of headaches." "Music relaxes me when I need it and also it helps me get pumped up for sports or for work."#2-Logical Appeal, Reason With Evidence:Many studies have been performed and one of them on a group of depressed adolescents. Two forms of therapy performed on them to find which worked best were massage or music therapy. First, thirty adolescents around the age of eighteen were randomly assigned to massage and music group. All were unmarried and their socioeconomic status was low. Sixty percent being African American and the other forty percent were Hispanic.After the massage and music sessions, three-minute electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings were obtained. With a stretchable lycra "EEG" cap that was place on the participant's head, electrodes were positioned and place at the outer canthus and around one eye. Eye movement and gross motor movement was monitored.The massage therapy the adolescents received were of a Swedish style which consisted of long, broad strokes, using moderate pressure, and administered to the back, arms, hands, and neck.The music therapy given to the adolescents involved listening to fifteen minutes of uplifting rock music. This music had previously been selected by another group of adolescents who were similar to the group being studied. The music list consisted of "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul, a song that is upbeat and can be dance to. "Nasty" by Janet Jackson, another upbeat and dance song. "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey, this song is a love ballad. The last song was "Keep the Faith" by Michael Jackson and is a moderate in tempo and an inspirational song. All students wore headphones while listening to the songs. Though both massage and music therapy altered the depressive symptoms, music scored the most over the massages received (Jones 2) Emotional and Ethical Appeal (if appropriate):#3-Logical Appeal, Reason With Evidence:Human beings have always found intensely personal meaning in pa...
