Analysis: 

This author argues that despite political cliches, John McCain is sincere in his addresses to the public in which he promises to always tell the truth. Not only does he want to convince readers that McCain is a good candidate, but also that the vote of the youth is extremely important despite the lack of interest in that age group. In order to accomplish this, Wallace immerses himself into the campaign and holds many interviews over the time period. To strengthen his argument, he includes vocabulary directly in the center of the article rather than towards the end, so that the reader can fully understand the points being made. He collects most of research not through important campaign managers, but through average people, for example Jim C the camera man. Overall, he argues that when youth do not vote, they give two votes to groups who are "diehards". 

“He tried. He always, always tried, and always with love at the core of that effort. He was an intensely emotional man.” pg 293

Passage:

Through this piece, Hamilton argues that although each prisoner has a different crime, they each are treated in the same cruel ways, despite an circumstances. To appeal to he emotional sides of her readers, she used her pregnancy and the struggles she went through. This personal connection pulls at reader's heartstrings, specifically women, who can imagine what it would be like to be treated with such disregard, despite the presence of another being within you. The most emotional story she includes is the part about the C-section, which also calls ethos into play. One can only imagine that forcing a non required medical treatment is not ethical, despite any crime committed. By including this personal account, the author suggest that there needs to be reform in the treatment of inmates, specifically pregnant women. Although this was one point of her essay, the other message that seems to be pointed out is that any mistake can be 

Passage:
 As I walk out I hear a father whisper to his young son, “That’s a real superhero.”
 "Are you a real superhero?" the little boy ask Phoenix. 
 “I’m real as you can get,” Phoenix replies. 

Analysis: 
This quote challenges the idea that real life superheros are men simply who dress up in costumes and do not positively impact society. The author appeals to the readers’ emotions by reminding them of what it was like to believe in superheros as a child. By proposing these “real-life superheros” to his readers, he proposes a reality to their childhood dreams and fantasies. This specific passage is very important because it plainly states the author’s opinion on this issue, that at the end of the day these average citizens really are heros in society. To prove that other members in society are accepting the members of these “RLSH’s”, he uses quotations from an older member of society, the father, as well as a younger member, the child. The way this quottions was written allows the reader to anazlyze how they would view these superheros in their own lives. By italizing “real”, the author adds a certain emphasis in order to once again focus on the true couragous acts of these real life super heros. 

Imitation: 
As I turned towards the ferris wheel a mother frantically searched for her child, “Emma ..where are you?!”
“Can I get cotton candy?” the small child whispered from behind the stroller. 
“Yes, please just wait for me,” the suddenly calm mother replied. 

Passage:
"The only way the scene had affected us, in a strict material sense, was that we got our kitchen professionally cleaned for free. We'd faced harder challenges. That's when Psycho Derek appeared." pg 306

Analysis:
Sullivan argues that the house used to film the show was less homey, and contained memories which did not belong to the owners. He appeals to the readers emotionally by including something many people can relate to, the feeling of calling a place home and raising a child in a home. This passage is significant because it shows the beginning of the end of the power struggle between their home and Peyton’s home. “Psycho Derek” represents negative memories brought into the home, which of course are unreal, but nonetheless stay in the minds of the homeowners. The short, abrupt last two sentences give a strong sense of straight-forwardness. They also hint, because there is not a lot of information, that “Psycho Derek” and the challenges he brought wil be explained later in the text. 

Imitation:
The cars barreled down the highway, sweeping through the snow, when my cellphone rang continually at a piercing pitch. It was the University Hospital. I had to get there soon.