Last semester, one of my assignments was to write a compare
or contrast essay. I chose to write an
essay that’s topic was the Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band of 1950 to
2009. It was a very interesting piece to
write, but quite difficult being that there was very little information for me
to utilize. The essay was outlined to address
first the directors of the band, then the styles of music chosen for the ensemble,
then the amount of community involvement.
It was a very straight forward and informative piece.
The Logos of the piece was very simple. First, to understand an organization, you
must understand its leaders, so the beginning of the essay addressed that
topic. Then it moved into discussing the
music and events that each ensemble participated in, showing how the directors
ideas influenced them. The logical flow
if the information was more appealing to the reader, as they did not have to
work as hard to sort the given information.
The Ethos of the piece was well held. All factual evidence given was cited by
viable references. The information was
also surrounded by personal examples that made the reader believe the
information, not just as facts on paper, but also as a real life effect on the
band.
The Pathos of the piece was nonexistent. There was no need for an emotional appeal for
the reader to fully understand the information or the purpose. The only emotional aspect of the piece was
discussed in the section about the style of music played by the band, but the
emotions discussed were blatantly stated and were not intended to have an
effect on the reader.
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