Florida Suit Says Arrests Are Retaliation for Atheism

This last article by Lizette Alvarez really struck my interest. The title of this captivating article is called "Atheist in Florida Files Suit Citing Harassment in Arrest." I must admit, this title is was reeled me in, but this particular article seemed different than the rest of Alvarez's. Although it shared the similar writing style, this one had more of a narrative-base than solely details and facts. No slang really stuck out to me, but I did notice the extraordinarily formal writing type. She used a lot of  functional statement syntax in her sentences meaning there was usually only statements, rather than interrogative or exclamatory sentences. One of the only rhetorical devices I noticed was the repetition of sentence and ideas. Another reason this particular article stuck out from her others is that this one was written in cause-effect format. Everything was in a process. There was no persuasion or argumentation in this article or simply in any of her articles that I read. Alvarez has a certain swing to her writing that makes it unique from other typical writers. She exhibits a very rare sense of biased opinion in all articles, and she certainly made the article effective for her readers. My personal favorite technique of hers is that the writing style is concise and extremely down-to-the-point. Her readers can get the facts in a quick, short, interesting manner.

Ready to Swim 103 Miles with Sharks

Again, I have found another very intriguing article written by Lizette Alvarez. It is titled "Swimming From Cuba to Key West, Without Leaving the Water." This article was soley based off of interviews. I didnt happen to find a single biased oppinion or judgement from Alvarez. She again was very consise in her writing. Although I'm sure unintentional, Alvarez used a bit of alliteration in a few of her sentences. Now considering this article consisted mainly of interviews and statements of facts, I didn't find a single personification or onomatopia usage. Perhaps more of a story or narrative would alter the interest of more readers. It could just be her type of writing, but a high suggestion would be to add more similies, metaphors, or simply any rhetorical device. Because this was written with only facts and interview, there was no point of view or plot. This was well written, but could definitely be more interesting if written differently.