Besides, I don’t define myself by my successes.I define myself by adversity, and how I’ve persevered.
Why it’s ethos: He shows he has morals and resilience ingrained in his identity rather than accomplishments.
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Over the next two seasons, Coach Frost turned an 0–12program into an undefeated, national championship team. (That’s right, I said nationalchampionship team.
Why it's logos: There is legitimate factual evidence that Brandon captured Griffin in a meaningful experience and performance and appeals to logic and reasoning.
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I’d be sitting there onthe couch, alone, the whole dorm silent except for the game commentary as I was watching mybrother play ...and living through him.
Why it's pathos: This evokes a feeling of loneliness and desire and shows how much he sacrificed and wanted to belong with the team.
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I ended up being allowed to play that day, and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was near theend of the game, and we were ahead. I was on defense, playing linebacker. The outsidereceiver ran a slant route, and I read the play, jumped the route, dove in the air and caughtthe ball, flipping over onto my back to secure it before I hit the ground. It was the first time Ihad ever intercepted a pass in a game, and it basically sealed the win for us and sent us tothe playoffs.
Why it's logos: Griffin uses an example to show that even with his physical difference he is able to win games.
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I’m blessed to have thick skin. But I’m even more blessed to have a family that never let me makeexcuses and who raised me to never listen to anybody who told me I couldn’t do something— especially because of my hand.
Why it's ethos: Griffin provides through his personal history and point of view how his perseverance and credibility of living is created as someone who has truly faced obstacles.
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But this was the first time I ever had to deal with somebody telling me I shouldn’t — orcouldn’t — do something because of my hand. Like I was defective or something. Like I didn’tbelong.
Why it’s pathos: Griffin describes a moment in childhood that was obviously painful and pulls the reader in to feel sympathy and anger at the injustice he suffered.
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