Figure Skater Kim Yuna Stands On Top Of The World

    Kim Dong Wook, the author of the article, "Figure Skater Kim Yuna Stands on Top of the World" allows the readers to understand how greatly Yuna Kim influenced many people through her accomplishments.
(http://www.korean.or.kr/months/news_view.asp?b_idx=702&lang=en&page_type=list)
    The main idea of this article is to inform the readers of the life experiences that Yuna Kim had to go through in order for her to influence many others through her achievements. This main idea is supported by details of her daily life ever since Yuna first started to skate all the way up to the day of the Vancouver Olympics. Also, the author's viewpoint of Yuna Kim is that her burning desire to succeed brought her up to the point where she is considered as the world's best figure skater. The author makes a great attempt to include facts and opinions of Yuna from people related to her, Yuna Kim herself, the Time magazine, and from a documentary of her.
    Although this article is not an advertisement or an article that contains the purpose to persuade, the bias of the article was an essential part of this piece of writing. The bias that this article contained is that Yuna Kim is the world's best figure skater and that no one can surpass her. This slants my view of Yuna Kim because the bias is supported with multiple sources and through the personal experiences of the author who is also a Korean sports journalist. Whenever the opinion of the author is stated in the article, various facts that support the opinion are provided.
    In this article, conflicting evidence is not included, but balanced information can be found. The balanced information explains the dark moments of Yuna Kim's life and the successful or proud moments of her life. For example, as she won gold medals in multiple international competitions and the Vancouver Olympics, she had to go through the pain her injuries brought and the bad condition of her skates. These hard and painful moments allowed her to become more mature in what she was dedicated to which was skating, and through these hardships, she was able to become a highly skilled figure skater.
    There are several ways that can be used to check the accuracy of this source. First, the information that is used in this source is based off of direct quotes from Yuna Kim and her mother during interviews, video clips of her, the Time magazine, and the experience of the author who has seen and interviewed her during the Vancouver Olympics. Second, the author that wrote this article can be seen as a way to check accuracy. The author who is also a Korean sports journalist explained the thoughts he had as he witnessed Yuna Kim's performance at the Olympics and provided a detailed biography of her. Multiple facts were included in this article. For example, in the article it says "Furthermore, she has been named by Time magazine as one of the world's most influential people for the year 2010." Another example says that "Her mother adds 'Yuna practiced twice as much as the others. She did two years of training in one year.'" Lastly, the year this article was posted and updated can be used to check the accuracy of the source. The year that this article was updated is 2010 and the foundation that supports and allows this article to be posted is the Korean Foundation. This website or source allows the readers to ask questions or make comments to the homepage of the website and includes contact information.
    This source is filled with vivid details and facts about how Yuna Kim was able to achieve her goals because of her desire to succeed, continuous practices, and the way how she always challenges herself. She is a wonderful inspiration to this generation and will leave a great record of her success in the future. As a conclusion, this article allows the readers to gain thorough understanding about the achievements of Yuna Kim.