What do you think of the title. "Last-ditch" has a very desperate connotation. Additionally, the photo shows America trying to shake hands, and Russia refusing. What do you think this photo shows about the angle that the Washington Post is taking? (Even if this angle is accurate, was it used purposefully to prove the articles point?)
Did you see this fire? And how do you think that ABC handled this breaking news? It seemed to me that it was handled very professionally; there were reliable sources and a wide variety of opinions. Much better than other breaking news articles I've seen.
I think that this has been an argument that has been going on for decades, and of course it's never actually going to happen. I think it's an interesting study in how we view other parts of California. We are supposed to be a unified state, but there is a wide variety of stereotypes that people propagate about the other parts of California.
The only thing I use cursive for is signing my signature (which is generally illegible anyway) and doodling in class. I think that cursive is generally unnecessary, although I don't know how I feel about eliminating it completely.
I would not use this. The idea of drones is scary enough without even thinking about hackers. Maybe I'm old fashioned or don't understand the technology enough, but the idea of automated machines flying around is not appealing to me.
I have personally noticed the income disparity in San Francisco, and I do believe it's a serious problem that we need to address. I know that many other cities around the country have similar issues (most obviously New York City and specifically Manhattan), and it creates an uncomfortable dynamic around the city between the two income groups. I think that in Marin we can distance ourselves from the problem because Marin has little low-income housing and will not develop any land to create low income housing due to MALT and our many parks. While I am a strong supporter of land preservation and always support open space, I think it's wrong that Marin and San Francisco can outsource those in need.
What do you think of how this article was titled? It makes the officers seem at blame, but once you read the article it's clear that the runaway attacked the officers. In this scenario, I don't believe that their behavior was unreasonable.
What do you guys think about the idea to raise national minimum raise? And what effect does the fact that the minimum wage in Marin and the rest of the Bay Area/California is much higher than the national average have on our culture?
What do you think this says about gun safety? The police officer was obviously trained and had the right to a gun, but from this story it sounds as though he made a fatal mistake. Then again, we don't know what there was a struggle.
I think that the ideas brought up in the article (most importantly, the price of prom) are real issues that are associated with Prom and "prama." Additionally, I know that "prama" is real. However, at the same time prom is a fun occasion and one that most people look forward to.
This is geared towards insecure women, and I don't believe it's actually news at all. This is an embarrassing attempt to generate a lot of revenue with a lot of clicks (somewhat like what Yahoo does).
I think that this is an interesting piece. What I immediately thought of when I read it was how social networking makes it seem as though everyone is having a more fulfilling/fun/exciting life than you are, and in reality than they actually are. It seems as though this article is humorously preying on that human fear.
I have actually thought that it was strange before that the bathrooms were separated using those words. I completely understand that there is a need to separate teacher's bathrooms from student's bathrooms, and I also understand that the way the administration chose to do this could be considered demeaning. However, I agree that it is not an issue worth reporting on.
An interesting part of this piece is how it ties back with criticism about our generation being too "me" centered. In the first paragraph, the author introduces a baby who is loving looking at photos of herself: this is the epitome of narcissism (although, the baby is 2 so we have to cut her some slack.) Will the increase in technology make the narcissism problem bigger? This is unrelated to the main part of the article, but interesting.
I believe that the issue with adding a "why" to the article would be that it could lead to rumors. For example, the players themselves are unlikely to admit that they had personal issues, even if that was the reason, so it would be hard to find the truth. (To be clear, I'm not saying that was the reason).
This was an interesting concept for a feature, because it's an experiment as opposed to just a summary. However, I got lost in the unnecessary descriptions of the specific homework. The detail and precision with which it was described added nothing to the story and distracted from the main point that the article was trying to present.
Any thoughts? Brand brings up a lot of ideas that I believe resonate with many youth, but at the same time Paxman has legitimate counterarguments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR4CseY9pk
What do you think of the title. "Last-ditch" has a very desperate connotation. Additionally, the photo shows America trying to shake hands, and Russia refusing. What do you think this photo shows about the angle that the Washington Post is taking? (Even if this angle is accurate, was it used purposefully to prove the articles point?)