"The Rhythm of a Musician," by Javier Carvajal is a well-written profile. It focuses on one subject, which is Ciaran. It is very interesting and catches my attention. I think it is effective because it states its purpose and does not go off topic. This profile gives you descriptive details and focuses on one specific subject. It describes the scene and setting, which gives you a little information about the profile, it provides physical description, it is written in two points of view, and it gives description of the subject and reveals background information about the character. This gives the reader an idea of what the profile is going to be about and getting to know more about the character. The writer sets up scene and setting in such a good way that we can imagine the scene and setting. It also gives us an indication of the topic of the profile. He does not go directly to the point of why his roommate, Ciaran, always plays the drum. In the profile Carvajal gives you a well descriptive detail of his roommate's dorm room. He describes the dorm room with broken blinds, holes in the walls and smashed bottles. The detail provides useful information and gives an idea of where the scene and setting is taking place. The author also states that Ciaran takes music theory class and practices playing the drums. This helps the reader visualize what might the profile be about. Carvajal combines both first person and third person in his profile. He starts by writing in first person. Writing in first person can lose the reader's interest and can lead to confusion of who the profile is suppose to be about. In this case it does not lose focus. It is successful in the profile because it makes it better than it would have been without it. It gives the reader an idea of the writer's feelings and how he sees the subject. By writing in first person, we understand Ciaran more because we also see his relationship to Carvajal that develops our understa