Before the article actually begin, a video clip summarizing the facts about Hostess is embedded into the article and runs for a little under a minute. The article starts out with statements from Hostess lovers and how they planned to prepare for buying up as many products as possible. They explain their personal experiences at multiple stores as well as the difficulties they found while facing empty shelves in grocery stores and gas station convenience stores. Those interviewed established pathos; they related the eating of Hostess products to their time as an adolescent or child, eating Twinkies or Zingers at the lunch table at school. Logos is then used as the author describes the "82-year-old company" and how they are going to have to fire over 18,500 workers due to bankruptcy and lack of workers due to striking because of wage and pension cuts. The article then goes into further detail as they describe the drastic measures some people are going through to get Hostess products: a box of 10-pack Twinkies is selling on eBay for $24.99 compared to its original price of $3.29. The author concludes his article by leaving hope for the reader by interviewing workers of possible bidders on Hostess factories. Although these brands may not be conjoined together under the same name, if the factories are bought independently and have the ability to run, there is still a chance that these products will be manufactured in the future.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-hostess-closing-20121116,0,5070501.story
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