In our unit 4 blogging assignment we were supposed to find a blog that we found interesting. I generally don’t have a big interest in blogs. The only blog that I have much interest in is actually my own. It’s a blog I titled “By All Means Accelerate” which is about my father. It is a very important blog for me because it is about the greatest man in the world.
My father has Multiple Sclerosis. His mind and body is nothing like it was just 3 years ago. While he still recognizes a few of his closest family members, he is unable to remember our visits for more than a few hours. Every time I visit him, he feels like it is the first time he has seen me in a long time. I know that he doesn’t fully understand many of the things I try to tell him. And when he does understand, it escapes his mind shortly afterwards. This is why I write this blog. It’s an opportunity for me to honor him and say things to him that I wish I had told him before.
Most of my blog postings are memories from the past. I like to share with the reader some of the lessons that my father taught my brother and me during our lives. I also try to share some humorous moments from his life. It is my hope that at some point I will be able to translate this blog into a book.
I hope there are a few things that people get from my blog. It’s is very important to me that when somebody reads about my dad’s story, they are able to realize the importance of letting people know that you love them while you can. We should never wait until it’s too late to show our loved ones how we feel. I also believe that my father was a very wise man. Therefore, I hope that the reader is able to pick up just a little bit of wisdom from this blog.
Another purpose of this blog is to share the range of emotions that I feel when I write about my father. While writing this blog I find myself laughing and crying all at the same time. My dad’s sense of humor was very unique and was something that he was known for. He was always good at making others laugh.
He was also very good at drawing people close to him. Everyone loved him. I hope that my love for him is revealed in my writing. I would like to think that one day my dad will be able to read this blog from heaven. When he does I want him to be able to realize how much he has meant to me.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Unit 3 Blog - The Use of Appeals in John Lennon's "Imagine"
In John Lennon’s song “Imagine” there two types of appeals used to persuade the reader to believe in his ideas of love and peace. Both pathos and logos are used. Though his ideas were definitely tied to an emotional feeling that all Americans could relate to, Lennon also attempted to use logic to make his ideas appeal to listeners.
Lennon used pathos by appealing to those who were upset about the way the United States government had placed the country in a war that many believed should not have been fought. It was a very emotional time for people all around the world. Lennon knew that many people were looking for something positive in life. His ideas of having a world with nothing to fight about appealed to many people. Lennon knew that people were desperate for a change. His ideas, while drastic, were popular.
It may sound a little strange to say that logic was used at in “Imagine” to appeal to listeners. However, Lennon was stating that the most logical way to make the world a better place was to rid the world of the evils that were causing war and conflict. He made it very clear that he believed that the best way to end conflict was to do away with religion, possessions, and establishment. Lennon felt that these things were at the root of all of our problems. The most logical way to solve our problems would be to make sure that we had nothing to fight over.
I doubt that at the time Lennon made any type of a conscious effort to use pathos, logos, or any kind of appeals to attract an audience. Lennon was most likely just trying to make a political statement by expressing his own thoughts and feelings. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t even know what logos or pathos were. Regardless, he did a wonderful job of using both to appeal to the world.
Lennon used pathos by appealing to those who were upset about the way the United States government had placed the country in a war that many believed should not have been fought. It was a very emotional time for people all around the world. Lennon knew that many people were looking for something positive in life. His ideas of having a world with nothing to fight about appealed to many people. Lennon knew that people were desperate for a change. His ideas, while drastic, were popular.
It may sound a little strange to say that logic was used at in “Imagine” to appeal to listeners. However, Lennon was stating that the most logical way to make the world a better place was to rid the world of the evils that were causing war and conflict. He made it very clear that he believed that the best way to end conflict was to do away with religion, possessions, and establishment. Lennon felt that these things were at the root of all of our problems. The most logical way to solve our problems would be to make sure that we had nothing to fight over.
I doubt that at the time Lennon made any type of a conscious effort to use pathos, logos, or any kind of appeals to attract an audience. Lennon was most likely just trying to make a political statement by expressing his own thoughts and feelings. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t even know what logos or pathos were. Regardless, he did a wonderful job of using both to appeal to the world.
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