Drugs and Murder
The first blog I read was about the social acceptance of mental illnesses versus drug addictions. The author had a very formal and scientific tone. This makes her seem very intelligent and educated. I can also determine from this post…
A Courageous Choice
In the article “On Labor” by Ta-Nahesi Coates is a compelling blog post that discusses the controversial topic of abortion rights. Coates is a correspondent at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. I have read a few of Coates’s…
How Tone Can Convey the Targeted Audience and Seriousness of Topic
The two blog posts I read utilized many of the same things (hyperlinks, quotes, rhetorical velocity) to convey the theme and their personal stance on the issue. The only major difference is the tone and vocabulary reflecting the different targeted…
Entering the blogosphere
You’ll begin blogging on your own public-issue-themed site soon, so I think it’s time for us to talk more directly about what makes a good blog post on a public issue. Read through at least two blog posts; one of…
Blog vacation!
In honor of the fact that we don’t have class this week (Oct 14), let’s take a week off from the blog! Your next post will be due here on Oct 19. I’ll have a prompt up next week for…
(Untitled)
I watched “being married is like having a colored television set.” The audio opens with a man with a strong Italian accent telling the story about how he proposed to his wife, and the next morning called her to…
Doing Time: John’s Diary
I listened to an audio story titled Doing Time: John’s Diary. The description is what made me decide to listen to this particular story: “As a kid, John dreamed of becoming a police officer, but by the age of 17,…
Teen dealing with Tourette’s
I came across a story in Radio Diaries called “Josh’s Diaries: Tourette’s / First Kiss“. The title intrigued me and made me want to listen to the audio. The story begins with Josh’s narration. He describes himself as a 16…
An Evaluation of “Ghetto Life 101”
After looking through the audio titles, Ghetto Diaries 101 caught my attention. The diary takes the audience through the daily lives of 13-year-old LeAlan Jones and his best friend Lloyd Newman. Focusing on their lives in the ghettos of South…
Ota Benga – The Pygmy in the Zoo
The story that I listened to revolves around an African man from the early 1900’s, who was brought to America and lived in a zoo. This man, Ota Benga, was brought to the United States as a part of an…
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