Op-ed Piece

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/kristof-the-birth-control-solution.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Above is the link to the op-ed piece I found, The Birth Control Solution by Nicolas D. Kristof. In the article he talks about how the Earth's population is increasing at an exponential rate and that birth control would slow down the population increase. He explains that it would reduce poverty and climate change.

I think it is a worthwhile example of persuasive journalism because of the many sources he regarded throughout the article. Also he explains different point of views on the topic of birth control, such as those women in Africa who didn't even know such a thing existed before Kristof told them. His tone and style also lend themselves to the overall persuasiveness of the article. He is charming and clever in some of his phrases, such as "Amen! Contraceptives no more cause sex than umbrellas cause rain." You want to hear what he has to say and get engaged in the argument as a result.

Sound and Fury

I enjoyed Sound and Fury. It depicted two related families who were dealing with their children's deafness.

What I found interesting about the film was that it showed that there is never a right or wrong in a situation. The basic argument in the film was whether or not the children of the family should get surgery to get a cochlear implant. To some members of the whole family, the cochlear implant was a threat to deaf culture.
On the other hand, though, getting the cochlear implant would open up a world of opportunity to the deaf children.

In the end, one family decided to get the implant and one not, but neither was right and neither was wrong. I think that it was a perfect example of the gray instead of black and white idea. Sound and Fury was a good film.