7 Times

1. What is Erica's tone?
Erica's tone towards the subject is very straight forward and she has a strong connection with the subject because she can relate to it by being a Latino and understanding that it could have been an act of racism why the young boy was shot 7 times.
2. What are the facts?
The facts are that (1) the toy gun that the boy was playing with did in fact look like an AK-47, (2) the boy was indeed shot 7 times, and (3) the 7 shots were an overly excessive amount of shots fired at the boy.
3. What conclusions does Erica draw?
That 7 shots was 6 shots too many. One shot can easily stop someone in the attempt of still hurting someone let alone possibly kill them right away. She also explores the idea that the excessive amount of shots could have been an act of racism.
4. What writing techniques does Erica use to effectively communicate her message?
Erica doesn't write her essay in paragraph format, but more in the format of her different opinions which i think is a great way of showing her readers how she feels about the subject.
5. How does Erica's essay compare with Javi's?
In Javi's essay, he talks more about the different standpoints of people, and talks about different possible outcomes in the situation. In Erica's essay, she has more of an emotional view on the story and really just can quite understand why the boy had to be shot 7 times. Erica's essay really had me interested and kept me wanting more, where as Javi's came from a good standpoint and had a lot of valuable information.