The article is written following a bunch of points that have been put forth against REB. It is giving her the benefit of the doubt as regards accusations of falsifying nomination papers. The opinion of the author is that the issue is just one of sour grapes by the losing Liberal candidate and that this course of action is not productive. The author then flips to outlining a course of action: that REB speak up for single mothers, meet her constituents, learn french.
The author is looking at the bright side of an awkward situation and looking to find solutions to some flaws that have emerged.
The idea is strong, she's a single mother trying to do the best with a weird situation, we should do our best to help her with it rather than get struck with mudslinging. The examples stress the point although, I think the examples are just the author's imaginings on what might be true. They're optimistic views but reasonable. All of his imaginings are consistent, though, and they present a positive view of REB.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Stanstead: A Town On The Border
It start out by describing how life used to be before things started to change. It was laid-back. No worries about border security. There are a few examples of buildings that were deliberately built across the line. And many other examples of an easy-going existence with regards to crossing the line. Now that ha changes and there are passport requirements and security agents in black SUV's and helicopters chasing people who cross over. The idea being that things have changed for the worse.
The assumptions in this article are that maybe security is being unnecessarily invasive for a group of people who probably aren't a big threat to begin with.
The examples are described well.
The assumptions in this article are that maybe security is being unnecessarily invasive for a group of people who probably aren't a big threat to begin with.
The examples are described well.
Secrets of Spider Silk Untangled
The article describes how spider silk is a really strong material, stronger than steel and kevlar. Not enough spiders to produce silk commercially so must make it themselves by inserting spider silk proteins into goat cells. When goats become pregnant the material is spun. So it provides a description of the process and a description of the motivation for studying it.
It's using comparisons to already existing materials, right down to the molecular structure of the material. The development is following bunch of steps, like in a recipe.
The perspective is that of someone who is interested in the development of technology from someone who is educated and reporting on someone else's work. It describes the researchers' hopes for where their work is going.
I'm not syure the thesis is strong, though. They talk about making stringer materials but to what end do they need such materials is not explained. The sources are university researchers reporting in a journal.
It's using comparisons to already existing materials, right down to the molecular structure of the material. The development is following bunch of steps, like in a recipe.
The perspective is that of someone who is interested in the development of technology from someone who is educated and reporting on someone else's work. It describes the researchers' hopes for where their work is going.
I'm not syure the thesis is strong, though. They talk about making stringer materials but to what end do they need such materials is not explained. The sources are university researchers reporting in a journal.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Boeing's New 747 Completes First Test Flight
It's a description of the maiden flight of the next generation B747 which flew for the first time this past Sunday. The article is a description of the flight, of the company's wishes for how it wants to sell the plane and of it's competition by Airbus and some others of its own models.
It mentions the selling points of the plane such as the number of passengers, the amount of fuel it burns and the passenger comforts and compares them to the Airbus A380 and Boeing B787.
I think an article like this should best be written by an insider, those being passengers, engineers, crew, pilots rather than by a journalist who is basically just a passive observer.
It mentions the selling points of the plane such as the number of passengers, the amount of fuel it burns and the passenger comforts and compares them to the Airbus A380 and Boeing B787.
I think an article like this should best be written by an insider, those being passengers, engineers, crew, pilots rather than by a journalist who is basically just a passive observer.
It's Not Radical Islam That Worries The US -- It's Independence
Noam Chomsky is a famous author who writes for newspapers and books. This article, however, is not so insightful. It gives examples of regimes in countries that are not so democratic but which were supported by American governments for whatever reasons. Not sure what the point is except to point out examples of this point which I think is generally known.
Most of the language is aimed at the informed high-school educated reader with one jump at a big word -- venality -- when they are describing some of the officials of other countries.
The thesis is that, even though the folks in Washington publicly announce that they support human rights and democracy and all that claptrap, on the quiet they support those regimes when it is convenient for them to do so.
I'm not sure how he picks his points. He leaps from Romania, to Saudi Arabia, to WikiLeaks then to Tunisia. I'm not sure where he's going with it even though I've read the whole article.
Most of the language is aimed at the informed high-school educated reader with one jump at a big word -- venality -- when they are describing some of the officials of other countries.
The thesis is that, even though the folks in Washington publicly announce that they support human rights and democracy and all that claptrap, on the quiet they support those regimes when it is convenient for them to do so.
I'm not sure how he picks his points. He leaps from Romania, to Saudi Arabia, to WikiLeaks then to Tunisia. I'm not sure where he's going with it even though I've read the whole article.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Special Effects Expert Cleared Over Death On Set Of The Dark Knight
The article starts with the point it is trying to make and then it delves into specifics of the incident. It lays out the defense's position and why the accident happened. Then it gives the result of the trial.
I think this is a good way to write this type of article. There's a hook to get the reader interested. Then it starts to fill in the details to make the reader understand. That is a good way to write an article. So many articles of this sort just lay out facts and give expert quotes and don't give out any of the author's opinions or analysis.
The biography of the author describes him as having his main interests in film and music. His past articles for The Guardian all seem to be in these fields. He seems to have a pattern of doing a more thorough analysis of his subjects.
I think this is a good way to write this type of article. There's a hook to get the reader interested. Then it starts to fill in the details to make the reader understand. That is a good way to write an article. So many articles of this sort just lay out facts and give expert quotes and don't give out any of the author's opinions or analysis.
The biography of the author describes him as having his main interests in film and music. His past articles for The Guardian all seem to be in these fields. He seems to have a pattern of doing a more thorough analysis of his subjects.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Premiere Club For Women
It chooses examples of women who have actually lead political parties and then came to power in the provinces only. It seems to have forgotten Kim Campbell who became prime minister after Mulroney left. Then it laments the fact that not enough women are at that level in politics.
The author is a mom and he's quoting female political leaders. I don't understand to what end he's doing all of this for. I got to the end of the article and was left with an empty feeling and looking for more. Where was the point?
I was wrong, though, it mentions Kim Campbell briefly on the second page briefly as yet another example of a woman political leader who didn't get elected to leadership, just falls into it and then gets creamed at the first election. Catherine Callbeck of PEI is the exception.
It does a good job of selecting examples for the story. I'm not sure whether the author supports women in politics or not. He chooses his examples from the past twenty years from all over the country. I'm not sure about his sources again.
The author is a mom and he's quoting female political leaders. I don't understand to what end he's doing all of this for. I got to the end of the article and was left with an empty feeling and looking for more. Where was the point?
I was wrong, though, it mentions Kim Campbell briefly on the second page briefly as yet another example of a woman political leader who didn't get elected to leadership, just falls into it and then gets creamed at the first election. Catherine Callbeck of PEI is the exception.
It does a good job of selecting examples for the story. I'm not sure whether the author supports women in politics or not. He chooses his examples from the past twenty years from all over the country. I'm not sure about his sources again.
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