Globalization

The article i picked was 3-A "Behind the 'illegal alien' label, real kids with a lot to contribute. It was written by Marcos Brenton to the Sacramento Bee. Marcos Brenton is a writer for the Sacramento Bee, a news paper in Sacramento California. He writes about baseball. He has written a book about Latinos and baseball. Because of his writing experience his article was very interesting, it kept me captivated throughout the whole thing. He has a lot of knowledge on illegal aliens as he as studied them through baseball and other things. The audience is readers of the sacramento bee. Most of these people live in california. He writes about different parts of california and mentions the state a few times. It was definitely a relevant topic in california. California has one of the highest immigration numbers in the country. This articles purpose is to inform and change the readers opinion about "illegal aliens".

The main strategy he uses is outside sources. He quotes a lot of other articles, then expounds on them to make them fit his argument. He has many stories and examples to build his argument. He has excellent transitions between these quotes. The paper flows, it drags you in and you cant stop reading.

I feel like this paper is very effective. I am not the biggest fan of immigration and "illegal aliens" but this was still a very interesting article to me. With his using quotes and other outside sources he brings a great balance of rhetoric to his argument. The quoted articles bring logic to his paper. They also make him more credible because he is quoting credible sources. These articles also bring the power of Pathos to his article. The quotes are very emotion grabbing and make you feel what "illegal aliens" feel. Overall this was a very persuasive article.