Hawking's Comeback

I really enjoyed this article on Stephen Hawking's comeback. It seems as if he has faced almost everything in his life and has conquered it. It is interesting that after all the work he has done in his life, he is not as iconic anymore as he used to be. The author of the article said, "the master of black holes is himself steadily becoming less visible." It may be a sign of the generation and the times. From my personal experience, I feel like my generation is more intersted in Kanye West's latest scandal and Britney Spears' newest fling instead of more important and intersting people like Hawking.

Now for the grading...

Lede: 19/20. I loved the lede. The author put me right into the same room with Hawking as he made his entrance. Very well done and definitely did draw me in.

Content: 18/20. I do think the author answered all the questions. Not knowing much about Hawking before this article, I learned a lot and was not left wondering anything after I finished the article.

Organization: 19/20. I thought the article was easy to read, follow, and understand. The author broke up the text into small paragraphs, which makes a long story easier to read and the transitions were effective in doing that also.

Quality of Writing: 20/20. I loved the writing style. The tone was not too scientific and stuffy, it was somewhat casual and very easy to understand and read.

Clarity of Exposition: 17/20. When the author was explaining the black holes theory I was a little confused, but he did try to use smaller words and phrases to explain it for the less scientific people out there like me. I'm guessing that people that are involved with this area clearly understand the article.