Columnist Ahoy! Synthesis

From the several editorials that I have read by Sandy Banks, it is clear to me that she is a columnist focusing on the intersection of the personal and the public, using her own personal examples regarding her family and situations that she has been through, such as in "We're thankful -- and worried" when she assumes the reason why travel was at an all time high during Thanksgiving of 2011. She is an editorial who focuses on people who inspire and infuriate us, however she does it using mild language, using schools and organizations as a segway into explaining her opinion on such services done in the community. In the title itself, "Retired Los Angeles Judge launches literacy project", the audience can see the motif of "projects" and service in her editorials to present to the audience things that they can do on a smaller scale to ensure that our country does not fall to ruins. The same idea of service is presented in the article about Kidsave. She shows that even though Angel Barrett of Plummer elementary may be dislike by several teacher's unions, she has gained respect from her school because of the increase in educational standards that she is setting for the children in her school. She is a columnist who focuses on the chances one takes along with the choices one makes, which is depicted in all of her columns.