David Blaine Research Paper

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David Blaine has completed some of the most outrageous and stunning stunts, such as being buried alive for a week with only water and freezing himself in a block of ice for three days. He is one of the world’s greatest known magicians of his time. On April 30th, 2008 David Blaine set the world record for holding his breath for seventeen minutes and four seconds. The road to the world record was “the most amazing journey of his life” according to himself. When Blaine was a teenager, he could already hold his breath as-long-as Houdini’s personal record. He uses pathos throughout his talk to appeal to the emotions of the audience by the way he dresses, his casual demeanor and what he says about the events leading up to his world record performance.

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