New and Shocking Prototype Space Aged Basics for this Generation: Reading and Writing.

If this essay were a newspaper article, the headline would read, “Good Writing is the Key to Success.”  Well, that headline probably would have gotten scrapped but the message is clear, to be a good writer you have to write well.  It seems pretty obvious but nearly everyone questioned preached that fact.  In college, a [...]

Daily Show Iranians VS Republicans

Video Th video is from a The Daily Show, which admittedly seems less informational than the average CNN or MSNBC segment. It’s not.  The Daily Show has emerged as the leading news source for college students. (sources here, here, sort of here, and not here)  I digress The type of lead in this video is [...]

Cyberbullying

Because this is an online class I decided to post about the NCPC’s anti-Cyberbullying campaign.  The NCPC’s aim is too eliminate online harassment between kids.   It is effective because of the shots of the children standing on the stage isolated.  Nearly every kid feels has gotten bullied but the NCPC has made strides to [...]

Qatar Airlines Orders New Passenger Jets

Qatar press release New York Times story on Qatar Airlines The news story and the press release differ greatly.  The news story is professional with a more unbiased opinion whereas the press release is a little more sensational.  The business Qatar itself has an agenda so when they describe the situation it becomes bigger than it actually [...]

Houses not for sale.

Soon enough, house flippers will have a profession again and families can move their savings from the mattress to a bank to get a house.  But until then, America waits. Home Mortgages have been climbing for the last nine months because of the hits taken by Fannie May and Freddie Mac.  These high rates mixed [...]

Slump Pushing Cost of Drugs Out of Reach

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A year or so ago, when customers buttonholed the pharmacists at Almand’s Drug Store here the questions were invariably about dosing or side  effects. These days, they are almost always about cost. Can I get this as a generic? Is the co-pay really that high? Will you match Wal-Mart’s $4 price? [...]

Bias in Journalism

I prefer to read, watch or listen to news that is as neutral and objective as possible. I resent it when journalists inject their own opinions into stories While I had a hard time choosing between this statement and its counterpoint, I picked this one chiefly because of one TV show, the Bill O’Reilly program [...]