Krista Ramsey Column
The column I chose to blog about is Krista: T.Y. Hilton is a good player, great dad by Krista Ramsey, a former columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer. The article is about Hilton's care and love for his newborn daughter, Eugenia, and how he is a great example of a great father and husband in the NFL, where there have been recent domestic abuse cases against players.
The best written line of the article is "But it was Hilton's vulnerability, his heart-on-his-sleeve love for his daughter, that made a nation of boisterous football fans stop their partying and take notice" (Ramsey). This shows the reader that T.Y. Hilton is a great football player, but also a kind and loving father. The diction of this line shows that Ramsey wrote how Hilton expresses his feelings when it was described as "... his heart-on-his-sleeve..." (Ramsey). The syntax of this article is well done and it forms great sentences and paragraphs.
Ramsey's writing style is very argument like, presenting an opener, a claim, and then solid evidence or quotations to support the claim. A good example of one of Ramsey's openers can be found in her article Ramsey: For better vision, kids need time outdoors . She states, "You see it all the time. Your teenager at the dinner table, waiting for his checkup at the orthodontist's office, sauntering to his car- continually hunched over his smartphone or iPad" (Ramsey). An example of Ramsey's claims can be found in her article Ramsey: Super Bowl QB's score points for great style. She claims, "After watching New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick slouch off the field in his cutoff hoodie, it's been heartening to see players like Wilson show up perfectly groomed for a post-game interview" (Ramsey). Evidence Ramsey uses to support her claims can be found in her article Krista: T.Y. Hilton is good player, great dad. In the article, Ramsey quotes Hilton when he says, "Very much a big game for me. A little bit of rest. Been up since 4 o'clock. I just gave it my all. I ain't got no pulse in my body today. I been with my baby girl that whole time. I just wanted to give it my all and play the game for her" (Ramsey).
The best written line of the article is "But it was Hilton's vulnerability, his heart-on-his-sleeve love for his daughter, that made a nation of boisterous football fans stop their partying and take notice" (Ramsey). This shows the reader that T.Y. Hilton is a great football player, but also a kind and loving father. The diction of this line shows that Ramsey wrote how Hilton expresses his feelings when it was described as "... his heart-on-his-sleeve..." (Ramsey). The syntax of this article is well done and it forms great sentences and paragraphs.
Ramsey's writing style is very argument like, presenting an opener, a claim, and then solid evidence or quotations to support the claim. A good example of one of Ramsey's openers can be found in her article Ramsey: For better vision, kids need time outdoors . She states, "You see it all the time. Your teenager at the dinner table, waiting for his checkup at the orthodontist's office, sauntering to his car- continually hunched over his smartphone or iPad" (Ramsey). An example of Ramsey's claims can be found in her article Ramsey: Super Bowl QB's score points for great style. She claims, "After watching New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick slouch off the field in his cutoff hoodie, it's been heartening to see players like Wilson show up perfectly groomed for a post-game interview" (Ramsey). Evidence Ramsey uses to support her claims can be found in her article Krista: T.Y. Hilton is good player, great dad. In the article, Ramsey quotes Hilton when he says, "Very much a big game for me. A little bit of rest. Been up since 4 o'clock. I just gave it my all. I ain't got no pulse in my body today. I been with my baby girl that whole time. I just wanted to give it my all and play the game for her" (Ramsey).
Three questions I would ask Ramsey are:
1. Growing up, did you want to be a journalist?
2. How do you get ideas for your articles?
3. What do you need to study in college to be a writer?
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/11/27/krista-ramsey-ty-hilton/19581307/
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