Semester TWO, Blog #12

Semester TWO, Blog #11

Write an open letter to a particular leader (or leading group of people) in which you outline specific advice to improve the American/Californian/local/other economy. Choose a leader that represents a group or place that you are interested in—you might pick the President, the Governor, a corporate leader, local government officials, small businesses, etc.

Please post your thoughtful response by 11:59:59pm on 3/9/10

Semester TWO, Blog #10

Do you believe that the Grapes of Wrath successfully establishes sympathy for the plight of Dust Bowl farmers? Why or why not?

Semester TWO, Blog #9

I feel I have worked really hard my article for ampersand especially because we have a good amount of time to work on it in class and with our editors, but also because I have been focusing on my big ideas and connecting them to my internship. I have been trying to figure out the structure of how my writing is going to look like, I am trying to narrow it down from an editorial, a fiction story, a narrative (personal or non-fictional).

Semester TWO, Blog #8

FDR:
-Was inspiration in his speeches that he gave over the radio.
-Had different views then Herbert Hoover and believed that the government needed to aid the public
-He thought that the two parties instead of working against each other should start working together.
-There was an assassination attempt on him, missing him and shooting the mayor of NY.

I agree with FDR because he wanted to find ways to help the economy and make it better. He was also trying to find ways to help the American public and he told them about the changes that he was making to the government, on national radio so that he could be in touch with everyone. If FDR was still alive I think that, since we are in a tough time with the economy again, people would have voted for him to be president again.

Semester TWO, Blog #7

The company that I worked for, being a radio and television broadcasting station would have thrived because they got paid by other companies to advertise their products, so the more advertising they did the more money they got.

Semester TWO, Blog #6

Choose one character from The Grapes of Wrath and list four important quotes said by or written by this character. Explain what you believe these quotes reveal about the character.