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Long feature analysis
http://www.pulitzer.org/files/2012/feature_writing/strangerbravestwoman.pdf The Bravest Woman in Seattle By Eli Sanders Published in The Stranger, June 15, 2011 Wow. I really picked it. I figured it would be easy to find a good story by going to the pulitzer site. This story was hard to read. The writer created suspense and a canter of sadness in his […]
Long Feature Analysis 1
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/fashion/creating-hipsturbia-in-the-suburbs-of-new-york.html?pagewanted=1 Creating Hipsturbia By Alex Williams New York Times 02/15/2013 I was drawn to this article because of the hipster culture we have here in Eugene. I certainly cracked up several times while reading it when Williams described the shops and the people in the hipster regions. The lead made me laugh. It was […]
Essay Analysis
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031202891.html The Washing: In the Muslim custom of bathing the dead, she found a deep sense of reward — and shaved off 40 sins In the Washington Post by Reshma Memon Yaqub Thank you for suggesting this, Alice. It was beautiful. The writer was very specific in the actions she had to go through and why […]
Dealing with Disease: Andrea Rosselle’s story
In August of 2005 Andrea Rosselle, then 29, was driving her jeep with her dad behind her in the moving truck, heading north, from Houston, Texas, to what would be her new place of residence in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Shortly after a pit stop, an odd feeling came over Rosselle. She first thought that it […]
Profile analysis
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2010/08/kanye_west_has_a_goblet.3.html Kanye West Has a Goblet by Jonah Weiner I was drawn to this story because I already really really dislike Kanye. Honestly, this story only confirmed my feelings. I thought the organization of the story was logical, although it seemed almost nonsensical. I’m not so sure what the writer’s point was. It seems to be […]
Article analysis
http://www.registerguard.com/web/special/tastings/28920329-47/party-cart-norton-kosmicki-mark.html.csp A Moveable Feast Party Cart dishes up ever-changing menus of fresh, seasonal, “subversively healthy” cuisine. By Shirley West The lead of this story doesn’t grab at the reader very well but I continued reading because I like food. I wanted to know what was so special about this “creative take on urban comfort food.” […]