Krista Ramsey

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/03/08/krista-ramsey-new-adoption-law-ohio/6222347/

This article is about the new adotion law in Ohio, and a girl that wants to find her birth mother. She doesn't want to meet her face to face, she just wants to ask her a few simple questions about siblings, her father, etc.

A qline that I really liked in the reading is, "A woman she couldn’t pick out in a crowd, but the only one on earth who could answer her most intimate questions." This line impacts the reader because it really hits home. I have a friend who is adopted and she doesn't know anything about her birth mother or father. She has the same questions as Coffee does. I also watch a show called 90210 and there is a guy that is adopted on there. Even though it's just a T.V. show, I can still feel his struggles. I personally want to adopt a child when I grow up and I would feel very bad for them if they had no clue about their birth mother/father.

Krista's writing style is very unique. She lies down the cold hard truth; no matter what the circumstances are. She has a lot of courage for doing that. I really repect that. In this article she mentions the new law and how it can change the future of the adoptees. She mentions how it can change their future in a negative and positive way.

If I could ask Krista 3 questions, they would be what inspires you to write? How do you get the topics to write about? and how long does a column take to write?

Predictions of further reading

I think that Alice (the main character) will start to get into some drugs. She is already experimenting with marijuana and she wants to try acid. From what I have heard, most drug addicts start with experimentation of marijuana. This is such a scary thought because shes only 15. I can relate to this because I'm 15 and I could never imagine doing any drugs..She has had a very hard time lately and felt suicidal at times and I've heard that drugs make people feel numb so maybe that's why she uses them.

Right now, shes about to go to California with her best friend. She isn't going to let her parents know where she is going either. Unfortuetly, she is not a good influence on kids my age. So if you are easily influence by others choices.. I would not read this book. Its really good but she just makes bad choices :(