I have two cousin’s who are hard-core addicted to videogames and I know that videogame addiction is becoming a serious problem in today’s world. I would love to use my firsthand experience, as well as that of my cousins and their afflicted friends, to write a magazine article on the issue. This would be especially relevant to the times since a new study was recently (I’m talking like a week ago) released proving that videogames can be as harmfully addictive as gambling addictions, etc.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
MAGAZINE PROPOSAL
NYLON MAGAZINE
Nylon Magazine is targeted at young men and women ranging from late teens to late twenties. To be more precise, the magazine appears to be geared to attract the attention of ‘trendsetter’ types who wan’t to stick out from the masses with unique clothing assortments. The magazine has a definite style that’s very laid back, and if I may say so myself, a little ‘stuck-up’ sounding. It’s focus is very fashion and looks-orientated. Most of the articles are written in a casual, ‘cool’, ‘hipster’ way that is obviously meant to appeal to its target audience. For example if my grandma were to read the magazine she would probably have to consult urbandictionary.com a couple of times!
http://www.nylonmag.com/
SLICE OF LIFE : Cats V.S. Dogs : The Age Old Debate Continues
I’ve recently been hassling with the realities of having two pugs in the house. You would think that adding two cute, fun-loving creatures to your household would make things more relaxing and enjoyable, right?
WRONG.
While having Buffy and Peach around has had its perks, I honestly can’t help but wonder why I didn’t buy two cats instead.
I mean, really, why be stuck with an animal that you have to potty train when you can buy a cat? Cats have been literally preprogrammed to discard their own fecal matter in convenient, out of the way places. They essentially do what I wish my pugs would do…crap discretely with stealth and skill on other peoples yards. No cleanup is necessary!
Cats are also very independent, something I would appreciate in my own animals. Dogs are needy, codependent and always looking to you for entertainment, which can get really annoying. Cats can entertain themselves by stalking prey or pouncing around in humorous ways.
To sum up my point, consider the following. Cats are far more sophisticated and elegant than pugs. Trust me, there is a reason why we have words like “glamourpuss” and “sex kitten”. Felines just seem a heck of a lot sexier, sleeker and cleverer than two dogs licking themselves and snorting a the corner, will ever be. Ahem, think before you choose dog over cats.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Test Yourself Pg. 174
1. A POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED A MAN WITH A GUN TODAY. THE MAN HAD HIS GUN POINTED AT THE OFFICER AND WAS REFUSING TO PUT IT DOWN. THAT WAS WHEN THE OFFICER DECIDED TO SHOOT. HERE IS [REPORTER'S NAME] LIVE WITH THE STORY.
2. POLICE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A SMALLVILLE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY STABBED HIS WIFE AND TRIED TO SET HER ON FIRE. HERE IS [REPORTER'S NAME] LIVE WITH MORE INFORMATION.
3. RESEARCHES MAY HAVE FOUND A CURE FOR STINKY FEET. HERE IS [REPORTER'S NAME] LIVE WITH THE INSIDE SCOOP.
COPY EDIT THE WORLD PART2
1. I noticed the following mistake in Carly Bossert's "Guide for Writing Journalism Profiles".
"In the end, new is about people, and profiles are just intensive and extensive looks at newsworthy people. "
THE MISTAKE : She forgot to add the "s" that belongs in "news".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
2. I noticed the following mistake in Carly Bossert's "Guide for Writing Journalism Profiles".
"Take an while just to chat, gauging what sort of person you are dealing with, getting him or her
to trust you."
THE MISTAKE: She accidentally added an "n" to the end of what she meant to be "a".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
3. I noticed the following mistake in Carly Bossert's "Guide for Writing Journalism Profiles".
"'It was a lovely afternoon each Tuesday as I wen to the coffee shop,' said Smith."
THE MISTAKE: The author forgot to write in the "t" that belongs in the word "went".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
4. I found the following in Reyhan Harmanci's article, "Mary Roach on writing sex book 'Bonk'". It was published in San Francisco Chronicle.
"I can't exactly ask, 'Are there are women masturbating in your lab and can I come watch?' "
THE MISTAKE: The author accidentally used the second "are" in this sentence in an awkward and grammatically incorrect way.
LINK: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/04/LV6SVUPT8.DTL
5. I was looking up dream symbols on Dreammoods.com yesterday and found the following error in one of the descriptions.
"To dream that you are kissing someone else's boyfriend or girlfriend, indicates your wish to be a relationship and to experience the energy of love."
THE MISTAKE: The word "in" should be between the words "be" and "a" in this sentence.
LINK: http://dreammoods.com/cgibin/dreamdictionarysearch.pl?method=exact&header=dreamsymbol&search=kiss
6. I found the following mistake while perusing menshealth.com. The article I found it in was titled, "How to Avoid 5 Dating Pitfalls", and I couldn't find an author's name on it.
"Later, ask her if there any unresolved issues."
THE MISTAKE: There needs to be an "are" between "there" and "any".
LINK: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/dating_advice_and_tips/index.php
7. I found the following mistake in an article in March 22's Edition of the San Jose Mercury News. The article? "Magazine to let readers choose content; Effort to mimic online news feeds" by Ryan Nakashima.
"Online advertising, through growing, hasn't generated enough revenue to offset declines in print."
THE MISTAKE: The author obviously meant to use the word "though" and somehow got an "r" mixed in somehow.
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11939635?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
8. I found this one in the Mercury News as well. The article is, "Solyndra gets $535M federal loan; Fremont solar-panel maker to use funds for second factory, add 100,000 jobs" and was written by Matt Nauman. It was published on Monday the 23rd.
"The the company applied for the funds in 2006, but the process..."
THE MISTAKE: The author put two "the"'s where there should have been only one.
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11959324?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
9. The San Jose Mercury News is full of typos! I found this in Monday's (the 23rd of March) edition in Larry Magio's article titled, "Follow me as I 'tweet' on the value of Twitter".
"But despite the fact I've been "tweeting" for several months and consider myself relatively hip to the tech scene and culture, I have admit there is something about Twitter that I don't fully "get".
THE MISTAKE: There needs to be a "to" in the middle of "have" and "admit" for this sentence to work. In other words he should have said "I have to admit there..."
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11952407?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
10. I found the the following error on the Ruritan National Foundation's scholarship application.
"If the questions does not apply to your situation, place N/A in the application blank."
THE MISTAKE: Whoever wrote this should have written "don't" instead of "does".
LINK: http://www.ruritan.org/publications/grantApplication.pdf
11. I found this in an online advertisement for a book called "Should You Stay Or Should You Go".
"We're also no usually taught anything about our emotions and how to deal with them that we're aware of."
THE MISTAKE: There should be a "t" at the end of that "no". It should read "We're also NOT usually..." instead of "We're also no usually..."
LINK: http://www.stayorgo.com/
"In the end, new is about people, and profiles are just intensive and extensive looks at newsworthy people. "
THE MISTAKE : She forgot to add the "s" that belongs in "news".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
2. I noticed the following mistake in Carly Bossert's "Guide for Writing Journalism Profiles".
"Take an while just to chat, gauging what sort of person you are dealing with, getting him or her
to trust you."
THE MISTAKE: She accidentally added an "n" to the end of what she meant to be "a".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
3. I noticed the following mistake in Carly Bossert's "Guide for Writing Journalism Profiles".
"'It was a lovely afternoon each Tuesday as I wen to the coffee shop,' said Smith."
THE MISTAKE: The author forgot to write in the "t" that belongs in the word "went".
LINK: http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/journalism_workshop_profiles.htm
4. I found the following in Reyhan Harmanci's article, "Mary Roach on writing sex book 'Bonk'". It was published in San Francisco Chronicle.
"I can't exactly ask, 'Are there are women masturbating in your lab and can I come watch?' "
THE MISTAKE: The author accidentally used the second "are" in this sentence in an awkward and grammatically incorrect way.
LINK: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/04/LV6SVUPT8.DTL
5. I was looking up dream symbols on Dreammoods.com yesterday and found the following error in one of the descriptions.
"To dream that you are kissing someone else's boyfriend or girlfriend, indicates your wish to be a relationship and to experience the energy of love."
THE MISTAKE: The word "in" should be between the words "be" and "a" in this sentence.
LINK: http://dreammoods.com/cgibin/dreamdictionarysearch.pl?method=exact&header=dreamsymbol&search=kiss
6. I found the following mistake while perusing menshealth.com. The article I found it in was titled, "How to Avoid 5 Dating Pitfalls", and I couldn't find an author's name on it.
"Later, ask her if there any unresolved issues."
THE MISTAKE: There needs to be an "are" between "there" and "any".
LINK: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/dating_advice_and_tips/index.php
7. I found the following mistake in an article in March 22's Edition of the San Jose Mercury News. The article? "Magazine to let readers choose content; Effort to mimic online news feeds" by Ryan Nakashima.
"Online advertising, through growing, hasn't generated enough revenue to offset declines in print."
THE MISTAKE: The author obviously meant to use the word "though" and somehow got an "r" mixed in somehow.
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11939635?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
8. I found this one in the Mercury News as well. The article is, "Solyndra gets $535M federal loan; Fremont solar-panel maker to use funds for second factory, add 100,000 jobs" and was written by Matt Nauman. It was published on Monday the 23rd.
"The the company applied for the funds in 2006, but the process..."
THE MISTAKE: The author put two "the"'s where there should have been only one.
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11959324?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
9. The San Jose Mercury News is full of typos! I found this in Monday's (the 23rd of March) edition in Larry Magio's article titled, "Follow me as I 'tweet' on the value of Twitter".
"But despite the fact I've been "tweeting" for several months and consider myself relatively hip to the tech scene and culture, I have admit there is something about Twitter that I don't fully "get".
THE MISTAKE: There needs to be a "to" in the middle of "have" and "admit" for this sentence to work. In other words he should have said "I have to admit there..."
LINK: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11952407?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
10. I found the the following error on the Ruritan National Foundation's scholarship application.
"If the questions does not apply to your situation, place N/A in the application blank."
THE MISTAKE: Whoever wrote this should have written "don't" instead of "does".
LINK: http://www.ruritan.org/publications/grantApplication.pdf
11. I found this in an online advertisement for a book called "Should You Stay Or Should You Go".
"We're also no usually taught anything about our emotions and how to deal with them that we're aware of."
THE MISTAKE: There should be a "t" at the end of that "no". It should read "We're also NOT usually..." instead of "We're also no usually..."
LINK: http://www.stayorgo.com/
Soft Broadcast Lead
Cake Alarms Firefighters
A 95-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS INVADED BY FIREFIGHTERS YESTERDAY.
ONE MABEL MCCULLOUGH WAS CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH SOME FRIENDS FROM CHURCH. WHEN SHE BLEW OUT ALL OF THE 95 CANDLES ON HER CAKE IT CREATED A CLOUD OF SMOKE. MCCOLLOUGH AND HER GUESTS DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SMOKE HAD SET OFF THE BUILDING'S FIRE ALARM. EVERYONE RECEIVED QUITE A SHOCK WHEN 24 FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT THE DOOR MINUTES LATER LOOKING FOR A FIRE TO FIGHT!
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