Malachai Richter was a big fan of the local music scene in Chicago. However, he was also very outgoing in the issues that he was passionate about. Although he was popular with other fans of underground music in the Windy City, he didn’t establish many deep friendships. I think the fact that he was popular with many, but close to so few established an ethos of acquaintance but not necessarily a strong sense of relation. The fact that he went through a process of self immolation did wake up many of the locals in Chicago and some of the people across the nation. However, many people thought Richter may have been just as mentally disturbed as he was passionate. I think that because he seemed to be somewhat of a loner below the surface, it contributed to the uncertainty of Richter’s motives. Cindy Sheehan on the other hand is the mother of a fallen soldier who was killed in the line of duty. Sheehan admits to being against the war from the very beginning, but never started preaching anti-war activism until her son died. I think the fact that Sheehan is the mother of a fallen soldier arouses a sense of pity and empathy. Sheehan refers to Bush and his staff not only as bad decision makers but also murderers. On the background information page it refers to her as calling Bush a “bigger terrorist than Osama Bin Ladin.” Both Richter and Sheehan want to convince people that the war is unjustifiable, however their methods and character are quite different. If I was forced to choose I would have to say Sheehan’s ethos is more persuasive because one can relate to her better, whereas Malachai is someone that we are familiar with mostly on the surface.