Examples of sentences -

• 'Countdown, the final 24 hours, to execution.'
• 'But executions don't always go according to the plan'
• 'From the long walk, to the last meal'
• 'Inside accounts from the men who worked there reveal the last 24 hours, on death row'
• 'If the inmate has chosen electrocution he will be strapped to a wooden chair'
• 'He carried out 25 electrocutions'
• 'The technology for execution has changed little since it was first used in 1890'
• 'Lethal gas requires very careful preparation'
• 'Claiming he had lived by the gun so he deserves to die by the gun'
• 'Its the executioner who will administer the lethal injection, start the electrocution or throw the switch which will mix the chemicals used in the gas chamber' 

Will analysis of 'Death Row - The Final 24 Hours'

'Countdown, the final 24 hours, to execution.' This is the opening sentence to 'Death Row - The Final 24 Hours' It is a minor sentence which displays a sense of urgency through the narrator (Ted Marcoux), setting the tone for the documentary as it is very fast pace in parts such as describing the procedures.Ted Marcoux uses the word 'execution' at the end of the sentence for some added intensity and also the represent the end of someones life, execution is also a word which hits hard to a lot of people due to it being a controversial subject so this sentence intrigues the audience.     

How does the article inform and entertain the reader?-                                                                                                                    The article uses a mix of facts and opinions from people close to the victim in order to put across the main details of the situations whilst also introducing some alternative ideas of what happened. The article also provides facts such as the size and weight of the python ‘The python weighed about 125lb (56kg) and measured 20ft (6m) long’ to add a bit of shock factor to the article in turn making the audience want to keep on reading. The article also provides some controversy with the quotes used as one says ‘It was only by the grace of God that one of the officers knew how to deal with snakes’ which emphasises the need for the police to arrive, the use of the noun ‘God’ shows that it was so lucky that it seemed as if there was a higher power involved, really emphasising the extent to which the assistance was needed. However the next quote contradicts this by saying ‘She said “her father's life was never in danger”’ this quote is used to put the audience in a state of questioning whether or not what the police have said is true or not in turn intriguing the reader. The use of the adverb ‘never’ adds intensity and assurance to the quote establishing the certainty that the victim would have been fine without the authorities.

  

Place I know well - Bristol
I love my city, but hate it too. Which is why although I am angered by the the fact that Bristol has the reputation of its population consisting of primarily farmers and farmers wives, living here for sixteen years has lead me to believe that a reputation like that is far better than the one which is deserved. In reality if you were to take a walk through Bristol center on a standard afternoon and collected data of the types of people you see, I'm sure the majority of the population would consist of a mixture of teenage chavs, alcoholic middle aged men and homeless people begging for money. Not quite the idealistic community hoped for from one of the UK's most sustainable city.  

However my city is not one which lacks interesting architecture such as the royal suspension bridge, overlooking the slimy mud river which runs beneath and the S.S Great Britain, gracefully floating next to the rat infested docks. Although this may come across as an exaggeration of the 'small imperfections' of Bristol, I assure you the sight of cat sized rats scurrying under docks like trolls under a bridge, may leave you slightly more empathetic.

But like I said, I love my city. This is the place where I've grown up and this is the place where some of my fondest memories as based in such as...