Informative Essay On Magazine Articles

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If someone wants to be informed of how to do something, eager to find material, or simply just want to read something interesting, magazine articles are a good source of information. These articles range from about one paragraph to several pages long. They are found in newspapers, magazines, journals, and sometimes even books, which allows more people to see them. There are thousands of different magazines that fill people’s needs whether it’s learning how to cook, or wanting to find out more information. However, informative articles give a lot of useful information. As an example of an informative essay, I will talk about a breast cancer survivor named Peggy Orenstein. Peggy believed that she would never get breast cancer since she had no …show more content…

Some examples of magazine articles include how-to articles, which gives easy steps for how to complete a certain task, for example, how to cook a meal. Profile and interview articles which are mostly about questions and answers that give out information just like how Peggy talked about her personal experience in her article. Informative or service articles answer many different questions and focus on one topic which would be like Peggy’s article because she focused on breast cancer along with questions and answers. The Exposé is filled with surprising facts that that many people are unaware of. Human interest magazine articles are filled with articles about a certain person. Essay or opinion articles are about one subject and found in almost every magazine. Humor or satire articles are meant to make people laugh and inspirational magazine articles are used to encourage people to feel better about themselves. Historical articles are also informative because they include important facts from events that have happened in the past. Round-up magazine articles are information from many different places and lastly, research shorts which are short articles filled with information about

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