This profile on Amanda Burden is very carefully crafted and constructed. The author introduced the readers to Burden by describing her physical attributes. This allows readers to form an image of the person before his or her story is told. By quoting Burden on her own vision (“I like to say that our ambitions are as broad and far-reaching as those of Robert Moses, but we judge ourselves by JaneJacobs’s standards”), Julie Satow sets the stage perfectly to introduce the varying views of Burden’s ideas. Providing quotes from Burden’s supporters and critics gives the reader a better understanding of how Burden has changed the city and why rezoning might be an issue. Instead of painting a rosy picture of Burden, including critics’ comments also gives the reader a chance to form his or her own opinion of Burden. I was intrigued by Satow’s inclusion of the details of Burden’s personal life. It seemed impertinent to the subject matter, but I realized as I read the rest of the article that without those details, Amanda Burden couldn’t have been portrayed as a whole person. The article is focused on her professional career, but without her history, the article might have read more like a resume than a feature of a person.