how wired are you?

1) could you create a web page? sort of maybe
2) have you written a blog? yes
3) are you an avid consumer of digital content? sort of/maybe
4) do you comment, chat and tweet? yes, facebook.
5) are you familiar with different online platforms? yes
6) can you shoot a video edit it and post it online? no
7) can you record audio, edit it and post it online? yes
8) could you create an interactive graphic? no
9) is the web now your primary news source? yes
10) could you cover an event at 9am where you shoot photos and videos for your narrated slide show, then post a 6-inch story (complete with links and images by noon? maybe

14 pts. youre plenty plugged in but keep upgrading.

working with quotes assignment

REMOVE:
"The plane was approaching the airport with a 500-foot ceiling and a one-mile visibility.

One eyewitness said, "I saw the plane coming lower and lower. I couldn't believe it. I thought surely it would go back up into the air. But it kept coming down. I knew it would never make it to the airport. I was scared." 

"I hope this never happens to da great city of Chicago again," Alderman James Stanley said. "And it ain't gonna happen. Not if I can help it." 

Another eyewitness said, "And to think, all this happened because the pilot probably had one too many cocktails during the flight." 

"I thought surely it would go back up into the air. But it kept coming down."

PARAPHRASE:
"The plane, Flight 553, was due at Midway at 2:31 p.m. CST," a United spokesman said. "The plane was approaching the airport with a 500-foot ceiling and a one-mile visibility." He said the plane's final destination was Omaha, Neb. 

"organize a children's Christmas party."

Obama propose new tax rate for the rich

As we know we have been struggling with our economic struggle that there always has been a discussion about taxing the richer a lot more than everyone else. However, I think this is a good solution to fix our economic struggle, but at the same time it is unfair for those of us who has worked hard to get where  they got to. As the lower class, they obviously feel that they should be exempt from paying taxes as the richer should be paying more. But it is tough now a days to draw a fine line on who are the wealthy ones. Some would say one hundred thousand is not enough money but others would say it is. It would be a hard bill for Obama to pass. But since this bill has been known by Warren Buffett and has been discussed for quite awhile.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/18/obama.buffett.tax/index.html

the fog index

recent excerpt- sample writing.

            There were many women before Marilyn Monroe that have shaped our society and surely before 50’s as well. However, Marilyn Monroe stands out the most as a memorable figure in history and in a way, represent the America as a whole even to this day. Marilyn Monroe’s free spirited, blonde curly hair, beautiful face and voluptuous body came to symbolize American prosperity and rebellious success. Hollywood, already known as a place of two faces and endless competition for beauty and fame, Marilyn Monroe’s rags-to-riches tale became ultimate American dream for many girls in the future. Marilyn Monroe’s influence can still be felt throughout the world. She is a legend and a fairytale to many people even to this day. Marilyn Monroe’s popularity was not only based on her beauty or her acting skills. It was the way she was that caused such stir and sensation. She has in a way, revolutionized the way women perceived themselves. Her dichotomy of innocence and sexually outgoing characteristics, her troubled childhood, her rise to fame in Hollywood shaped the image that influences women of the now.  Aside from her public success, her unconventional and impulsive relationships with male partners all resonates the complex image that shaped Marilyn Monroe and the women who follow her footsteps.

The contrary to the ideal model of family during the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe was brought up in an extremely dysfunctional family. Dysfunctional in a sense that, “When Gladys Pearl Monroe was seven, her father died in the California State hospital for the mentally ill. Although it was later revealed that the cause of death was syphilis of the brain, the family believed Otis Monroe, the grandfather of the woman who would become Marilyn Monroe, had died insane, thereby sparking the fear of legacy of madness that would come to haunt the Monroe’s” (Morgan 14).  Her mother was “suffering from a mental illness through her left. With no father on the scene and Baker [her mother] in and out of the asylums, Monroe’s childhood was at best chaotic and at worst abusive and terribly lonely” (Hall 486). Growing up in a dysfunctional family, and a lack of a parental role pushed her to an illusion to be loved and adored by the millions. “Marilyn wanted to be a movie star so very badly because it was the only way she knew to escape a chaotic, nightmarish existence that constantly threatened to draw her back in. from the time she was a little girl, passed from one grim foster home to another, that dream had given her a reason to go on living” (Leaming 11). She felt an escape was needed to help her with her chaotic situation that she was in. She needed a release to somehow to pursue her passion, which was acting. “She had been farmed out to a foster family by a sick mother, who was barely able to make ends meet with various low-end jobs in the film industry” (Leaming 11). She did not let the dysfunctional family stop her. She set the future standards for an independent, strong woman. She became an icon for American dreams for women and young girls. However, her personal life and public life were jeopardized many times due to the conflicting views and clashing of the old and new world at the time.

calculations: average 15. hard word used 10. 15+10=25(0.4)= 10
reflection: Since the result of number of years of schooling a reader needs to understand what I have written, my fog index is 10 which means I either take a long time to explain stuff or have a hard time explaining what needs to be said. 

what does it take to be a reporter?

** the ones in bold are the ones i agree to...

1) i enjoy reading. i consume a lot of books and magazines

2) writing is fun and rewarding. and im confident that people genuinely enjoy the stuff i write.

3) i am lousy at spelling. my grammar and punctation aint so great neither.

4) im technologically skilled enough to shoot video, download files from the web, post photos online, etc.

5) i can organize my ideas and write quickly when i need to

6) id make a good game show contestant because i am good at remembering facts and trivia

7) im efficient and self- sufficient when it comes to doing tedious library or internet research

8) im generally more curious than most people i know

9) in public situations, im pretty shy. i avoid asking questions in class, for instance.

10) i think its unpatriotic to dispute or criticize government officials.

11) when i choose a career, ill need a stable 9-5 job where my workday routine and i make big money

12) if i really want something, im tenacious until i get it.

13) when im under pressure, im able to stay calm and focused without loosing my temper

14) whenever people criticize what i say or do, it really annoys me. who do these people think they are?

obama's push for the job act

As we know we have been trying to work on our unemployment rate for the longest time. We are going through tough times in our economy and those struggling that are unemployed to just keep there heads above water is tough. This article in important to all of us in the sense that if we aren't unemployed, what if our government increases tax rates to get us to somehow pay to take care of the unemployed? This article is also important to the unemployed in the sense as what action needs to be done by the unemployed people? Its going to be a tough cookie for Obama to figure that one out.

news attitude survey

1) i think news stories usually get the facts straight
2) i prefer to get my news a combinations of text and images
3) generally i think the government should do as little as possible to restrict what the news media publish
4) the president is assassinated. what would you most likely do? i would most likely turn on the tv, then leave it on constantly to monitor the situation as intensely as possible.
5) which of these people do you consider to be journalists? jon stewart
6) in general, the news is biased in favor of conservatives.
7) if you hear conflicting versions of a new story, which version will you most likely believe? the national tv news
8) which of these adjectives would you generally use to describe most news today? useful
9) how often do you generally watch tv news? several times a week
10) how often do you generally read newspapers? occasionally
11) how often do you generally read news online? several times a week
12) a news reporting career seems like it would be rewarding and important

which of these statements do you most agree with?
i prefer news that is as neutral and objective as possible. i resent it when journalists inject their own opinions into stories
i could easily go days without reading any news
journalists are too critical of public figures and government policy.
i generally feel that most news stories have little relevancy to my life
when i read  newspapers, magazines or websites, i frequently take the time to read long stories that analyze issues and events in depth.
generally i prefer to read news about serious issues and major events.