Individual Blog #1

On election day, one of the most important dates to occur in my lifetime and I missed it. Instead of celebrating with my country I was celebrating with my fellow hockey fans at the San Jose Sharks Arena. It is hard for me to pass up on a game, however, I was expecting there to be some coverage as to what was going on in the elections. Perhaps a quick blurb about how the race is going, but they did not mention it once. I found out that my president won from a few friends text messaging me on my phone. Needless to say, I was very happy that night. If I were at home, I would have been glued to CNN because, in my opinion, they give the greatest, unbiased reporting of all the news stations. I know that is where I will be watching during Obama's re-election four years from now.

Copy Edit The World

The green-sheet for my Jour 135 class has the mistake of adding a coma after March. When a month and year are used as a date there does not need to be a coma between the two.

In my green-sheet for Music 120, the word jazz does not need to be capitalized. In fact, later in the same syllabus it has jazz written lowercase.


A direct mail advertisement I recently received has the word "repipe" multiple times and in very bold writing. The problem with this is the fact that "repipe" is not a word. What they should have wrote is "re-pipe."


Another direct mail piece I have is for Honda. In the copy write for the ad, there are unnecessary capitalization. You can see in this picture, the words "Advertised Price" do not need to be capitalized.

Word of the Week #8

Ryan Kunis
MCOM 100W
M/W 12:00pm
Word #78
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Word: Foray

Source:
San Jose Mercury News article
Title: Sarah Palin wonders: Why can't she impersonate Tina Fey on '30 Rock'?
by Julie Bosman, New York Times

"The McCain campaign tightly limits Palin's availability to her traveling press corps, bu during the rare foray to the back of her campaign plane in the last several weeks, she has told reporters that she "would love to" make a guest appearance on "SNL.""

Definition: (Noun)
1. a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder. Vikings made a foray on the port.
2. a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
3. an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.

(verb - used without object)
4. to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
5. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure: foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets.

(verb- used with object)
6. to ravage in search of plunder; pillage.

The final goal was made in overtime when the San Jose Sharks offense executed a flawless foray on the Philadelphia Flyers' defense.

Mystery Character

With her librarian style brown hair and thin-framed glasses, she is often referred to as a MILF. Her fair skin and amazingly white-toothed smile give her an untypically cute appearance for a person in her position. She is always dressed conservatively and professionally, as she should. She may not be the smartest woman or the most experienced, but she has come a long way. Many people are dumbfounded over the statements that she makes and often times those statements are heavily criticized by the entire country. She is also known for her somewhat outlandish thinking toward the use of firearms and knowledge of prehistoric dates. She is accustom to cold weather and a big fan of hockey because of it. In fact, she has even dropped the puck for a season opener for the NHL. There are so many qualities to this woman that make her a great person, but there are even more qualities that scare the entire United States of America.

Word of the Week #7

Ryan Kunis
MCOM 100W
M/W 12:00pm
Word #7
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Word: Incondite

Source:
Article - Australia burns ... while the bureaucrats bumble
By Tom Robinson

"Tom, this is another incondite article dealing with fire management."

Definition: (Adjective)
1. Ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.
2. Crude; rough; unmannerly.

All I kept thinking about was the incondite bridge finally collapsing when it was my turn to cross.

Word of the Week #6

Ryan Kunis
MCOM 100W
M/W 12:00pm
Word #6
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Word: Arduous

Source:
Article - Restoring water supply 'arduous task'
by Guan Xiaofeng (China Daily)

"Authorities are facing an arduous task to restore water supplies to areas hit by last Monday's earthquake, an official has said."

Definition: (Adjective)
1. Requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult; an arduous undertaking.
2. Requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
3. Hard to climb; an arduous path up the hill.
4. Hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter.


Ryan knew what he was getting into when he signed up for too many classes, but he never realized just how arduous the semester would be.

Word of the Week #5

Ryan Kunis
MCOM 100W
M/W 12:00pm
Word #4
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Word: Altruism

Source:
Hazards, Risks of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
By Abbott

"One effect is an increase in suicides, but another is an increase in altruism."

Definition: (Noun)
1. The principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others.
2. Animal Behavior. Behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, as a warning cry that reveals the location of the caller to a predator.
3. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
4.Zoology Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.


In honor and memory of Sam, a ceremony was held to recognize the altruism that he showed while saving several children from a burning bus.