Savannah Smiles

Well, it's that time of year again. Put your New Year's resolutions of healthy eating aside and make room for Girl Scout Cookies! Every year Girl Scouts go door to door nation wide selling their delicious treats to raise money for their groups. Savannah Smiles is the newest brand of cookies to join the line-up this year. Savannah Smiles will be available for sale along with the classic Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Thank You Berry Much, Lemonades, Dulce la Leche, Thanks-A-Lot, Trefoils, Shout Outs!, and of course the most popular, Thin Mints. Savannah Smiles are named after the hometown of Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low. They were introduced this year in honor of Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary. Juliette started Girl Scouts in 1912 in her hometown, Savannah, Georgia. The Girl Scouts describe their new tasty treat as "bite-sized, lemon-wedge cookies dusted in powdered sugar and bursting with zesty lemon flavor." They first offered Savannah Smiles in Savannah, Georgia. A local group of Girl Scouts set up a stand in front of Juliette's childhood home to sell the cookies. However, when neighbors called the police to complain about the stand, the city's zoning administrator was forced to rule that girls were violating a city ordinance by setting up a table on the public sidewalk" (Stanglin 1). Personally, I think it is ridiculous that the girls were forced to move their sale from their founders home. They were innocent!

Author Douglas Stanglin appears to be a huge fan of the cookies. However, he used very little of ethos, logos, and pathos. He started the article with a mouthwatering description about the cookies but then went on to write about the cookie selling incident without any sympathy. I think he could have done a lot more with this article considering he was writing about cookies. I was expecting an article full of fun and attracting adjectives describing the treat. He included one description of the cookies, but it was from the Girl Scout website. Maybe he thought writing about Girl Scout Cookies was childish but who doesn't like Girl Scout Cookies?

Girl Scouts Add New Lemony "Smiles" Cookie to the List by Douglas Stantin

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/01/girl-scout-adds-new-lemony-smiles-cookie-to-the-list/1