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__Write your argument:__ People who survive in times of adversity survive not because they are strides ahead of others, but rather they choose that they will not let everything that has happened in the past keep them from reaching their dreams. __Evidence 1 (Image):__ __‍‍‍Image mini argument:__ This image is the epitome of how someone surviving in adversity thinks. The reason that they are able to eat and sleep every night is because they are trying the best way they know how. They don’t wallow in their own self-pity, but rather set goals and go for them. Jim Rohm set out to be inspirational and motivate middle class people who wish for an easier life, even though they have it pretty good. Society is filled with people who have life pretty good, and think that their world is coming to an end. When in reality there are people who think like this, and still have bigger issues to deal with on a daily basis. This image shows states that it’s not about what your situation is, it is how you choose to deal with it. With the statement it is logos. It appeals to more of a logical thinking aspect and is something that people will need to think about. If you are to look in the image you will see that the rays of sunshine are giving hope, and give a very pathos appeal. ‍‍ ‍ __Citation:__ “ MLM Training India, MLM Training India Blog, Online MLM News Blog Updates." //Top Best Inspirational Quotes Wallpapers For Network Marketing MLM Success//. Web. 08 May 2012. []. __Evidence 2 (Video):__ media type="youtube" key="0z29W1IYNus" height="315" width="560" __Video mini-argument:__ In this video clip Rocky is talking about what it takes to “win” or “succeed” in life. He is constantly preaching to his kid that to get to the place you want to be you have ‍to be willing to risk it, accept all the consequences as well as accomplishments, and that whatever the outcome you must want to push forward ‍. By injecting this monolog into the movie Rocky Balboa they are targeting the pathos area of persuasion. Sylvester Stallone’s voice has a variety of emotion, and targets the part in us that knows we have done the same thing. If you know the story of Rocky, he comes from a poor environment in which he uses one of his few talents to fight the odds. He is small, not as bright, and determined to work harder than anyone else. A few forms of adversity Rocky overcomes are poverty, brain damage, multiple deaths to those who are important to him, loss of wealth, and the constant battle with an addicted relative. Rocky’s character shows great determination and drive to succeed, giving the perfect reasons to be giving such an inspirational speech. __Video MLA citation:__ Amtool. "Rocky Balboa Best Inspirational Speech Ever (Subtitles)." //YouTube//. YouTube, 06 May 2011. Web. 08 May 2012. [].

__ Evicence 3 (Article): __ __ Article mini-argument: __ In this article Rick and Dick use eachother as reasons to keep living, and keep their hopes up. Dick Hoyt couldnt imagine his life with out his son, and Rick couldnt have a life if it were not for his father. The author wrote this article to touch on the way that they choose to see the situation. Just as in the image evidence, one needs to pick thier point of view. THEY need to decide if their situation is "bad" or if it is just a different life path. Most would choose to sit and complain, use it as an excuse, and a reason not to do things. For the father son combo, doing things is what makes them feel better. Pathos is really alive in this article, with a great, loving, father-son combo. You can really feel the love and appreciation they have for eachother, even through the words of the author. __ Article MLA citation: __"Inspiring Articles." //Inspiring Articles//. Canadian Runner/Sports Illustrated, 17 Sept. 2005. Web. 09 May 2012. .
 * Eighty-five times [Dick Hoyt has] pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars -- all in the same day.** Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. on a bike. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much -- except save his life. This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled by the umbilical cord during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs. "He'll be a vegetable the rest of his life," Dick says doctors told him. But the Hoyts weren't buying it. [Eventually,] rigged up with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was...able to communicate. First words? "Go Bruins!" And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, "Dad, I want to do that." Yeah, right. How was Dick, a self-described "porker" who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried. "Then it was me who was handicapped," Dick says. "I was sore for two weeks." That day changed Rick's life. "Dad," he typed, "when we were running, it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!"