35. Teen girl forced by adoptive mother to impregnate herself via donor sperm purchased online

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/girl-forced-adoptive-mother-impregnate-donor-sperm-article-1.1330492

In this article Tracy Miller writes about an adoptive mother to forced her daughter to impregnate herself via donor sperm purchased online. Throughout the whole article, Miller describes what the mother has done and what are her consequences. Her adoptive daughter identified only as "A", has miscarried babies at 14, and delivered a child at 16, after various attempts. The reason why the mother did this to her adoptive daughter is because she was unabled to have a child due to her health conditions and she could not adopt more children.According to "A", she was very shocked when her mother requested her to do this, and she said that it was very humiliating, degrading, and painful. She was also prohibited to eat or drink anything with vinegar, lemon, and lime juices, because her mother believed that this would result in a female baby. Even though "A" did not want to, she obeyed her mother and inseminated herself alone in her bedroom, because she was "not brave enough" and because "she loved her mother". Because of this, the adoptive mother is serving in prison for 5 years.

The purpose of this article is to describe the crime that an adoptive mother has committed against her daughter. In order to write an effective descriptive essay, Miller uses quotes directly from the adoptive daughter. Besides that, to explain that it was an extremely wicked crime, she appeals to authority, the judge, who expresses that he could not believe how a parent  could act in such wicked and selfish manner towards her daughter. Besides that Miller uses numerous rhetorical devices, and one of them is metaphor. In the beginning, in order to exaggerate the case (hyporbole?), she states that the girl underwent a living hell. Besides that, the writer uses continous parallel syntax in order to create a serious tone and create a "pause" between each syntax.

35. Samsung Is Crushing Apple in Smartphone Sales

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/04/26/samsung_smartphone_sales_rise_to_double_apple_s_market_share.html

Slate Magazine staff writer Will Oremus wrote on April 26th the article entitled "Samsung Is Crushing Apple in Smartphone Sales." As evident from the title, the article talked about the change in the smartphone sales of the two largest companies, Samsung and Apple. The introductory paragraph started off with good news for the Apple headquarter Cupertino, that its sales rose from"6.6 percent year-over-year to 37.4 million this past quarter." However, the contradiction in "- until you look at the comparable figures for Samsung," not only disrupted the optimistic view for Apple, but also gave a sudden shift in the author's tone. Quoting from Reuters, Oremus concluded that the South Korean industry's sales rose from 60 million to 70.7 million phones and compared that this was larger than the sum of Apple's and the following three largest companies' sales combined. The comparison showed the extent of how successful and great the increase was for the Korean company. Not only were the Apple sales lacking, but the author also noted that Apple was "the only one that has lost market share over the past year," adding further information about the conflicts Apple had been facing. In the second paragraph, Oremus still considered the iPhone to be a "top-end device" but soon overshadowed this with the fact that Android phones were still more advantageous due to the company's way of marketing its products. As a result, the author inferred that "if the current trend holds," Samsung will soon dominate the smartphone market and cause app developers to lean towards building apps for the predominant operating system. In the third paragraph, in spite of the conflicts Apple could face, Oremus talked about the advantages Apple had. Not only were the "iPhone customers significantly more loyal to their brand than Android users," but the company was also looking for newer ways to improve their sales by creating a less expensive iPhone.

The author's purpose for writing this article was to inform and update people with information about the sales increases/decreases in the smartphone market. Though it could have been directed to the public in general, this article was especially usefull for people engaged in economics or people working in such companies. Oremus held a formal and unbiased stand throughout the article, and this was evident when he talked about the Apple sales. Though it faced lost market share and was behind in the smartphone sales, it was still a "top-end device." His objective tone was portrayed through his specific supporting evidence from credible and accredited sources, such as Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. In addition, the use of a recent pie chart at the end of the article provided a visual medium for readers who simply wanted a brief overview about the content of the article and who wanted to see how the sales compared to each other.

35. Dying for Some New Clothes: Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza Tragedy

http://world.time.com/2013/04/26/dying-for-some-new-clothes-the-tragedy-of-rana-plaza/?iid=gs-main-lead

The results of supplying cheap fast fashion can be shown in the recent events of Bangladesh. In Dhaka, Bangladesh faces its worst industrial disaster. Still many are buried under the rubble of the Rana Plaza, the home of many clothing factories. Wednesday the building collapsed leaving 300 dead and more than 1,200 injured. It is expected to the death toll to rise as bodies are taken from the rubble. An official day of mourning was declared on Thursday by the Bangladesh government. While many firms have distanced themselves from the event, the fact remains that in order for low paid workers to buy affordable clothes, they must do so in dangerous conditions. Officials report that cracks showed up on Tuesday, but owner Sohel Rana dismissed them. Many have said the incident could have been avoided if the staff in Rana Plaza had defied the order to ignore the dangers. One survivor says, “the managers forced us to return to work, and just one hour after we entered the factory the building collapsed with a huge noise.” According to Asia director at Human Rights Watch, Brad Adams, it was not an unpredictable event given the many worker deaths in Bangladesh. He says, “The government, local factory owners and the international garment industry pay workers among the world’s lowest wages, but didn’t have the decency to ensure safe conditions for the people who put clothes on the backs of people all over the world.” This is just one of many incidents. It is very common for buildings to collapse especially in more crowded areas. Due to protest, many clothing workshops in Dhaka suspended operations on Thursday. Angry workers with crude weapons blocked highways and broke the windows of factories. The Rana Plaza owners as well as managing directors and chairmen of the factories are to appear in Bangladesh’s High Court April 30.

The author, Charlie Campbell, informs the reader about an important event while highlighting the seriousness of a long time problem. Campbell starts off by giving a strong impression of the long terms effects of retailers supplying cheap establishments. Great detail is gone into to show the crowded and unsafe conditions. He uses statistics to show that this has been a problem for many years. Other similar instances are given as well. Quotes are also used by witnesses to show the horror of the event. Towards the end of the article some information about what happened after the collapse of the building is given. Campbell ends by calling out the reader by saying we will not be receiving summons but we have a moral responsibility. While he does call out the readers there is also a call for action.

35. The Science of Sleepy Teenagers

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2013/04/teenage_sleep_patterns_why_school_should_start_later.single.html

On April 27, Russell Foster wrote an article, talking about the effect on waking up a teenager. Straightforward, Foster says that waking teenagers in the morning makes them "grouchy, impulsive, and humorless." In his introduction, Foster states how a brain doctor and British Newspaper headline in 2007, states that waking up teenagers in the morning for school is plain and cruel. Foster then, goes on to explain that though out the hum as age, the time we need to sleep vary. He states that when puberty hits, your sleeping time and your waking up time get later. He also says that he culture and region of a person, is a influence on how much sleep they end up getting, but they are concerned in weather or not teens are getting enough sleep. Foster then talks about how teenagers who don't have enough energy from sleeping, tend to fill themselves with other things, for example energy drinks. These drinks though, don't sustain every vitamin they need in their body. He they says that society and mostly teenagers have to start taking sleep very serious, because its a biological need, for their body to have, creativity , better moods, productivity, and ability to socialize with other people. Foster then gives some suggestions to teenagers, on where and how to sleep, what not to do before you go to bed, what to prevent, etc. Foster finalizes his article by restating his earlier evidence, on why to sleep, and says that people need to take this very serious, and then quotes, "We must do better."

In this article Foster is very careful on the way he addresses his audience, because not only do teens love to sleep late, but they love to sleep till late. But in this article he tries to explain that most teenagers today not only don't get enough sleep, but they don't get the energy their body asks for in  order to be happy, socialize and mainly not be grumpy though out the day. He uses clear and straightforward language and vocabulary, so show teens that it is important to sleep, even though their sleeping order is later. His audience is mainly teenagers, because he tries to attract them with his title. Another thing that shows his target audience are teenagers, is that e uses easy vocabulary, yet it's very formal. He also uses statistics and earlier and proven studies, to emphasize hie worry about the sleep and to prove his point.

35. Leaving a Fortune to No One

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/nyregion/holocaust-survivor-left-an-estate-worth-almost-40-million-but-no-heirs.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

                Julie Satow, the author of the article "He Left a Fortune, to No One," talks about Roman Blum who was a Holocaust survivor that died at the age of 97. He had no surviving family members nor any relatives nor heirs of any kind. Most of his history is unknown; there are no oficial records of his birthplace, his family, children, wife, birthdate, etc. Blum had several houses around Staten Island and he died leaving an estimated $40 million without a will. Currently the public administrator is selling off Blum's house and jewelry and other property to pay off taxes and fund a search project to search for traces of his family. If there is no one to claim the fortune, it will eventually go to estate revenue. Blum was a drinker, a gambler, a handsome man with lots of girlfriends and a successful businessman.
                Julie Satow used several rhetorical devices. Her main purpose was to inform the reader about the death of a wealthy old man with no heirs. The tone is pretty optimistic with a slight ironic and humorous tone. The author uses a somewhat attention getting diction such as fortune instead of the phrase "a lot of money." The title itself attracts many readers because it makes them curious and interested. The author organizes the article with the first part as the historical background of Roman Blum then later the future of Blum's fortune. The author quotes a lot of Blum's friends and close people and also public administrators who are responsible for what to do with the money and the rest of Blum's property.

35. Babies' Brains: When Does Consciousness Emerge?

http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/26/babys-first-consciousness/

     Consciousness and the presence, or absence, of it is kind of trippy.  Even after years of study and research, what it means to be conscious is a vague topic to people still.  Scientists and authors have looked to babies to understand more.  To find answers, they have asked the questions, when do babies become conscious?  And, when do babies stop reacting to outside forces and begin thinking and planning out their actions based on will?  Through exams and studies, a group of authors found that can happen as soon as five months into a baby's life.  This is could provide many answers to aid detection of mental illnesses early in someone's life.

     Maia Szalavitz, the author of this article, opens her article with a short paragraph, which happens to be a run-on sentence.  Despite her rough hook, she uses many tools to help guide her audience through her article.  She bases much of her article on a couple of studies on the subject of babies regarding consciousness,  primarily on one that authors did on babies.  Using quotes from professors appeals her her credibility, applying an appeal to authority.  Though short, Szalavits provided a sufficient amount of detail and quotes to provide a good article for her audience.

35. Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/why-were-still-in-love-with-the-american-dream/275330

In James Fallows' article, "Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream," he discuses about a concept, which started in the early history of United States, the American Dream. He starts off by going back in history and listing some "differences of class." He also lists a number of books which studies about the conflict between these classes. Fallows reveals the thoughts of each of the classes and their role in society. He also reveals that most Americans think that they live in a middle-class society. When it is actually not this way, Fallow, later, continues talking about the United State's growing speed and he informs that presently, "their economy is more polarized and unequal," their "economic welfare of our middle class has been stagnant rather than rising," and they are "also becoming more stratified and rigid." Even though Americans are in this state, the middle class still maintain their ideals and have thoughts which encourages them to reach the American Dream. 

The author's purpose in writing this article is to discuss about the American Dream still present in the United States among the middle-class Americans. He reveals the thoughts of these people and how they think of their society. The author does a good job in mentioning the past and how this case has been in American history for a long period of time. American Dream has always been a cause for the numerous immigrants who come to the United States. Fallows also uses comparison to discuss about the differences in the early America and the present America. Furthermore, he makes his article more reliable by referring to books which were important throughout history to capture his audience's attention. His audience is mainly consisted of the group which he discusses in his own article, the middle-class society. He want them to realize their own thoughts and actions throughout history. 

coded for success

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/coded-success/?ar_a=1

Hadi Partovi as a part of an advisory panel on techonology , a longtime tech industry player has been a early investor and adviser for world known companies such as facebook and Dropbox and as advised President Barack Obama on the importance of getting computer programming instructions into American Schools. Due to how our world is involving constant skills on computer programming it is essencial for the students to be exposed to these codings that respond and perform certain behaviors only. through this advisory panel Partovi try not only to claim the problem but as well introduce a new solution. Partovi and his brother co founded and launched a website Code.org a non-profit organization that dedicates to growing computer programming education. The only problem is, americans don't seem to visualize this as an issue which i why Partovi introduces the panel with what strikes when it comes to now knowing computer programming. His goal is to get computer programming classes into every school in the country because he views that coding is an essential skill that need to be aquired in the modern day. Also pointing out , " Unfortunately, nine out of 10 schools across the country do not offer computer science courses. This means, Partovi says, that 90 percent of schools don’t teach the type of science that leads to 60 percent of jobs in high-demand, math- and science-related fields."  being able to detect these issues he believes that America will become a country with higher demands and more educated people. emphasizing , "And getting computer programming into schools “is a way that can both help the U.S. economy and fix the brokenAmerican Dream,”


The author's purpose of this article is to inform the readers about how many school already abandoned the old fashion ways of using books and now are highly demanding better quality of exposure to computer programming which leads young students being more prepared for the job markets that demands coding skills, for Partovi is was so important that he had to claim this to the president. The author's tone present a common worry that is expressed by Partovi, he does a good job mixing logos and pathos into the article to make the reader feel and understand logically what message partovi tries to deliever. Using appropriate diction and length he is straighfoward when capturing the reader's attention.

35. The Unluckiest Generation: What Will Become of Millennials?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-unluckiest-generation-what-will-become-of-millennials/275336/

On April 27th, Derek Thompson wrote an article about the current generation, the Millennials, and their disadvantage for having been born during the mid-1980s. He introduces his topic by clarifying who makes up the Millennials and gives a short historical background on what they have gone through, explaining that despite these experiences, they have suffered because of the faltering economy. He says that education has become more expensive and since the generation is so large and technology is advancing quickly, the number of jobs available is decreasing rapidly. Thompson says that the generation has “postponed adulthood” (marriage, children...) because of the weak economy and are living with their parents. But since the economy is driven by the people buying things (consumer economy) such as food, clothing, houses, cars, paying for children’s expenses, and other things, Thompson predicts that the future of the economy will definitely not favor the Millennials. To lighten the mood, he states the favorable conditions the Millennials are living in such as cheap society. Food and clothing are much more affordable than before, the Internet has allowed people to pay less and also make more through practical retail, and entertainment has also become cheaper and more convenient. Thompson adds that the economy is slowly recovering and that the Millennials still have time to improve their financial status, though they will still remain below the previous generation in terms of wealth.

The author’s purpose in writing this article is to inform his readers about the difficulties many people (youth and adults) who make up the new generation have gone through and are still facing. He uses historical facts to support his ideas as well as statistics to demonstrate what he says. Appealing to logic, the author uses logical assumptions to successfully convey his message. The tone employed forms a gloomy mood in the beginning but is changed to a hopeful, yet realistic one when he states the favorable circumstances. Towards the end he uses a quote which summarizes the message and the overall negative feel of the article.

35. "Why Is Having a Rational Opinion Against Gay Marriage Considered 'Homophobia'?"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/04/25/can_you_have_a_rational_opinion_against_gay_marriage_and_not_be_homophobic.html

Erica Friedman wrote an article to Slate Newspaper on April 25, 2013. Everyone has the freedom of choice to decide if they are against gay marriage or not. And those who are against it, support their reasons with many reasons and beliefs on this important matter. The definition of marriage has developed many different meanings throughout the years. So what is the main reason for not supporting marriage equality exists? as the author said. Children is one of the few reasons people get married. And the community allows heterosexuals to have the benefits of marriage. Studies have even proven that homogenous couples' children have no differences than a child with different sex. 

Friedman's purpose of this article is to prove how in reality there are no differences between homosexual and heterosexual parents and why people should not feel homophobic towards same sex parents. The author develops a strong diction and strong sentence structure proving her point of view and her brain process. Although she was successful in supporting her ideas, Friedman should have developed a longer article on her support providing more details and reasons. 

34. "15 Facts About Our Planet for Earth Day"

                 Phil Plait, the author of the article "15 Facts About Our Planet for Earth Day" talks about the Earth and facts about it. His facts include information about how long it takes for the Earth to go around the sun, how much it weighs which is one trillion cubic kilometers, and the Earth´s mass which is 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms or sextillion tons. Some other interesting facts Plait points out in his article are the gravitational forces between the sun and the moon in relation to the Earth. He also shares how the earth is the only planet with perfect temperature, amount of water, and carbon dioxide for the humand body. Since today, April 22, is Earth day, Plait takes time to write about how important the Earth is and why everyone needs to understand it. 

                 Plait uses various rhetorical devices in his article to get his point accross to his audience. He uses a lot good diction and sentence stucture. He also develped a very good organization in his article, using numbers to list 15 facts about planet Earth. His tone is very caring and makes the reader open up his eyes and see how without the Earth we would not exist because existence is not possible in any other planet. 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/22/earth_day_15_facts_about_our_planet.html

33. What is Tylenol Doing to Our MInds?

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/whats-tylenol-doing-to-our-minds/275101/

James Hamblin's article, published on April 18, 2013, presents the findings of research about the ways that the drug Tylenol can alter the functions of the human minds, claiming that it seems to "dull the pain of social rejection," and blunt the "sense of moral judgement." Hamblin captures the attention of his audience in his introduction by surprising them with the fact that "several hundred people in the U.S. will die in 2013 from liver failure after acetaminophen overdose," which is the active drug in painkillers like Tylenol. This also creates a sense of seriousness about the topic. as he leads on to his main points. Hamblin further provokes his audience into curiosity by revealing that, although Tylenol is socially accepted easily because it isn't addictive or used to "get high," the active drug, acetaminophen, is the component that does the most damage in such infamous pills as Vicodin or Percocet. Then Hamblin states the common delusion that Tylenol is more acceptable because it does not alter the functions of the mind to present the contrasting fact that Tylenol can "dull the pain of social rejection--sort of like alcohol or Xanax." Hamblin uses ethos by citing credible sources such as the author of that study, Nathan Dewall, of the University of Kentucky. Hamblin continues his use of ethos throughout the rest of the article. Most notably, he introduces experiments carried out by researchers on the topic as his main source of supportive evidence and noteworthy facts about the findings about painkillers. For example, he states that an experiment carried out by comparing the thoughts and opinions of controversial and criminal issues of people who had taken acetaminophen and people who had not displayed that those who had taken acetaminophen demonstrated much more lenient and forgiving attitudes than those who had not. Hamblin also provides graphs to display the data clearly.

Hamblin's audience for this article is the general readership with a moderate education, but especially the adults who are likely to take painkillers on a regular basis. Hamblin's purpose of presenting the article is to inform the public about the effects of acetaminophen that they are not aware of, in appreciation of everyone's rights to know what exactly the drugs they are taking are doing to their bodies, and especially the mind. In his conclusion, Hamblin provides food for much thought as he exclaims, "For the millions who take acetaminophen on a semiregular basis unaware that it might be confounding their value system, as well as the artists whose livelihoods are contingent on their work invoking profound existential angst, the question is not just academic." He arouses controversy about the topic of the effects of acetaminophen in people's minds, extending his informative purpose into further encouraging his audience to be more cautious and thoughtful about something that changes the way a person can think.

34. After Venezuela’s Election, Chavistas and the Opposition Ready for Long Fight

http://world.time.com/2013/04/19/after-venezuelas-election-chavistas-and-the-opposition-ready-for-long-fight/

On a hill west of Caracas the 23 de Enero slum remains as a memory of the socialist ideals of Hugo Chávez. Close by, his body is buried in a military museum which overlooks his former home. Lisando Pérez lives not too far off. The 54 year old militant leftist commented that, “Power comes from the barrel of a gun…This applies now as we ensure a heavy hand against the fascists.” The “fascists” Pérez references is the opposition of Venezuela and Henrique Capriles Radonski. Radonski lost the recent presidential election against Chávez on Sunday. He lost by less than 300,000 votes and it has been the closest opposition in Venezuala to come this close to power since 1998. Refusing to accept the results of the vote, Capriles accused the government of being dishonest. Capriles also demanded there to be a recount. Capriles has accused the government of forcing people, some at gunpoint, to leave before the counting began. Also, he mentioned a polling station where 200 more people voted than were registered there. Capriles has been given his demand for a recount and the electoral council has agreed to do so in later weeks. People have recently become worried that those for Chávez’s ideals will resort to deadly violence due to some recent violent activities. Tuesday, pro-Chavists wrecked havoc on Los Teques, the state where Radonski was governor. Café owner, Fuad Zarifa, said, “They come looking for trouble.” The following day, protestors were rounded up by police with tear gas and rubber bullets. 24-year-old economics student Alejandro Blanco commented, “We have to protest as there’s an unelected president in office.” Post election violence has resulted in eight deaths and more than 130 arrests. Radonski and Maduro have both been calling for peaceful protests during this uneasy time. Maduro has blamed Radonski for the violence and accused the U.S. of funding the violent acts. Radonski has commented that, “The government wants there to be deaths in this country,” he said, urging supporters not to “play the government’s game… [The violence] is doing me harm.” More belittling comments have been made by Maduro about his opposition. Politicians are still trying to avoid unnecessary deaths during the uneasy feelings in the nation of Venezuela.

Author Girish Gupta uses his article to inform people on recent changes in Venezuela. He starts off by giving a vivid description about the area around Hugo Chávez’s burial site. Gupta gives a detailed article on the events surrounding the post election reactions.  Gupta uses a variety of quotes from Maduro, Radonski, and eyewitnesses. Plenty of background information is given and the article is set up chronologically for the most part. The term, colectivos, which are pro-Chávez gangs, is used as well. There are a few notes enclosed by parenthesis. When politicians say they are vying for peace, Gupta notes the crime rate in Venzuela.

34.Why Menopause?

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/18/why-menopause/?source=hp_dl4_phenomena_why_menopause_20130420
  by Carl Zimmerman

Scientists over several years have debated on  perspectives about menopause and gave out many different hypothesis on menopause exists.. Men and Women have it very differently when it comes to reproduction, men can still "bear" children with 96 contrary to women who become decrepit. Among several assumptions, a handful of scientists believe that it is because women after reproducing to a certain limit , should give more attention to taking care of her children , also because as the woman ages her chances of having miscarriages and death during childbirth gets meaningfully higher. In addition to the previous assumption , other scientists believe that women go through menopause because it provides the women to become a grandmother and help raise her grandchildren . This hypthesis was made according to the Finland reseachers who studied their country's population records that before the industrial revolution, children were most likely to live till adulthood if their grandmothers were still alive. Menopause therefore might be a winning evolutionary strategy because it leads to more grandchildren who carry on the grandmother's genes. On the other hand several scientists question if it is even necessary to think of menopause as a special adaptation in humans. Supported by the fact that what happens to women as they get older is not so different to what happens to females of othe species, because in many species females are born with a supply of eggs that then gradually deteoritate over their lifetime.

The author does a good job putting this debate at a wide range. The author is professional about his article he makes sure not to take any side of different debates. He puts out the reasons on why scientists would think the way they do about their given hypothesis. He formats the article in a undertsandable method and uses logos through his essay . Inputting a professioanl tone he maitains his status of only giving out the givin information and provides the readers with concrete examples of famous scientists.

34. 'He was just relaxed': After attack, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev partied, went to gym

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-partied-gym-days-bombing-article-1.1322828

In this article, Erik Ortiz informs the readers that a Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was living his normal life, while the police was trying hard to find out who bombed Boston. Tsarnaev and his brother had become the police's most wanted men, when they a police officer was shot at their hands. However, according to his friends, after two days after Boston bombing, he went to a party, and it was registered that he was at the gym, as well. Glosby, who lives a floor above Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, said he talked to the suspect one day after the bombing. Besides that, according to his classmates, he was a normal sophomore who enjoyed playing soccer, soccer video games, listening to hip-hop and smoking marujana. The only friend that had noticed something different from him was Emily Delnnocentis, who said that the suspect had come to an uninvited party at her house, and he took her cat upstairs. While his brother was killed during a shootout with the police, he was captured finally on Friday.

The purpose of this article is to inform the readers about the suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and how he acted normal one and two days after the Boston bombing. To do that, he uses a formal tone, but at the same time playful. This tone is seen through his usage irony on the first paragraph to describe Tsarnaev's actions.("He was hardly running scared" to describe that he was acting as if nothing had happened) Besides that, great percentage of his article is composed of quotes by the suspect's classmates or his friends, which adds credibility to his arguments (appeals to ethos). He chooses to use easy diction and gives explanation for nearly everything, which shows us that his audience was not professionals who know a lot about the case, but he wrote it to inform anyone about the case. 

34. How Terror Hijacks the Brain

http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/16/how-terror-hijacks-the-brain/

     With trauma leaving its mark the American nation, from 9/11 to the bombing at the Boston Marathon, many people have been left with minds scarred by terror and grief.  Once terror influences one's brain, it is difficult to fix.  Once threatened, the brain begins processing and thinking in totally different, faster functions than normal.  Processes that take time to execute and and irrational fears are realized and reacted to faster than usual.  Naturally, this can be perilous to one's mind, making it weaker and less stable.  Sedatives, alcohol, and sleep tend to be the main coping methods for people who have been mentally traumatized.  Once in the gaping wide hole of a traumatized mentality, getting out is very difficult and it is important to know what to do to avoid as much long-term damage as possible.

     This article, written by Maia Szalavitz, for Time magazine, is very important.  Not just now, after the terror that occurred in Boston, but for any future events.  People need to know how to cope after experiencing traumatic experiences, things to help them get by.  The articles purpose is to provide just that, along with reasons the brain functions differently under terror.  This article is eyeopenning and very good, giving insight to the mind of people in mental danger.  This article alludes to the current event of the bombings in Boston, making it a good, current article.  This article depends a lot, though not too much, on its appeal to authority and the words of doctors and scientists to back up Szalavitz's words.  Appeals to pathos could be arguable detected throughout the words of this article, as the tragedy of the Boston Marathon is still very fresh and the trauma is still affecting numerous people in the United States of America.

34. So What The Boston Bombers Were Muslims

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/the-boston-bombers-were-muslim-so/275154/

               Megan Garber, the author of the article "The Boston Bombers Were Muslims: So?," takes a different approach from the majority; she believes people should stop turning to "labels in times of crisis" and how such a habit is wrong. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a normal kid, an athlete, a very religious person, nice and cocky. Dzhokar, Tamerlan's brother, was a quiet kid who studied medicine in Massachusetts. Both are brothers and are responsible for the Boston bombings. The author says these are simply "provisional facts" and that the majority of people would call them "Marathon bombers," "murderers," or "Muslims." People usually put labels on others. The author tries to say that such events are "out of the ordinary" and are just "products of highly unusual sets of circumstances." However, people usually ignore the verbs and emphasize the adjectives - the boston bombers are not simply terrorists but A terrorist. And as people continue categorizing and labeling everything they see, the brothers are seen as Muslims and terrorist and it ends this way.
                The author uses several rhetorical devices in her writing. The author's purpose is purely persuasive: the author wants people to stop categorizing and labeling people and uses the Boston bombings as a way to bring about such a change. The tone is very critical and negative and the author uses words that criticize people for their generalizations. The author uses exemplification to achieve her purpose; the Boston bombers are labeled simply as terrorists and Muslims. The author uses this pattern to show how people should stop categorizing and emphasizing adjectives over verbs. The author also uses personal pronouns like "we" to bind up everyone and show how everyone makes this mistake and how everyone needs to stop generalizing.

34. The Bomb Site Was a Stage

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/dispatches/2013/04/boston_marathon_bomb_site_finish_line_is_a_stage_constructed_for_photographers.html

On Tuesday, April 16th, Jack Marmorstein wrote for Slate Magazine the article "The Bomb Site Was a Stage." The title of the article was undoubtedly the first attention grabbing factor due to its probable parody of Shakespeare's "All the AWorld's a Stage." Soon enough, the author started writing about his reminiscence of the time he was a runner of the Boston marathon himself of another previous race. He also contrasted it with how it looked "more like a stage than an athletic venue" and that "there's more scaffolding to hold a catwalk for photographers, ... and media than there is to actually mark the finish line itself." The second paragraph of the article continued describing the memory and the surrounding. From it, it was possible to know information about the exact location of the finish line, as well as where the photographers were from. The following paragraph justified why the finish site of the Boston Marathon could be considered "the most photographed spot on Earth at that moment." In addition, to add a touch of humor in the article, the author mentioned that the bombings were captured on camera "by dozens of other professional photographers, not to mention countless amateurs." Next, in the second to last paragraph, Marmorstein informed that despite the fact that no other information about the bombers was revealed at the time, it was likely that the criminals had planned to show on a stage, not on a crowded place; when he mentioned that the spectacle was "guaranteed to be captured thousands of times," he was referring to the many photographs, videos, and witnesses. As to support his previous argument, the author mentioned how all the soon to be published MarathonFoto images were evidence of capturing the spectacle "of every split second and every possible angle."

Marmorstein's purpose for writing this article was to describe as well as contrast the site of the Boylston Street with when the author ran the marathon and after the tragic double bombing event happened. His choice of words such as "scaffolding," "packed," "grandstand," "throngs," and other minor details such as photographers from "MarathonFoto" or "VIP seats" revealed his descriptive tone. The present verb tense used in the first two paragraphs did not only contribute to the overall unity of the article, but was also effective in a particular way. It caused the readers to go back in time and "experience" the site of the marathon before the bombing, hence the time when the author was running the marathon. Marmorstein's use of the personal pronoun "I" also made the writing seem more personal, yet more conversational and reader engaging. The author did not seem to have an opininon about the situation in general, but he did somewhat have an informative tone into it, as evident in the fourth paragraph, when he stated that nothing was yet known about the bombers. The final paragraph gave a very strong closing to the article, as it did not only summarize the fact that the bombing site was witnessed and captured by hundreds of photographers and spectators, but also justified his argument that the bombers chose a stage rather than a crowded place to show their spectacle, thus clarifying the article's title.

33. New Twitter Service Hopes to Capture Musical Trends

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/business/media/new-twitter-service-hopes-to-capture-musical-trends.html?ref=technology&_r=0

In this article, Ben Sisaro describes the new system in Twitter. When signing up to the service called Twitter #music, the user is sent to a page with various songs. These songs are collected from the tweets with "#nowplaying" among the people that the user follows. Twitter recently bought We Are Hunted, and also the songs are played through iTunes, Spotify, and Rdio. Besides that, on Thursday a Twitter music app became available for Apple devices. Short clips can be played through iTunes and subscribers of Spotify and Rdio can listen to the full songs, and the twitter blog posts says that other services might join such as Soundcloud. Then, in the end of the article the writer writes: "if its 200 million users can find music to listen to — and buy through iTunes, or stream by paying Spotify or Rdio — right on Twitter, why would they leave?"

The purpose of this article by Ben Sisaro is to describe the new system in Twitter and also to inform to the readers who do not know about it. The writer uses easy words throughout the article, explaining every thing with details. For example, when he mentions services such as SoundCloud, he explains what it is, even though it is extremely well-known. Besides that, even though it is not explicitly said, he seems to tell and inform the readers about how effective it is and how it facilitates everything. In the end of the article he even predicts that there will be no reason for people to leave twitter. 

32. Rape of 5-Year-Old Girl Sets Off New Furor in India

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/world/asia/reports-of-rape-of-5-year-old-in-india-set-off-furor.html?ref=world

In this article Gardiner Harris writes about the protest on Saturday due to the rape and torture of five years old girl. In the first paragraphs, he gives a description of what happened to the girl with details. After she was abused, she was taken to the public hospital and given fluids and antibiotics to fight blood infection. According to R. K. Bansal, medical superintendent of Swami Dayanand Hospital, there were injuries on her lips, cheeks, arms and anus areas. A suspect was a Rajan Bhagat, a recently married man, who lived in the same building as her and was tracked down with cellphone records. Later on, he lists other facts that led to this protest. It had happened even though the country's laws regarding sexual assaults had been made after a woman was gang raped and tortured. Anger against the authority grew when people started to realize that the police was not taking this case seriously and found out that they offered money so that the kid's parents would keep quiet about the case. To end the article, then, Harris describes the protest itself. Trough television, it was seen the police officers slapping some women in the protest. For this reason, two officers were suspended, and to calm the anger, the suspect was quickly arrested, which is something that does not happen normally in India. 

The purpose of this article is to inform the readers about the protest in India influenced by the rape and torture of a five year old girl, and also describe it. He uses easy dictions and explains everything clearly so that a person that does not have a clue about the incident might understand. Besides that, in informing and describing, he seems to want to show the readers how serious are the things he writes about in the article, especially by appealing to pathos. To do that, He appeals to authority such as B.K. Bansal who explains the rareness of these kind of situations . Also, he not only uses a formal, serious tone throughout the essay, but uses parallel syntax. In addition to that, Harris uses several different rhetoric elements such as euphemism (“into her private parts"),

31. North Korea Threatens to Close Factories It Runs With South

     In this article, Choe Sang Hun writes about the conflict that has started between the South Korea and North Korea. In the introduction, the writer draws the reader's attention by describing in details, about what has happened on this Saturday in Seoul. North Korea threatened to close the factory that it operates with South Korea, the last significant symbol of cooperation that they have. The factory, Kaesong, provides North Korea badly needed cash, and for this reason, it is predicted that it is a strategy to increase pressure on South Korea and the United States. Then Hun continues the article, by mentioning cyberattacks from both sides. On Saturday, North Korea's goverment's official web portal was disabled, and South Korean officials also suspect that North Korea was behind cyberattacks. To conclude his article, the author, then, explains what North Korea says that might happen in the future. It was angry since South Korea and the United States strated a joint military exercise, and all the missiles are ready to attack the enemies if provoked.

      The purpose of this article is simply to inform the readers around the wourld about the conflict between South Korea and North Korea. Even though North has been threating South for a long time and nothing big has happened yet, through his diction and the structure of the article, the author  Besides that, he informs them about some foreshadowings of what might happen in the future. To do this, he uses diffent patterns of writing, such as descriptive and comparison-contrast. Also, the author uses numerous of outside sources and quotes to appel to the readers' ethos and add credibility.Besides that, Hun uses several rhetorical devices such as metonimy

34. A Dog-Eat-Dog World

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/04/what_is_in_pet_food_zoo_animals_sick_livestock_dogs_and_cats_from_shelters.single.html

Author of Eating Aliens, Jackson Landers, writes an article on April 19, asking dog owners "Does your pet's food contain dead pets?" Landers begins his article asking his audience a very important question, whether or not people would buy dog food that says, "Fortified with 100 percent natural dog meat!" He continues to say, that's what people are scanning through today, at the groceries without even knowing. Landers then explains how everything that is considered "leftovers" are put into a huge grinder, and then separated into other types of food. He also explains that a very huge amount of animals die from being given medication so they can be cured, but once they die their bodies are also sent to this "grinder." In other words many animals that are in the food, they already had some kind of problem and is now going to other animals. Landers also states that the unwanted death "is a measure of the animal suffering caused by human activity." He then shows some statistics about chicken life and roosters, adding that the more he learns about pet-food, the less significant is cannibalism to him. Landers then says that this system not only cannot guaranty if it is chicken or dachshund, cannot guaranty that your dog is receiving his nutrients correctly. Landers finalizes his article by telling his audience to continue to feed their dogs this food, because that is the only thing they have to eat and they can’t starve. Then he says if you dong like it, adopt a pet, because they are the ones who are thrown inside the grins, so there will be one less dog remain inside the packs.

In this article Landers makes an outrageous and stunning account, telling his audience that their pets are eating other pets. Landers main audience are pet owners, because he is writing in the well being of pets; dogs, cats, etc. His diction is very strong and loud, because you can see his rage and how much he hates the fact that dogs are eating dogs, he even suggests that while learning more about this, his feeling towards cannibalism, is lessoning. Landers makes an ironical "joke" in the end of his article by saying, “Put Lassie on the label, since she's already on the menu anyway." This joke is intended to be a wakeup call for people to realize that this, in reality, is no joke at all and people have to start acting. He ends his article sad yet wanting change, he tells his audience since there is no other resource for pets, and they cannot starve, continue to give them that food, but one day it has to change.

33. Here’s How They Got the Second Suspect

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/19/boston_marathon_suspect_dzhokhar_tsarnaev_in_serious_condition_here_s_how.html

On April 19, Forrest Wickman; Slate writer, wrote an article talking about how and when they police finally got the second suspect for the bombing in Boston, earlier this week. Wickman begins his article telling his audience that the police first used a robot, flash bangs and a thermal camera to track the second suspect. He also says, that even though the police used all these techniques, in reality what helped the police the most in tracking the suspect, was an encounter with an American citizen earlier that Friday. Wickman then tells the story how the man had noticed blood on his boat that was sitting in the backyard; he then pulled the cover from the boat and saw a man covered in blood. After calling the police, the po9lice went to his house; using a thermal camera they confirmed that it was indeed a live body inside the boat. Wickman then states that shortly after 8:45p.m. They were able to finally capture the suspect. The name of the suspect was Tsarnaev, and the police did not find any explosives on him at the time he was captured. Wickman then ends his article by saying that the police claimed that the reason that he did not have any explosives on him, at the time of his capturing, was because these explosi8ves were thrown on the police at the "shoutout" and that was probably also the time that Tsarnaev was also injured, and then was taken to the hospital in "serious" conditions. 

In this article Wickman writes a very short yet very important message about the bombing suspects from Boston. He begins his article very calm and strong explaining the devices that the police used in order to capture the suspect. Although he does not say that citizens name, he does do an allusion to "American citizen" when explaining that his encounter with the suspect was what made police find him. He also uses strong diction throughout his article showing sympathy to the families of the diseased ones, but also showing disrespect and hatred towards the suspect. He does not use to many rhetorical devices in his article but he persuades the audience to see and to understand how and when the police captured the bombing suspect early this week in Boston, who goes by the name of Tsarnaev.

34. Another Cause for Alarm in Iran's Nuclear Program: Earthquakes

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/another-cause-for-alarm-in-irans-nuclear-program-earthquakes/275098/

On April 18th, Jillian Keenan wrote an article about the attitude of Iranian leaders regarding the danger of earthquakes damaging nuclear power plants. Keenan begins with a short description of the recently occurred earthquake that struck in Iran and uses that to say how the country suffers a lot of seismic activity. She demonstrates how other countries are very worried about this by saying how international groups, like the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), do not believe that Iran’s reactors are safe from the possibility of being damaged, despite their leader’s assurance. Since Iran is not part of UN's Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, they do not meet all the safety standards and “could reject responsibility for any international damage caused by an incident at its nuclear facility.” Keenan says that their power plant does not produce a large percentage of Iran’s power and is very expensive, implying that it is not worth to keep it active in the risk of earthquake damage. Although she compares the possible consequences to the Fukushima event, Keenan quotes a professor who says that the chance of such a large earthquake of happening is slim and it needs to be a thousand times larger than the ones that have been happening.

The author’s purpose in writing this article is to inform her readers about the conflicting ideas regarding the safety of Iran’s nuclear power plants and to persuade them to believe that the power plant is in a precarious position. Jillian Keenan uses description to state the consequences of a possible nuclear reactor leakage and to account for the earthquake that hit the country recently to persuade her readers that Iran is too light in its attitude towards the issue. She gives many arguments why other countries are nervous about the power plant and she also gives reasons why the Iranian leader seems to be alright with the situation. She uses many quotes from respected individual’s like professors, presidents, and leaders of international agencies to support what she says. She also uses statistics to highlight the risks and the chances of occurrence of large magnitude earthquakes to show the U.S. is relatively safe from any dangerous event regarding nuclear disasters. Her language is objective and she seems to be biased against Iran’s relaxed attitude.

34. Why 43% of Women With Children Leave Their Jobs, and How to Get Them Back

http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/04/why-43-of-women-with-children-leave-their-jobs-and-how-to-get-them-back/275134/

        In Paulette Light's article, "Why 43% of Women With Children Leave Their Jobs, and How to Get Them Back," she reveals a solution for women who gave up on their career because of their children. Light starts by talking about her own personal experience. She was also a woman with a great career until she had her child. Even though she tried to work and take care of her kid at the same time, it was tiring. She had to quit her job and become a housewife. Light took care of 4 children, while her husband supported her family. After all her kids went to school, she had the opportunity to go back to work. However, she have been 15 years without working and all her experience she gained in the past was no longer useful. Light searched for a profession, and she found out that while she was at home being a housewife, she planned and coordinated many events. This eventually helped her open a business and be involved in other project-based works. Light said, "Consider the management, negotiation, budgeting skills we gained in our years out of the workforce and the skills that many of us never lost." She suggests that these skills will provide a job fo these women. She ends her article by telling these women to change the percentage of 43% to more.
      The author's purpose in writing this article is to help housewives who do not have a career after having children. These housewives already achieved skills during their time working at home. She reaches out to these women by talking about her own experience and how it worked out right for her. Other housewives would feel that this article is credible because the author herself passed through the same difficulties and overcame them. Her diction is very effective, since she is able to create the formal , yet friendly tone to invite her audience. Her audience is mostly women, especially housewives. The author's article is very effective, since she is able to achieve her purpose of helping others.

33. Insta-Nabbed: Lone Star State College Student Helps Foil Stabbing, Becomes Social Media Hero

http://nation.time.com/2013/04/11/insta-nabbed-how-unlikely-heroes-can-become-social-media-gods/

When there is an event, such as a stabbing, the attacker typically gets the attention. However, when there was a stabbing close to Lone Star State College in Texas, student Steve Maida is the one getting attention. So far, he and his Instagram photo have gone viral.  When Dylan Quick pulled out a sharp object in a Huston suburb, he stated slashing people. 14 people were hurt and taken to the hospital; fortunately all 14 people are expected to survive. During the attack, a group of students subdued Quick, and then waited for police to arrive. Maida took a picture of an apprehended Quick with police and posted it on Instagram. Quick was charged with three counts of assault and police report that this attack had been planned. As for Maida and the other student, they have been hailed as heroes for their actions. Still, there have been no official statements from the Harris County Sheriffs about Maida having something to do with subduing Quick. Maida does not consider himself a hero. He even said, “It’s kind of over the top as far as a hero. Maybe just an open-hearted person. I like to care for people,”

Author Madison Grey writes this article to inform people on a recent event in Texas. However, Grey’s article seems a bit different from recent articles about such events as this. While it is about a very serious event, it seems lighter in mood due to the hopeful results. While people were hospitalized, they are expected to live and when Grey tells about how the students took pictures the tone seems less grave. Grey also uses many cultural references such as the titles play on words “Insta-Nabbed .” Also Grey alludes to former football player, Rosey Grier, in describing how a student tackled Quick. Close to the end of the article, Grey gives the typical aftermath such as why the attacker did what he did. Grey’s article does a good job at not only informing on recent events but in pointing out how quickly social media can create heroes out of the people like the students.

How Childhood Hunger Can Change Adult Personality

http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/11/how-childhood-hunger-can-change-adult-personality/

     According to studies, children who have suffered from starvation within some of their earliest stages in life, carry bad side-effects with them for the rest of their lives.  From studies that have been carried out from the 1970s, researchers and scientists found that adult who suffered from undernourishment in young stages of life are less open and less willing to try new things and experiences to those who were fed properly.  Adult who had starved as children were notably more violent than some who received good nourishment after suffering from starvation.  People who were malnourished when they were younger also tend to be generically more anxious and more eager than those who were not.

     The author of this article, Maia Szalavitz, wanted to show the horrible, and more than not, unseen side of hunger that affect people forever.  Though people think of starvation as a temporary thing, it can pass on and continue to develop in a person's mind and change them drastically.  Szalavits entwines facts, quotes, statistics, stories, and many appeals to pathos to create this article.  Through it all, she sends an obvious message, starvation and depravity of food can really hurt people, but not only for a little while.

33.My three wives

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/14/my_three_wives/

Joe Darger writes to the Salon on April 13th about his polygamous marriage and its connection with civil rights and gay rights. He begins the article by explaining his background, his early years of marriage, how he met his first two wives and how he decided to have a polygamous marriage. He then talks about some challenges they faced due to law issues and Child Protective Services and Government suspicions. Darger mentions his efforts to make people understand how polygamy really works and the movement he created to support the cause. By the end of the article, he makes a comparison between gay rights and his own personal rights, to marry who he wants and how government has nothing do with it and shouldn't be involved in marriage issues.

Darger's purpose with this article is to make people see poligamy without judging and to understand better the structure of the "unsual" family. In order to achieve his purpose, Darger mainly uses appeal to pathos as he talks about how much he loves his three wives and how their romance began. The climax of his article, however, is found in the paragraph where he talks about his daughter's death, reaching out to the audience and making them oblivious of all the prejudice they might have had. Darger is able to achieve his purpose through his personal story and the details and sincerity behind the shock of the first impression.

33. South Korea Not Worried

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/why-south-koreans-arent-worried-about-nuclear-war/274947/

               Donald Kirk is the author of the article "Why South Koreans Aren't Worried About Nuclear War." The author says that South Koreans are generally very puzzled when asked if they are worried about North Korean war threats. Germany, different from South Korea and North Korea, has come up with peaceful settlements to a single unified nation. South Korea does not completely ignore North Korean threats; both sides come up in the news. However, k-pop news become actually more popular. "South Koreans, living in a dream world of peace and prosperity, are deaf to noises that suggest the dream could turn into a nightmare." The United Nations has continuously taken sanctions on North Korea and if N. Korea would attack S.Korea with missiles, the United States would interfere. During the presidency of Bill Clinton, North Korea had agreed to shut down a reactor. However, North Korea has recently restarted the nuclear reactor. The author summarizes North Korean threats to: "the North will go only so far - and no further."

                 The author of the article Donald Kirk uses several rhetorical strategies in his writing. The author's purpose is informative explaining how South Koreans are not really worried about North Korean war threats. The tone is somewhat playful and in a way, very sarcastic. The author uses a cause and effect pattern to explain the South Korean ignorance. The cause would be North Korean threats and the effect would be South Korean ignorance. The author tries to explain why this happens: South Koreans are used to so many threats and they feel safe with the US by their side. The author uses a ironic tone when saying how kpop knews outweighed North Korean threats and quotes how people say there would be no way anyone would be able to leave in case of war. The author also includes information from background - Bill Clinton and the Geneva agreement. The author also compares North Korea and South Korea with Germany. 

33. Study Suggests Attackers Choose Victims Based on the Way They Walk

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/04/09/journal_of_interpersonal_violence_study_suggests_attackers_choose_victims.html

Justin Peters wrote on Tuesday, about an investigation of how criminals choose their victims. The author's initial argument presented ways to avoid being a victim, thus reducing the chances of being "mugged, assulted, or otherwise attacked." His last statement, "Walk with a purpose" explicitly introduced his main topic of the article, that one's way of walking does affect whether or not criminals will choose to assult them in one way or another. In the second paragraph, Peters emphasized the importance of walking assuredly and supported this with a study based on the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. In the survey conducted by the study, researchers discovered that 47 criminals in an Ontario prison selected their victims according to a sense of weakness portrayed through the ways they walked. In order to be sure of this, an experiment was conducted. A video of twelve people walking, some of which had been victimized in the past, was shown to a "group of inmates" and the individuals were asked whether or not those in the footage were likely to be good victims. Surprisingly, many of those whom the criminals choose as easy targets were indeed assulted at least once in the past. When asked to explain the reason behind why they chose such victims, they replied that the people "walked like an easy target."

Justin Peters had several purposes for writing this article. The most obvious reason was to inform most people, if not all, about how one's gait can affect their vulnerability to become a victim. This is evident in the way Peters presented his arguments, first by introducing the point and later supporting it with a study made by the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. The similie ("Don't wave wads of cash around like you're in Brewster's Millions") and illustration ("... or if you befriend J. J. Bittenbinder...") were effective in the way that they made the readers have a clearer understanding of what Peters was trying to say. Another purpose was to present the causes and effects through comparing and contrasting different gaits of people. The way people walked in public either increased or decreased their chances of being attacked or assualted by criminals, and this was viewed in the author's analysis of the inmates and how they viewed each individual in the footage. However, contrast to the audience's expectations that Peters was mostly likely trying to encourage people to change their gaits, the author's opinion towards the issue is explicitly presented in the final pagaraph. He advised to not take the study much into consideration because the sample size was small. "Nevertheless, it reinforces something that seems pretty intuitive," and this was evident when he explained that criminals avoid challenges and look for easier ways to get what they want. Finally, Peters encouraged people to walk "down the street like you own it" because it could definitely keep them from seeming vulnerable to criminals.

33.Why does music feel so good?

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/11/why-does-music-feel-so-good/?source=hp_dl4_why_does_music_feel_so_good_20130413

Now, a s a freelance journalist who writes about neuroscience, Virgnia once had doubts of her future such as where she'd study and what she would do, with these questions in mind, depressed she went out for a drive and turned on the radio which changed her life. He heard the charging tempo and jaunty teasing violin of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.5, "“This piece of music came on, and something just happened,” Salimpoor recalls. “I just felt this rush of emotion come through me. It was so intense.” She pulled over to the side of the street so she could concentrate on the song and the pleasure it gave her. when the song was over, Salimpoor’s mind raced with questions. “I was thinking, wow, what just happened? A few minutes ago I was so depressed, and now I’m euphoric,” she says. “I decided that I had to figure out how this happened — that that’s what I’m going to do with the rest of my life.” Graduating at McGill University Virginia made experiments and studies on why unlike sex and gambling with no intrinsic value music gave such a rewarding pleasure. there isn't a exact answer why, but through a tomography neuroscientists could tell that 15 minutes after a participant listened to their favorite song, their brain flooded with dopamine which is active during sex and eating.She will now continue to persue her answer.

Music being something culturally, and individually enjoyed bring out the best or the worse of people, it has the power to give a person pleasure. In this article, the author does a fine job portraying it. The author uses her own experience to bring out the reasone why she decided to pursue on finding such aswers to her question, she is detailed in what she does and passionate about it. her vocabulary is well used, she never gets out of track answering questions that many people where so curious about,

33. Why South Koreans Aren't Worried About Nuclear War

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/why-south-koreans-arent-worried-about-nuclear-war/274947/

On April 12th, Donald Kirk wrote an article about the South Koreans’ thoughts and feelings towards the North Korean threats. Kirk opens with a reaction regarding the issue given by a former South Korean finance minister saying that he “just grinned when pressed on whether the rhetoric from the North was having any impact.” The author says that the people are definitely aware of the threats since the media divulges them every day, though they seem to be indifferent towards them since in the past, the North Koreans have done things similar to these but didn’t take any drastic measure. From past events, the South Koreans do not think they their enemy will do anything and even if they do, the U.S. and the U.N. will respond. And since the South Koreans are “living in a dream world of peace and prosperity, [they] are deaf to noises that suggest the dream could turn into a nightmare.”

The purpose of the author in writing this article is to inform his readers about why the South Koreans don’t seem to be worried about North Korea’s threats. He refutes a possible idea that they aren’t aware of all the dangers that could happen by saying that the media talks about it all the time. An appeal to logic is used to express the reason for their calm attitude and the author refers to past events to support his claim. He compares what the North Koreans have done in the past and what they are currently doing to show how it is unlikely that they would launch any nuclear missile. The only worry is that they could launch in the Monday celebrating the birth of Kim Il-Sung, but if they do launch, the South Koreans are assured that the U.S. will retaliate.

33. Yes, the PC is dead. What’s next?

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/yes_the_pc_is_dead_whats_next/

In Andrew Leonard's article, "Yes, the PC is dead. What’s next?," he informs readers about the crisis in this generation where people are in constant disruption. Leonard starts his article by showing a personal experience where he noticed the humans' obsession for personal computers, or phones. Then, he continues by showing a research, which shows that personal computers, or, this time, old desktop computers, sale are getting into a crisis. Leonard, then, gets to the main point of his article, to show that this generation of people are used to a certain kind of disruption, or when an important trend loses its popularity from one week to another, or even from one day to another. Presently, this have been happening a lot, and Leonard explains this by showing a personal experience with his own daughter. People are now used to things that are momentarily interesting, but they also loses interest quickly. Leonard ends his article by showing the perspective of a science fiction author who have the same thoughts as him.

The author's purpose in writing this article is to show the readers about the habit of people in this generation. People are seeing to many technology evolve and, at the same time, seeing things starting to fail. They are getting used to this and the author uses this article to reveal this to the readers, who are mostly people who are interested in technology and people who are constantly using technology, which can be considered as most people. The author is very successful in using his examples to show his point and purpose. He uses both studies, which are credible sources, and personal experience, which helps the reader relate. These points make the article seem reliable and credible. His diction is mainly consisted of technological terms and the current generation's trends. Overall, Leonard does a good job to prove and reveal his purpose throughout the article.

33. "The Real Reason No One's Buying PCs Anymore: They've Gotten Too Good"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/04/12/why_pc_sales_are_declining_old_pcs_still_work_just_fine.html

Will Oremus wrote an article to Slate on April 12, 2013 talking about PCs and the reason why nobody is purchasing them anymore. Many PC brands such as Acer and HP has suffered drastic drops in the market. One possible reason for why this could be happening is when people buy new electronics  they also buy new PC for all of their data. However, Windows 8 does not work that way and it is causing the PC sales to drop tremendously. Another possible reason is that, of course, the PC is an old form of saving data. Now a days, the computer sizes are bigger and can hold more data, and also their are smaller ways of saving data such as a usb drive which has become very common. Also, more work is done on cellphones these days which don't require PCs to save data. People choose to spend their money on tablets and cellphones instead of computers as Oremus says. Also, PCs can last for a really long time and hold a lot of information. This means that once someone purchases one, the chance that they will buy another is very unlikely.

Oremus's purpose of publishing this article to to inform readers about the two possible reasons that PCs are not popular among society anymore. The audience of this article are to the mainly the computer geeks but also everyday people who may want to know why PCs are not as commonly talked about and referred to as they were in the past. He also clearly revealed his own opinion about PCs and how much practical pin drives, cellphones, and tablets have become with this generation.

32. "Obama's Dangerous Budget Game"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/04/05/obama_s_dangerous_budget_game.html

On April 5, Matthew Yglesias wrote an article on Obama's budget plan, which does not look so safe. As Yglesias said, the budget is going to be based on the $1.8 trillion grand bargain offer that Obama made to John Boehner during the fiscal cliff talks instead of the Senate Democrats' "Foundation for Growth" budget. Therefore Obama will have to make cuts to financial and social security. This idea has been rejected by the GOP in its details and as a general concept also. It is very clear that the reason we do not have a grand bargain on the budget is that the Republicans don't want one. This can lead to some risks between the Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans can say that they disagree with taxes but why don't we do entitlement reforms that the president also agrees on. This can lead the Republicans to run ads on Democrats and how they are leading to country to bankruptcy.

This article was very short and a bit difficult to understand in my point of view. To me, this is a big deal and needs to be explained to the reader in a more detailed manner. Yglesias lacked in providing a solid point of view to the reader and allowing them to know exactly what is going on with $1.8 trillion. However, Yglesias was able to develop fear in the readers eyes while reading this. Especially when saying that if this is addressed soon it may leave the United States of America to bankruptcy, something no one wants to see this nation go through.

32. China Kills Market Birds as Flu Found in Pigeons

http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/05/china-kills-market-birds-as-flu-found-in-pigeons/?iid=hl-main-lead


     On Friday, six people were announced to have died in China from a new flu strain found in pigeons.  In Shanghai, pigeons, sold to eat, are being slaughtered in an attempt to stop the new flu from spreading.  About 14 people have been said to have caught the strain of the flu, H7N9, the earliest cases being reported on Sunday.  Scientists are worried that the virus could spread to global proportions.  These are strange symptoms showing in the pigeons, they do not seem to have anything wrong, which makes the virus difficult to detect.


     This article is very interesting and thought provoking.  The swine flu was a huge epidemic issue and people are already worried about another one.  This article is particularly strong in the sense that the flu can be very serious and deadly, so it is sure to spark attention and caution.  The article has some weak points too, but they are not enough to hinder the article's purpose, to inform the public and to protect people and keep them aware.

32. 5 Killed in Muslim-Christian Clashes in Egypt

http://world.time.com/2013/04/06/5-killed-in-muslim-christian-clashes-in-egypt/

In Egypt Saturday morning, a fight broke out between Muslims and Christians in a town called Khosoos, about 20 kilometers from Cairo. Security officials report that the conflict left five people dead, four Christians and a Muslim. Investigators are still waiting for an autopsy to confirm how they died. President Mohammed Mori’s office condemned the violence in a statement recently released. Since the revolts in 2011, there has not been a strong police force making attacks more common. Police say that the conflict began when a young Muslim drew inflammatory symbols on a mosque and an Islamic institute. Both Christian and Muslim onlookers soon started to argue and eventually gun wielding residents began to fire at each other. However, the citizens interviewed by the Associated Press gave a different reason and that police arrived hours after the fight had ended. Some of the residents say that the feuding families started the violent clash. Yet, other residents say that the fight began when a woman was harassed verbally in the street. Fights also started near a church which is now closed and guarded by police. According to a Christian resident named Atef Atta, “Police fired tear gas and we all left…Christians are always victims and the government doesn’t do anything.” The Coptic Christians, who make up 10 percent of Egypt’s 85 million people, have been complaining of discrimination by the state. In the Middle East, they are the largest Christian community. The violence even brought condemnation from the Muslim Brotherhood’s president.  In an email from Saad el-Katatni from the Freedom and Justice Party, it said, “Security authorities should take all measures to resolve the problem and religious figures should intervene to end the tension.” Still, Egyptian Christians fear that political tension, lack of security, and incendiary statements by some conservative Islamic clerics give extremist a “freer hand” to attack churches.

The author, Mariam Rizk, uses her article to inform curious readers about the recent events taking place in Egypt. She goes back and talks about tensions under the regime of Hosni Mubarak and a bomb that killed Coptic worshipers weeks before the 2011 uprising to connect with the recent predicament. Rizk uses a variety of sources to gain information. There is a report by the Associated Press with a different story than previously given. Three different stories are told in the article. There are even eyewitness accounts and an email from Freedom and Justice Party Chairman Saad el-Katatni. Rizk also uses a percentage to show how many Coptic Christians are in Egypt.

32. Why Does My Kid Freak Out?

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/02/why_does_my_kid_freak_out_the_science_behind_toddler_tantrums.html

Melinda Wenner Moyer published on February 27, 2013, the article "Why Does My Kid Freak Out?" to advise parents of young kids that a toddler's temper tantrum is mostly quite normal. Moyer asserts that toddlers can have a lot of stress as they are learning so many new things at the same time, and since they do not yet know how to cope with stress, they would "freak out." As her introduction, she connects to comedian Jason Good's blog post "46 Reasons My Three Year Old Might Be Freaking Out" which is a humorous list of random instances that a little toddler may freak out. Moyer affirms that it is natural for the young children to have tantrums when the parents start to enforce rules on them. It could confuse them and frustrate them because they do not yet understand why things are the way they are. Moyer then explains why adults do not have those tantrums, which is because adults are capable of controlling them, since such skills as language skills and the ability to understand and identify different feelings have already developed. Moyer further explains the factors within a child and their brain functions that are related to the tantrums they have time to time. As she lays out her explanations, she appeals to ethos by using quotes from intellectual sources such as the University of Illinois and a psychologist Claire Kopp. Moyer also talk about her own son as an example to clarify her assertions. She creates an analogy to cavemen to describe how the toddlers are like.

Moyer's purpose of publishing this article is to inform parents of young toddlers that it is normal for toddlers to "freak out" because the babies go through a lot of frustration as they are trying to understand what is going on. Accordingly, the audience of this article is the parents, or to-be-parents of young children. She aims for the adults to be more understanding and wise to deal with the the tantrums of the little children.

32. Could Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Be Arrested For Assaulting His Players?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/04/03/mike_rice_rutgers_could_the_basketball_coach_be_arrested_for_assault.html

On April 3rd, Justin Peters wrote for Slate Magazine, an article regarding the violent actions of Rutgers' men's basketball coach, Mike Rice. The article started with the expected firing of the coach, followed by a video that the ESPN's Outside the Lines posted a few days ago. The next paragraph described Mike's behavior "to verge on criminal assult," and this can be understood by the audience who, most likely, will have watched the video before reading on the article. Peters then, concluded the paragraph by asking, "Could Mike Rice be held criminally liable for assulting his players?" It is likely that, after having watched the video, most people would probably respond to the question with a yes. However, Peters infomed the audience about how using "violence" as a means of coaching was sometimes good because it was a "motivational technique." From personal experience, Peters recalled back to his athlete days and talked about how being unexpectedly kicked in the helmets kept him and this teammates alert and focused. Despite the fact that it is rare for coaches to be reported and arrested for aggressive or even violent coaching, the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice qualified Rice's acts to be "simple assult." However, it would be "hard to presecute Mike" because the issue would have to have started with a complaint about a recent action. In addition, the video itself would not be considered as enough proof to testify against Rice. Following this argument, Peter alluded to a February incident, in which a police officer was charged for buffeting a civilian in a parade. The judge responsible for the case concluded that the video itself was not compelling enough since, according to a forensic video analyst, "technology in most cases does not record enough images to exactly replicate reality." In the final paragraph, Peters concluded that though Rice would not be charged subject, he would most likely not be hired as a coach for some time.

The author, Justin Peters, used several strategies and rhetorical devices throughout the article to effectively achieve his purpose. His purpose was to inform his audience, most likely college athletes and coaches, whether Rice would be held responsible for his violent actions towards his players. He was effective in his use of videos, which allowed readers to witness how bad Rice's behavior was and also to understand what he meant in the following paragraph. Despite his critical and informal diction, he used a conversational tone, evident in the question and opinion in paranthesis, that engaged the reader into the article. He wrote in an unbiased stand, when he revealed both the positive and negative aspects of using violence in coaching, but his acerbic criticism of Rice's behavior (last sentence in the first paragraph), clearly revealed his opinion about the coach. Peters alluded to a variety of sources throughout his article, which included the ESPN, the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, his personal expericence, and the February Puerto Rican Day parade case. Finally, the last paragraph added humor to the article, as Peters concluded that though Rice would not be held criminal, not getting a job as a coach was punishment enough.