Lakes are not as safe anymore apparently. A young girl contracted a deadly brain-eating parasite after visiting Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rocks; known by medics and scientists as a rare microscopic amoeba called Naegleria Fowleri. It enters through the nose and then makes its way to the brain, causing a severe infection meningoencephalitis, more commonly known as meningitis. It is also said that only 99 percent of those afflicted by the infection actually survive. Although there have been only 32 reported incidences in the US from 2001 to 2010, the Willow Springs water park was shut down. The girl is still recuperating in the hospital and her doctors says that "she's just got to ride out all the inflammation".
The purpose of this selection was to inform. I believe Adam Withnall's article is effective in terms of informing the audience about the peculiar incident on Willow Springs. The subject itself already makes the reader interested. His vocabulary does not consist of long words, or jargon, so it makes the selection easier to understand. It also shows that the target audience is just about anyone that has access to the internet that likes reading news and peculiar things. The tone is serious, which is appropriate for such sad news. He also uses the statistics and reliable sources, such as The Centre for Disease Protection and Control and Dr. Dirk Haselow, to make the selection more professional and credible. Since it is a news report,the lack of transitions is actually suitable for this type of selection. It just tells the facts quickly without sounding distractingly choppy. Overall, it is an ok writing piece of work. It is not an amazing article but it is interesting and gets to the point.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/girl-fights-for-life-after-ingesting-braineating-parasite-while-swimming-in-water-park-8738483.html
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