The column I read about was on bullying and how a songwriter encouraged students to stop bullies. It talked about people who were bullied and how they dealt with it in their life and how they got over it. The songwriter, Keenan West, described the different kinds of bullying and how they should avoid it but stand up for someone who is going through it. Here is the hyperlink to the column: Songwriter helps kids summon courage to stop Bullying
"What I'm asking you today is, if someone is being excluded, if rumors are going around about someone, what would it look like if you put yourself in his shoes? What would it feel like if you made sure everyone around you is having a good high school experience?"
This line impacts the whole column because it is telling you to be in someone else's shoes and see what they see. It may seem good on the outside but if you were in there position then you would get to see how they feel and their emotions to the situation. Diction was used, no one usually uses the word excluded people usually use words like rule out, deny, eliminate but this writer used exclude to give a more important feel and emphasis to the point they were trying to make.
Ramsey's writing style in all three columns is that she uses diction and syntax at certain parts in her columns to emphasize that specific point in that story. She uses diction to show that she took the effort to make the story and give it a meaning and the use for syntax was to prove a point and narrow down to one topic or subject. The point of her using diction and syntax is to demonstrate to her viewers that something is actually going on in people's lives and that it is important to be open minded and not just worry about your life but the lives of others.
If i had to ask the writer three questions they would be:
1. How long does it usually take to find a story, write a draft, edit the draft, type it all up, get it approved then get it published in a magazine or newspaper?
2. Is finding the story and writing something about it hard or easy? Does it come naturally or do you struggle?
3. Do people actually read to your work and act upon it or do they read it and leave it? How do you tell or know?
