http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/us/16pot.html?ref=us
U.S. Will Enforce Marijuana Laws, State Vote Aside
This article was about the Marijuana laws in California. The US government is trying to enforce laws that will deem marijuana illegal in the state of California, despite the arguments made by the people. This is a change that will affect a lot of people medically and socially. This change will also change history because marijuana has been legal in California ever since 1996 and it has been celebrated since the 1960's.
I think the headline in this story is great. I think this headline will catch the attention of a lot of readers. Marijuana is a very popular subject to many different audiences so I am sure a lot of people will be drawn to this article because of that reason. This article uses a what lead because it starts off with what the government plans to do with the marijuana laws in the state of California. This article used a lot of political sources. It also included a quote from a sheriff, but I think this article is missing the most important sources. I think it should have included the people of California that will be affected the most by this new marijuana law. Those sources would have made the article much more interesting to read and easy for the readers to relate. I think this article uses the prominence determinant. I think it used this because Marijuana is a very popular subject. This article also used human interest because a lot of people, believe it or not, are interested in this subject.
I chose to write about this article because it caught my attention. I found it strange that California, which is pretty much known for its legalized marijuana, is about to lose that privilege. I also found it strange that it took so long for the government to make this decision in the first place. Lastly I chose this article because I believe this article would be of interest to a lot of people, like it was of interest to me.
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