chap. 13 c d a.

After no one reading or passing that awful quiz last week I wanted to be sure that I read and understood the text this time to make up for last time. Re-learning about Ethos and Pathos was both similar and different at the same time. In high school we learned about it in a much more blunt and literal type of way. However the c d a book explains it more in dept and as a form of analysis as well.
The first article was based on analyzing ethos in an editorial. I didn't really like or enjoy the reading of this article about the usage of the "offensive" word squaw. Although I must say that it was an easy read because it was in the format of an Internet page with multiple breaks in between each idea.
The However, i really enjoyed the second and third article of "The Case For Affirmative Action" and "The Case Against Affirmative Action". I'm really sucked into Ogletree's personal story at both he beginning and ending which makes it personal and sophisticated at the same time. But, Sack's argument really won me over. Because i believe that sex, age, and race should have nothing to do with academic enrollment. It all should be based on grades, extracurricular activities, clubs, sports, Sat's, etc. etc. Using Stanford was a prime and important example because its an elite school with a lot of controversial admission prerequisites, students, and staff. Working there now, i am happy to say that there is a diversity in both faculty and students at Stanford University.
In the reading "Walking the Line", i felt as thought that the author was a lot less blunt about its directional opinion. He does capture the audiences attention in his "life story", but he almost subliminally sends us his strong arguments by strong and vivid examples.
I guess Ethos and Pathos will forever follow us in our educational years? lol.