Sunday, February 22, 2009

Lead Sentences - Week 5

Bristol Bay May Get Knocked Up

Some 2 million acres near Alaska's Bristol Bay will be opened to development for the first time under a plan released Friday by the Bureau of Land Management.

http://www.grist.org/news/2008/11/17/bristol/index.html

This lead sentence is a summary and I picked it mainly for the title, it’s catchy. The sentence itself is interesting and made me want to read on.


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Notable quotable

“We can't embrace the losing formula that says only tax cuts will work for every problem we face; that ignores critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, or the soaring cost of health care, or falling schools and crumbling bridges and roads and levees. I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV -- if you're headed for a cliff, you've got to change direction."
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/2/6/8424/25121

This lead sentence is a quotation and I also liked this title. It drew me in. The quote itself is interesting – I like to read quotes.

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