Krista Ramsey Column Post

The column that I chose to read by Krista Ramsey is Krista: Raising kids to embrace the world, then they do. This column is about parents being the first part of their childs life and getting them ready for the real world, but then they grow up and are out the door so quickly. The most impactful line in the column i believe is "It's the most humbling lesson of parenting: We may be in charge of the prologue, but only they get to write the story of their lives." This line is very important to the reader because it finishes off the column, the ending line is supposed to be important. But it also sums up the whole column in one well developed statement that really sticks in your head. The word choice also gives an impact. Using 'prologue' is much better than saying for example 'the beginning'. Also,"only they get to write the story of their lives" is sarcasm because they are not legitimately going to write out their lives, but the word choice does give a better impact than saying "They plan the rest of their lives." Other than that line, Ramsey also uses many rhetorical questions at the end of the column. For example: "What did we think would really happen when we told our children to go tackle the world?"  This is a rhetorical question because there is no answer, you just think about it. Ramsey's writing style is very opinionated because her columns all focus on a particular subject/ issue and she uses opinions but also facts to give her message. Some questions I would ask Ramsey are, how do you figure out topics to write about? How do you balance opinions with facts in your writing? To become a great writer, what education/ classes should I take? Overall I think that Ramsey's columns are a joy to read and cant wait to read more!