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