In "The American Male at Age 10," the paragraph that most grabbed my attention was the one beginning with "Danny's Pizzeria." This paragraph provides a vivid description of the pizzeria concisely, yet effectively. Orlean uses descriptive words to paint an image in the reader's mind. She brings the reader back to childhood and helps him or her to connect to a hometown or memory of the past. She presents space as a universal measurement by explaining size in matter of, "either six teenagers or about a dozen ten-year-olds." Orlean's use of language brings the reader into the scene. Her vivid diction appeals to the senses of the reader- smell, sight, and sound.