College Writing I Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlgxeol3e9c This advertisement takes you down the field as the perspective of a pro football player (ethos) and gives you the feel of the grit and work (pathos) that is put into every second of the game. It starts as a defensive player starting on the line of scrimmage, breaking through and getting a sack, then jumping the linemen to tackle a running-back.  Then it shows a hit against a wide receiver,  and breaking a block from a lead blocker in the snow, to causing a fumble.  Then an offensive player runs the ball down the field where he is stopped near the end-zone and must push through the end-zone. Nike uses the passion and emotion of the game of football (pathos) to sell their product, possibly inspiring people to play or saying that it is possible to play football and make these plays with Nike gear (logos).   

We are a spec in the grand scheme of things, a dust particle in the wind, a single pale blue dot in the universe and even our own galaxy.  The amount of things we have never seen and places we could go is extraordinary.  People have only ever lived on this tiny blue dot we call Earth.  This makes me want humanity to take to the stars and start exploring the many places we have never seen.  What got me thinking about this is the amount of progress that has gone into traveling to Mars.  With new technology, it could be possible to get to Mars in about a week.  This is groundbreaking stuff and makes me hopeful for what could be possible in the future.  Could we try to reach other solar systems, possibly discover other life.  Earth has become small and familiar to people and we are overdue for some real exploration and discovery.  Also with the ever growing human population on Earth, we will need some other places to live.  We will also eventually run out of resources on Earth also, so we