Author: Anonymous

I. Introduction    Thesis Statement:  Steve Almond seeks to…

I. Introduction    Thesis Statement:  Steve Almond seeks to persuade women to understand and accept that Accumulated Male Junk is a common thing with men over a certain age. He does this by stating that he has a three-plus years marriage, the subset of our AMJ actually represents a crucial, if imaginary, part of us, and that he suggest that we all long for a stronger connection to our past.  II.  Ethos      a. Writer uses experience of marriage       b. Writer use Friend Owen as a credible source in his own marriage showing he also has a child.      c. III.  Pathos      a. Almond demonstrates his passion for his two-hand painted walking sticks, a 78-rpm phonogragh, a broken snow blower, and 4,123 cd all have sentimental value to him      b. Writer explains why his AMJ is important to men and the intent in which they have AMJ.      c. IV.  Logos      a. AMJ serves as one of two purposes.        b.  reminder of joyously unkempt bachelorhoods       c. and  V. Conclusion      Reworded Thesis: AMJ serves a important part to the male species, maybe more to the married man who has been married over 3 plus years, that the AMJ is crucial and that it serves a crucial part of their past. wall