The War

Burns and Novick wanted to show the elements of the second world war in a way that no one has before. They wanted to clear the "good war" myth by giving very personal accounts of the war from the people directly effected by it. They accomplished this goal by asking people in three or four different cities in the US to share their stories. This personal touch added to the emotional impact of the film.

People Watching

Because I live my life at a very fast pace I dont usually have time to slow down and observe my surroundings so I came up with an idea...Why not observe a few things in different aspects of my life? Here is what I came up with...

1.How many people actually wake up when the alarm goes off(the first time)?
2. How many people wake up in time to eat breakfast?
3. Why do so many people multi-task while driving (scary!!)
4. Why cant daycares have buses to pick your children up like schools do? That will surely save me some time.
5. Look at how people swing their arms while walking. I've spotted people who swing both arms crazily to those who swing only one leaving the other one limp(this can be quite amusing).
6.How many people go into work without really "working" for the whole day?
7.How many of those people get promoted?
8.Hey Zach K from my Comm class is checking IDs at Catch22?
9.How many times has he had to kick a drunk guy's ass?
10. Some of the people in this bar look unfamiliar, they must be from somewhere else.
11. WOW! They just happen to be State Troopers in town for a convention...interesting!

"I'm Shocked"

Reporters are generally responsible for reporting the truth in an objective manner. But objectivity doesn't nessassarily mean reporters have to be predicable and boring. Because most big stories are reported in abundance, and small stories tend to be a bit mundane, reporters have to find their own ways to mix things up a little to catch the readers eye.

In my opinion, good reporters notice everything around them, so nothing is really missed or left out. Things that....

...to be continued

Writing Tips

When writing I generally try to focus on one topic and then develop that topic as I go. I start out with a main idea and then make sure that I know the direction I plan to take.



Murray's tips on editing were very helpful. Because I am a procrastinating writer I usually leave this very essential part out. When writing for print errors of any sort are unacceptable so I really need to brush up on this skill.