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1. The difference between a hard news lead and the one I read today was that this one did not require the 5W1H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How), but instead tried to capture the audience's attention first.

 2. I learned all of this information in paragraph 2
a. Who: Ted Williams
b. What: became an internet sensation
c. Where: Hudson Street ramp off northbound I-71.
d. When: January 4, 2011
e. Why: for his amazing voice 
f. How: a video posted on Dispatch.com 

 3. Yes

 4. Yes

 5. Kevin McLoughlin, Doral Chenoweth III, Ken Andrews, Tony Florentino, Shane Cormier, Frank Willson, Patrick Harris, Ted Williams

 6. "We could make him a millionaire," Cormier said.
I think that this is the most powerful quote in the story because these guys are planning on completely changing the life of this homeless man, all because he just happened to be gifted with an amazing voice. 

 7. 33 paragraphs

 8. The story is 765 words long

 9. The lead and final paragraph of the story are significant because they are not written like a normal news story would be written like.

 10. The writer did this to give the reader a sense of amazement and praise for Ted Williams and what he has been able to accomplish on so little.

 11. Yes this story was interesting to read.

12. Yes I did because the author made it sound so suspenseful

 13. The video impacted me by making the story seem more real and like it actually happened. Being able to hear his amazing voice was meaningful because it showed how he was able to completely change his own life.

 14. I think it would have just a little bit because the video really allowed you to fully understand that this was a real thing that happened.

 15. Yes

 16. They did by using a lot of imagery and also by leaving you stuck on one short, simple sentence to really make you want to hear it for yourself.

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