Simran Singh Sidhu
300728688
Centennial college
COMM 171-352
Sonia Senior - Martin
July 25, 2013
David Suzuki, who wrote “Overpopulation is bad but overconsumption is worse”, is a science broadcaster and environmental activist who achieved livelihood award in 2009. He founded radio program and was professor in genetics department until his retirement in 2001. The essay “Overpopulation is bad but overconsumption is worse” tells the readers that overconsumption is worse than overpopulation. Whereas, on the other hand, the author of “Blue jeans”, Leslie C. Smith worked in medical profession as a specialist in nuclear medicine. His idea affected the lifestyle of people to different style when “Blue Jeans” was published in 1992. Do you know what makes a reading interesting to its readers? We read so many essays but there are only few we like and find interesting. The reason we like some readings more is the style, organisation and development of an essay. In essays “Overpopulation is bad …show more content…
Smith’s tone is quite similar to David Suzuki’s tone, as he has also used a good style, attention grabber and a clear purpose to attract the audience. The essay “Blue Jeans” is easier for its audience to understand as it has an understandable and easy vocabulary used and its intended audience is younger generation. The use of good vocabulary makes the essay interesting and easy to understand for the readers. However, this essay has a different style of grabbing attention, as it has an attention grabber question, which attracts the audience and makes them curious to read with an interest. As the author is clear with his purpose in “Overpopulation is bad but Overpopulation is worse”, similarly, in “Blue Jeans” the author is clear with his purpose of writing. The clear purpose, effective attention grabber question and writing style makes the reading more clear and keep the reader’s interest alive in the