Jeffrey Boateng
This more of an assignment then an essay to help people who are reading the Hot zone.
Diction: choice of words
Tone: The attitude of the speaker or writer as revealed in the choice of vocabulary.
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
General Tones: Caution, fear, and uncertainty
Example one: Once a virus hits the net, it can shoot anywhere in a day-Paris, Tokyo, New York, Los Angles, wherever planes fly. Charles Monet and the life form inside him had entered the net.<Tab/>
Richard Preston mentions all these cities to show how dangerous the virus could b…
