Monday, January 26, 2009

Comparing Editorials

Professional: | Student:
An answer to world poverty | Gratitude

Total number of words ____456____ ___769__

Total number of sentences _____24____ ___36___

Longest sentence (in # of words) ____46_____ ___45___

Shortest sentence (in # of words) ____11_____ ___7____

Average sentence length ____21_____ ___25____

Number of sentences w/ more than

10 words over the average length ____5_____ ___6____

Percentage of sentences w/ more

than 10 words over the average ___21%____ ___17%__

Number of sentences w/ more than

5 words below the average ____5_______ ___3_____

Percentage of sentences w/ more than

5 words below the average ____21%____ ___8%___

Paragraph Length

Longest Paragraph (in # of sentences) ____5______ ___17___

Shortest Paragraph (in # of sentences) ____1______ ___5____

Average Paragraph (in # of sentences) ____3_____ ___9____

I found that after reading the professional opinion editorial that was placed in the Deseret Times, I saw many similarities and many differences. I saw how the writer of the article was able to used, just like I did in my opinion editorial, experiences and accounts from history. Interestingly enough, the author of the editorial used his thesis as bookends to the history of what it was he was arguing.

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