On November 30, Will Oremus
posted an article comparing Japanese railroad technology with American railroad
technology. The author starts by describing Japan’s newest train technology and
gives some statistics (cost/price, speed, average time to reach certain
places.) He also gives information about their past as well as their future
plans. After this, Oremus starts describing American railroads and says how
they are much slower. He also gives information about past plans and future plans,
but only with the purpose of emphasizing their failures. Next, he gives reasons
for the delay in American railroad technology and ends by saying that in the
future America will be way behind other countries’ regarding infrastructure.
The author’s purpose in
writing this article was to inform his readers that the U.S.’s railroad
technology is outdated compared to Japan and to tell them the reasons for this
antiquated state. He uses hypophoras to attract readers’ attention and cause
them to reflect on the questions. He also uses comparison to say how American
trains are not up to date. The tone and language are informal because of some
of the words and sentence structures he uses as well as contractions. In his
article, Oremus seems to include some of his own thoughts and feelings
regarding this subject making it slightly biased.
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