Blog #24: Sea Shepherd

Throughout this whole H2O project people in the class have struggled with structure, thesis, and organization. Many have realized they all tie together because the thesis helps structure an organized piece of writing. This article does a great job at showing how a series of events plays out smoothly in a report.

The first thing you notice is the compassion in the writers tone of the article. The first paragraph really draws in the reader by providing an abundance of quick facts about his organization and he mixes in words so tastefully descriptive. This one sentence has so much energy and power it is the perfect example of something you should have in your introduction, "They belonged to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a vigilante organization founded by Paul Watson, thirty years ago, to protect the world’s marine life from the destructive habits and the voracious appetites of humankind" this style of writing is perfect for anybody writing a thesis for an editorial.

Some writers have trouble connecting the past to the future in a relevant way, this article doesn't fail not once to make every sentence count. Giving background information on Watson and answered "SO WHAT" to the story that was being unfolded. "By his account, he was an eco-warrior before puberty. " The writer used a great layout for his information to be read. starting with giving the outside view of Watson in the intro and continuing to get a deeper story. He also mentioned "Watson was also doing, not thinking." which was an honest opinion without being against the organization. Because they are very dangerous about how they go about their process in saving whales. Its actually not a very organized navy. Sometimes they arent sure where they are going or where they are. Also having to go in broken down ships without knowing. This was a great wat to close his article it brought everything back in to summerize Watson. This structure was thoughtfully organized, and will definitly be used for the H2O project as a refrence to structured work.