On the brink of extinction, One man pushes to strip Polio from one of its last strongholds.
Polio, a disease that has left millions of children paralyzed, is on the verge of facing its extinction. However there are still a few places on Earth where we have yet to eliminate it. But today possibly marks the beginning of the end for polio’s hold over Nigeria. For Nigeria’s minister of state for health Muhammad Ali Pate aims to accomplish what has been failed time and time again for the past 25 years. To completely eradicate Polio from the country, and he is doing everything in his power to achieve this goal. From persuading boys on the streets of Kaduna North, to personally vaccinating kids in a nomadic community near the side of the road, Muhammad is determined. As he puts it ” There is science to polio eradication, But making it happen is art”
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Nice, JW. A direct, blunt, straightforward, unequivocal claim. That makes for a great opening (and sets a high bar). Let’s see how you proceed. 🙂
Good. Very good. On the brink but with work to do. Quietly dramatic.
That’s two “buts” in a row. Not terrific rhetorically. 1) The job is almost done, 2) But not quite, 3) But almost. See if you can rephrase a bit to avoid seeming wishy-washy.
Ohhhh. I had to read that three times. You mean “BECAUSE Nigeria’s minister of state . . . .” Are you trying to avoid using BECAUSE as the first word in a sentence? That’s admirable, but in this case it creates a lot of confusion.
This is another little syntax problem. As written, this is a fragment, not a sentence. It needs to be connected to the previous sentence. (That might create a VERY long sentence, but, it fails the grammar test as it stands.)
I like this highly-focused approach, JW. You’re determined to consider this one man the difference-maker in Nigeria, and therefore key to global success. True or not, it’s a thrilling concept well worth arguing.
That’s a nice finish. But back up one sentence. Shouldn’t you foreshadow the “art” he’s engaged in? You say he’s determined, which is true. But more to the point, he’s innovative, flexible, open to suggestion. Right?
As many criticisms as I’ve offered here, this is among the very best of the drafts I’ve read for this assignment, JW. A little polish and it will excel.
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