We have been hearing lots of news about our economic short-comings, but that is not to say that is the only thing happening in the world. Charles Blow refocuses our attention to some of our more local problems…racial discrimination. Blow wrote this article in response to the recent arrest of a Harvard professor…who was black. This discriminatory action by the legal system reminded Blow about his own experiences with the unjust justice system. Blow reveal to the readers that this kind of legal discrimination towards black people is not a unique circumstance and that it has been happening for decades if not centuries. Blow concludes with a touching narrative about his regrets that his children will have to face this kind of injustice in their lives.
The New York Times columnists all write arguments with cold hard facts backing them up. Blow wrote his article based on personal experience. I believe these types of writings have both a negative side and a positive side. Writing arguments solely based on personal experience could potentially make the argument bland. The author takes away room for opinions and replaces them with a universal truth, his truth. This creates a lot of bias in the writings that are based on experience. Though that is a severe downside to this kind of writing, but this type of writing is effective in that it allows the author to extract real organic evidence for whatever he or she is advocating. People tend to fully understands things after they experienced it firsthand.
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