Krakauer's Comparisons

Personally, Krakauer's comparisons of Chris to other said adventurers really enabled me to open up to Chris. Before that point, I was pretty convinced that was he was doing was purely foolish; who would enter the Alaskan bush with so little equipment and expect to get out alive? I have experience outdoors and have been to Alaska, and also have family members that live there - so I guess I just felt like he was asking for certain death. But as I got to know his personality, I realized that he was purely driven. I am one of those people who always believes that you should go after what you want in life and not hold back; you never know when it will be too late. And I think Chris would agree with me. He was stubborn, intense, and passionate, set on living a life that didn't constrain him. He wanted more out of life than the material world had to offer, and I can agree with him on certain levels. When Krakauer began comparing him to other adventurers who had similar experiences, I saw that Chris wasn't all that unusual. Like many others, he wanted to experience life, not just live it. A great comparison that sticks out to me is of Chris and Krakauer himself. The audience is exposed to a more personal level with both of them. No wonder Krakauer was so interested in Chris. I can imagine he asked himself why he survived and Chris didn't. I gained more respect for Krakauer, and felt that I better understood Chris, which I'm sure is what Krakauer's intentions were. Well, it worked for me. I think Krakauer did a great job of turning Chris's life into a story, not just another tragic news report. See you guys tomorrow! (P.S. We came up with a good prompt :))

T-Swift

Well, I will start by saying that yes, I do have her album and I love blasting the romantic fairytale love songs while driving. There is something so fun and satisfying about it. Maybe it's the idealistic view that prince charming will find me and we will live happily ever after (which of course I dream about). I wouldn't say that I'm all that impressed with her singing and I don't know much about her, but there is something catchy to her music. The author of the article we read made a lot of strong points in effort to prove her argument, and I really enjoyed her writing and how she went about making her argument. As to whether it really changed my opinion I don't really think so, but it did make my feelings stronger towards some aspects. As a vocalist, I don't think she can be compared to the power of Beyonce or Christina Aguilara, but I still like her music.
See you Thursday ladies!

Well I feel like an absolute dodo brain for completely forgetting to blog last week, I've beaten it in to my brain to do it now. :) This week you will for sure have something to comment on. Talking about rhetoric, I think that pathos is extremely effective when writing a paper because people are so dependent and affected by emotions. That is not to say that they are all important and I believe that each contributes to a different part of your argument. A certain rhetoric may not be as effective if another is not present as well. But personally, I really like using pathos, I think it can really add a lot to an argument. In my papers so far, I would say that I favored pathos and logos because I didn't focus on my credibility as a writer and my sources didn't necessarily come from scholarly sources. My argument and purpose would be much stronger if I had more of a balance between the three since as of right now it seems they are both lacking importance. They need some revising, but I can't wait until they get better!! I look forward to getting your guys' input!