Ethos, Pathos, & Logos Article

Ethos: 

"This is not a world we should accept.  This is what’s at stake.  And that is why, after careful deliberation, I determined that it is in the national security interests of the United States to respond to the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons through a targeted military strike.  The purpose of this strike would be to deter Assad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regime’s ability to use them, and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use."

"That's my judgment as Commander-in-Chief.  But I’m also the President of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy.  So even though I possess the authority to order military strikes, I believed it was right, in the absence of a direct or imminent threat to our security, to take this debate to Congress.  I believe our democracy is stronger when the President acts with the support of Congress.  And I believe that America acts more effectively abroad when we stand together. "

Pathos:

"The images from this massacre are sickening:  Men, women, children lying in rows, killed by poison gas.  Others foaming at the mouth, gasping for breath.  A father clutching his dead children, imploring them to get up and walk.  On that terrible night, the world saw in gruesome detail the terrible nature of chemical weapons, and why the overwhelming majority of humanity has declared them off-limits -- a crime against humanity, and a violation of the laws of war."

"The world saw thousands of videos, cell phone pictures, and social media accounts from the attack, and humanitarian organizations told stories of hospitals packed with people who had symptoms of poison gas."

Logos: 

 "Over 100,000 people have been killed.  Millions have fled the country."

"In World War II, the Nazis used gas to inflict the horror of the Holocaust.  Because these weapons can kill on a mass scale, with no distinction between soldier and infant, the civilized world has spent a century working to ban them.  And in 1997, the United States Senate overwhelmingly approved an international agreement prohibiting the use of chemical weapons, now joined by 189 governments that represent 98 percent of humanity."


Link to Article: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/10/remarks-president-address-nation-syria

My Pet Peeves

     1.)  Chewing with Your Mouth Open: My first pet peeve is when people chew their food with their mouth open. Nothing is worse than eating your lunch while listening to your friend eat their sandwich like a horse. It looks and sounds disgusting which is why “Chewing with Your Mouth Open” is my first pet peeve.
   
    2.) Changing the Channel: Another one of my pet peeves is, when people constantly change the TV channel. Sometimes people will put a show on and then just when you get engaged in it, they change the channel and you can never find out what happens in the end. This happens to me all of the time, and I just can’t stand it.

    3.) Repetitive Noise: When people repeatedly tap their pencil on their desk or when some on stomps their foot to concentrate it makes me crazy! I hate it so much, it is one of the worst possible things someone can do. This is why it is my third pet peeve.

     4.)  When People don’t answer the Door: One thing that bothers me very much is when I go to someone’s door, whether it’s to pick up my sister from her friend’s house or to go to my friend’s house , and I know they’re home, but they don’t answer the door. I clearly know that they are home because all of their cars are there and all of the lights in the house are on. This is one of the most annoying of my pet peeves.

     5.)  Fishing for Compliments: I HATE when people know they are good at something, but they act like they think they’re bad just so that someone will compliment them. It’s not cocky to know you’re good at something, so you don’t need to act like you think you’re bad.

     6.)  Eating Ketchup near Me: One thing I absolutely cannot stand is, ketchup. Everything about it disgusts me, the smell, look, and especially the taste. If you sit near me don’t eat ketchup, unless you want barf in your lunch box, because he smell of it will make me gag and it is awful.

     7.)  Can you really sing: One other thing I get really flustered by is when people think they can sing but they are really awful at it. You see those crazy people on “American Idol” who think they are the best singers in the world, but in reality, they are really the worst singers you will ever hear.

     8.)  People who Brag ALL the time: It’s one thing to be confident and another to be cocky. It really makes me mad when people are constantly bragging about their new phone or their goal in a sport.  

9.) When people are too Peppy: I love when people are positive and optimistic, don’t get me wrong, but it is so unnerving when people become overly peppy. Don’t talk t me if you’re going to always say everything is perfect and nothing is ever wrong.

10.) Really Picky eaters: I don’t mind if you’re a picky eater, because I myself am pretty picky, but don’t be that kid that will only eat mac n’ cheese, chicken nuggets, and hot dogs. If you don’t eat more than three different foods, you need help.