Compare and contrast Staples and Rock’s use of pathos. See below for the essays by Brent Staples and Chris Rock.

Sample thesis: Staples and Rock use pathos (the appeal to emotion) very effectively.
Sample questions to help you think of supporting ideas (one idea per body paragraph)

How do Staples and Rock evoke pity in the reader? – compare
What is different about how Staples and Rock evoke hope? – contrast
How do Staples and Rock evoke indignation in the reader? – compare

Rules on what you can/cannot use from the discussion boards / class / secondary sources
You cannot use secondary sources (articles on the web, or other books)

The essay must have the following parts:

An introduction of at least 150 words
A conclusion of at least 150 words
A thesis (one sentence, at the end of the introduction)
At least 3 body paragraphs of 150-200 words each
Quotations from the 2 readings (3 quotations per body paragraph) and page references

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