The New York Times
Author: Francis X. Clines
April 16, 2008
The author begins the article by reviewing an opera, which really draws the readers attention because it is told in a story-like form. After reading the second paragraph and realizing that the author was still talking about the opera, I completley lost interest. The entire article was in first person, and it was mainly the authors opinion of an opera in intricate detail. I did not see a point in this article other than to tell a story, and I do not think anyone in their right mind would want to read this in The New York Times. I believe that if you want to tell a story, write a book. The author did not inform the reader of anything other than how much she liked the opera even though there were people sitting around her slurping on pepsi.
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3 comments:
That's a very interesting way to start an article especially with all the presidential stuff recently. It would've cought my attention as well, but then it sounds like it went pretty downhill.
I agree with you. I feel like if you want to tell me a story then you should write a book. I know editorials are supposed to be opinionated, but that is going a little overboard.
Wow, I could not agree more. It seems that the author had nothing better to write about, so they decided to write about something that has no place in the New York Times. I would say that this article is out of place in the editorial section of a major newspaper. I don't see how this topic was relevant to anything going on in our society today. I also think that if you want to tell a story, write a book.
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