My
favorite read-able news source is The
Week where I feel I can find the most reliable new stories that cover a
large range. In each issue of The Week,
there is a section called “The World at a Glance…”. I find this portion of The Week to be extremely important as it
delivers information from all over the globe. I find that knowing world news is
just as important as being up to date with local and national news. For this
assignment I chose an article from my second favorite news source, The Baltimore Sun, because it covers a variety
of topics and stories that are local and that affect me.
In this
article, Heidi Stevens highlights stress as a hazard to the human body and
discusses ways in which to relieve it. She begins by comparing two different
types of stress and how in today society people are constantly anxious and
frazzled. Stevens effectively places quotes from scientists and their studies
to relay that the stress humans succumb to is actually "slowly
killing" people. She writes very little on her own, as her article is
mostly made up of quotes, which shows her credibility and allows the article to
make a stronger impact. In the article she moves on to discuss in a more
scientific manner why stress is so dangerous to the human body. While doing
this, Stevens keeps her article at a level of understanding so that readers get
the most out of it. After Steven addresses the issue of stress, she presents
four different ways to relieve stress and "reset" your body.
Effectually she divides up this information so that it is easy to follow and
understand. By first introducing the issue of stress and its effects on the
human body, and then following up with suggestions for relieving stress,
Stevens is attempting to connect to and help her audience.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sc-health-0926-stress-20120926,0,436936,full.story
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