1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/fashion/24SKIN.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=health&adxnnlx=1298837321-7IZsnHx6s9GvfznSGnuzzQ

Tattoos and Makeup

This article discusses the popularity and dangers of cosmetic tattooing. I would categorize this story as descriptive or a day in life because the first couple of the paragraphs describe the daily routine of a woman who received cosmetic tattooing on her eyebrows and eyeliner.

2.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27boxing.html?ref=us

The article is about students who have turned to after school boxing programs in response to the budget cuts in schools and after school athletic programs. I would categorize this article as an issue/trend story because it focuses on the issue of budget cuts in schools and after-school programs in Ohio.

3. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/politics/27guns.html?ref=education

Arizona lawmakers are contemplating passing a bill that allows professors and students over the age of 21 to have firearms in college classrooms. I would categorize the article as an investigative piece because it discusses a nation wide issue of gun control and shootings that have occurred over the past few years on college campuses.

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Soldiers are returning home with rucksacks full of  prescription medications. Over the past few decades, the United States military's medical system is awash in prescription drugs which have resulted in the untimely deaths of many U.S. soldiers.

Revised Version:

The United States military's medical system is handing rucksacks full of prescription medications to U.S. soldiers returning home from war, resulting in the untimely deaths of many U.S. soldiers.

Reader's Response: Egypt Chaos, Dozens of Reporters Beaten/ Washington Post

Brief Summary:


Human rights activists and reporters are being attacked by gangs and supporters of President Hasni Mubarak. Twenty four reporters were detained in 24 hours, some from the Washington Post and the New York Times and 21 journalists were assaulted. The government has accused media outlets of being sympathetic towards protesters and encouraging them to fight to overthrow the Mubarak.

• The lead is the equivalent to the topic sentence. The lead of this article is as follows: " Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn inEgypt's crisis as government opponents pushed supporters out of Cairo's main square in a second day of battles."
• The first quote appears in the middle of the article.
• Washington Post summarizes what the source says before actually quoting the source. For example, "Mubarak, 82, told ABC television in an interview that he was fed up and wants to resign. But he said he can't for fear the country would sink into chaos. He said he was very unhappy about the two days of clashes in central Tahrir Square."
• In this article, the writer uses a variety of direct quotations and paraphrases of sources included in the article. A source is attributed at least six times.
• The writer summed up the article with another anecdote. The writer tied the end and the beginning of the article together by reporting 1 million foreign tourists have fled the country.
• Approximately 2-3 sentences make up each paragraph.

Link to Washington Post article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020300716_4.html