http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_Magazine/2011/February/Can_Denton_Fry_Street_Rise_Again.aspx
A few years ago, Fry Street was the heart of Denton, full of people from all walks of life and thriving with family owned businesses. After the unfortunate demolition of the buildings, and the terrible arson of the Tomato, the vacant lot is now being prepped for apartment buildings and corporate owned restaurants. Many of Denton's inhabitants are severely upset that our once original Fry Street, will now be like every other place in America. The argument being made is on behalf of all the Dentonites that cringe at the thought of corporate take over, and would be considered a little biased as it is written by a former member of our community. Its a commonplace belief that our city is home to many hippies who detest anything mainstream or widespread, such as Starbucks, and watching our Fry Street home turn into this, is disheartening. The writer establishes ethos by talking about the family-feel environment that filled the street, and all the different cultures that prospered together. He's qualified to make this argument because he lived in Denton at the time of the funky-hearted era and his memories still hang in the air. The article is written for anyone willing to listen and absorb the belief that Fry Street will not have the same energy as it once had and because of that, Denton's community and overall feel will suffer from the lack of culture. The writer relies more on intrinsic proofs and pathos to make this argument, and is in fact successful because it pulls in pictures and stories of the families and students that are suffering at the hand of the corporations. I believe this argument is persuasive as it paints a picture of the happy, light-hearted fun place that Fry Street used to be, which will now become as generic as the grey bricks that will be used to build the apartment complex and shopping center. Unfortunately, no matter how persuasive this article may be, it is inevitable that soon we will be forced to stare into the eyes of corporate America, as the diminishing existence of our unique community continues.
