School pressure and personal problems as family, relationships and money are clearly what causes the majority of drop outs in High Schools. In the articles “Back To Basics” by Mitchel Landsberg and “A Formula For Failure in LA Schools” bu Duke Helfand, the theme of the new generation of teenagers dropping out of school is prevalent through the use os pathos and ethos. In “Back To Basics”, Mitchel Landsberg says that “ for many students, frustation over failure was compounded by personal problems”. He claims that the main reason why so many teenagers are dropping out of school is not the incapacity, but what affects them emotionally. Students needs to deal with two different types of stress. The most important one
