I. Introduction  Thesis Statement: Steve Almond seeks to persuade readers on the “defense of male clutter” citing towards marriage experience, specific examples of “AMJ” and appealing to readers emotions with fun memories and life experiences.   II. Ethos  a. “One of the best decisions I’ve made in my three plus years of marriage”.  b. “My friend Owen, for instance, who is now happily married with a child”.   c. “Consider the donnybrook I got into with my first serious girlfriend”.  III. Pathos  a. “Either it functions as a reminder of our joyously unkempt bachelorhoods or it represents our wholly unrealistic hopes for the future”.  b. “Look, we all need something to remember our pasts by”.   c. “No, seriously honey,” I say, “you don’t understand. This album got me through 1997!”  IV. Logos  a. “In my own case, this junk included, but was not limited to, a rusty bread box dating back to the Eisenhower administration, two hand-painted walking sticks, a 78-rpm phonograph, a broken snow blower given to me by my old landlord, and exactly 4,123 CDs”.  b. “But what of the huge box of old electronics that lives in our garage, right between the abandoned tool kit and the stack of New Yorker magazines dating back to 1989?”  c. ” This is where the tool kit comes into play. We’re pretty sure we could construct this robot-let’s call it the AMJ-1200-but we need to learn how to use that soldering kit first, the one we never bothered unpacking”.   V. Conclusion  Rewarded Thesis: Defending “male clutter”, Steve Almond cites marriage experience, specific examples of “AMJ”, and appeals to readers emotions with fun memories and life experiences.  Yarbrough.PDF

A nurse is teaching a female client who has anxiety disorder about alprazolam (Xanax). Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

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Sample Outline  I. Introduction     Thesis Statement:  II.  Ethos       a.       b.       c.  III.  Pathos       a.       b.       c.  IV.  Logos       a.       b.       c.  V. Conclusion       Reworded Thesis:  In Defense of Male Clutter

When working with a client with moderate anxiety, the nurse would expect to see which of the following? Select all that apply.

I. Introduction     Thesis Statement: Steven Almond seeks to persuade his wife and other married women to appreciate the art of accumulated male junk (AMJ) by citing experience from his time as a married man, reasoning that most married men he knows have these same habits, and emphasizing the importance of “AMJ” as a married man.    II.  Ethos       a. “in my three-plus years of marriage”       b. “this constitutes the AMJ that represents our hopes for the future”       c.  III.  Pathos       a. “After all, most men don’t keep journals”       b. ” but those shoes were a part of me. I never forgave her”        c.  IV.  Logos       a. “but she recognizes the genuine emotional needs these objects fulfill and she lets it ride”       b.” in my own case, this junk included, but was not limited to….”       c.  V. Conclusion       Reworded Thesis- Through his experience and the experiences of others, Almond  inspires his audience to accept AMJ for what it is and to understand the importance of it.  Whitworth.PDF

I. Introduction     Thesis Statement: Accumulated Male Junk (AMJ) is a lot more than just clutter it often holds a great sentimental value and a reminder of the past.   II.  Ethos       a. “my three plus years of marriage”       b. “his friend Owen’s basement”       c. “the author having nostalgia, and using the items to memorialize the different eras of his life.   III.  Pathos       a. “Look, we all need something to remember our past”       b. “I lovingly packed these assorted items into milk crates”       c. listening to the disc and reminiscing about when he was a graduate in Greensboro.  IV.  Logos       a. the author shows how is wife eventually understood his need to keep some of these things.        b. AMJ serves 2 purposes: one being a reminder of memories or an unrealistic hope for the future.       c.  V. Conclusion       Reworded Thesis: Accumulated Male Junk is not junk at all to some people. It is a representation of their past life and the memories made.    Yoder.PDF

When planning care for a female client diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the nurse must recognize that the ritual:

When faced with criticism about his work, a patient reacts by stating that his coworkers are incompetent and do not understand him. This behavior is an example of which defense mechanism?

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