JOB ONE
Breaking news is broken
Email all answers to jepson.mr@gmail.com with the subject heading "Breaking news is broken"---don't do that I don't guarantee we'll read your answers.
Read this article ( http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/boston_bombing_breaking_news_don_t_watch_cable_shut_off_twitter_you_d_be.html ) then respond to the author's argument with a thoughtful and technically proficient paragraph.
Nominate up to three words from the article for this week's vocabulary quiz.
We can't give you credit unless we know who you are. Please be sure we know who you are by typing your block and name with extreme clarity.
JOB TWO
Today, you must (must!) decide which country you want to live in over the next few weeks. It should be a country with an oppressive, inadequate, or otherwise troubled government. The more problems the country has, the more you're likely to enjoy the assignment.
Today, research countries with significant problems. I'll give a list of places to start looking. Read around, then settle on one and start researching it more in depth. Check the news, check the references at the bottom of relevant Wikipedia articles---check anywhere and everywhere. Keep notes, perhaps send them to yourself in your email with links so you can find things again. Learn about the leader(s) or your nation over the last ten years. Research the people too, not just the leaders. Look around. Get creative.
Some websites to start you off:
- https://news.google.com/news/section?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&topic=w&ict=ln&siidp=8b61ac4523b7b0904385d6affbaca16171b1
- http://www.transparency.org/
- http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
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