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getting attention

29 October 2009

HEY!

Recently, I watched an emotionally charged video. It was a sad story of a young girl sentenced to life in prison at age 16. At the time she made the video she’d already served 13 years. Her story, her voice, her tears were evocative, certainly. I felt compelled to be angry on her behalf. I was even skeptical of a commenter who said the young woman’s sentence was justified.

Beyond the fact that the content affected me emotionally, it got me thinking about just what made it such a powerful video.

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