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In Springfield, Missouri, a 9-year-old boy named Tristan sold $18,000 worth of lemonade, cookies, and bottled water to raise money for his adoption. Tristan was born to a 15-year-old girl who became a drug addict and neglected Tristan, so Donnie Davis took him in. Davis’s previous husband was the father of Tristan, so she temporarily took custody to help the struggling mother, but after the drugs and neglect, she wanted to legally become Tristan’s mother. The adoption was going to cost the Davis’s about $15,000, and they met their goal after news of Tristan’s story and his lemonade stand leaked on social media. The Davis’s have had the adoption approved, and as a celebration, Tristan is going to get to see his favorite basketball player, Kevin Durant, play in Oklahoma City. Due to Tristan’s years of abuse, Tristan was diagnosed with PTSD and a sensory processing disorder, but he now has medications and doctors and teachers to help him. …show more content…
Stapleton uses pathos when explaining Tristan’s back story and the struggles he has faced in his developmental years. For example, she states “His clothes were dirty and too small. His mother allegedly was using drugs, Davis said, claiming the little boy was often left to fend for himself,” (Stapleton) which makes the reader feel sympathetic toward the young and innocent boy. Stapleton uses logos when explaining the factual information about Tristan’s back story, and the statistics of the money raised with the lemonade stand, as well as using direct quotes from Donnie Davis. Stapleton uses a sympathetic tone throughout the article by using words and phrases like “abuse”, “little kid”, and “suffered”. At the end of the article, Stapleton uses an uplifting tone when describing the positive outcomes of Tristan’s
I enjoyed how Lydia stayed calm and didn't panic through the tragic disaster she had faced. The rhetorical techniques that Brideau demonstrates are pathos because she displays positive and negative emotions throughout the story. Also tells the story through graphic details. The words “hope” and “determination” seemed most significant because it set the overall tone to the story. For example, Lydia was terrified when she realized she was unable to shut the door against the rushing water, but she was determined to get to safe spot to avoid the flooding of the hurricane. This essay does not remind me of any other essays. If I wrote a letter to Jan Brideau, I would tell her I found the essay Lydia’s Story very inspiring and informative. I admired
In David Sheff’s book “Beautiful Boy” he utilizes descriptive diction, allusions to other works, and vivid imagery to recreate the experiences he’s gone through during his son’s addiction, times in recovery, and relapses.
The first example used is a personal example that provides pathos . Hicks states that she went to a friend’s son’s birthday party and the son, Seth, got humiliated. Seth’s father told him to “toughen up” while his mother tried to comfort him. The altercation was uncomfortable for Hicks and her husband. This specific example contains both imagery and pathos. The author uses specific words and phrases to set the stage for the reader. When describing the setting of the party, she writes “The dinner table was set underneath a huge maple tree strung with little white lights.” In this sentence, the author uses the words huge, little, and white to aid the reader in forming a mental image of the host’s backyard. Hicks wishes for the reader to be inserted into the setting so they will be more entertained and interested. As the story progresses, she adds pathos in an attempt to get the reader invested. Hicks includes charged phrases such as “Margot stormed out of the room” and “Seth left the room with his chin on his chest…”. By doing this, the author draws the audience in and keeps them captivated. Pathos, in this case, also successfully provides a feeling of sympathy for the young boy. Providing a feeling of sympathy allows the author to depict the negative effects of damage to one 's dignity. By using this personal example first, the reader is intrigued because they may have experienced
Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, "The Raven" starts off in a dark setting with an apartment on a "bleak December" night. The reader meets an agonized man sifting through his books while mourning over the premature death of a woman named Lenore. When the character is introduced to the raven he asks about Lenore and the chance in afterlife in which the bird replies “nevermore” which confirms his worst fears. This piece by Edgar Allen Poe is unparalleled; his poem’s theme is not predictable, it leads to a bitter negative ending and is surrounded by pain. To set this tone, Poe uses devices such as the repetition of "nevermore" to emphasize the meaning of the word to the overall theme; he also sets a dramatic tone that shows the character going from weary
...nd personal story that shows the pitiful characters of Arpi and Connie that are victims of bullying at school. Then she concludes the story with a “perhasping” image of Connie and her mother at 7-Eleven transporting the readers from a classroom setting of kids bullied in front of an absentminded teacher to a sad picture in front of a store window. Considering the future, Murphy encourages the reader to evaluate their stand on cruelty and to make that difference not treat one another different. Murphy through rhetorical and tonal elements of pathos, logos, and diction expresses that cruelty in any form is wrong no matter how one tries to justify it. Doing bad for good is never right.
Likewise, Denver indicates that she cannot grasp why her mother would pour the blood out of someone, especially her own daughter. The young girl contends that “All the time, I’m afraid the thing that happened that made it all right for my mother to kill my sister could happen again. I don’t know what it is, I don’t know who it is, but maybe there is something else terrible enough to make her do it again.” (242-243) Though Denver tells of her fears of the memories, she also speaks of her desire to know what the memories truly do hold. Morrison’s use of the nebulous word “thing” points to the reason behind Sethe’s motive of committing infanticide, which Denver can’t name. Chiefly, the “thing” is what causes Denver to be in a state of distraught. Denver believes this “thing” may motivate her mother to act the same way once again. Furthermore, Morrison’s use of repetition “I don’t know” twice—emphasizes Denver’s need to know what that “thing” might be and wants to know not only the objective facts of the past, but to understand the underlying motives that can cause her mother to perform such an act again without a clear understanding of why. Denver does not wish to be confined within boundaries where her “freedom” to live is taken away. One can see the internal struggle in Denver, which raises questions about Sethe’s inexplicable
JOHN DONLEVY and his wife, LIN, are devastated that they have been unable to conceive a child. They finally turn to adoption and adopt young MITCHELL. Mitchell seems to be a perfectly normal boy. He’s musically talented. However, Mitchell has a fear of abandonment. Mitchell wins an essay contest about how much his family means to him. Mitchell considers them genuine. He doesn’t think they would ever lie to him.
Michael’s life began in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17th, 1963, where his parents James and Delores always stood by his side. His father, known for his unending support, always gave Michael advice on what to do, never letting him down. His mother made sure Michael headed in the right direction with everything he did. As a child he enjoyed athletics, engaging in basketball, baseball and football. He practiced baseball with his dad, persistently playing catch whenever time allowed. Baseball was his favorite. Even at a young age he had already tasted success by being voted Most Valuable Player on his team. “That was the first big accomplishment in my life,” Michael recalled (Harris, Laurie).
Imagine you just moved far away, you have no friends, you are afraid to go near to your sibling, and you get made fun of all the time because of your looks. Can you imagine this yet? Well, this isn’t the worst of it. Imagine getting kicked off your sports team because your coach thought you were “handicap.” Imagine your brother is a murderer. Imagine the victim of this murder was your friend. It’s hard to imagine such things, but this is the hard reality that Tangerine’s protagonist Paul Fisher had to live through.
Curley’s wife expresses her suffering of loneliness and boredom to the men by asking for compassion. To Curley’s wife, loneliness means the lack of social interactions and conversations. Boredom means the repetitiveness of her daily life. She tries to explain her situation to the men by asking rhetorical questions about certain aspects of her life. Curly’s wife had just walked into the stable room to figure out where her husband is. She encounters Crooks, Candy, and Lennie who give her a difficult time when she tries to have a conversation with them. She is asking for compassion when she says, “Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house all the time?” (77) The tone and wording of this suggests that she is asking a rhetorical question in an attempt to get the men to feel for her.
Tobias Wolff’s memoir, This Boy’s Life, is filled with colorful characters and comic incident, and yet has a more grounded and realistic tone than Hegland’s tale. The author, as a young boy and then a teenager, shares none of the bravery and moral fiber of Hegland’s Nell and Eva. In fact, his behavior is problematic throughout the narrative. The parental context for young Toby is a shattered one; a struggling mother paired ...
In conclusion, the tenuous relationship Sethe shared with her mother led to Sethe’s inability to provide for her children. Consequentially, the murder of Beloved built an emotional barrier that added to the preexisting issue of concerning her stolen milk left Denver with too little milk and the primitive drive to live that at first seemed foiled by her mother’s overbearing past. Yet, against all odds Denver was able to break her family’s legacy of being engulfed in the past and began taking steps for a better future.
After returning to Orri’s hut, Tristan sees that it is time to uphold his promise to King Mark and “fly the land.” Tristan delays his departure for three days, but on the fourth day he says to Gorvenal that the hour has come, meaning he is finally ready to leave. Tristan flees to Wales, the land of Duke Gilain, where the duke welcomes him as a “God-sent guest.” Tristan does everything he can to distract himself from his despair, but not even adventures for the duke, nor grand feasts could appease him. Duke Gilain, noticing Tristan’s distress, decides the best way to soothe his suffering is with a fairy thing. This fairy thing is a dog that the Duke of Gilian had received as a love-gift from the Duke of Avalon. On the dog, there is a fairy bell that when rang would
--- . "Superheroes and Heroic Journeys: Re-Claiming Loss in Adoption." Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 1.3 (2005): 237-252. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Taylor’s physical and mental journey began before she even left Kentucky. A trait that stayed with Taylor from the start to the finish of her journey was how independent she was. First of all, she grew up without a father, which caused her mother to have to work more so that she had enough money to support her and her daughter. Although she lacked time with her mom, the relationship was one of the strongest there is. After Taylor’s teacher advertised the job at the hospital, Taylor was convinced she was already not going to get it. Consequently, her mom told her she could do it and that she was better than all of the “candy-striper” girls that Taylor thought would get the job. The only people they had were each other so their focus on their family was more concentrated on each other, rather than a family of eight, who have eight people to concentrate on and give attention to. Taylor knew that she did not want to live the same life as her mother, so she got a job at a local hospital to help earn money. From the start of Taylor’s journey, she learned to make things happen. Taylor had a very...