Long standing American journalist for The New York Times, Alissa J. Rubin in her article, "She Left France to Fight in Syria. Now She Wants to Return. But Can She?", weighs the issue of an Islamic extremist whom has pledged her allegiance to ISIS who would like to return home to France, should perhaps be allowed to do so. She develops her claim by first illustrating the hardships of French woman, Emilie Konig's early life, then by weighing the pros and cons of allowing this woman to return home and what challenges the government may face, and finally by including an honest and genuine personal testimony from Emilie herself, which includes the despairing truth of her life as a former member of ISIS. Rubin's purpose is to persuade in order to