This is a test assignment for my University of Tulsa Feature Writing Class...students please respond to this post so I know you have access to this.
Please post one interesting article you read this week in your response. Also read this Columbia Journalism Review article about science reporting and blogs.
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Is this where i can meet single ladies?
Just kidding although, Mrs. Stephanie Smith is quite the looker.
I found this to be rather interesting... Some people say they wish they were taller, but this guy wants to be shorter. He can't even drive a car!!! http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1146&CID=764529
Miss... Sorry
"He's college basketball's bearded lady, and everyone, it seems, wants a peek." Interesting...thanks for posting!
The CJB article is interesting, but Scientific American doesn't seem to be doing anything that hasn't been done before. Usenet was created in the 1990s and was all about getting groups of people together that are interested in the same things to talk online. I don't see why this is that exciting, but maybe I'm missing something??
Anyway, this is the article that is currently sweeping the country because everyone seemed to know about this within 45 minutes. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/?GT1=10755
Shannon Smith
I found this article I found on CNN.com to be pretty interesting. It seems like the country is making a strong effort to help with the obesity problem. It talks about how New York is requiring chain restaurants to list the calorie intake on their foods. Hopefully this step will cause more states to react.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/22/calories.menus/index.html
Of course, the article's I've really paid attention to today were the Heath Ledger ones, his death is unbelievable and ridiculously sad, and the ones about Oscar nods. I'm obsessed with award shows, and especially with the Oscars! I love film!
Here's a story about how a man rose from the dead, well kinda:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chilefuneraloffbeat;_ylt=AmIX2HaLHdLS8MCy646oY_ntiBIF
I just thought this was funny, and rather pointless. I think the author set out to prove that men have taken Bachelor parties to a higher level of sophistication. In fact, it seems they've just learned how to lengthen the normally one night fiasco into a whole weekend of planned debauchery. My favorite quote [in reference to a seemingly brief encounter with a strip club]... "It wasn't, like, a really seedy one"...
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/01/20/stags_just_want_to_have_fun/
If nothing else, it's a little more light hearted than all this relatively heart breaking news about Heath Ledger.
-Stephanie S.
This article is about the stock market crash this last week in Europe, Asia, and Australia. I just think it's interesting to consider, when so much is being spoken about our own economy these days. It also suggests the detrimental effects this overseas crash can have on America.
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,23089611-14334,00.html?from=mostpop
This is an article from the NY Times about a court in Afghanistan that sentenced a journalism student to death for blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. It is easy to forget the rights we have in this country and very strange to think that even though Afghanistan is no longer under Taliban rule, its people still have limited liberties and freedoms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/world/middleeast/24afghan.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
I found this article about the death of Heath Ledger on CNN.com. His death was tragic and unexpected, but what I found most interesting is how a story can be perceived in so many different ways because of journalists reporting conflicting facts. When the story was first reported yesterday it was believed to be a drug overdose. Today they say that they are unsure of the cause, which paints a completely different picture of the situation.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/index.html?iref=werecommend
It's a short article, but I think it's pretty interesting. My hairspray was confiscated at Newark, but this, security managed to miss. Scary.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/23/airport.gun/index.html
With so many questions floating around about our economic status I thought this was an interesting way for Starbucks to boost sales and regenerate some interest. They are testing the idea of $1 coffee and free refills on their drip coffee. I guess it is one way to keep people coming to their stores.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-01-23-starbucks-1_N.htm
Apparently companies have adopted the popular act of downloading pirated movies. I found an article with a picture that shows an Apple advertisement for the iMac playing a movie ripped from one of the most popular DVD rippers, "axxo", in a John Lewis store.
http://torrentfreak.com/axxo-rips-used-to-promote-imac-080123/
Is this store going under? Surely it can afford a $20 movie...
Though it really doesn't make a difference, and the distinction is merely symbolic, this is big news to me. http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/COPY/676305308/1078
77 years is a long time, but it's likely only a matter of time before that changes.
i thought the artickle about the scientists where interesting, it kin of funny to think that men of such high intteligence get up tight about who sees what they have done, since science is theories that hold strong over a certain amount of time then scientist should encougrage one another to find more information and empircal data about what ever subject for the betterment of the scientific community. at about.com i read an article on my favorite muscian Jay-Z he is the richest rap artist in the music industry big up to Jay.http://rap.about.com/b/2007/08/16/jay-z-and-kanye-named-among-forbes-richest-rappers.htm
I believe this is a story that doesn't fit an archetype.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080127_1_A21_hSibl75850
Okay, this isn't a strict rags-to-riches story in that the person in question didn't become rich or very famous. But I think that becoming a hero for something that's often viewed as a waste of time (and in the eyes of a few, even detrimental) fits the theme perfectly well.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/gamer-uses-virtual-training-to-save-lives/1181064
The next time your mom tells you to "stop playing those blasted video games!" you can tell her you're preparing for med school.
This story was actually brought to my attention a couple years ago when I came to meet with my college advisor for the first. This article is actually about a student here at TU that overcame the odds that were stacked against her to become the first in her family to graduate from high school. Her experience growing up transformed her ideas and gave her the drive to continue her education.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=050429_Sa_D1_Start13980
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10567327
i think this is definitely a case of a man overcoming evil. what happened to him is awful, and its a really sad article to read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/education/12harvard.html
This article is about a woman becoming Harvard's interim President this time last year. It's somewhat of an expose on how she defied much of her upbringing, becoming an independent and educated woman, rather than a "rich man's wife" and debutante. It shows how not only she has changed, but how her efforts, studies, and bold moves have helped transform our nation and the way we view women in powerful offices.
Sorry...I don't think that entire link was posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/
02/12/education/12harvard.html
This article is about the ethnic cleansing that's been going on in Kenya. The ethnic cleansing itself is tragic, but the fact that the police favor one side over the other, and there is no real solution in sight, is the real tragedy. The UN, of course, is agreeing to interfere if what they can define as "genocide" begins, but as recent history shows us, it's a term that is intangible. And I think that this is tragedy, whether it's genocide or not.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/
0,8599,1707857,00.html
How well she's "coming of age" is up for debate, but Jamie Lynn Spears is growing up. A year ago she was a small-screen actress more famous for being Britney's baby sister than being herself, and suddenly the 16-year-old has a baby on the way and is thinking about college (too early for either!).
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/02/apontv.zoey.101.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch
I think this story demonstrates the over coming evil archetype.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-pet-theft_webjan31,1,3412713.story
This article may not particularly be about tragedy but it references a tragedy quite often. There is a large case open in Lima, Ohio about the SWAT killing an innocent woman and her 14-month child. This has become a large racial issue within the city because the police were white and those who were killed were black. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/us/30lima.html?ref=us
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20173197,00.html
Ode to the great Thunder Down Under, Mr. Heath Ledger. This man could make any woman's heart throb and after Broke Back Mountain i'm sure some guys as well. His life was full of dreams and success, but it all came to an end on Jan 23 in his NYC apartment when he was found face down lifeless in his bed. Officials have not yet confirmed if this was an act of suicide or foul play, but this does not change the fact that our beloved Heath is gone. To be honest i actually wrote and article about this and did some research so i'll share that with you all in class.
Toodles ,
Bryan
Though this is an editorial and personal narrative, I found this story to particularly address the transformation archetype:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0711_dyer_consequences_driving_on_rails/index.html
The point is that the author addresses a series of tasks in order to reach a new sense of personal accomplishment. He experiences some form of personal transformation.
This is the worst kind of romance... the tabloid romance. According to the Phillips book "romance is the stock in trade on celebrity magazines." I don't really consider this to be romantic, but it's defintely everywhere and in every gossip magazine on the planet. I give you Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo and the bad luck and apparently tiring girl that is Jessica Simpson.
Forgot to put in the link...
http://www.ok-magazine.com/news/view/4005/Tony-Romo-Tires-of-Jessica
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/world/asia/28pakistan.html
This is an article covering the assassination of prime minister Bhutto in Pakistan. Her death was not only tragic because it was just that, a death, but because it symbolizes the deeply rooted sexual inequality issues of the country.
Ok, here's a tragedy article that matches more closely to the textbook's definition. It's about a soldier who was shot and killed in Lawton. Soldiers are respectable (to the majority of people right now), even hero-figures to a lot of people. The shooting, which took place outside a nightclub, was because of a disagreement. It's not certain from the article of the soldier instigated it or not.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?
articleID=20080130_1__LAWTO58528
Ok, so I scoured and couldn't find much. I know it says "rags to riches" in the headline, that's because I had to search it if I wanted to turn anything in.
Here my coming of age story:
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/news/050105a.aspx
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/16/rock.star.gamers/index.html
This really doesn't fit in any of the archetype, but it is entertaining!
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