I was both satisfied and dissatisfied with FoxNews.com’s portrayal of my work. First, the article did a good job of publicizing (sensationalizing) my work by using the words discovery, discover and discovered several times throughout the article. This type of promotion (although a misrepresentation) generated a lot of attention and interest in my research, which encouraged scientific dialogue and research of the knee ALL. Moreover, this information could benefit patients, orthopedic practitioners
Annotated Bibliography "Protecting Youths From Online Harassment." Harvard Mental Health Letter 1 Sept. 2011. Academic OneFile. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. In this article the author discusses about the harmful actives that the internet dose to the youth. With two main points; cyber bullying and sexting, the author briefly discusses what they are and what threat that occurs from them. The article is useful to me because it shows the harmfulness on what could happen on the internet. However, this article
how BuzzFeed’s rise signals the end of journalism as we know it, plunging us into an era where mindless drones, void of any journalistic integrity, occupy a barren digital landscape stripped of anything of substance, but filled with a barrage of listicles and personality quizzes. Personally, I think people are overreacting: BuzzFeed has never claimed to be The Wall Street Journal, so why are we holding it to such high standards? And the last time I checked, WSJ, The New York Times, The Washington
In Defense of Caring What Other People Think You don’t have to look far to find some “inspirational” quote or some listicle about how and why you shouldn’t care what other people think. It’s become so common that it’s become a trite piece of advice that gets passed around to make people feel good. That isn’t to say that it’s necessarily bad advice. Some articles on the topic are actually well thought out and useful. In fact, for some people it’s exactly the advice they need at a particular moment
Five Ideas : Feature: 5 Things We Need Before One Direction Go on Hiatus Quiz: What 90’s teen hottie is your soulmate? Listicle: A definitive ranking of Little Mix’s Singles (In Honor of Their New Album) Quiz: Which 5H girl is your spirit animal? Column: Weekly TV roundups: Each week we could spotlight the best of television, or even do reviews. Five things To Be Improved: 1. think that adding opinion pieces about social issues that affect teens/young adults would be beneficial. In
nostalgia. Why is it so necessary for us to remember our childhoods? More than that, why is it necessary to revisit our childhoods when we’re only in our mid-twenties? A common trend for article writing on the web these days is the infamous listicle. Listicles deliver content by way of a list format, making information into bullet points. It’s often used as click-bait, and when coupled with ‘90s related memorabilia such as BuzzFedd.com’s “45 Awesome Toys Every ’90s Girl Wanted For Christmas”,
The media is regularly criticized for their coverage. From under-covering a certain perspective to inaccuracies or over-covering a disaster, just about everything a media organization does is under scrutiny from its public. Major mainstream media organizations are especially at-risk for this criticism. And when major disasters occur and news breaks, the media is at risk for even more scrutiny. Mistakes are frequently made under the pressure of breaking news. However, what happens when news breaks
No one likes to think about fall in the heat of summer, but prospective MFA students gearing up for application season, have no other choice but to spend these months drafting personal statements and writing samples. With acceptance rates lower than ever for Creative Writing programs, students spend rigorous hours critiquing their own writing and begging others (former professors, siblings, strangers) to offer feedback. As schools intend on keeping their programs boutique sized, it drives acceptance
“6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You A Better Person” is a listicle written by David Wong, the chief editor of the website “cracked.com”. In this article, Wong takes an atypical side to the tradition self help style of writing. He approaches the genre with an aggressive, volatile, angry tone to motivate those who find themselves unmotivated. Wong divides his audience into two distinct groups. He uses a scene from the famous 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross to his aid. This particular scene is the Alec
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