One of the reasons why I liked the news article Terrorism threats are opportunities for moneymaking by Kathleen Parker is because of the almost sarcastic tone that it is written in. I decided to read the article fully mainly because of the title, it takes an abhorrent word: Terrorism and places it along with something that people surely could not deny they wanted, money.
This title intrigued me to further read. This is also evident in the first line, "Where there"s a terrorist, there's a business opportunity.' This sarcasm to me is amusing in some cases. At the end to sum up the article Parker writes, "The cynic"s question isn't, “Are the terrorists winning?” But Rather, “Can we afford to defeat them?”' During the article Parker had outlined the costs of anti-terrorism security measures so the ending I thought was an excellent way to finish.
Another reason why I liked the new article Terrorism threats are opportunities for moneymaking is because Parker has written it so that it directly talks to you. It involves you more into the article using words like you, you've and others including many pronouns. For example Parker says "You can be a client, too, but it"ll cost you."
When she is talking about some of the companies that are clients of the Homeland Security Research Corporation. She also talks directly to the reader almost secretly when she says "Hint: Mexican Border Fence." Here she is explaining some of the forecasts of the protection markets in the future.
By using the word "Hint" Parker is giving the reader ideas directly, which gives the article a personal touch. I believe that this is a very good way to include the reader especially if the reader has a different background to the background that the article is based in/on.
This article may seem ironic and sarcastic, which it is, but it is also informative and thought provoking. I would recommend it to people that would like to know more about the effects of terrorism on the economy.
