This article is about a body that was found in a 1994 white Chevrolet on Monday. When the body was first found they believed it to be the missing nephew of Jennifer Hudson. Just recently they have confirmed it is indeed Julian King. The police have not released any information on how or when Julian died. His father had been arrested before the body had been found.
This is a very sad story because Julian was only seven years old. Not to mention Jennifer and Julia have to suffer the lost of their family. Both Jennifer and Julia have lost their mother and their brother. Julia has lost her son while in the case of Jennifer she lost her nephew. I’m sure they are going through a very difficult time right now. It’s really sad that someone would kill three people especially when one is only a child still. What more is the fact that they really wanted to find Julian, they really wanted him back alive. Jennifer Hudson had offered a $100,000 for Julian’s safe return. It is especially sad because many volunteers were looking for him. Imagine how upset they are right now. I’m upset and scared for this world because of things like this. The world is going to fall apart one day because of the cruel actions of people. I think murder is unforgiveable and only based on animalistic instincts.
The author’s stance on this is for the Hudson/King family because he tells of their sad story. The author doesn’t put up the fathers side of the story because this article is all for Julian. The father has been arrested but has not been charged, is the only thing the author wrote about in this article. One question I have about this article is why was Julian found in a car and not in the home?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7694020.stm
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Week 9 Prompt 2
Chan, Wing-tsit. ed The Great Asian Religions: An Anthology. University of California: Macmillin, 1969.
Japan. US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Asia, 2006.
Littleton, C.Scott. Shinto. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Week 9 Prompt 1
An interesting topic for an individual paper would be on Shinto religion and how it affected Japan’s culture. This topic interests me because I haven’t done any research on a religion before and this one is part of my heritage. Being part Japanese I think it’s good to know what kind of religion your ancestors could have been. Not to mention I read how it influenced how Japan’s culture turned out today. Shinto’s influence in Japan’s culture is really amazing when you look at it. For example in sumo, a priest always blesses the ring with salt or rice before each match. This is done because of the Shinto customs that believe in pure things.
One thing that my make this an unsuitable topic is the fact that I have no background of religion. I don’t know anything about it and that might mean I would have to do more research into religion in general. But then again this could be a good thing, starting off with a clean slate. Because I have no religious background I would be unbiased in my writing on Shinto religion. Which would make a better paper considering my thesis statement, on how Shinto religion influenced Japan.
One thing that my make this an unsuitable topic is the fact that I have no background of religion. I don’t know anything about it and that might mean I would have to do more research into religion in general. But then again this could be a good thing, starting off with a clean slate. Because I have no religious background I would be unbiased in my writing on Shinto religion. Which would make a better paper considering my thesis statement, on how Shinto religion influenced Japan.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Week 7 Prompt 1&2
Dear Author,
I have found a fallacy in your editorial and I am writing to you about it. The fallacy I have found in your editorial is affirming the consequent. You wrote “The girls who excel in academics at my high school are attractive and socially savvy.” That is a fallacy because it is saying if you are a girl who is academically smart that means you are also attractive and socially savvy. Which is unlikely all true because you don’t have to be attractive to be smart? One way to fix your fallacy is by saying “most girls at the high school who are academically smart are also attractive and socially savvy. This leaves a more room for correctness because not everyone is attractive and savvy.
Sincerely,
Michelle Nakamura
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=804436
I have found a fallacy in your editorial and I am writing to you about it. The fallacy I have found in your editorial is affirming the consequent. You wrote “The girls who excel in academics at my high school are attractive and socially savvy.” That is a fallacy because it is saying if you are a girl who is academically smart that means you are also attractive and socially savvy. Which is unlikely all true because you don’t have to be attractive to be smart? One way to fix your fallacy is by saying “most girls at the high school who are academically smart are also attractive and socially savvy. This leaves a more room for correctness because not everyone is attractive and savvy.
Sincerely,
Michelle Nakamura
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=804436
Week 7 Response Post
This article is about Umm Anas who is a trained female suicide bomber. She was recently married but still wants to live her life out as a suicide bomber. Even her husband supports her choice in becoming a suicide bomber. If she were to get pregnant she would wait until she had the baby before dying. Her baby will be left to her parents to take care of. Most suicide bombers do not tell their families which is the case with Umm. She believes that dying for a religious cause is “a gift from God.”
My initial reaction to this article is repulsion that Umm, only eighteen years old, would actually commit suicide. Is killing herself more important than raising a family she may have? Is it more important than her family and husband? If I was her family I would have slapped some sense into her. There is no point in killing yourself and killing others with you. I wonder if she really feels nothing when she knows that she will kill women and children. Does she even consider that it could be her family that could be killed by a blast? I honestly think they should detain her so she doesn’t kill anyone.
The stance of the author is an un-biased one because it is a report on a young, female suicide bomber. Evidence that supports that is the questions that the author asks. One question was “what would you do if you were pregnant?” The article is all about her and it’s not like the author asked her why she would do such a horrible thing?
One question I have about the article is how they find girls like her? How does the Islamic Jihad manage to find girls willing to die like that? It really amazes me that they can find so many girls to do suicide bombings. I think it’s really sad that girls have to end up like this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7667031.stm
My initial reaction to this article is repulsion that Umm, only eighteen years old, would actually commit suicide. Is killing herself more important than raising a family she may have? Is it more important than her family and husband? If I was her family I would have slapped some sense into her. There is no point in killing yourself and killing others with you. I wonder if she really feels nothing when she knows that she will kill women and children. Does she even consider that it could be her family that could be killed by a blast? I honestly think they should detain her so she doesn’t kill anyone.
The stance of the author is an un-biased one because it is a report on a young, female suicide bomber. Evidence that supports that is the questions that the author asks. One question was “what would you do if you were pregnant?” The article is all about her and it’s not like the author asked her why she would do such a horrible thing?
One question I have about the article is how they find girls like her? How does the Islamic Jihad manage to find girls willing to die like that? It really amazes me that they can find so many girls to do suicide bombings. I think it’s really sad that girls have to end up like this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7667031.stm
Monday, October 6, 2008
Week 6 Prompt 1
This ad is really about the bike shown in the advertisement. It is not about the model holding up the bike. Nor is it about the brick wall behind the model. The model is dressed in a fancy, frilly dress. It’s like the ad is saying buy this bike and you’ll have models coming to you. Or it could mean if you buy this bike you’ll look good on it. But once you read the slogan the ad seems to make more sense. The slogan is “perfectly fit.” Meaning getting fit is by buying this bike and you’ll look like her. They use the model in the advertisement to draw attention to it. If it were only the bike standing up on the brick wall it wouldn’t be as eye catching. Advertisement needs an attention grabber for a consumer to actually look at their advertisement for more than a few seconds.
http://www.kgsbikes.com/images/IMGVIEWER2/Sarah_Brilliant_June_07_ad-RGB-16-20.JPG
Week 6 Response Post
This article is about Oprah Winfrey trying to frame the ex- headmistress of the school she owns in South Africa. The ex-headmistress, Nomvuyo Mzamane, is suing Oprah for $250,000 dollars in court. Oprah suggested that Nomvuyo knew about the abuse going on in the school. However, Nomvuyo claims she did not know anything and that Oprah is framing her. The incident of the abused girls was when a matron, Tiny Virginia Makopo, abused six girls. It is claimed that she tried to fondle and kiss the girls. She would also kick and punch them.
I’m not surprised that an incident like this happened because it happens in a lot of schools. It is in the news because it is the school that Oprah built and owns. Incidents like this happen all over the world and most people try to cover it up. They try to cover it up because it gives the school and everyone associated with the school a bad name. There isn’t enough information for me to decide on who is wrong or who is right. Oprah could be telling the truth or she could be lying to cover up this incident. I think most celebrities will try and cover up something that causes them to look bad to the public.
The authors stand point in this article is neutral because the author provides a back story to each side. It tells the reader of Nomvuyo who is suing Oprah and it tells of Oprah suggesting that Nomvuyo knew about the abuse. The author also provides information that had come previously about the six girls being abused. The matron has pleaded innocent to the fourteen counts of indecent assault, assault, and criminal injury. The author does not write towards one side because there isn’t enough information or truth to do so.
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx/?news=333722>1=28103
I’m not surprised that an incident like this happened because it happens in a lot of schools. It is in the news because it is the school that Oprah built and owns. Incidents like this happen all over the world and most people try to cover it up. They try to cover it up because it gives the school and everyone associated with the school a bad name. There isn’t enough information for me to decide on who is wrong or who is right. Oprah could be telling the truth or she could be lying to cover up this incident. I think most celebrities will try and cover up something that causes them to look bad to the public.
The authors stand point in this article is neutral because the author provides a back story to each side. It tells the reader of Nomvuyo who is suing Oprah and it tells of Oprah suggesting that Nomvuyo knew about the abuse. The author also provides information that had come previously about the six girls being abused. The matron has pleaded innocent to the fourteen counts of indecent assault, assault, and criminal injury. The author does not write towards one side because there isn’t enough information or truth to do so.
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx/?news=333722>1=28103
Week 6 Prompt 2
Benefits of peer review include having people around your age reading it. This means your writing will probably be understood more than if someone older were to read it. When I write it’s usually to target those around my age because we’re going through the same things. Another benefit of having peer review is that they can find mistakes you might not catch. Sometimes I will overlook small mistakes that could cost me points on a paper. However, if I have someone peer edit it then they could catch it. One more benefit of having peer review is you can learn from their paper. For example, they could put an idea in a way that you would have never thought of.
One difficulty of having peer review is having to write some harsh comments about that paper. It can offend the person or they could take it the wrong way. Sometimes it the paper will be so bad that you cannot write anything positive. That is something very hard to do for me.
One difficulty of having peer review is having to write some harsh comments about that paper. It can offend the person or they could take it the wrong way. Sometimes it the paper will be so bad that you cannot write anything positive. That is something very hard to do for me.
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