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Long Feature
From the outside, the three story, baby pink Victorian style home looks like a dollhouse. A concrete path cuts through the full, green lawn and leads to large double doors. Inside, the rooms are filled with racks of long, printed dresses, simple floor length nightgowns, silk scarfs and jewelry displays. But, the last room is […]
Long Feature Analysis #2
The Left Bank Ape By David Quammen National Geographic, March 2013 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/bonobos/quammen-text The lead in The Left Bank Ape by David Quammen was surprisingly lacking in action and details. It was a scene setting graf that described, in basic terms, the location of the Wamba Research Camp and the founder. It did not […]
Personal Essay
When I was 15, my mom went in for her annual mammogram, religiously as she always does. She has always been a stickler about her doctor’s appointments. Considering that her mother and aunt both had breast cancer, her obsession was understandable. A couple days after the appointment, my mother told me that the doctor found […]
Long Feature Analysis
“Deadly Medicine” –Vanity Fair http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/01/deadly-medicine-201101 Leads are the author’s one shot to capture an audience, and putting a handful of facts and statistics in there is risky. The authors of the article gave many numbers to the reader to see the magnitude of the situation almost to shock them. In this case, it worked. […]
Short Feature Assignment
Sexual wellness is not typically a main point of discussion on college campuses and having a young man on the front line encouraging open lines of communication regarding sex is Keaton Kell, member of the University of Oregon’s Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team. Kells participation in SWAT is fueled by his own ideals of equality and […]
Personal Essay Analysis
“Lucky Girl” –Bridget Potter http://www.guernicamag.com/features/lucky_girl/ Throughout this article, I could not stop reading. I was able to follow her through her journey and see every scene that she set. Potter began by jumping right into her story with only a few short sentences to preface where she was in her life with her job, relationships […]
Profile Assignment Revised
For her 24th birthday Ruby Holmes bought herself a skydiving trip. She had previously hiked Mount Kilimanjaro, bungee jumped in South Africa off and kayaked in crocodile infested waters, and this was just one more adventure to add to her list. She wasn’t nervous about the jump. In the plane, she was strapped between […]
Profile Assignment
For her 24th birthday Ruby Holmes bought herself a skydiving trip. She had previously hiked Mount Kilimanjaro, bungee jumped in South Africa off and kayaked in crocodile infested waters, and this was just one more adventure to add to her list. She wasn’t nervous about the jump. In the plane, she was strapped between […]
Profile Analysis
“The American Male at Age Ten” by Susan Orlean http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG200-dwc/orlean.htm The introduction begins with very descriptive and precise scene setting. I was able to visualize the subject’s physical appearance and also get a grasp for what he likes and his personality. The visual storytelling was excellent, but I could not tell where the author […]
Short Feature Review
“Outward Bound” –Elle by Molly Young http://www.elle.com/life-love/travel/women-travel-memoirs-oregon The author, Molly Young, begins by establishing an immediate connection with the reader that most of her target audience will be able to relate with, at the very least can imagine and sympathize with her. She speaks in a very relaxed tone, and although she does not […]