TU Tuesday

1.) http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/The-consummate-curmudgeon-at-his-summer-house-2237375.php
 -I like how he used creative words to describe Andy; like "band saw voice" and "his bushy gray eyebrows". 
-Why did he choose to write a profile about Andy? 
-How did he discover, or hear about, Andy? 
-He included a lot of quotes from Andy. I like how he did that because it makes you see how Andy talks and gives the piece more voice.  

2.)http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Despite-operation-to-cut-her-in-half-Angel-2227298.php

- He gave good information about Tammy's surgery; like its also called "halfectomy" and that "the pelvic bones, urinary system, rectum, anus and legs are surgically removed." This information helps you better understand what Tammy had to go through and why it was so amazing she survived. 

-Had he ever written about someone who went through such a traumatic surgery before?

-How did she react to getting questioned about her surgery? Was there a point that she didn't want to talk about it or was she totally opened about it?

-He really got the point across of how she was handled the surgery. He said she was "cracking jokes" and "chain-smoking". It makes you understand how well the surgery went and how strong she was about it. 

-How did he hear about Tammy? When he herd about it did it take a lot for him to convince her to let him interview her?

3.) http://web.timesunion.com/specialreports/poppy/

-What made him want to know Poppys story so badly?

-Why did he decide to write this piece in Chapters?

-He didn't just take quotes from Poppy, he also took quotes from people that new him, like Charles Sutton,  Kurleigh Sutton, and Tom. Quotes from these other people made the piece more interesting and informational.

-Why did he choose to include his struggle to find Poppy in his piece? Why didn't he just write about what happened once he found him and was able to talk to him? 

-I like how he described Poppy's brother like relationship with Tom.