Locking into the Magic of Legos- Krista Ramsey

 Locking into the Magic of Legos

       Ramsey writes about the wonders of legos- how they are actually beneficial to kids, and how parents will do extraordinary things to get them for their children. The legos teach kids about creativity and 3D visualization.


 "That's because kids are off the clock with Legos. They're in a world beyond learning objectives and select soccer, safely out of reach of arranged play dates and online language programs. Legos let them claim the two things adults don't even realize they need: space and silence."

       I think this is a good line and is helpful to the reader because it uses four connections from the world, and a lot of people can relate to most of them. We don't like learning objectives or online language programs, and we get tired of select soccer or arranged play dates. Ramsey is trying to say that the kids get to go to a world away from the normalities of life. I also liked the syntactic strategy of using a colon near the end of the sentence, which is used to create emphasis on space and silence. She could've said "which are space and silence" , but that just doesn't flow or sound right. I also like the line 'kids are off the clock with legos" because it is a better way of saying that kids are in love with legos.

       Ramsey's style of writing seems to have some persuasion in it as she tries to raise awareness, and then she often ends with an important line or saying; something for the reader to think about. In the lego column she explains the benefits of legos, in the outdoor column she believes that kids should get outdoors more, and thinks that people should dress nicely in the Super Bowl QB's column.

       At the end of the lego column she says "With Legos, kids build sturdy little creations – which, in turn, build sturdy kids." It's an interesting line because we typically don't think about legos building up good kids, we just see them as another toy.

       "What all kids need is more training in three dimensions,” Clark says. “Life is not two-dimensional.” The ending line of this story is trying to build up the vision of seeing your life through all the lenses and angles.

       The second column ends with "If we need inspiration, we have only to watch Wilson or Manning as they board the plane to head home from the Super Bowl. Whatever the score of the game, they’ll both look like winners." She ends the column with a thought, and it is a little ironic because she is talking about their clothing and not the actual game.


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