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Advertisements are by far the most effective way to convey a message. Like i mentioned in class, no matter how "out there" and unbelievable an add seems, people still believe it. Advertisements are what attracts me to a fast food restaurant, sporting event, or even a party here on campus. The best part is they reach out to everyone.

For my project I chose to do an advertisement for a supplement, and I actually had a lot of fun doing this. After reading so many repetitive ads working at GNC I knew it'd be easy to plagiarize while doing this, so I spent some time creating my own catchy phrases. These advertisements are "over the top" for a reason, all to give an extremely overwhelming sense of motivation to look the best you can. The company that had the best advertisements and bodybuilder backing them was the company that sold the most products.

Like Toy Soldiers- Eminem

I've never been a huge music person, don't get me wrong I love music, but no song has really moved me too much. I look to music for motivation. This song choice may seem a bit odd, but the message entailed in When I'm gone by Eminem is awesome. "When they know they're your heart, and you know you were their armor." This shows the love he has for his daughter, but this relates to anyone's life. This whole "love" thing is brought to mind in a different light, demonstrated by poor behavior and the regret of never showing that loved one how much you REALLY care about them. "I dont know go play Hailie, baby, your daddy's busy." He is showing the way he wished he didn't treat his daughter, and how she comes first, but he chose to put her second. His songs always highlight the hardships he faced and what he would have changed about his past.

His songs bring some pretty crazy images to mind, mostly sadness that is designed to motivate an individual to not do the things he's done, and to believe in yourself through every step in life. Eminem hasn't had the picture perfect life a lot of us have had so far, and his music demonstrates this perfectly. It's almost as if he's upset when he sings, but this has always been his way of rapping. He came from an all black neighborhood, never gave up, and his dreams came true. He isn't my favorite artist, but I definitely enjoy his music and its always first on my playlist at the gym.

Pathos.

The most effective form of rhetoric in my opinion is ethos. Credibility is the reason I read any form of literature. It gives the reader something to hold on to, and the writer a lot more power in his voice that is shown through his writing. Personally, the more credible I am in my writing the better my paper turns out.

Pathos is definitely most evident in Into The Wild. Krakauer interviews so many people that were influenced by Chris and their emotions are revealed in his writing. They all share their experiences with McCandless and reflect on a certain time in Chris's life. Although I feel pathos is most obvious, logos and ethos are very comman as well.

My mom has mentioned a few times how when she was younger everything was so care free. She could leave something behind and not worry about coming back to it gone. I'm not saying life was "perfect" and "decriminalized," there is just definitely a different society nowadays. Hitchhikers were probably less worried about getting abducted or taken to a place that wasn't desirable, and if they were kidnapped, it wasn't expected. With all the crime today, anyone getting in an unfamiliar vehicle must be aware and have a plan if such a situation takes place. Hitchhiking should be the last ride anyone resorts to, but if they are stranded, hungry, and basically have no other choice, I guess it's alright. I would always have another ride lined up or some other plan of attack, but sometimes people, Chris, don't have much of a choice. By the way Chris has acted throughout the story I can tell hitchhiking was not a big deal to him, and didn't seem like a problem. He had a goal, and hitchhiking was one of those things that was just a priority, for his car was now lost and unavailable for use.