1. detriment
2. Real Simple magazine
3. "While schoolkids get plenty of opportunities for hands-on enrichment during field trips and lab experiments, some adults tend to rely on passive, book-based learning, to their own detriment."
4. the state of being harmed or damaged; noun
5. Smoking is a detriment to your health.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Word of the Week #5
1. eke
2. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
3. "They didn't know what it was like to eke out life in a dead world, where the sun hung limp in the sky like a burned cinder."
4. manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty; verb
5. They eke on, one working minimum wage and the other unemployed, and find gratefulness with support from friends.
2. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
3. "They didn't know what it was like to eke out life in a dead world, where the sun hung limp in the sky like a burned cinder."
4. manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty; verb
5. They eke on, one working minimum wage and the other unemployed, and find gratefulness with support from friends.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Campus-Related News Story
The Student Union hosted the Student Appreciation Festival on Thursday in Quirke’s Meadow, the grassy area behind the Aquatic Center.
Although the festival was stated in their advertisements to begin at 11:30 a.m., students stood in line earlier with eagerness to receive their free items.
Before students were allowed in, an alternative and indie band started the party to pump students up.
While students rushed in, they were presented with a plethora of free items including chocolate milk, tampons and raffle tickets to concerts and to Disneyland.
However, they shortly realized there were more lines to wait in.
“I think it was a great way for students to spend some time between their classes and get free stuff,” said senior journalism major Rafael Ochoa. “But I feel that the lines were long and that discouraged people to come and participate.”
The various lines turned into a crowd very quickly.
Although there was a great turnout, some students didn’t think they should have to wait around.
“Student Appreciation Festival is fun,” said senior journalism major Christiana Cobb. “But in reality, they should be giving me my shirt in the mail because I paid for it.”
The special prizes were provided by the Spartan Bookstore.
Although the festival was stated in their advertisements to begin at 11:30 a.m., students stood in line earlier with eagerness to receive their free items.
Before students were allowed in, an alternative and indie band started the party to pump students up.
While students rushed in, they were presented with a plethora of free items including chocolate milk, tampons and raffle tickets to concerts and to Disneyland.
However, they shortly realized there were more lines to wait in.
“I think it was a great way for students to spend some time between their classes and get free stuff,” said senior journalism major Rafael Ochoa. “But I feel that the lines were long and that discouraged people to come and participate.”
The various lines turned into a crowd very quickly.
Although there was a great turnout, some students didn’t think they should have to wait around.
“Student Appreciation Festival is fun,” said senior journalism major Christiana Cobb. “But in reality, they should be giving me my shirt in the mail because I paid for it.”
The special prizes were provided by the Spartan Bookstore.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Word of the Week #4
1. flummoxed
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. "The stewardess was flummoxed for only a moment."
4. bewildered or perplexed; adjective
5. I was flummoxed when I received an A in my English class because I failed the last exam.
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. "The stewardess was flummoxed for only a moment."
4. bewildered or perplexed; adjective
5. I was flummoxed when I received an A in my English class because I failed the last exam.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Blog Post #3: Comparing Media
Although there was no coverage of Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri, in the Monday issue of San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News had a mediocre three-column story with information “compiled from staff and wire reports.”
There were no other stories in this issue.
While the headline stated, “Miss New York Nina Davuluri crowned 2014 Miss America,” half the story was about Theresa Vail, the first contestant to “openly display tattoos.”
There were only two sources quoted, one being Vail on Twitter.
This story did not mention any of the controversy that has been popular recently.
It was accompanied with a contributing photo of Davuluri wearing the crown on her head.
NBC Bay Area’s online news page featured another story on Davuluri with a different angle.
Unlike the coverage in the San Jose Mercury News, NBC mentioned more than just the facts of what happened at the Miss America pageant.
In 345 words, writer Colin Bertram discussed the hateful messages toward Davuluri that were posted all over Twitter, many stated that Davuluri should not have been crowned because of her race.
There were various tweets referenced in the story that both supported and “detracted” Davulari.
This story included six different sources, one being Davuluri herself, and seemed to be more about broadcast coverage.
ABC News’ television coverage was a mere one minute and 53 seconds, but a lot was mentioned.
From Davuluri becoming the first Indian-American to the history of the Miss America pageant, more information was shared.
Although there weren’t any quotes, clips were shown of various sources, two including contestants, who provided short statements.
The details in television news coverage are not specific but are instead centered on entertaining people.
Like the newspaper, the backlash on Twitter was not mentioned in the television coverage.
There were no other stories in this issue.
While the headline stated, “Miss New York Nina Davuluri crowned 2014 Miss America,” half the story was about Theresa Vail, the first contestant to “openly display tattoos.”
There were only two sources quoted, one being Vail on Twitter.
This story did not mention any of the controversy that has been popular recently.
It was accompanied with a contributing photo of Davuluri wearing the crown on her head.
NBC Bay Area’s online news page featured another story on Davuluri with a different angle.
Unlike the coverage in the San Jose Mercury News, NBC mentioned more than just the facts of what happened at the Miss America pageant.
In 345 words, writer Colin Bertram discussed the hateful messages toward Davuluri that were posted all over Twitter, many stated that Davuluri should not have been crowned because of her race.
There were various tweets referenced in the story that both supported and “detracted” Davulari.
This story included six different sources, one being Davuluri herself, and seemed to be more about broadcast coverage.
ABC News’ television coverage was a mere one minute and 53 seconds, but a lot was mentioned.
From Davuluri becoming the first Indian-American to the history of the Miss America pageant, more information was shared.
Although there weren’t any quotes, clips were shown of various sources, two including contestants, who provided short statements.
The details in television news coverage are not specific but are instead centered on entertaining people.
Like the newspaper, the backlash on Twitter was not mentioned in the television coverage.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Word of the Week #3
1. cohort
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. "'Sadly, the bridge is already under insurgent control due to questionable strategizing by my bereft cohort.'"
4. a group of people banded together or treated as a group; noun
5. My cohort and I have decided to rob a bank tomorrow morning.
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. "'Sadly, the bridge is already under insurgent control due to questionable strategizing by my bereft cohort.'"
4. a group of people banded together or treated as a group; noun
5. My cohort and I have decided to rob a bank tomorrow morning.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Blog Post #2: Your Favorite Writing
During the summer, I decided to read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green after all the positive reviews I've read and heard about.
I was surprised that it exceeded my expectations.
The Fault in Our Stars is about a 16-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace Lancaster who ends up falling in love with a boy she meets at her support group.
Although cancer is painful to read about and not something many people talk about, Green does an exceptional job of creating a story that makes readers laugh and smile, all while being witty.
Nonetheless, there are still moments of sadness.
I believe this is a part of what makes John Green an incredible writer.
He chooses a difficult topic to write about but turns it into something relatable without blurring the harsh reality of cancer and the effects it has on its victims.
"'Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you,'" he writes on page 286.
He captures the very essence of a cancer patient in 313 pages - how she thinks, how she acts and how she dreams - and turns her character into something very real.
The Fault in Our Stars was written by John Green and published in 2012.
I was surprised that it exceeded my expectations.
The Fault in Our Stars is about a 16-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace Lancaster who ends up falling in love with a boy she meets at her support group.
Although cancer is painful to read about and not something many people talk about, Green does an exceptional job of creating a story that makes readers laugh and smile, all while being witty.
Nonetheless, there are still moments of sadness.
I believe this is a part of what makes John Green an incredible writer.
He chooses a difficult topic to write about but turns it into something relatable without blurring the harsh reality of cancer and the effects it has on its victims.
"'Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you,'" he writes on page 286.
He captures the very essence of a cancer patient in 313 pages - how she thinks, how she acts and how she dreams - and turns her character into something very real.
The Fault in Our Stars was written by John Green and published in 2012.
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