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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

I. Introduction   Thesis Statement: Steve Almond attempts to…

I. Introduction   Thesis Statement: Steve Almond attempts to influence the reader and his wife to understand the meaning and sentiment behind collecting “male junk”, through reviewing his past experiences, explaining his emotional connections to the objects, and eliciting that the objects bring back memories.II. Ethos – Reviewing his past experiences.a. Bought shoes in Jerusalemb. Days as a reporterIII. Pathos – Explaining his emotional connections to the objects.a. Those shoes were a part of meb. This album got me through 1997IV. Logos – Eliciting that the objects bring back memories.a. We all need something to remember our pasts byb. Dusty objects are time machinesV. Conclusion     Reworded Thesis: Steve Almond wants us to understand the value behind “male junk” and see how it’s more than just dusty old objects, that they elicit memories and bring forth sentiment. Kopszywa

I. Introduction     Thesis Statement: Steve Almond seeks to…

I. Introduction     Thesis Statement: Steve Almond seeks to influence his wife along with other married men on the importance of AMJ. Almond does this by giving examples of his past experience, providing evidence on not only his condition but all types of AMJ, and connecting with the reader through emotional commentary.  II.  Ethos      a. “In my three-plus years of marriage.”       b. “She tossed out my favorite pair of sneakers”        c. His AMJ condition tested his marriage and other relationships at times.  III.  Pathos      a. He provides direct examples and quotation to tie into the emotional state he was in.       b. Steve provides statements such as “No, seriously honey, you don’t understand” to give the reader a deeper understanding of how he was feeling.       c.  ” We all long for a stronger connection to our past”   IV.  Logos      a. ” my friend Owen for instance”       b. Almond asked himself questions like “do I really need” this or that? and follows it up with ” yeah, actually, I do.” This shows that some of his items were attached to memories he wanted to hold on to.       c. Steve also goes onto say “AMJ serves one of two purposes.” and then tells how it may serve as “a reminder of our joyous unkempt bachelorhood” or it may “represent our wholly unrealistic hopes for the future.”  V. Conclusion      Reworded Thesis: Through his own experience and the examples of others, Almond tells how the articles he has collected overtime are more than just junk lying around. Burelle