1. It shows that even refs can be sensitive. The author shows this is more important than just one person when he says that many other refs have real, breakable hearts too.
2. The author doesn't insert himself which makes it more about the story than how the author went about finding it and it keeps the story's objectivity.
3. The writer writes about a person in specific. He also used dramatic devices.
4. The writer asked witnesses about what happened. There was probably about 7 sources used. A lot of time was spent reporting. Almost all the article was based off interviews and I doubt much was directly observed.
5. "You've got to understand Kenny. For some of us, refereeing is just kind of a strange way to relax. For Kenny, it was his whole life. He was born into it." Question: Why did Kenny try to kill himself?
"To everyone I love, I'm sorry for what I've put you through. All this harassment is my fault. When I'm not here, it will stop." Question: What did you write on the letter?
"Don't let them win." Question: What caused you to look for help instead of dying?
These answers are good if brief, but I think that Reilly doesn't insert himself into the story in a way as the narrative. His voice is unmistakable in the third-person narrator. 100
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