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Long Feature Analysis 2
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=2 I liked the lead. It reminds the reader of the optimism which defined the beginning of the Obama presidency and showed his eagerness to change the way politics work in america. The quote comparing Obama to Bill Clinton and Vladimir Putin was quite amusing. The paragraph about Obama’s theory that the politics which he witnessed during […]
Long Feature Story Analysis
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/magazine/the-oklahoma-city-thunders-fairy-tale-rise.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 This story is about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s meteoric rise from lowly expansion team to one of the most promising teams in the NBA. I don’t like the lead because it is disconnected from the theme of the story, focusing on the differences between the mentality of OKC superstar Kevin Durant and previous NBA […]
Personal Essay Analysis
Growing up Hard http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4937/ I liked how the author developed the theme of the question of violence involved with killing animals for food. The scene of his dad shooting the lamb and the scene with children holding the heads of chicken was a great way to show the reader their attitude towards killing animals. I also […]
Short Feature Assignment
It was a seemingly typical scene for an art opening. Photography hung on the walls, prints and postcards were on sale, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails were laid out, light jazz was playing in the background and art enthusiasts were mingling and showing admiration for the photographers. But one element of the scene didn’t quite […]
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Biking straight up a hill for nine miles is no picnic, says engineer and avid biker David Browning. “I keep telling myself I’ve got another pedal in me, and then when I get through that pedal I tell myself the same thing,” he says. Although acknowledging that it can sometimes be painful, Browning says he loves […]
Profile Analysis
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2010/08/kanye_west_has_a_goblet.html I chose this article because I enjoy Kanye’s music and although he is no where near a perfect human being, he speaks from his soul. I did not like the lead in this story. I know the author was trying to showcase Kanye’s over the top personality but I don’t really care that much […]
Short Feature Analysis
This article is about a man who has started a thriving free newspaper in Texas and how he has been so successful. Instead of forcing people to subscribe he mails the paper to every single home in his area for free. Advertisers are attracted to this due to the sheer magnitude of people they can […]