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Krista Ramsey Article

This article, written by Krista Ramsey, covers the story of 5 students from Lakota East who have released a 16-page package full of information about the use of guns in America.

One of the most well-made lines in this article, in my opinion, is stated when Ramsey describes the project that the students had made. She says, "Under an eye-catching cover of a map of the U.S. formed by rounds of ammunition, they produced 16 pages of stories looking at everything from unanticipated results of restricting gun sales to the effects on the family of a shooter." I liked this line because it was able to utilize diction well and be informative of the project at the same time. Ramsey used words such as "produced" or "eye-catching" instead of more casual words such as "made" or "interesting". The sentence structure was designed so that both what the project's appearance and subject matter could be thoroughly described. For instance, Ramsey was able to describe it as "eye-catching" as well as compliment the wide amount of information that was covered.

Ramsey's  clever use of diction and syntax is easy to follow along. For example, she uses conversational words such as "Not that it costs a lot of money..." or "But before parents claw back their iPhones...". This makes sense since the audience she is required to reach is quite large, considering she writes for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

A few questions I would like to ask the author...

- How do you find all of your content to report?
- How are you able to sound professional and sound casual simultaneously?
- How long have you been working for the Enquirer?

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/05/30/krista-ramsey-lakota-east-teen-journalist-gun-violence/9754993/

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