On Unity...and a few bits and pieces.

On Unity 

"All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem. It may be a problem of where to obtain the facts or how to organize the material. It may be a problem of approach or attitude, tone or style.  Whatever it is, it has to be confronted and solved."
-William Zinsser

I found this statement in Chapter 8 of William Zinsser's book to be very true. One current event where this question, approach, attitude can be viewed is with the recent Trayvon Martin tragedy. I've read many articles and have listened and watched numerous videos online and television where I am still trying to understand how the stories told and written are being organized - are they organized? There are facts here and facts there - sometimes there is no unity within the articles read. The story has been approached differently by the media, persons interested in the case, the families, etc which in-turn have lead to different tones and attitudes being expressed. One could also wonder if the material is sometimes controlling the writer (in these types of situations).

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Finds on "Bits and Pieces" - Article on the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
Source: Joe Scarborough On Trayvon Martin: Conservatives Are 'Fools' For Taking Political Stance
The Huffington Post/ March 30, 2012

The period.
"Why is it that some on the right are actually taking this up as a cause?" Scarborough asked. "As National Review said almost immediately after it happened, this has nothing to do with gun rights, this has nothing to do with the Second Amendment, this has nothing to do with stand your ground laws, this has nothing to do with the NRA. This has everything to do with a guy that's trying to play security cop, who is unhinged, who chased down and shot a 17-year-old kid armed with Skittles and iced tea."

The dash.
"I guess in their warped, twisted, distorted, political worldview, that makes this dead 17-year-old boy — who was kept in the morgue for three days before they even notified his parents of his whereabouts — I guess that makes it okay?" he said.

Verbs.
"This is beneath contempt," Scarborough railed. "These people on the far right are being fools to try to make this a political issue.”