The essay that I chose in print is from the San Jose Mercury Newspaper. I picked the article Roadshow: Stimulus Funds for BART Extension Not Likely because instead of being an actual essay it is more of a question and answer article. The material in the article is about extending the BART to San Jose and how the government stimulus plan will delay the project. The article states that “the line into San Jose won't get federal environmental clearance until later this year and construction is several years away.” This information will upset people who want the BART extended into San Jose.
The author of the article, Gary Richards, provides people’s questions about different modes of transportation and issues that irritate commuters. These people in particular are all frustrated commuters in the San Jose area and pose as reasons to why it is important that the BART is extended into San Jose as soon as possible. I think this article is interesting because the author uses real people in the community to express how they feel about the stimulus fund issue rather than just simply writing a couple paragraphs. This article is a great example for what chapter 14 in Compose Design Advocate states in which essays have a “range of strategies and arrangements.”
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