1. By: Avery Smith Kayla Tuttle Jessica Gonzales
Stop the Clock
By: Avery Smith
Kayla Tuttle
Jessica Gonzales

2. Summary
This generation is made up of people who are technology savvy and are all about saving time. “It seems that all the kids I know are time-saving addicts.” Money is being wasted on things like paper plates, throwaway underwear, and microwave dinners while the money could be used for higher quality items. Traditions and personal touch is being lost with these time saving products. People are saving time, but they don’t know what they are saving it for.

3. Logos (appeal to the mind)
Doesn’t use as much logos as pathos and ethos.
Very specific details.
“More of us are listening to books instead of reading them.”
“I am one of a growing number of students who are completing college in three years instead of four – cramming credits in the summer.”

4. Pathos (appeal to the emotions)
She shows respect for people who take their time.
She uses a little bit of humor.
She relates to multiple people by using life experiences of other people.
“ ‘I didn’t read a word,’ she said with pride.”
“We’re living life on fast- forward without a pause button.”

5. Ethos (appeal to the reader’s ethics/appeal of writer’s character)
Amy Wu has very trustworthy statements.
Believable because she is close in age and uses multiple examples.
“ ‘It’s a waste of money,’ she finally said. I was angry as I stared at her perfect garden, freshly ironed laundry and handmade curtains. ‘Well, you’re wasting your time,’ I said defensively.”
“I am a member of a generation that is very concerned with saving time but often unaware of why we’re doing it.”

6. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Overlap
The first is an overlap between logos and ethos and the second is an overlap between logos and pathos.
Logos:
Use specific examples
Truthful evidence
Ethos:
Accurate information
Serious statement
Pathos:
Funny
Sort of an embarrassment
“Schoolkids take trips to the White House via internet and Mosaic.”
“I know classmates who have forgotten how to write in script, and print like 5-year-olds.”

7. Audience
Amy Wu’s article was published in Newsweek while she was attending New York University. Her use of examples of technology shows that her article was published more recently. The article seems to be meant for teens or people in their early twenties, however most people in this age group generally do not read Newsweek. The tone of the article is more laid back and she doesn’t use large vocabulary words because her audience is people in her generation.

8. Strengths
Weakness
Good descriptions
Good for younger people
Life experiences
Easy to read
Examples that you can relate to
Older people may not want to read it
Some examples could come off lazy instead of time saving.

9. Analytical Conclusion
Amy Wu is trying to get her generation to see that time-saving isn’t everything. People should take their time and appreciate what goes on in their lives. She shows the reader this by using logos, pathos, and ethos in her article. She also shows more that tells, because she uses lots of examples and descriptions. If we took our time then maybe we wouldn’t lose sight of “the important things in life.”