JOUR 132 Gia Pham

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/02/11/illustrators-coloring-pages-features-greater-lansings-black-leaders/4449629001/ I enjoyed this feature story because it was easy to read and extremely relevant to the pressing times we are experiencing. Artists are vital to our society and I enjoyed this angle and topic for a Black History Month feature story. I remember coloring in elementary school and many students, including myself, would pick light beige for the "skin-color" of all the characters. It is important to teach kids from the start that skin-color is a very large spectrum and that light skin colors should not be the immediate default of a figurine.  The quotes used in the article had a sense of urgency to them. I enjoyed how the writer picked quotes in which the speaker stressed the importance of representation.  I really liked the quote "... it was surreal to see myself with these people. These are people who are my heroes and that I aspire t...

Instructions: Find two interpretive columns based on the examples discussed in class and post them to Canvas and answer the following questions: Stop Shaming Women for what they do their face What do you like about the writing style in the column? I liked how the author used strong words but the material was still digestible. I liked how she started off with facts about The Weeknd's performance in a way that would make the reader think that The Weeknd was supporting her view but then she takes a stab at it with her own perspective. I thought the argument was well supported and tied into other concepts like "pretty privilege" and "body positivity."  Do you agree with the writer's point of view? What persuasive points does the writer make in the column? I agree with the writer's point of view that society should not criticize or blame women who wear makeup or get cosmetic surgery. She was persuasive when she clarifies women do not enhance their features fo...

Differently-abled people and those with underlying health conditions should be first in line to get vaccinated in California.  There are many middle-aged adults who are immune-compromised that will have to wait several months to get vaccinated under California’s new tier system that will vaccinate from oldest to youngest.  This criterion is extremely unfair and illogical.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults with disabilities are three times more likely than adults without disabilities to have underlying conditions that make them at higher risk of dying of COVID-19.  Why is California not providing health equity by vaccinating those who need it most?  Disabled people typically interact with caregivers and are more likely to experience physical, mental, and discrimination barriers to both preventing COVID-19 and receiving care if infected.  For example, young to middle-aged individuals who are visually-impaired are put at high...

Write a 350-400 word interpretive journalistic column about an issue in the news that you feel strongly about. In your column you should do the following: a. Stake out a position, explain your position and advocate for it throughout the column. b. Support your position with as many facts as you can (quoting experts is a good idea). c. Offer solutions if there are any for the position/problem you've written about in your column. California’s move to prioritize immunization based on age for future phases is ableist and proof that even in healthcare, government officials choose to perpetuate systemic disregard for those differently-abled and at higher risk.   For the entire year, various health care organizations and lawmakers have touted prioritizing vaccination for those immune-deficient with pre-existing conditions.  Now, about three months into vaccine rollouts, some of these people have been moved to the bottom of the list.  After education sectors, emergency servi...

Find two interpretive columns in daily U.S. newspapers and post the links to your blog. Choose one column that you agree with the writer's point of view and another column that you disagree with the writer's point of view. Write a few paragraphs on each column outlining what you agree with and disagree with. Be prepared to discuss the columns in class. Disagree Column: $1,400 stimulus payments for most Americans would be a waste of money by Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune Jan. 27, 2021  Lead:  Last spring, the Treasury Department sent out “economic impact payments” to some 160 million people, in the amount of $1,200 for each adult who qualified. In September, exhibiting a sense of humor not normally associated with pollsters, Gallup asked people if they would like the government to give them more money. Lo and behold, 70% of them said yes. Only 17% said no — a group possibly dominated by those who didn’t qualify the first time and were seething with resentment. In this column w...