Krista Ramsey

Here's the link to the column I chose.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/03/22/krista-ramsey/6760681/


The column I chose is about how a newlywed couple spends their first year raising the groom's twin sisters.


Best Written Line

"When they left their old life behind to move into Megan's apartment in Eastgate, they left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing" (Ramsey). I think this line is the best written because it shows how rough their lives were before Ryan and Megan stepped in and adopted them. This also shows how family sticks together. This line makes the column really touching and inspiring because of how she described the condition the twins were in before they were adopted by Ryan and Megan. One type of diction used in this line was abstract diction. It shows how the couple feels about the girls because they pushed back their plans to raise the twins and care for them. It also shows that even though they barely knew each other the couple still loved them unconditionally.


Krista Ramsey's Writing Style

Some writing styles I've picked up in Krista's writing are how the titles of her columns are very descriptive like, "For better vision, kids need time outdoors" "Super Bowl QBs score points for great style" "Newlyweds spend first year raising groom's twin sisters"(Ramsey) She also tends to use pathos  and logos a lot in her writing. An example of pathos is when she shows emotion in her columns like in "Newlyweds spend first year raising groom's twin sisters". She uses a lot of logos in her other two columns we observed in class.

Questions for Krista Ramsey

1. What was your first column about?
2. Do you ever get writers block?
3. What's your most favorite thing about being a columnist?