http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/violence-in-wake-of-koran-incident-fuels-us-doubts-about-afghan-partners/2012/02/26/gIQAgc3qcR_story.html
I picked this article this week because I was looking through the news section on google and when I was reading through this, it felt like it was only showing once side of the story. It was about how the recent violence of Afghan has created a lot of tension between the U.S., as well as NATO. two high-ranking NATO officers were killed by an Afghan security official, which destroyed the relations that were built up. The article describes existing tension and the overlap of insults causing this event. Protests began and threw a grenade inside a U.S. base, wounding seven american troops and the protests were very violent, claiming 25 Afghan lives. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, initially reacted in outrage, but became more peaceful to try and calm down the situation.
George Jaffe has been writing for 17 years, 12 of those writing about military news for the Wall Street Journal since 2000. However by reading this article, I feel that he does not go into the actual burning of the Koran, which is what caused the initial burning. It was linked to another article explaining it though. The religious ferver of the people is very difficult to describe. However, it is similar to how America does not permit the burning of the flag. There was never an explanation to why U.S. Officials went and burned the copies of the Koran for.
It firsts talks about some of the reactions of the event, describing little effect that it could have, and then it goes into how future events will turn out and just how much it will change because of the event that has passed in this one week by a few individuals. Just because of this events, the relations between international organizations and countries came toppling down due to this incident. He also describes just how difficult it will be to recreate the trust that had existed before.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Hunger Games
The Hunger games was written by Suzanne Collins, author of many fiction books. She has another Series call Gregor the Overlander, which is a series I have read in middle school and fiercely enjoyed. Looking up her profile was amazing because it had an impact on the way I read the book. It raised the expectation levels that i had for this book much higher, and in all honesty I did finish the book in one day. The Hunger Games has two more books in its series which i will most likely read due to the cliffhanging ending at the end.
The first section is setting the story, explaining how the United States became what it is, and why the Hunger Games are held. It also brings into perspective who the characters are and why they are significant. The main character, Katniss, would usually encounter someone, and go off on a tangent in a new direction by describing what the character is, and how he or she is significant to the author. It shows that Katniss is working to put food on the table, and a friend helps her with this. There are 12 sections (13 before it got annihilated) and due to a conflict, the other Sections must serve the Capitol. The Hunger games was created to display the power of the Capitol. Katniss was actually not picked, but Primrose, her sibling, was chosen. The chances of this happening were slim to none, but Katniss, in panic, decided to volunteer to go in her place, because the games are for 12 - 18 years of age, and Primrose was 12. Because 2 are chosen, one boy and one girl, another was picked, and it just so happens to be the baker's son. Katniss feels in debt to him because he has given her a 2 loaves a bread when it seemed her family was going to starve to death.
It is told in a first person perspective of Katniss, and she describes many by going on tangents and describing past experiences. The perspective the author chose helps develop the story farther down because of what happens between Katniss and Peeta, the baker's son. It offers only her perspective and it keeps certain elements hidden until later. Also, it helps the readers sort of sympathize and understand Katniss by putting themselves into her shoes.
The first section is setting the story, explaining how the United States became what it is, and why the Hunger Games are held. It also brings into perspective who the characters are and why they are significant. The main character, Katniss, would usually encounter someone, and go off on a tangent in a new direction by describing what the character is, and how he or she is significant to the author. It shows that Katniss is working to put food on the table, and a friend helps her with this. There are 12 sections (13 before it got annihilated) and due to a conflict, the other Sections must serve the Capitol. The Hunger games was created to display the power of the Capitol. Katniss was actually not picked, but Primrose, her sibling, was chosen. The chances of this happening were slim to none, but Katniss, in panic, decided to volunteer to go in her place, because the games are for 12 - 18 years of age, and Primrose was 12. Because 2 are chosen, one boy and one girl, another was picked, and it just so happens to be the baker's son. Katniss feels in debt to him because he has given her a 2 loaves a bread when it seemed her family was going to starve to death.
It is told in a first person perspective of Katniss, and she describes many by going on tangents and describing past experiences. The perspective the author chose helps develop the story farther down because of what happens between Katniss and Peeta, the baker's son. It offers only her perspective and it keeps certain elements hidden until later. Also, it helps the readers sort of sympathize and understand Katniss by putting themselves into her shoes.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Which is the Gay One?
http://blogs.trb.com/news/opinion/chanlowe/blog/2009/04/military_gays_gay.html
This is a political cartoon done by Chan Lowe, who has been the editorial cartoonist for the Sun Sentinel for over twenty six years. He has created many political cartoons. This political cartoon was drawn because of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Act, which was a very controversial topic when it was created. There are three box like shapes that is covered with the american flag, and because it was drawn in the context of the military, I made the assumption that the boxes are used to symbolize coffins. Lowe makes the point that there is no distinction between any other soldier. All soldiers, regardless of whether they are gay or not, it should not make a difference whether one may or may not be in the military.
The cartoonist decided to explain with a short excerpt. He says that it does not matter whether or not they try to pass this because they try to expose and remove the gay soldiers anyway. He also puts the argument that Alexander the Great was also gay, and he was one of the best commanders in the world. Therefore there is nothing that changes the fact that a soldier is a soldier, and that gay and normal people does not differentiate if one is a good soldier.
The boxes are used to show coffins, and the cover is used to reference America, and the final context at the bottom shows that it is referring to the don't ask don't tell act. The combination together explains the purpose of the political cartoon. He made every single box the same in order to get the point, which is that there really is no distinction between boxes, across clearly. It is a bit outdated because the Don't Ask, Don't Tell, is from around 2009, not 2012. However, it is still a great example of visual rhetoric
This is a political cartoon done by Chan Lowe, who has been the editorial cartoonist for the Sun Sentinel for over twenty six years. He has created many political cartoons. This political cartoon was drawn because of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Act, which was a very controversial topic when it was created. There are three box like shapes that is covered with the american flag, and because it was drawn in the context of the military, I made the assumption that the boxes are used to symbolize coffins. Lowe makes the point that there is no distinction between any other soldier. All soldiers, regardless of whether they are gay or not, it should not make a difference whether one may or may not be in the military.
The cartoonist decided to explain with a short excerpt. He says that it does not matter whether or not they try to pass this because they try to expose and remove the gay soldiers anyway. He also puts the argument that Alexander the Great was also gay, and he was one of the best commanders in the world. Therefore there is nothing that changes the fact that a soldier is a soldier, and that gay and normal people does not differentiate if one is a good soldier.
The boxes are used to show coffins, and the cover is used to reference America, and the final context at the bottom shows that it is referring to the don't ask don't tell act. The combination together explains the purpose of the political cartoon. He made every single box the same in order to get the point, which is that there really is no distinction between boxes, across clearly. It is a bit outdated because the Don't Ask, Don't Tell, is from around 2009, not 2012. However, it is still a great example of visual rhetoric
Sunday, February 5, 2012
The Hunger Games
Just bought the book from B&N, my parents didn't have time to buy it for me, sorry because it's late.
The book held an interest to me because so many people have been recommending it to me as a good read, but never felt motivated to read it. The setting is in an apocalyptic future of the United states, where one very advanced metropolis holds absolute power over the rest of the country. The hunger games describe the annual event where children aged in their teens are chosen by random where only 1 person may survive. Suzanne Collins was the author of the book.
the total amount of pages is 374, so I split it into 125 pages per section
The book held an interest to me because so many people have been recommending it to me as a good read, but never felt motivated to read it. The setting is in an apocalyptic future of the United states, where one very advanced metropolis holds absolute power over the rest of the country. The hunger games describe the annual event where children aged in their teens are chosen by random where only 1 person may survive. Suzanne Collins was the author of the book.
the total amount of pages is 374, so I split it into 125 pages per section
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