Genres

     I am using two new sources for my next paper.  I have decided to return to a subject that I am a little more comfortable with to write about.  I think these sources are very different in their content because of the language each piece uses.  Each piece of writing in general is about the same topic.  Each one has the same content to a certain extent.  The genres are the same in these articles.  They both talk largely about child abuse and the signs of it.  One article closes in on finding a common language for everyone to use, which means everyone in every profession would be able to say one thing and it mean the exact same thing to every person.  When dealing with a situation like child abuse, there are very fine lines and most people don't know where to begin. When do you say yes that is child abuse or to turn away and not say anything at all?  The second source that I have chosen is more of a professional article.  It focuses on child abuse, but it leans toward the medical side of it.  This article has a much more targeted audience than the first article.  It does more research toward the Shaken Baby Syndrome and the medical signs of child abuse that can occur when these kinds of child abuse occur.  I believe it will be much easier for me to write about these article because it is more along the lines of science that I am used to working with.