The column was about bullying from two perspectives: The bully's and the victim's. It tells us how bullying is too serious to be overlooked.
To me, the best written line is, "Finally, that other key group of children -- the witnesses -- are held up to accountability." This line is very important because people think that the only people involved with bullying are the victims and the bullies themselves. They're wrong. The witnesses are the most valuable people because they can help the victims in ways that the victims can't help themselves. Krista uses dashes to separate the word "witnesses" to show its importance by making it stand out. She also used the elevated word accountability instead of responsibility, to show that the standards the witnesses are held to are high.
Krista's style is journalistic and terse. An example of this in this column is,"But today, the stakes are too high. Desperate victims are turning to violence to deal with their harassers. Others, feeling permanently imprisoned, consider suicide." She said her point bluntly. Another example from the column "For better vision, kids need time outdoors" is ," What they saw was a common factor among kids who weren't myopic- and that was more time spent outdoors." Once again, she went straight to her point. Lastly, in the column " Super Bowl QBs score points for great style" she again goes straight to the point by saying," And you look down at your fitted blazer and heels in a sea of shorts, T-shirts and nylon jackets at your daughter'a college graduation, you probably wonder why you bothered. Keep bothering."
Some questions I would ask Krista: What inspired you to become a columnist? How do you decide which writing style would be most effective? What steps did you have to take to become this successful?
http://enquirer.com/columns/ramsey/1998/12/120598kr.html
I like how you chose the quote," Finally, that other key group of children-- the witnesses -- are held up to accountability," because along with the words ,"witnesses," and ,"accountability,", I think the word ,"key," stands out for me because she doesn't choose to say important or vital, she says key because without them, the witnesses, the bullying will always continue unless the witnesses stand up for what is right no matter what.
ReplyDeletei really like how you included the quote. it makes the post more intersesting to read
ReplyDeleteI really like this post because this is a big issue we are dealing with throughout high school. I think you are right about witnesses being the most valuable people in these situations because they are able to help both the bully and the victim.
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