Friday, November 18, 2011

Source 1 and Source 2- To murder victims' families,executing killers is justice

Source 2

"To murder victims' families, executing killers is justice"

Summary: A man killed 3 women and is finally caught and they don't know what punishment to give him. The family wants the man to die for the murder of the 3 women (Dawn, Patricia Hurt and Lori Ward). The family explained that it isn't about revenge the death penalty is the law.

The central argument of this article isn't really showed. The author just presented an argument with 2 different sides and distributed them equally.


Source 1
INOCENCE: "Trial by Fire: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?"
Summary: The state now has reason to belive that they executed an innocent man. Cameron Willingham was convicted and given the death penalty for killing his 3 children in a house fire. Cameron had eventually got tired of them saying he was guilty and wanted to avoid the death penalty so he said he did it when in reality he was innocent. After a couple of years Texas Forensic Science Commission reveived a report saying that Willingham was convicted on the basis of unsound testimony.

Central Argument: The state convicted and killed an innocent man.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Ethos
 
I chose this photo of Martin Luther King Speaking because the definition I found no ethos said that ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. Martin Luther was and still is a well respected man that had many people on his side.

Pathos
I picked this picture for pathos because the bruises and expression on her face show deep emotion.


Logos