"Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?"

In the excerpt from O'Brien's "Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?" the author uses a dangerous setting and creates a mysterious and ominous mood to make the reader sympathize with the character PFC Paul Berlin. The dangerous setting of the war appeals to the emotions of the reader. The excerpt decribes various hardships of war like the death of fellow soldiers and the fear. This makes us question what may happen later on and makes us concerned for the safety of the character. The author's word choice contibutes to his mood. He uses words such as "dark", "primitive", "afraid", "shadows", etc. which all have negative connotations, contributing to the dark and onimous mood. This mood again makes the reader concerned for the safety of the character and sympathize with him in the many hardships during war.

Television Commercials

The commercial for Country Corn Flakes uses ethos. By mentioning that they are make by General Mills, a well known, trustworthy brand, and showing the General Mills logo, they are building the credibility of the product. The adverisement also makes use of observational selection. It chooses only to mention the positive aspects of the product and excludes information such as the nutrition facts that could be unfavorable.

The commercial for Alka-Seltzer uses logos. It would make logical sense to buy a product that has many uses such as treating heartburn and headaches. The commerical also uses an arguement from omniscience. It insists that Alka-Seltzer is "better than anything you can get without a perscription." They would have to know of all other treatments in order to rightfully make this claim.

The commercial for Delk uses logos. It mentions the various aspects of the service, which is offered at a low price. The commercial also uses an arguement from omniscience. It assumes that their service is the "finest anywhere" although they do not have knowledge of all other services available.

Chain Gang by Sam Cooke

In the song, "Chain Gang", Cooke discusses a chain gang. This is a metaphor for people who waste their lives conforming to others and the routineness of the time. Considering this song was written during the 1960s, it most likely concerns the Civil Rights movement. People during that time were predisposed to discriminate against blacks and it became a routine and  common occurance. The song is saying that we should break away from this routine and try sonething new. This is shown through the negative way that the songs portrayed the "chain gang".