Outside reading- Week 1 post A

Vocab: Solace(3)- An easing of grief, loneliness, discomfort, etc.
Prognosticators(3)- a person who foretells or predicts something from signs or indicators.

Appeals:
"i knew everything would ultimately be fine, but at that moment- on that rain-swept night of Jnauary 14, 2002-my Explorer and my spirits traveled under the same dark clouds"(6) --- this is an emotional appeal because as you read it you can imagine exactly how he feels and what hes going through.


"These men had walked off the frozen, concrete-hard synthetic turf in Philadelphia with me just two days earlier, their careers critically stung by the Bucs' 31-9 loss."(3) --- This is a logical appeal because it is showing a statistic/fact saying how they lost 31 to 9, but i can also see it as moderate bacuase it shows a reason why there careers were "critically stung".

"He gives my mom complete credit for the career he has today. A life changed."(11)--- this is an emotional appeal because it shows that his mom was an extraordinary women by helping this kid shape the rest of his life.

Quote- "And they said if we did it the Lord's way, for the right reason, we would be succesful. Not that we would win every game or be wealthy, but that we would be successful in God's eyes if we did the things that glorify him"(8)--- This is an important quote because it shows how he bases everything he does in life," doing it the Lord's way", which is important because throughout the obstacles he faces he sticks to these beliefs.

Theme- So far the theme of the book seems to be religion and how you just have to stick with those beliefs through hardships that may happen to you.