Key to Helping Poor is Understanding Them column by Krista Ramsey

In the column, Key to Helping Poor is Understanding Them, by Krista Ramsey, she talks about how to help others. Many people just avoid eye contact with the poor or less fortunate, but in order to help them get to a higher spot in our society, we must try to understand what they are going through and reason with them. 

One line in this column that really stands out to me is, "The key to it all, he says, is having people "sit among" one another." This stands out to me because it is very straight forward. To those who may not understand what it is saying, picture yourself being poor/in poverty. If someone tried to talk to you and help you by getting to know your situation, how would you feel? Having someone "sit among"-as the column states-is a feeling we all strive for. It's the feeling of acceptance and kindness. This line shows/states that in order to understand someone, one must talk to the person they are trying to help. This lines doesn't have diction, however it shows syntax by using the quotation marks. This gives the words inside the marks more meaning and emphasis. 

Krista Ramsey writes with a unique style.She writes from different points of views and from topics not talked about often. For example, in the column, Super Bowl QBs Score Points for Great Style, she wrote from the perspective of two rival quarterbacks going to the Super Bowl. She doesn't talk about what other articles would talk about when writing about the Super Bowl. She sets aside the football aspect of it and writes about each quarterbacks sense of style. How they are always well groomed for press conferences and such. In another column called, For Better Vision, Kids Need Time Outdoors, Ramsey talks about how kids can improve their vision. This writing includes great diction and syntax, as does the rest of her writings. This column however, uses the repetitive use of hyphens. By using the hyphens, she shows the importance of what she is talking about. She also uses short sentences in her columns. The use of short sentences get the point across quickly and effectively. 

Three questions I would like to ask Krista Ramsey are:
-Where do you get your ideas to write about? Do they come from life experiences or do they just pop into your head?
-Has writing always been your dream job?
-What college did you attend?  

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/07/03/krista-ramsey-sherman-bradley/12201889/