6."Why You Should Take a Good, Long Walk Right Now"

     Taking walks is something less common today. With the vast influence of technology and the constant update of information, people tend to stay home rather than go out. A number of researchers claim a person will do better at their job when taking a walk. Our brain can only sustain such amount of information; past that, it can malfunction and lead to unproductive outcomes. Thus, "cooling" your brain and taking a rest is necessary for us. Taking walks is one of the many ways we can do that. When doing too much work and seemingly under too much stress, a quick 10-15 minute walk can help a person relieve stress and come back much more productive and ready to work. This way, this seemingly valuable 10-15 minute can help a person work a lot better during the next hour or so. Thus, this idea of taking breaks at work appear to be gaining favor lately. It is definitely something people should try and consider. Taking walks may prove to boost productivity and help people work better.

     The author of this passage, Anna North, was very effective in her writing. This article seemed more like a research than an article about opinion. She was very straightforward and direct to the audience. Differently, North uses a lot more possessive pronouns in second person rather than first person. She refers to the audience many times using "you". This was very effective, however, as it made it seem as if she was directly having a conversation with the audience. Her article felt very reliable and credible as she uses a lot of sources and quotes throughout her article. Her language is very simple as she is very straightforward in her writing. The article was very interesting and easily had my attention. It has a reasonable length which gives the article a nice amount of reading. The article in general was very effective and it was successful in transmitting its message.

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