Post by maiwolf on Dec 4, 2008 17:58:11 GMT -5
First Article is mine
“Um… My Name’s Misspelled”
What’s worse than having your name mispronounced over the intercom? Seeing it end up misspelled in the newspaper. People might not listen to what Arnel says over the speaker, but almost everyone reads the paper when it comes out.
When you read your name, and find it misspelled, you can do one of many things: you can sink down in your chair with your cheeks red with embarrassment, you can laugh it off if your name is easy to misspell, or, you can choose to hound the journalism staff because they spelled your name wrong and probably made you the laughing stock of the school. Either way, no one will forget the misspelled name for at least two days.
Of course, no one likes it if his or her name is misspelled. It’s not normally their fault—unless said person gives false information to the journalist. Sometimes, when the journalist is asking for quotes, he or she will write down Aaron Vuong, instead of Erin Vuong, because of simple misinterpretation, and won’t ask for a spelling. The name could also be misspelled when the journalist is typing up the article and he or she forgets the ‘h’ in John and the ‘k’ in Knox, and so names John Knox, Jon Nox. If the error is caught after the newspaper is sent to the printer, there isn’t much the editors can do, except hope the person in question will excuse the faux pas.
Misspelling means more, possibly to the newspaper than to the person whose name is misspelled. To newspaper staff, the misspelled name means embarrassment, and the possible loss of a valuable reader. The person with the misspelled name may say, “Um… my name’s misspelled,” and the next day the whole school buzzes with the juicy news, “Did you hear, the newspaper got her name wrong!” Before you know it, another rumor starts about a misspelled name that’s actually spelled perfectly.
By the time this newspaper comes out, this article alone will have been edited at least eleven times. The editors have looked over and over the articles from start to finish, making sure not even the smallest error gets through—yet one always does. If we’ve just plumb written your name wrong from the get-go, your name is going to stay misspelled, but on the lucky chance that we’ve caught the mistake before the paper was sent to the printer, consider yourself fortunate.
So, when you open up the newspaper expecting your name to be spelled Rachel Younggren, but find that it is misspelled, please don’t start rumors: just blame it on us… or shrug it off and give us a little slack.
Second Article is not mine
The Lion and the Lamb
When you can live forever, what do you live for? The movie Twilight, based on the popular vampire love story by Stephenie Meyer, has been highly anticipated ever since it was first announced.
The stars of the movie, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), portray their characters well, but there’s no doubt that Pattinson steals the show with his passionate and sexy demeanor. Kristen Stewart is slightly awkward in her role, and at times boring. Following their dramatic kiss, the audience realizes that they played a convincing young couple.
Co-star Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), is surprisingly impressive. His charming, sweet, and fun personality portrays his character perfectly. Fans will surely anticipate the love triangle between him, Edward, and Bella in later movies. The other stars, mainly the rest of the Cullen family, are not highlighted as much as they should have been. There was little background information and very few scenes showing their individual personalities.
The events in the movie followed the plot of the book fairly well even if some things from the story had to be changed for the film. The movie was good but lacked some of the magic and imagination that can only be found in a novel. Therefore, there was no way the film could please every person who first read the book.
Overall, the movie deserves a decent review for portraying a classic, teenage, vampire love story. However, fans who compare it to the book will be slightly disappointed. The only place Twilight will ever be completely perfect is in the minds of readers.
“Um… My Name’s Misspelled”
What’s worse than having your name mispronounced over the intercom? Seeing it end up misspelled in the newspaper. People might not listen to what Arnel says over the speaker, but almost everyone reads the paper when it comes out.
When you read your name, and find it misspelled, you can do one of many things: you can sink down in your chair with your cheeks red with embarrassment, you can laugh it off if your name is easy to misspell, or, you can choose to hound the journalism staff because they spelled your name wrong and probably made you the laughing stock of the school. Either way, no one will forget the misspelled name for at least two days.
Of course, no one likes it if his or her name is misspelled. It’s not normally their fault—unless said person gives false information to the journalist. Sometimes, when the journalist is asking for quotes, he or she will write down Aaron Vuong, instead of Erin Vuong, because of simple misinterpretation, and won’t ask for a spelling. The name could also be misspelled when the journalist is typing up the article and he or she forgets the ‘h’ in John and the ‘k’ in Knox, and so names John Knox, Jon Nox. If the error is caught after the newspaper is sent to the printer, there isn’t much the editors can do, except hope the person in question will excuse the faux pas.
Misspelling means more, possibly to the newspaper than to the person whose name is misspelled. To newspaper staff, the misspelled name means embarrassment, and the possible loss of a valuable reader. The person with the misspelled name may say, “Um… my name’s misspelled,” and the next day the whole school buzzes with the juicy news, “Did you hear, the newspaper got her name wrong!” Before you know it, another rumor starts about a misspelled name that’s actually spelled perfectly.
By the time this newspaper comes out, this article alone will have been edited at least eleven times. The editors have looked over and over the articles from start to finish, making sure not even the smallest error gets through—yet one always does. If we’ve just plumb written your name wrong from the get-go, your name is going to stay misspelled, but on the lucky chance that we’ve caught the mistake before the paper was sent to the printer, consider yourself fortunate.
So, when you open up the newspaper expecting your name to be spelled Rachel Younggren, but find that it is misspelled, please don’t start rumors: just blame it on us… or shrug it off and give us a little slack.
Second Article is not mine
The Lion and the Lamb
When you can live forever, what do you live for? The movie Twilight, based on the popular vampire love story by Stephenie Meyer, has been highly anticipated ever since it was first announced.
The stars of the movie, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), portray their characters well, but there’s no doubt that Pattinson steals the show with his passionate and sexy demeanor. Kristen Stewart is slightly awkward in her role, and at times boring. Following their dramatic kiss, the audience realizes that they played a convincing young couple.
Co-star Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), is surprisingly impressive. His charming, sweet, and fun personality portrays his character perfectly. Fans will surely anticipate the love triangle between him, Edward, and Bella in later movies. The other stars, mainly the rest of the Cullen family, are not highlighted as much as they should have been. There was little background information and very few scenes showing their individual personalities.
The events in the movie followed the plot of the book fairly well even if some things from the story had to be changed for the film. The movie was good but lacked some of the magic and imagination that can only be found in a novel. Therefore, there was no way the film could please every person who first read the book.
Overall, the movie deserves a decent review for portraying a classic, teenage, vampire love story. However, fans who compare it to the book will be slightly disappointed. The only place Twilight will ever be completely perfect is in the minds of readers.
