Star-To-Be Who Never Was

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/sports/basketball/lenny-cooke-star-to-be-who-never-was.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=sports


     This article is about a man named Lenny Cooke.  It is a sad article but it teaches some important life lessons.  Cooke was one of the top high school prospects at one point yet had a slow downfall due to poor decisions and injuries.  Cooke should have stayed in school and waited to improve in basketball but he didn't so when he didn't get drafted in the NBA draft, he was in awe.  One thing led to another, including a car crash, and two torn achilles and there was nothing left for him.  It was such a sad story and makes you think of how important an education is.
     Obviously, the author of this article used pathos the most.  This article really tugged at the heart and made the reader think hard about the decisions we are forced to make in life.  The author attempted to make the end of this article happy, but there was not point in doing so.  In a way, the damage was already done.  Unfortunately, not all stories turn out happy in the end, and this is one of them.