Writing Editorials and Columns What is an Editorial? An Editorial is usually written by the editor or one of the writers on his or her behalf and it represents the views of the newspaper. Also in editorial section, you will find other people’s opinions on the same subject or others. They are known as columns. Editorial stories have: 1. Introduction, body, solution and conclusion like other news stories. 2. An objective explanation of the issue, especially complex issues. 3. A timely news angle.
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have today are keeping children from doing things they need to do. Homework, reading or even getting the physical activity that children need are now considered unimportant. In the September 2011 article, “Issues &ump; Controversies” there was an editorial cartoon titled Children’s Television: Too Much TV illustrated by Mat Handelsman. Handelsman creates this cartoon to prove that parents are oblivious to the fact that children are spending too much time watching tv that in turn is corrupting their
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Newspaper Editorial What is an editorial? • An editorial is a newspaper artcle that expresses one's opinion. • An editorial can be about any topic, but is usually writen about an issue that deals with our society. • To build credibility, the opinion in the editorial must be backed up with facts and evidence to substantate your opinion. • You will have 25 minutes to write your editorial in Part A of your Assessment Task. This will take place on Friday 15th May. The structure of an Editorial There
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marriage in multiple states, talk of its legalization in New York Audience – same sex couples, people who oppose same sex marriage, anyone interested or affected in the development of the issue, legislators debating the issue Purpose – In his editorial, Forman degrades the validity of same sex marriage with five arguments explaining its “possible consequences” and why those will “radically alter our culture” (Forman). To prove his point, he argues against those who support marriage equality, expressing
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Kevin Mooney Ms. Babiuk APES, Period 3 17 February 2015 Fracking Editorial Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is a process used to extract natural gas, which is trapped in shale rock. The gas is extracted by first drilling deep into the surface of the earth, and then using a high-pressure fluid mixture to fracture the underground rock in order to release the gas and let it flow to the surface. Although using natural gas as way of producing energy may be cleaner and have fewer
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The Roman empire was an extremely powerful force in the in the western world at during its time, but not because of its own technological and mathematical engineering. Rome was always in Greece’s shadow for much of its advances, philosophically, in the arts, mathematically, and culturally. Economically, Rome and Greece were very similar. Greek and Roman people were a majority farmers and Greece and Rome had commercial agriculture, which was one of the leading forces in the creation of the empire and trade
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Kanielle Pounds May 8, 2011 “You’re living your life, So Why Take another One” A large debate that takes place today is abortion. Abortion is the termination of an unwanted pregnancy. The issue with abortion is the fact that an innocent child is being killed. Although the mother herself isn’t literally killing the child, she is consenting to the termination. I think that abortion should be illegal. Every child deserves to live. I feel this way because why end the life of an innocent child because
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professionalism, objective tone, and being far reaching in topics and influence. This standard stems from the 1960s era Walter Cronkite-like image of the newsman. However, this is not the current state of media. The current news media skews the editorial prerogative, is a collection of quickly assembled stories, and values quality over quantity. These critiques are not to say that all aspects of modern media
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I choose the editorial Ontario should save kids from interminable bus commutes. I believe it has elements of both a strong and a weak argument as it has multiple unnecessary premises and few missing premises. In this editorial, we can identify the conclusion using the principle of charity which is “local schools are closing, forcing young children to spend two hours or longer on a daily bus commute. That’s no way to get an education.” This sentence fits the category of a conclusion as it contains
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Do to many advancements in technology, cell phones and other mobile devices play a big role in human lives, the question is whether or not they benefit classroom learning. Supporters believe that they are portable, fast, and affordable which makes learning more effective and easier, while people who oppose believe that they will just be a distraction, as people can browse social media and play games while they are supposed to be learning. Personally, I believe that they can benefit the classroom
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The school district is debating putting locator chips in student ID’s, because of truancy rates that cost the school district millions. These Smart IDs should not be implemented into the school district, and have been avoided by school’s in the past. The locator chips are also highly opposed by the Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU and Christian fundamentalist. Multiple parents are concerned for their students religious rights. Smart Id’s are a form of idolatry, which is a sin. This situation has
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HIST 2111 Cherokee Removal Editorial April 07, 2015 GOVERNMENT’S GREED FORCES FAMILIES FROM THEIR HOMES The Cherokee Indians were one tribe that made up the “Five Civilized Tribes”. These tribes were the original settlers of the American land and they negotiated over thirty treaties with the United States from 1789 to 1825. The white Americans wanted the Native American
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President Nixon’s Foreign Affairs To many who had watched Richard M. Nixon build his political career as a Communist fighter, it must have seemed like complete irony. On July 15, 1971, Nixon announced on national television that he would become the first president ever to visit the People's Republic of China, a nation which had remained isolated from the West since the Communist revolution in 1949. For Nixon, however, his upcoming visit represented the ultimate diplomatic triumph. Although he had
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Stand Your Ground Editorial In 73% of cases with the stand your ground law in effect, defendants with a black victim faced no penalty for their actions, while 59% with a white victim faced no penalty according to the February 2013 Tampa Bay Times. Under the stand your ground laws, too many killers walk free, because of lack of evidence, or lack of witnesses because they most of the time are the only ones left that really know what happened the night of their incidents. While sometimes the law can
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The obesity rate in the United States continues to rise year after year. Researchers are working to find the cause and reverse it. The problem is there is more than just one cause; we just have to find the biggest issue and fix it. The cost of healthy foods is not in the price range of many Americans; therefore, they continue to eat cheaper, fattier foods. Obesity rates could be reduced if the prices on healthy foods were reduced and more accessible to the general public. Cost is a major factor when
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l The other day I bought a Ralph Lauren winter jacket and 2 polos for my boyfriend, one being a Ralph Lauren Polo brand and the other Lacoste. As I was walking to the cash register to pay, I noticed a cute leather backpack. As I inspected the bag, I noticed a Coach tag attached to one of the straps. I believed it was a knock- off bag, but decided to get it anyways. As the cashier was ringing up my purchase, I became more nervous to hear my total bill with all my designer items. The cashier said
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Intolerance in the 1920s--- In the mid 1920s, there were many acts of tolerance and intolerance. For example, Bartolommeo Vanzetti was treated with intolerance because he was accused of an April 20 robbery in which the paymaster and a guard at a factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts were shot to death. Vanzetti believed the government did not serve the people and should be abolished. Vanzetti opposed to the World War I. He took a part in protest meeting and in 1917 when the U.S joined the war
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Part I 1. In complete sentence format, list three specific details you learned about William Bradford from this reading. Three things I learned about Bradford is that his parents and grandparents died so he had to move in with his uncle, to support himself he had to be silk weaver, and he was born in 1590 on a farm. 2. In two sentences, explain why you think Bradford is significant in American history. I think he was significant to American History because he kept documentation of everything
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Alcohol- the solution to all life’s problems or the cause? “ Reality is an illusion created by lack of Alcohol” – N.F. Simpson. This is one of the most common myths about alcohol, which is common in our modern society. Australia is a land of adventurous and fun loving people, who spend quality time with family and friends and sometimes enjoy it with a few drinks. Well, the question is does it stop with a “few” drinks and is it only “sometimes”? Statistics show that at least 55% of the Australian
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4/12/1917 Julian Elliott New York Times 620 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018 President of the United States: Woodrow Wilson 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 Greetings Mr. President, Before we enter discussion, I would like to express my appreciation for the careful perusal of this letter by yours truly – on behalf of everyone here at the New York Times. It is an honor. A national government dissociative of the amenities of democracy or self-governed principles,
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Is Gun Control Necessary? One of the main issues in America today is gun control and whether people have the right to own a gun. Throughout the years, there have been many shootings and crimes due to people owning guns. Due to gun violence many people have unfortunately lost their lives. One of the most horrific tragedies our country has faced was the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 After this disaster our airports became much safer, but what exactly took the government so
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English Part 1 Assignment 3 6 Bullying is an unfortunate, but seemingly inevitable human activity that occurs in all ages and all environments. This particular subject has been a critical issue in schools for decades that has affected a countless number of children all the way to adulthood. In its transcendence, the term bullying has shifted to drastic measures; bully no longer refers to the three year old “meanie” who swipes juice boxes or trips you when you're running across the playground or
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Sex-Selective Abortion December 11, 2014 EDITORIAL Sex-Selective Abortion As new reproductive technologies are being discovered, there has been many controversy of selective abortions. Modern technology, particularly the ultrasound, allows parents to discover the sex of their children long before birth. Sex-selection abortion is used to prevent the birth of a child of an undesired sex: abortion is chosen solely on the basis of the unborn baby's gender. The victims of these abortions are overwhelmingly
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Editorial Mrs. Schneider Wyleen Hantelman November 5 2014 The Secret Lives of Sgt John Wilson In the book of The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson the author Lois Simme did an excellent job at telling the story. I appreciate how her son, Scott Simme came home from Moscow where he produced the news for CBC and presented her with a ticket to Scotland in February 1995. April 1st she was in the village of Slamannan to find the old letters, case files, and have the joys to find Helen Wilson, John and
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The United States is suffering. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer as you all can probably tell. Political machines are run by big bosses that are abusing their economic freedoms to take advantage of the weak who slave endless hours in the hot, unsafe factories. The social class system of our country is far beyond corrupt, and we are not taking enough care of our factory workers. We continue to slowly deteriorate our once
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The Hills are alive with the sound of…CALAMITY!!! This fake-improvised reality series contains best friends, bogus love and a whole lot of bitchiness, and by snaking soullessly into the hearts of its undiscriminating viewers, it has become a hit. The sheer foolishness of the irritating bickering paraded in front of us under the guise of entertainment leaves me to assume that its fans must be as mind numbingly dumb and lacking in an atom’s worth of character as the idiots on screen. Hopefully
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to Constitutionalism (Editorial #1) Be prepared to discuss all editorials when they are due. 1/20 M NO CLASS MLK holiday: Complete the following assignment Read the U.S. Constitution online and begin assignment. Constitution assignment due on 1/22 and will be discussed. 1/22 W Chapter 3: The Federal System 1/27 M Constitutional Principles and Powers (Editorial #2) 1/29 W Chapter 4: Civil Liberties 2/3 M Chapter 4 Civil Liberties (cont.) (Editorial #3) 2/5 W Chapter
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people even after they have made their point. Racism also seems to be a main issue as black persons are more likely to die from police brutality. In the editorial, “Political Lies about Police Brutality” the Editorial Board uses rhetorical explanation, down players, and truth surrogates to argue towards suppressing police brutality. The Editorial Board uses rhetorical explanation to express their anti-police brutality position. It has been brought to attention that people don’t take or see police
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In the editorial, “The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons,” by The Editorial Board there are uses of rhetoric, bias, and connotation. This editorial is all about the issues of racism, and some of the things that the colored inmates have to go through in a mainly white populated prison. Overall, I would say that this editorial and the arguments made are pretty much strong. In this editorial, the author uses rhetoric to help make his arguments stronger. For example, in paragraph four The Editorial
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of March, 2014. The Editorial is trying to convey the audience with persuasive techniques such as emotive language, inclusive and images to persuade the readers to speak up about domestic violence and furthermore reduce the rates of domestic violence. The tone of this article is calm but also serious. The use of emotive language helps the reader into sharing the same emotions as the Editorial. Another main persuasive technique is inclusive language and that helps the Editorial into including the reader
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