1. A group of international students during “international student orientation” fall 2012. 2. Caricature found on http://www.edu-sp.com/; On the sign: “Welcome home!” On the door: “National headhunting company.” 3. Inside East Meets West restaurant, across the street from the Duck Store, University of Oregon.
Archives for March, 2013
Long Feature
From the outside, the three story, baby pink Victorian style home looks like a dollhouse. A concrete path cuts through the full, green lawn and leads to large double doors. Inside, the rooms are filled with racks of long, printed dresses, simple floor length nightgowns, silk scarfs and jewelry displays. But, the last room is […]
In Transition: The Tough Switch from Military Veteran to College Student
The decorations that represent Veterans’ service, set up in the UO’s Veterans and Family Student Association office.
College students taking longer than the 4-year expectation
Michelle Miller, a senior at the University of Oregon (UO), nods her head as her roommates sit in their living room chatting about graduation plans. Miller, however, will not be graduating with her roommates or the class of 2013. After switching majors this year, she won’t graduate until after spending an additional year at school. […]
Long Feature Analysis #2
The Left Bank Ape By David Quammen National Geographic, March 2013 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/bonobos/quammen-text The lead in The Left Bank Ape by David Quammen was surprisingly lacking in action and details. It was a scene setting graf that described, in basic terms, the location of the Wamba Research Camp and the founder. It did not […]
Personal Essay
When I was 15, my mom went in for her annual mammogram, religiously as she always does. She has always been a stickler about her doctor’s appointments. Considering that her mother and aunt both had breast cancer, her obsession was understandable. A couple days after the appointment, my mother told me that the doctor found […]
Long Feature Analysis #2
The article in the New York Times, Trying to be Stars, Like the ‘Jersey Boys’ they Portrayed, features the Midtown Men, a quartet that performs the hit songs of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and plays the part from their vocals to their demeanors and down to tiny details of their appearance. The piece […]
Long Feature Analysis 2
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=2 I liked the lead. It reminds the reader of the optimism which defined the beginning of the Obama presidency and showed his eagerness to change the way politics work in america. The quote comparing Obama to Bill Clinton and Vladimir Putin was quite amusing. The paragraph about Obama’s theory that the politics which he witnessed during […]
Second Feature Article Review
The Stoner Arms Dealers: By Guy Lawson in Rolling Stone This article was a finalist for best feature writing in a magazine for 2011. I like how the author is able to describe the personality of the two young arms dealers. I think that the author also does a great job of explaining the process […]