Exercise 7.j

Cassidy Trom's paper looks a lot like a standard magazine article. The two columns per page and the randomly highlighted words mimic most magazines layouts. The magazine layout makes it easy for the reader to read the whole article. Unlike newspapers, the only thing on the page is the article you are reading. That helps the reader from being distracted. The magazine layout also allows the writer to get creative with the layout. The writer can add images at certain spots in the article to help illustrate their point. The layout also helps to keep the reader interested. The pictures and added emphasis on words varies the paper. If the images were removed and the paper was reformatted, the point of the article might get lost along the way. The story would not seem as interesting because is does not vary. The pictures and other format styles keep the material entertaining and non repetitive. The pictures allow the reader to take momentary breaks from the reading. Without those breaks, the reader is just reading one paragraph after another.