Krista Ramsey Column

For the third column we had to read by Krista Ramsey, I read See the hit, save the brain game plan at cautious UC. This was about football players and how concussions can affect their brain. This column also focuses on UC's concussions prevention program and how they are helping drop rates of concussions in football players. 

"As they smack flashing buttons, the Bearcats are improving eye-hand coordination, timing, anticipation, depth perception and peripheral vision. It's fun. It's also potentially brain-saving." I think that this line is best written because it gives you a snapshot of what they are doing to prevent concussions. You can get an good idea of what is happening in the program. This line impacts the reader because at the end it says its "potentially brain-saving" and the brain is worth saving. It makes me think that they are saving someones life, which they could be. This line contains elevated diction because you don't hear these words in an everyday conversation. There are various sentences lengths in this quote. There are long sentences, but there are also 2 words in some. 

Ramesy's writing style is very attentions captivating. She uses words to keep you on your toes and keeps you reading (elevated diction). I finder very interesting to read and I thought it was hard to pick a column to use for this! "But before parents claw back the iPhones, experts say the problem may not lie in the technology itself, but the amount of time spent on it, the environment in which its used and the activities its replacing." (For better vision, kids need time outdoors), "Throw-back as it seems, some of us find it oddly reassuring when other people put some thought into what they wear to a special event," (Super Bowl QBs score points of great style), "Sparing them blindsides means saving their brains. It could also mean saving their sport." (See the hit, save the brain game plan at cautious UC). All of these quotes show Ramseys unique writing style. They all have words that you wouldn't normally use. Like in the first quote she uses the word "claws" instead of "take away" or other similar words. It made it more interesting to read instead of a boring word there. 

The questions I would ask Ramsey if I had the chance are.. Do you get to write about anything you want or are you told to focus on one thing each week. I.e. sports, technology etc. How do you always make your writing interesting to keep the readers attention? Did you always want to work in this field or were you interested in something else during high school?

See the hit, save the brain game plan at cautious UC