Family, Friends, Advocates remember Troy Davis

Summary:
This article is about the death of Troy Davis, a young male from Georgia who was executed on Sept. 21. In recent years, there has been debate as to the morality of his sentence and the morality of capital punishment in general.

Source:
This article was written by the staff of msnbc and The Associated Press, both of which have a respectable reputation in the domain of reporting.

Context:
Causal: This article was created in response to the execution and feuneral of Troy Davis

Purpose:
The author focused more on the public's response to the execution of Troy Davis, than the emotional distress that his family might be going through.

Audience:
The author only briefly discussed the reasons behind the controversial execution of Troy Davis, which leads me to believe that he wrote to an audience already knowledgable about his situation.

Rhetorical Devices:
The authors used powerful words such as "matyr and foot soldier" to describe the impact Troy Davis' death had on the community. Quotes were an invaluable piece of this article. The authors quoted many prominent persons in the community to demonstrate how inspired people were to demolish the death penalty after his execution. Additionally the author uses the "future fact" strategy discussed in chapter 2 of Everyday Use. Since Davis was executed, you will see in increase in the amount of activist activity in regards to the death penalty. He then goes on to support this claim with testimonies from church officials and other activists.