me. But why was I still scared? Everything went fine. It was great, me and the other girl had great team work. There was nothing to worry about. I was thinking about it as I drove home and didn't understand why, if every time I'm afraid God holds me up, I still get scared. Why am I so frightened of new situations? God is taking care for me, He's showed that to me. It seems like I'm not learning anything. Or do I not trust God as much as I think I do. I'm not sure.

And then right as I was coming up the hill to my house, the song "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North began playiing on the radio. It was a great reminder that God was with me, holding onto me, and that He'll never ever ever leave me and I can cry out to Him any time and He will be there to help me.

Ok, one more thing. Anyone else have trouble with doubt? Well, I do. Let me give you an example. I'm pretty certain I want to go to DeSales University for college next year. Actually, I'm very certain. I just feel a pull towards DeSales that I didn't feel for any of the other colleges I visited. I think that that's God's way of telling me that DeSales is where He wants me. At least that's what I thought. I guess I still think it, but now as I fill out an application for DeSales, I'm maybe wondering if I should also consider other colleges in case I don't get accepted or if DeSales isn't where God wants me. See, when I made up my mind that I wanted to go to DeSales, I pretty much ruled out all other schools. My mom asked me if I wasnted to visit Messiah and I said no. I don't know if I'm even going to apply to other schools. What if I'm making a mistake? Last night was really bad. Lying in bed, I just doubted my decision; I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing. I've prayed about where I should go, but never got a really clear answer. But maybe the tug I felt towards DeSales is my answer. I feel so drawn to DeSales and sorta repulsed my all the other colleges. It's another trust issue. I need to surrender decision about where I go to college to God and trust that He'll take me to the right school and enable me to get in. But I'm afraid. Next year isn't too far away and I want to know where I'll be. I want to be certain. I want it all planned out. But maybe God doesn't; can I trust Him with that?

Alright, I'm through. I'm going to stop listening to "City On Our Knees" over and over and go to bed now. Thanks for listening.

City On Our Knees

Anyone of my fellow students like TobyMac? I think his music is awesome and I'm actually going to see him in concert in Novemeber with my youth group! I'm sooooo excited!! Anyway...has anyone heard his new single "City On Our Knees"? It is a great song. I love it. It's a bit different then his previous songs but still just as good. It's very quiet and slow but the lyrics and the music are very moving. It talks about everyone coming together and becoming a city on our knees, worshiping God. My soul just wants to sing and I feel like dancing when I hear it. If you haven't heard it yet, you can go to http://free.napster.com/view/artist/index.html?id=11508481 and it should be the first song on the list. Let me know what you think.