Wednesday, March 23, 2011
JOE & JOEY
Today we learned that if writing a college paper you need the perfect template. That consists of your reasoning and the facts to back up your reasoning. You would also have to include the authors point of view. For example in college you need to have all of these things in your essay.
Monday, March 7, 2011
JOE & JOEY
One of the points we found was that animals don't have voices to speak for themselves when they are in need of help or in pain. For example, when lady was going through surgery and all the intensive treatments, the doctors assumed that it was for the best but deep down she probably couldn't take it anymore.
The second point was that some people go through thick and thin to save their animals life regardless the price. Shawn Levering was willing to pay more than $1,500 for a transplant. This transplant wasn't a guarantee that lady would survive. Instead of paying that towards the surgery, shawn could have given a down payment on a house or fixed up his trucks. But the cat was like their child so they were willing to pay an enormous amount of money to save a life.
The use of pathos in this article was very strong and descriptive. "It really hit me and made me think of what I would actually go through to save my pets life," said Joey. "Some points of the article really threw out so many images and flashbacks that reminded me of my pets,"said Joe. His use of pathos was excellent of very well thought out.
The author also used a lot of logos. For example, "Dogs with this kind of cancer don't respond well to chemo. The doctor gently suggested putting the dog to sleep...," the logic of this sentence is that no matter how much chemotherapy they use, the dog will probably end up dying.
Joe and I both strongly agree that the use of logos was exceedingly well, but the use of pathos was stronger through out the article. The author was very descriptive and was able to introduce mental images and emotions into us.
Although i agree with the author to a point, I personally feel that no matter how much you love your pets, $1,500 is a lot of money and could be spent on other things. In the case of Shawn Levering, he was a hard working middle class man, but like everyone else, money was tight. Having to spend so much money on an animal, with a chance that it wouldn't make it out alive, isn't the ideal thing to do. Shawn could have given a down payment to a new house and lived happier or could have worked on his dream truck.
I would understand if it was a real child and not a cat because who wouldn't do anything for their kids health. For example, a mom goes through the pain for nine months and still has to go through birth. That brings the child and the mom closer because the baby is a part of the mom and dad. Unlike a cat, all you do is adopt it with out the pain. The cat does not carry the same genes as the mother like a baby would. So the emotional feelings aren't the same in my opinion.
The second point was that some people go through thick and thin to save their animals life regardless the price. Shawn Levering was willing to pay more than $1,500 for a transplant. This transplant wasn't a guarantee that lady would survive. Instead of paying that towards the surgery, shawn could have given a down payment on a house or fixed up his trucks. But the cat was like their child so they were willing to pay an enormous amount of money to save a life.
The use of pathos in this article was very strong and descriptive. "It really hit me and made me think of what I would actually go through to save my pets life," said Joey. "Some points of the article really threw out so many images and flashbacks that reminded me of my pets,"said Joe. His use of pathos was excellent of very well thought out.
The author also used a lot of logos. For example, "Dogs with this kind of cancer don't respond well to chemo. The doctor gently suggested putting the dog to sleep...," the logic of this sentence is that no matter how much chemotherapy they use, the dog will probably end up dying.
Joe and I both strongly agree that the use of logos was exceedingly well, but the use of pathos was stronger through out the article. The author was very descriptive and was able to introduce mental images and emotions into us.
Although i agree with the author to a point, I personally feel that no matter how much you love your pets, $1,500 is a lot of money and could be spent on other things. In the case of Shawn Levering, he was a hard working middle class man, but like everyone else, money was tight. Having to spend so much money on an animal, with a chance that it wouldn't make it out alive, isn't the ideal thing to do. Shawn could have given a down payment to a new house and lived happier or could have worked on his dream truck.
I would understand if it was a real child and not a cat because who wouldn't do anything for their kids health. For example, a mom goes through the pain for nine months and still has to go through birth. That brings the child and the mom closer because the baby is a part of the mom and dad. Unlike a cat, all you do is adopt it with out the pain. The cat does not carry the same genes as the mother like a baby would. So the emotional feelings aren't the same in my opinion.
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