Most recent public comments by Macy Gosch https://nowcomment.com/users/22825 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=567802 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=567802 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:16:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566391 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566391 This is an example of direct characterization of Gretchen Fritz. The author is directly telling us that Gretchen is loud and headstrong, and knowing these character traits about her helps us understand why Schmid was so worried she'd tell people about the Rowe murder. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:08:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566386 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566386 The word "spewed" is often associated with vomiting, which shows that the author is trying to demonstrate that Bruns was feeling so scared and anxious he felt he had to tell the police—it was practically involuntary. The choice of the term "fever pitch" in the same sentence strengthens this idea; it shows that the author is purposefully choosing words that make the reader think of sickness and the desperation of a sick person to do whatever it takes to make themselves feel better. Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:16:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566384 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56139?scroll_to=566384 This paragraphs is one of the most terrifying paragraphs in the article as it describes some very gruesome activity, yet it doesn't come across that way. The diction in this paragraph shows that the author is not trying to create suspense, she is simply telling the facts of what happened with no particular emotion or attitude. I think the author is doing this because the article is about a very emotional topic and writing in this style causes the reader to focus on and understand the facts rather than feel so distraught about what happened they can't think about anything else. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:54:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/55691?scroll_to=552959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/55691?scroll_to=552959 The main idea of this article is that teens and their parents fight so often because parents aren't used to their children having so much control over what they do. They are scared and want to protect their children and keep them safe, but teens want to make their own choices no matter how smart (or not so smart) these choices are, which leads to a lot of conflict. Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:38:53 -0400