As president of the student council for two years now, i think that it is time we try to establish a better system for spending our funds. what kind of appeal is the speaker using in this sentence?
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
logos, an appeal based on logic and reason
pathos, an appeal based on the audience’s emotions
eros, an appeal based on love

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character.

Ethos is an appeal in which the speaker tries to establish his credibility by commenting on his character. In this case, the speaker's only argument to establish a better system for spending the funds is that he has been the President of the Student Council for two years now. With this statement, the speaker wants to establish his fitness to comment on an issue like this.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

(i'm bad at sudden poems so don't yell at me i'm trying to represent sadness or something like that but its real hard)

at the age of 4, she thought everything was better.

she was innocent, she was joyful, despite the predictions about the bad weather.

at the age of 10, she started to figure things out.

in life, in its meaning, she started to doubt.

at the age of 14, she was filled with depression, anxiety and fear,

that nobody cared about her, and death was drawing near.

at the age of 17, her sleeves got longer, her will got shorter, until she couldn't take it anymore.

she left this earth with a rope, chair and to the heavens she would soar.