http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/world/middleeast/2-palestinian-youths-hurt-in-clashes-with-israel.html?ref=world
In this article, Jodi Rudoren writes about the two teenagers that were hurt at a protest. He begins writing by describing in more details what has happened: on Monday, two teenagers were badly hurt in Jerusalem, by Israeli soldiers that were trying to stop clashes and protests in West Bank that had been continued for the fifth day because of a Palestinian who had died in Israeli jail over last weekend. For this reason, the Palestinian president, spoke that they were going to make chaos instead of working towards peace. According to some Palestinian officers, said that this Mr. Jaradat had died while he was being tortured during interrogations. The writer, in this article, continues writing by mentioning the impact of this protest that it is having on people from other countries. For example, Rudoren writes about U.S Consulate General who said that a demonstration is always dangerous and warned U.S citizens to be aware of their surroundings all the time and to avoid large crowds. Then the writer ends the article by explaining the two teengers' condition according to the doctor. While the 13 years old is going through a surgery, the 19 years old is in an extremely dangerous situation.
The purpose of this article is to inform the readers around the world about a small protest, that is going on in Jerusalem, which has caused serious injury on two Palestinian teenagers. To purchase his purpose, Rudoren uses various different rhetorical devices. The diction of the writer, especially in the first paragraph, draws the readers' attention. For example he uses words such as "seriously" to emphasize the fact that this incident was something that had a huge impact on many people. Besides that, he uses allusions to Mr. Abbas, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Egyptian foreign minister, and some others.
Perhaps it would be more flowing and easily understandable if you concentrated the main thesis of the article in the very beginning of your first paragraph and then wrote about his rhetorical strategies following that. I think you forgot to include the author's intended audience. Also, Jodi is a girl's name. ㅋㅋ Other than that, I think you effectively summarized the article and recognized her rhetorical strategies.
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