At the beginning of the article it asked the question "Would you want to start you own essay with a quote?" (P. 73) If the quote can be tied into the genre with strong rhetoric references to back the quote effectively then why not. I been known to start a paper with a question or personal experience; if you are leading your reader on a journey or a memorable experience then I say "why not." Writing is an art in-it-self and you are the artist so make the paper your own style.
Speaking of style, I have been reading like a writer for years. I was a speed reader for years not retaining anything. My brain goes to fast and I was skipping over words, ad-libbing what I thought should be there, and just reading badly especially out-loud. A friend of mine helped me by giving me a ruler and had me read every word out-loud line by line. I would get the worst headaches, but it slowed me down to understand the text, where the writer was going with his/her article, able to comprehend the message, and most of all how much more insightful the writer could be. I always look at the style of writing to see if I could incorporate different ways to improve my writing such as, I like personal anecdotes or personal stories just to keep the reading interested, and to bring a small piece of myself to the reader. When writing a more formal paper I really tone down the personal touch because if the paper is more serious in nature then having details about me would not make the paper flow properly.
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