Sunday, October 16, 2011
Classification Essay alternate Intro 1
Think about the last time that you had to make that decision; how long did it take? A decision made even harder if you were at a place that you have never been. As you take that first sip and that frosty adult beverage of choice slides down the back of your throat, you grin and let out the familiar “Ahhhh” of approval. This had to have been one of the hardest decisions that you have made in a very long time with what seemed liked hours spent staring at the menu, tap levers or bottles lined neatly up and displayed on the bar wall. The choices seem endless when you think about it; regular, light or a dark micro-brewed. To some of us, the choice is relatively simple because we know what we want and like. However, there are those stuck in a rut of ordering the same old beverage and not daring to go out on the edge, roll the dice and live a little in their selection. As long as you are of legal drinking age, your options are limitless. I have unselfishly researched and sampled many different beverages of the adult type beverages in my years in the Marines; all to help you better understand the options available. The samples were painstakingly sampled in many different states and even countries as far away as Spain, Japan and Aruba, only to name a few. Sit back, relax and enjoy since I have come up with an abbreviated guide to help you make an informed decision the next time you must make that mind bending decision on what to drink.
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I still think you're taking the wrong approach. You're writing to an imaginary, amorphous, anonymous audience instead of to the actual audience you have--me.
ReplyDeleteIf you set this up as a guide, what happens if I haven't had a beer in 40 years and would never have one again? What's the connection then? Or, alternatively, what if I've been brewing my own beer since 1979 and was a microbrew believer even before that? Then why would I need a guide?
Fact is, we may be interested in the types of beers you've sampled, but setting this up as a guide or as a how-to insulates you from having to write much about you and your experiences. Assume I care nothing about beer at all--is this still a good topic.
The answer is yes, it is. But only if you write about NickH primarily, beer secondarily. That ain't a wanna, it's a gotta. (Similarly, I have nothing against writing about underwear, as long as the reader gets more human interest than underwear.)
It seems that I can only post a comment under "anonymous" but, that is not while I am commenting.........
ReplyDeleteOK...so, you want me to tell you what my experiences are with each category of beer and why I choose to be a micro-brew believer? I guess that I am really trying my hardest to understand what it is I am supposed to write about and still keep my head above the water and not continue to feel like I am drowning in a back log of homework.
Hey anonymous--if you log off blogger and log back in but do not check the save thingie, it will let you be a notch up from anonymous.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question: yes. Take it slow and steady and you won't drown.