My email to Maureen Dowd-
Hello, my name is Jacob Saylor. I live in Indiana and attend Roncalli High School. For my English class, we are choosing an opinion editorial writer to follow. You were my choice, and I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on which specific articles of yours that you think I should read?
Thanks
She didn't respond.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Blog 3
Pass the Caribou Stew
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/opinion/08dowd.html?_r=1&ref=maureendowd
Claim- In this essay, Maureen Dowd attacks Sarah Palin for her stance on hunting on often. Dowd says Palin's claim that she hunts to feed her family is ridiculous.
Concession- Palin uses hunting as a way to show her toughness to voters.
The caribou are very helpless creatures.
It costs more to get to the hunting grounds then to simply buy the food.
Palin takes a full camera crew with her.
It costs more to get to the hunting grounds then to simply buy the food
-she takes two planes to get there
-she has to buy guns and ammo
-pay for camping expenses
-paying for the crew's expenses
I agree with my author because Palin does what she does only to get attention. She tries to show how tough she is by killing helpless animals. The claim that she is simply feeding her family is ridiculous.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/opinion/08dowd.html?_r=1&ref=maureendowd
Claim- In this essay, Maureen Dowd attacks Sarah Palin for her stance on hunting on often. Dowd says Palin's claim that she hunts to feed her family is ridiculous.
Concession- Palin uses hunting as a way to show her toughness to voters.
The caribou are very helpless creatures.
It costs more to get to the hunting grounds then to simply buy the food.
Palin takes a full camera crew with her.
It costs more to get to the hunting grounds then to simply buy the food
-she takes two planes to get there
-she has to buy guns and ammo
-pay for camping expenses
-paying for the crew's expenses
I agree with my author because Palin does what she does only to get attention. She tries to show how tough she is by killing helpless animals. The claim that she is simply feeding her family is ridiculous.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Blog #2
‘Blindsided’: A President’s Story
By: Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/opinion/07dowd.html?ref=maureendowd
Maureen Dowd chose to write this article to reflect on George W. Bush's presidency. She wants to address Bush's way of responding to important problems that he faced during his time in office. Dowd makes her opinion obvious. She thinks Bush often froze up during crucial moments that would end up defineing his presidency.
When he made decisions, Dowd feels that Bush failed to measure the consequences. She cites examples like the war in Irag to give legitimacey to her argument. A tool used effectively by Dowd is abbreviation. She abbreviates George W. Bush as "W.". This gives a definitive character to Bush. In my mind, it adds a negative connotation.
By: Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/opinion/07dowd.html?ref=maureendowd
Maureen Dowd chose to write this article to reflect on George W. Bush's presidency. She wants to address Bush's way of responding to important problems that he faced during his time in office. Dowd makes her opinion obvious. She thinks Bush often froze up during crucial moments that would end up defineing his presidency.
When he made decisions, Dowd feels that Bush failed to measure the consequences. She cites examples like the war in Irag to give legitimacey to her argument. A tool used effectively by Dowd is abbreviation. She abbreviates George W. Bush as "W.". This gives a definitive character to Bush. In my mind, it adds a negative connotation.
Blog #1
Maureen Dowd writes for the New York Times.
In 1994, she won a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communication.
Dowd won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for her writering during the Clinton affair.
She was placed among the 100 most influential liberals in 2007.
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