Different Ways to Query WordPress Posts

query.php

<?php
    $options = array(
        'post_type' => 'person',
        'posts_per_page' => 99,
        'orderby' => 'date',
        'order' => 'ASC',
        'paged' => $paged,
    );
    $query = new WP_Query( $options );
    if ( $query->have_posts() ) :
        while($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post();
            the_title();
        endwhile; wp_reset_query();
    endif;
    ?>

<?php
$args = array ('post_type' => 'person', 'posts_per_page' => 15, 'orderby' => 'recent','order' => 'DSC'); 
query_posts($args);
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?><div class="story-box">
<div class="story-slug"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></div>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><img class="image" src="" alt=""></a>
<div class="excerpt"></div>
</div><!-- end story-box -->
<div class="clear-zero"></div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

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