Today
as I was looking through Krista Ramsey’s columns to write about, one caught my
attention. The name of this column is “Mennonites Embrace the Arts”.
In a few words the piece is about how Mennonites are confined to indulge in materialism. Ramsey goes through explaining how the church has allowed them to be creative and still be a part of the church, allowing Mennonites artists to share and recognize other’s work at Mennonite Arts Weekends.From Ramsey’s writing, one of the lines that stood out to me was: “Whatever you think of when you hear the word ‘Mennonite,’ it is probably not the word ‘art’." This impacts the readers’ perspective because it sets up the column to show that something uncommon will be shared. This really grabs their attention considering it’s the first line of text. There is also diction represented in the line that supports the perspective of the reader. For an example of diction Ramsey uses the quotations around the works “Mennonite” and “art”. This emphasizes what she is trying to get across as the main topic of her column and makes it quite obvious.
Ramsey has a very distinctive writing style which makes her work stand out from other columnists. She makes everything understandable and gets to the point which makes it truthful and sincere while involving some sarcasm and humor as well. For instance in her column, For better vision, kids need time outdoors she says, “So far, science hasn’t entirely caught up with that [of the outdoors] magic.” In Super Bowl GBs score points for great style she says, “T-shirts and nylon jackets at your daughter’s college graduation, you probably wonder why you bothered. Keep bothering.” Last but definitely not least, in Mennonites Embrace the Arts, she says,” Their handmade quilts may have been art to collectors, but to Mennonites, they were bedding.” All these examples represent her wit and knowledge clearly for readers to understand without difficulty but still keeping it interesting.
If I were given the opportunity to ask Krista Ramsey questions I would ask:
How do you decide where to add in your own commentary and opinions?
Does your writing reflect how you would talk in person?
How do you pick topics to write about?
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In a few words the piece is about how Mennonites are confined to indulge in materialism. Ramsey goes through explaining how the church has allowed them to be creative and still be a part of the church, allowing Mennonites artists to share and recognize other’s work at Mennonite Arts Weekends.From Ramsey’s writing, one of the lines that stood out to me was: “Whatever you think of when you hear the word ‘Mennonite,’ it is probably not the word ‘art’." This impacts the readers’ perspective because it sets up the column to show that something uncommon will be shared. This really grabs their attention considering it’s the first line of text. There is also diction represented in the line that supports the perspective of the reader. For an example of diction Ramsey uses the quotations around the works “Mennonite” and “art”. This emphasizes what she is trying to get across as the main topic of her column and makes it quite obvious.
Ramsey has a very distinctive writing style which makes her work stand out from other columnists. She makes everything understandable and gets to the point which makes it truthful and sincere while involving some sarcasm and humor as well. For instance in her column, For better vision, kids need time outdoors she says, “So far, science hasn’t entirely caught up with that [of the outdoors] magic.” In Super Bowl GBs score points for great style she says, “T-shirts and nylon jackets at your daughter’s college graduation, you probably wonder why you bothered. Keep bothering.” Last but definitely not least, in Mennonites Embrace the Arts, she says,” Their handmade quilts may have been art to collectors, but to Mennonites, they were bedding.” All these examples represent her wit and knowledge clearly for readers to understand without difficulty but still keeping it interesting.
If I were given the opportunity to ask Krista Ramsey questions I would ask:
How do you decide where to add in your own commentary and opinions?
Does your writing reflect how you would talk in person?
How do you pick topics to write about?
Want to read this article? Click Here!!!
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