Comparison

I think that the comparisons Krakauer makes to other young adventurers helped him in this story. Some people might still not agree with Chris's decisions and I believe this helped readers understand that Chris wasn't crazy. An example of this would be a statement written about Ruess,"Ruess would spend the remainder of his meteoric life on the move, living out of a backpack on very little money, sleeping in the dirt, cheerfully going hungry for days at a time. " This quote helps us understand that even though people believe they're crazy they love/enjoy what they're doing. "Cheerfully going hungry" most people would be frustrated and irritated by the fact that they're starving, but these fellows enjoyed every aspect of their adventure. Therefor these comparisons helped Krakauer in the development of Chris. All of these men followed their heart. They didn't just stay home and conform to society.

Taylor Swift

I actually liked the article. It was very interesting. I read the article while I was at work, so when the author would say to check out the videos and stuff, I did. I liked how the author engaged

the reader.

As for Taylor Swift. Well, I would hear her songs ALL the time when I used to work at the Pasco School district, in Pasco. I really didn't care much about her, then I started liking some of her songs because they were catchy. I personally think, that they over played her songs, which kind of made them annoying after a while. This article kind of changed my mind abut her while I was reading it, because she does lack originality, but then again a lot of songs are like that now a day. They're just replays of older songs. A couple of days later I could care less. Her music is good that's it. Good music is good music, and no matter who sings it you just have to face the fact that it's good.

I think the charts and pictures definitely added to the article. I liked them. They really showed how many times Taylor used certain words and topics.

"In your opinion, what do you think is the most effective (pathos, logos, or ethos) when writing a paper? In your "Into the Wild" and "American Literature" essays did you focus more on one rhetoric, or did you balance all three? If so why?"

I believe that logos is the most important in writing a paper. The reason for this is you can use certain words in order to manipulate the readers in thinking the way you want them to think. After that, pathos would probably be the next important one. This is because once you have provided the reader with certain facts so they think the way you want them to think you have to get involved emotionally. Lastly, comes ethos. The reason for this is you have to be able to support your examples. It's like a relationship. First you have to get the person to like the way you are, such as friendly or nice (logos), then you have to get them involved emotionally (pathos). You want that person to trust you and know that what you're saying is the truth, which is where ethos comes along. If you don't have the logos you can't possibly get the other two to work effectively. I think that for both of those essays I focused more on the ethos, because I had no idea how to balance all of them. Now that I know what makes each of them different yet equal and necessary to the essay I will try to even them in future essays and reviews.

Response to team B

When I wrote the essay I honestly didn't have a preference but at last, I had to choose ONE. In my essay I wrote how McCandless was brave, and I supported the idea that he wasn't and "idiot". After reading a few more chapters now, I am satisfied with the side I chose to back up. I like how he's going straight towards his goal and doesn't let anything bring him down, but at the same time I think he should make some smarter choices. Such as save more money, and contact his parents once in a while. The part that most bugs me is that he doesn't let his parents know where he's at. He just disappears and that's that. Overall, I'm happy with my side, and look forward to reading some more :).