The Washington Post
Robert Barnes
Monday, April 14, 2008
This article discusses the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of sentencing a child rapists to the death penalty. This case comes from Louisiana and deals with a man raping an 8 year old girl. The author uses a lot of previous cases, quotes from both sides, and facts to describe this case. For instance, Louisiana is one of a handful of states that one can be sentenced to death for raping a child(there is a difference between a child and an adult). There are 3,300 people on death row; 3298 are murders, and only 2 are rapists (both from LA). This article not only used good sources but made the transition flow. It was very easy to read and he left out his opinion entirely. It was a very well written article that provided very good information to the audience.
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I love when articles are written just to educate an audience and not to try and sway their opinion. It appears that this article did just that. That is a very interesting topic, and one that I do not know much about. I would say that this article did a good job of presenting the facts, and through presenting the facts the audience is free to make their own decision.
Just reading your comments on the article makes me want to read it. The author gave many interesting facts that caught my attention. It is very informative, but also uses emotion. I like that he did not have his own opinion because it gives the reader a chance to think about the topic more on his own.
I agree that articles should not be too persuasive or biased; however, its not really an editorial if the article is too straight forward. You get know opinion what so ever in this article which in my opinion makes it rather boring. While articles that come off strongly opinionated, are hard to read, they are also fun to read. I like being able to read what the author thinks and feels
I agree with Laura. I like when an article allows me to make my own opinions. When someone tries to convince me of something, I usually try to believe the opposite.
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