Personal Narrative: Nothing Advertisement

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As a result, the producer used pathos to get the viewers feeling something. This ad appeals to emotion by pulling at my heart. This ad made me cry while watching it. I felt so motivated by the man’s motivation that I began to cry. If he could achieve his goal, what’s stopping me from mine: Nothing. Instantly, after watching this commercial I went on a run because I have been lacking self-motivation for a while. Running has always made me feel unstoppable and relieves any stress that I am feeling that day. I was happy that the man could finally feel free again when he ran. When the nurses tried to stop him by throwing his shoes away, I instantly got upset. Why would they want to take away his happiness? They ruined the one thing that had finally

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