Researchers believe that kids constant usage of their technology, is diminishing their vision. It's not so much the technology itself as the amount of time spent on it and the child's surroundings.
The line I think that is best written in this column is, "With the brain, as with other parts of the body, it's a matter of use it or lose it, Clark says."(Ramsey). The impact this line has on the reader is kind of a realistic one. It's a slap in the face reality check. Saying, 'hey this is how it is'. So it gives the reader the reality of the column and also brings them back in case their mind started wandering. The diction in this sentence is not very extravagant, which is good because this is used to grab the readers attention and have them do most of the thinking themselves. The syntax is fitting also, not a very long sentence but just long enough to actually grab the readers attention.
Ramsey's writing style is, I think very traditional. It sticks to the traditional column writing style. An example of this is, "The kid who used to walk home from school looking at houses and trees now rides home staring at a screen not much bigger than his hand."(Ramsey). It is just the right length for the reader to have to sit and think about it, but not requiring them to spend much more than a minute on it. An example from her other column is, "Probably half the population sees this as a problem and the other half, a blessing."(Ramsey). This example is even better because it has the reader stop and think a little bit more. It has them relate back to their society today.
If I ever got the chance to meet Krista Ramsey today the 3 questions I would ask her would be:
When you get writers block, how do you get the ideas flowing again?
How do you keep your readers interested throughout the whole column?
How do you incorporate your own voice, but keep it interesting and fresh all the time?
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