The piece about the memory team in Hershey, Pennsylvania by John Branch was extremely interesting and so I wanted to look in depth as to why it is a good feature.
First of all, the lead is pretty unique I think. Instead of telling us what he is going to tell us, Branch just jumps right into the setting of the story he is about to tell. He sets the scene with beautiful imagery and colorful diction, while also explaining what the place we are talking about is like. I don't know what the heck he is talking about yet, but I know that the writing is going to be good at this point.
Branch does not even get to the "so what" until the fifth paragraph so he takes a while to set up the point and after that, he spends time analyzing every little detail of this memory team, their techniques, about the members' routine and daily lives. He really makes the team come to life and seem like an interesting thing to get involved in.
He does not use a lot of paraphrasing but uses a lot of quotes from students, which makes the story come of alive because it feels real when using their own words. Branch uses mostly facts and quotes to form his story.
I like the story a lot just because of how appealing Branch made it sound, and how real the whole situation seemed.
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