The Last Soapstone, unfortunately.
Speaker: Never disappointing his audience, Nicholas Kristof speaks to New York Times readers again. He keeps up with fluctuating teen pregnancy rates, and remains well informed. Keeping an educated voice throughout, Kristof manages to sound casual and approachable.
Occasion: United States teen pregnancy rates drop due to programs like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Kristof congratulates the break through, but uses his column to ask society to consider other ways that effectively convince teenagers against teen pregnancy (like MTV does). The United States has teen age birth rates up to ten times higher when compared to countries like Switzerland and Canada – developed countries. We need change.
Audience: Kristof writes to his column readers, but specifically to middle class families, health organizations, the government, employers, etc. He claims that “long-term decline in teenage births is the improvement in job possibilities for women.” If they are given quality education, then they aspire to excel beyond high school into college. He advocates that teenagers should have easy access to contraceptives, so for the next season of “16 and Pregnant” “Family planning clinics had better stock up.”
Purpose: Kristof praises America on the dropping teenage births, but gives evidence that there remains room for improvement. Society must increase opportunities and education for women to guarantee a successful future.
Subject: This column deals with declining teenage birthrates because programs like “16 and Pregnant” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” provide real accounts and consequences of unprotected sex.
Tone: Kristof never fails to deliver an educational and didactic tone while contemplative. He includes humor when he says, “I’ve been fulminating about teenage birthrate for years, and I don’t think I’ve averted a single birth.” This lightens the mood on a serious problem in America.
Occasion: United States teen pregnancy rates drop due to programs like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Kristof congratulates the break through, but uses his column to ask society to consider other ways that effectively convince teenagers against teen pregnancy (like MTV does). The United States has teen age birth rates up to ten times higher when compared to countries like Switzerland and Canada – developed countries. We need change.
Audience: Kristof writes to his column readers, but specifically to middle class families, health organizations, the government, employers, etc. He claims that “long-term decline in teenage births is the improvement in job possibilities for women.” If they are given quality education, then they aspire to excel beyond high school into college. He advocates that teenagers should have easy access to contraceptives, so for the next season of “16 and Pregnant” “Family planning clinics had better stock up.”
Purpose: Kristof praises America on the dropping teenage births, but gives evidence that there remains room for improvement. Society must increase opportunities and education for women to guarantee a successful future.
Subject: This column deals with declining teenage birthrates because programs like “16 and Pregnant” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” provide real accounts and consequences of unprotected sex.
Tone: Kristof never fails to deliver an educational and didactic tone while contemplative. He includes humor when he says, “I’ve been fulminating about teenage birthrate for years, and I don’t think I’ve averted a single birth.” This lightens the mood on a serious problem in America.
After reading six weeks’ worth of columns by Nicholas Kristof, his writing and dedication is inspirational. He values the well-being of his community and individuals’ rights. He makes his argument easily identifiable, while avoiding too much bias that would make his writing offensive. Kristof always backs up his arguments with a bounty of facts figures, and personal accounts that rally his audience as Pro-Kristof. Kristof tends to appeal to the audience’s logos to make his arguments valid; although he sometimes includes his personal views and accounts on the matter. His columns usually start out introducing the problem, or a fact or statistic, related to the problem/topic. He proceeds to explain the current state of the problem and solutions or suggestions. Throughout his columns, International, national, and local statistics support his claims reflecting the global effects and problems that need solutions. Kristof does not sound judgmental, but encouraging and a defender of American ideals (like women's rights, stopping prostitution, decreasing poverty rates, etc.) His education, the ability to encourage his audience and long the best for society captures reader; he counsels the reader to make a difference in the world.