Lost in Phoenix

Lost In Phoenix

When I first heard about the assignment I knew this would be something that was for me. I love talking to an audience secretly. I am a walking opinion on life and everything therein. Writing to an editor with the idea that my letter might be published appeals to me, because I would find this as a validation point in my life.
From this point I am writing in anger. I want not just for my voice to be heard but I also want to speak for the voiceless and to stir up the masses and cause a little chaos. Now at the same time I am being validated and speaking for an unspoken audience, this gives me more cause to write, another reason to continue fighting for injustice.
Those that are quiet never make it anywhere, but at the same time, those that are loud and controlling are bought down in a blaze of glory. Let’s not forget that from time to time I like to stand up and take a cause on something to fight for. All together I am establishing I’m an angry freedom fighter as far as writing goes.
I am writing a letter addressed to the editor of a magazine that I read. You would think that my audience would be just the editor, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I don’t care if the editor agrees or disagrees. I’m not trying to change his mind. I only care that he publishes my letter.
I am really writing to the author of the article, telling him he did a great job, to the readers of the magazine trying to start uproar, and to the family of the teenager trying to be a little justice in their eyes. Let’s not forget the teenager being accused of the crime. I want him to know that he is not alone.
Most importantly my true audience for my letter is myself. Like I said, seeing my letter in print for the entire world to see, gives me cause to fight for more injustices, speak louder, and write more.
Now when it comes to the readers, I feel like I am on the same level as them because from reading the past letters to the editor. There is always a strong emotion, sometimes expressions of agreement, sometimes of anger and disagreement.
In my letter I am trying to come across to everyone as I know how they feel. I know what to do and what to say. And I have been keeping up with everything that’s going on. At the same time that does give me a little Ethos / Creditability.
The magazine I chose is an emotional magazine to start with. It’s not for the average Joe Bob, who wants to know what the President’s stand on immigration is. It’s for the under 40 crowd, that loves to hear about sex, drugs, rock and roll, and massage parlors with the happy ending.
So I try to grasp the readers Pathos / Emotion, by appealing to their hearts, their wallets, and their sense of justice being served. I think we should stand up and fight back. Time after time, we have to live with injustice. Those are causes for movement and change which appeals to my audience, at least my intended audience.
Now how do I get people to feel how I feel is with Logos / Logic. Who wants to stand by while our state government wastes money persecuting innocent people in the same boat (under 40) we are all in?
It’s pretty easy to see why I wrote this. I am a freedom fighter, I am a student of life, I am a man in search of conflict, a man that has been persecuted for most of my life. A long time ago, I would have been terrorized for the same actions the teenager has done. Well I want it to stop.
When I wrote this, sadly the teenager had already endured two years of fighting back, proclaiming his innocence. That’s two years too long. One I feel it’s stupid to arrest a child for child porn. And two, arresting anyone without investigating is outrageous