Mastering Your Failures

I will examine the pathos of both articles and compare and contrast them.  In the second article, “Do What You Love”, the author, Tony Hawk, who is a professional skateboarder, and who is also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tony Hawk Foundation.  The Tony Hawk Foundation funds skateboard parks in low-income areas (Chicagopressrelease.com).  Hawk has an above average logos, he makes an excellent point when he talks about mastering something.  (104). Carroll and Hawk are similar in some ways of logical reasoning because they are both focusing on learning about success.

Carroll is trying to convey much the same message as Hawk, success comes from repeated failures.  Carroll’s article is similar to Hawk’s because they are both saying that from failure, we can learn and master the dreams that we hope to achieve. On the flip side, Carroll says that success is bad because once it is achieved, “success is boring” (47).  What I actually wish for her is failure” (47).  Carroll tells of a short story about his youngest daughter.  Hawk has to offer some emotion as well.

The second article demonstrates pathos quite well throughout the essay.  Carroll and Hawk are similar in the use of pathos because they are both trying to pull their readers in.

Carroll and Hawk both use stories to try and convince their audiences that success is obtainable through failed attempts at success.

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