After browsing through the different columnists and their pages, I made the decision to follow Charles M. Blow. I chose to follow this columnist and read the articles that he published because his articles cover several areas of my interest. In his articles, Blow covers the issues surrounding politics, public opinion, and social justice. Each writer has his/ her unique sense of style and form of writing, and when I saw that Blow covered these areas I was interested in reading his point of view on issues in society. I was also curious to learn about the social injustices within our country and how our society/government deals with them. I figured that if I chose to follow Charles M. Blow, I would be provided with a way to interpret the different social/ political issues in our society- regardless of whether I agreed with him or not.
Additionally, the different titles of Blow’s articles captivated my attention when I was searching for a columnist to follow. For instance, the article titled “Reducing Our Obscene Level of Child Poverty” caught my attention. I was interested in reading this article when I first saw its title because the issue surrounding child poverty strongly resonates with me. Ever since I went with my church on a mission trip to Guatemala, I have always been very aware of the effects that poverty can have on families and individual children. Therefore, I was interested in hearing what the author had to say about this topic.
As I read Blow’s article about children in poverty, I found that I enjoyed his writing style. Rather than making accusations against different groups and their beliefs, Blow gets right to the issue. In his article “Reducing Our Obscene Level of Child Poverty,” he recognizes the fact that people may not always agree on different issues in society, however everyone can agree that children should not suffer from poverty. I appreciate the fact that Bow is not judgmental of different group’s beliefs and convinces his audience of the severity of his issue by providing facts and statistics that support his beliefs. I also appreciate the fact that Blow does not limit this form of writing to one article. In the article “ A Future Segregated by Science”, Blow continues to promote questions to his audience and offer possible suggestions backed with evidence. Blow's style of writing is not biased because he presents his points and allows his audience to make their own judgements. He does include a bit of sarcastic humor in his articles and promotes his own beliefs, however his points are persuasive and open to interpretation. As a whole, I think that I will enjoy reading Blow's articles because they will provide me with interesting information and allow me to make my own inferences on society’s issues.
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