Yellow Journalism is an exaggerated story that causes for people to be more attracted to the topic. Many news headlines 'exaggerate' their title. The purpose of this is to attract viewer attention. The current news headline "U.S. Embassy: Beijing air quality is 'crazy bad'." When you first read the title, you think the air smells and people just can't handle it. Truth is, there is a thick haze over Beijing. Most of it is caused by burning coal. The air quality is at 310 which is way above it should be. Here in America, if the Air quality is over 240, schools are asked to cancel outdoor activities, and sometimes they might even cancel that school day.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40273827/ns/world_news-world_environment/
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Agree to the system :)
I really enjoy this system. Doing work over the computer is so much better. I prefer to be told by a teacher to write a six hundred word assignment on a blog than to be told to write six hundred word assignment on pen and paper.
I agree with this blogger system because, it gives a twist to the educational system. It keeps it fun and interactive. Well atleast for those who have the ability to get onto a computer and type their ideas related to the topic at hand.
I also like how the topics are not like "Tell me why this event happened?"
I like how you made it so creative. How we can talk about our opinions, let our minds do the talking instead of the text books. With these blogs you have to put some time and effort to really get your point across.
There is also this really nice thing that lets you view other students blogs. With this you can see how you can improve your writing. Or if you are bored and want to read your best friends thoughts related to the blog questions, go right ahead and do it! It is as simple as a click away!
Doing blogs for homework also allows you to think more. The questions are not all that easy. It requires some thought. Of course, some blog topics may be easier than others, but all of them require a well given answer.
I also like how you give us several topics to chose from. You give us three to four, but you pick to choose which one. The one you have more interest in, that is the one you write about!
The other good this is that you do not give us a short amount of time to do it in. I like how you give us a whole week before we get a whole new set of blog topics, it is awesome.
Now, writing on pen and paper can be tiring, cant it? That is why i like this system so much!!
With everything online it is like nearly impossible to get a hand cramp from typing! Unless you are a speed demon and type five hundred words per minute. Then maybe you might just get hand pain from typing.
The Blogger system makes everything so much better, and more exciting. You look forward to doing your best on the assignments and put some taught into them. With this, you can fully write to your fullest.
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Change Childrens Education
Children should not be taught the lies they are currently being taught. They should not know the complete truth, but they should not be lied to, and made believe a complete different story that did not happen.
An example would be teaching children about the Indians. Currently children are being taught that the Native Americans and the white men were best friends! How weird is that?! Instead of being told that, they should be told that the white men did not like them at all. They should leave out the "bad" details.As they years pass, you build on more to that information.
Its like when you are in first grade and you are being taught simple arithmetic. You start off by just knowing your addition. Simple addition of course. Then as time progresses you start to add more and more to it. Such as double digit addition and then you get to three digits and above! Then from there you do multiplication and division. You should just add on more to the current knowledge.
So I believe that is what teachers should do.
They should tell them we were not to nice to them in kinder-garden and grade one.
Then by grade five you could add in that there was a couple wars with them about land. By grade eight, they should be big boys and big girls and be able to handle the facts. That the white men would scalp the Indians, and rape the women and what not.
So yes, change the way children are being taught now. They should grow up believing the truth, and not a life of misconception that has been going on for years now.
An example would be teaching children about the Indians. Currently children are being taught that the Native Americans and the white men were best friends! How weird is that?! Instead of being told that, they should be told that the white men did not like them at all. They should leave out the "bad" details.As they years pass, you build on more to that information.
Its like when you are in first grade and you are being taught simple arithmetic. You start off by just knowing your addition. Simple addition of course. Then as time progresses you start to add more and more to it. Such as double digit addition and then you get to three digits and above! Then from there you do multiplication and division. You should just add on more to the current knowledge.
So I believe that is what teachers should do.
They should tell them we were not to nice to them in kinder-garden and grade one.
Then by grade five you could add in that there was a couple wars with them about land. By grade eight, they should be big boys and big girls and be able to handle the facts. That the white men would scalp the Indians, and rape the women and what not.
So yes, change the way children are being taught now. They should grow up believing the truth, and not a life of misconception that has been going on for years now.
History Matters!!!
History is such an important subject. History tells us of the stories from our past. What good people have done to help a nation out, or what bad a nation has done to another. Without history we would not care one but for this Country. I feel as if history makes us who we are today, the previous men and women have shaped out the future for us, and created in what we live today.
History helps keep track of all events. As it is often said "History often repeats itself." So if we study history, we can see what is coming our way and prepare for it.
History helps keep track of all events. As it is often said "History often repeats itself." So if we study history, we can see what is coming our way and prepare for it.
Learning made different.
My learning was completely different to writing on blog as opposed to writing on paper. Online i feel like i can do so much more, and write so much better, im not the best writer out there so it helps alot. When it comes to writing on the paper, It takes me awhile longer to process thoughts and actually write it down.
On pen and paper I feel as if i am being restricted, and will be forced to write less. I also get tired of writing on paper, so having assignments being done via blogs is perfect, as I type faster than i write and its a complete different feel.
On pen and paper I feel as if i am being restricted, and will be forced to write less. I also get tired of writing on paper, so having assignments being done via blogs is perfect, as I type faster than i write and its a complete different feel.
Favorite Blog.
My favorite blog topic was: "History is the lie commonly agreed upon." What did Voltaire mean by this quote?.
This topic made me think alot about my response. I enjoyed writing for this topic because it is the truth, History is the lie most commonly agreed upon. It was also a little controversial you could say, as many people had different perspectives as to why it is a lie.
This topic made me think alot about my response. I enjoyed writing for this topic because it is the truth, History is the lie most commonly agreed upon. It was also a little controversial you could say, as many people had different perspectives as to why it is a lie.
Oh how happy to live the American Dream
From the photos on the website you can get alot of different facial expressions by the way they took their photos. A mother a three daughter were "specially" dressed for their arriving. Must have thought it was a perfect life here?
Another couple men, were all dressed nicely, a tie, a dress shirt, dress pants, hair combed. They seemed to positive, that their life was going to be great.
As these people came into Ellis Island, they came into this beautiful place. The saw how perfect it was, and pictured that all of the Unites States of America would be this way. Perfect.
They were wrong. They experienced dirty cities, roads were filled with waste, etc.
Almost all were dressed really fancy or nicely at arrival.
Another couple men, were all dressed nicely, a tie, a dress shirt, dress pants, hair combed. They seemed to positive, that their life was going to be great.
As these people came into Ellis Island, they came into this beautiful place. The saw how perfect it was, and pictured that all of the Unites States of America would be this way. Perfect.
They were wrong. They experienced dirty cities, roads were filled with waste, etc.
Almost all were dressed really fancy or nicely at arrival.
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