This article discusses a recent occurrence when the director of the Bolshoi Ballet company in Russia was attacked outside of his apartment. The attacker was masked and threw acid on the director's face which was "endangering his eyesight" and left him in the hospital with many bandages. The journalist uses pathos when including direct quotations from the director, Filin, who said he was "scared...thought he was going to shoot [him]." The journalist also includes logos when he provides context of where this attack may have come from. He describes that Filin had been receiving mysterious phone calls for the past two weeks, had had his emails hacked into, and had his car tires slashed. Unfortunately, all of this led to this brutal attack. The journalist then continues to discuss possible reasons for this attack: competition for roles in such famous ballet companies can be brutal. However, no one expected the reactions to casting to be so violent and harmful. The journalist then reverts back to pathos when he includes quotations from one of Filin's soloist who is in tears as she says, "It's clear that there may have been people who were dissatisfied, but I can't even imagine what would have been the reason (for the attack)." The article continues to discuss the condition of the company director, including details of the burns on his face and the struggle to save his eyesight. The journalist concludes the article by including information about how famous and competitive the Bolshoi Ballet company is and quotations from friends and family of Filin who plead the people to stop being so concerned about the politics of the ballet theatre and to show respect to Filin during his recovery.
Link to article: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/18/16580035-attacker-splashes-acid-on-bolshoi-ballet-troupes-artistic-director?lite&lite=obnetwork
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