TOW #9 - Paris Under Attack

            Recently, terrorist attacks have occurred in several major cities across the globe. One of these attacks occurred in Paris, France. This article gave information about what had occurred in France, as well as informing readers about some victims and ISIS, the terrorist group that orchestrated the attack. This piece was published on CNN. CNN is a very longstanding news publication. The article was written by Mariano Castillo in collaboration with Margot Haddad, Michael Martinez, and Steve Almasy. Mariano Castillo is both a writer and a supervising editor at CNN.

            This piece was made to inform the rest of the world about the tragic events that occurred in Paris. It was written very shortly after the Parisian terrorist attack took place.

            This text contains serious and terrible information. The authors used didactic to inform readers of the events that had occurred in Paris earlier this month. The effect of teaching readers about the terrorism that had just transpired creates a very serious tone. In reading this article, I learned that over one hundred twenty people had been killed. Because of the somber tone and didactic, it is clear how grave the situation was.

            The authors’ purpose in writing this text was to inform readers about the terrorist attacks that have just occurred in Paris. I think that the authors did achieve their purpose. I was able to learn many things about the tragic event. Before this article, I knew that terrorists attacked the city, but I didn’t know any of the specifics. Now, I know how many people died, the names of some of the victims, and the names of some of the terrorists. This was a very well done piece.