1. The book White Fang by Jack London is a very interesting piece. It includes descriptive language. It is the companion novel to London's Call of the Wild. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the violent world of so-called civilized humans. The story follows White Fang, a pup who is terrorized early on. The rough childhood leads the pup to a life of aggression, getting into fights bigger than he can handle. Scott saves the pup and brings him to California. White Fang thrives here and mates with Collie having pups of their own. This narrative allows for a different perspective of an animal observing bother animals and humans. Ethos is shown through the treatment of the animals and the people in the wild, espeically in the opening scenes when the men are devoured by White Fang's mother. Pathos is shown through the fear that the men portray when alone in the wild. Logos is shown when Scott takes in White Fang, saving his life. This presentation shows the dangers of the wild and the differences it has with a controlled society. The rhetorical appeals help to capture the audience and bring them into Jack London's world.
http://www.enotes.com/white-fang-text/
2. The movie The Jungle Book is a classic children's movie, yet if it is looked at more closely it can become a valuable tool. This cartoon shows the need for companionship in both humans and animals. The young boy is raised by wolves and lives with animals in the wild. The animals exist in social networks combining their needs with that of a human boy. This presentation does target a younger audience, but no specific audience. The drama in the film lends itself to rhetorical appeals because it involved emotion. Logically the film shows a social need between the species shown as well as a hierarchy within the jungle. I think that this film can easily teach the basic ideas of my research.
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/junglebook/
3. The song Hungry Like the Wolf includes interesting lyrics from Duran Duran. What is most interesting about this presentation is that it compares human emotions with wild animals. In this song, wolves and humans are compared. It is in some ways a love song, yet it is an aggressive one. This song evokes emotion, pathos, but also indicates that wolves are hungry and viscious, ethos. The comparison itself is an issue of logos. This presentation is sung by male performers so it is targeted at a female audience. It is not for a generation that is too young to understand it but there is no maximum limit. It can teach others about the powerful emotion of love and desire, but it also comments on the strong similarities that exist between species, so close that they can be used to explain one another.
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/duran+duran/hungry+like+the+wolf_20043615.html
4. The photograph is an image of a wolf pack together in the wild. This picture shows five wolves together, presumably a family. One wolf of the pack is standing much taller than the others, dominating, so it could be assumed that it is the alpha dog. This presentation is making a strong statement that wolves exist naturally in packs. These five dogs are together in open spaces and it is a real photograph so they are naturally placed. This image has no designated gender or age. Pathos exists naturally when observing images of wild animals that survive on their own because it is something few people can understand, although at the same time logos gives us the opportunity to observe the similarities because we live in family groups just like this one. This photograph can help put the ideas of wolves in social networks into a visual representation which is a convincing media.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://biology.kenyon.edu/stures/compsbergdahl/wolves-photos/pack%2520closer.jpg&imgrefurl=http://biology.kenyon.edu/stures/compsbergdahl/structure.html&h=243&w=344&sz=20&hl=en&start=2&sig2=UPKPM8tIOZZN27gKqykQiQ&usg=__fn7jqh-WNu3fxroPI6yEV6-EfVQ=&tbnid=r-FUaRgYWFe6xM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=120&ei=aCMOSauSLIqSebis2LsE&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwolf%2Bpacks%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
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