Why Write

I found the reading somewhat helpful in the development of my paper. I just do not like reading so I have a rather pessimistic view about it haha but anyways some things that I liked….. I liked this quote, “arguments based solely on emotion cease to be rational and become pathetic outbursts.” Since we are allowed to choose whatever topic we want pretty much for the research paper you kinda wanna choose a topic that you feel strongly about. This quote taught me that I need to still be rational.

Pros and Cons

I am probably going to write on either gay marriage, if you can be born gay, or BYU and their choice to go independent in college football. The side I will take on gay marriage is that it should not be allowed. The stand that I will take on if a child can be born gay is that that is hogwash and being gay is a choice. Last, I have not decided which side I would take on BYU going independent, but I think it will be a very interesting topic to discuss. Anyways, hope everyone had a great weekend, and I wish you the best!

Whatever I want

I do not know why I am writing this, but I have to so I get a grade. I am actually rather upset, because I wrote this forever ago and it did not post for some reason.. Oh well life goes on. I will go on. Party in the USA! Anyways, how is everyone. I hope you are doing well.

Rhetorical Analysis

I am elated, to say the least, to be done with the freaking rhetorical analysis. I did not think it was extremely difficult, but I did have some trouble and some frustration writing the paper. At the writing the center I was pretty much told that my paper sucked haha so I made some changes to it for my final draft. I was pretty mad that I was late to class on the day that we turned it in, because I spent all that time writing it just to lose points for not even a good reason in my opinion. It just sucked! The one day I sleep through my alarm is the one day I need to be in class the most... Gosh Dangit!!

Letter from Birmingham

In Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “Letter from Birmingham Jail, he uses multiple tools. He uses ethos, an appeal to his own credibility, pathos, an appeal to emotion, and logos, an appeal to logic. I wish to point out one example from each category. First, ethos, King uses ethos at the very beginning of the piece when he explains that he is not an outsider. Explaining that he is part of an organization that has rights to protest gives him credibility. It could also be argued that King is arguing his credibility when he states why he was so willing to break an unjust law. Second, pathos, Martin uses an appeal to emotion in a long paragraph on page one-hundred and ninety eight, where he speaks about oppression. He states some pretty explicit things such as, “when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim;” The way that King writes this appeals to your emotions, because it makes you feel bad for the “Negro” and envision all that they have gone through. Last, logos, an appeal to logic, King does this in a rather clever way. King talks a lot about what a just and an unjust law is. Stating that it is okay to willingly break an unjust law. For example, King says, “ I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” Here King uses the logic that if a law is unjust it is meant to be broken.

Cool Christianity

C.S. Lewis’ piece “What Christians Believe” was rather confusing to me, but I think I may have figured it out. In my opinion, this piece falls into the category of a persuasive essay. For instance, Lewis is trying to persuade us that Christianity makes total sense, and that everything within it can be proven. She is kind to other religions stating that they are not completely untrue, and is smart in providing both sides of each argument. Lewis’ purpose is to persuade us that there is, in fact, a God, and that Christianity makes sense. The central message is that Christian’s beliefs are logical and true. Lewis assumes that everyone already has a basic knowledge of Christianity. Lewis’ world views include that Atheist are egotistical and that everyone believes that Christians think that every other religion is wrong, which is not true. She views the world as a place where everything can be explained and has a purpose. The tool that Lewis uses is logos, which is also known as an appeal to logic. She attempts to provide a logical solution to every argument presented. For example, Lewis calls out the Atheist who say that the world has no meaning, arguing that saying the world has no meaning also entails that we do not know what is dark and what is light. Furthermore, there must be opposition in all things. The evidence provided is her own experiences, knowledge of her religion and other religion, and her beliefs. My testimony was strengthened by this piece.