"People think I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a jar on my desk." - Stephen King

Monday, January 26, 2015

Multi-genre research reflection

     One of my favorite multi-genre projects was the one about Neighborhood movie theaters. I really liked the way some of the information was presented in a film canister. I thought that this was creative and a very interesting way to present information. For my project I'm considering talking about what caused the Salem Witch Trials.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

The do good fund

 http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/FAIRLEAF?position=2&sort=discussed
     This hyper link is the first organization I decided to write about is called Fairleaf Foods. This project was made to get a super food called Moringa into the United States. By doing this they hope to support small farming communities. They plan to make Moringa into different food's and sell them in stores in the United States giving more money to small farming communities. I chose this article because farmers are having a very hard time making money and providing for their familys and this will help give them the business they need to make money.
http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/D0S0?position=21&sort=discussed
    This next one's about a organization called do_so. It was made as a website or app that will promote one event that an organization is holding a month and donate $1 for each person that signs up. One example could be a marathon and each person who signs up for the marathon through their app they would donate $1 to the cause. I choose this because it makes signing for organization events right at your fingertips. For each event you sign up for you're not only helping by being there but also through that extra dollar that's being donated.
http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/arttoaid?position=26&sort=96
     Lastly, this orinization is called Art to Aid. It's made to give people the chance to creatively advertise their cause for others to see. They can use the website to sell items to contribute money to their cause. This website would help by giving all organizations a chance to get themselves out there.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Analysis of: A Word, Please article

     I choose to write about the article titled A Word, Please: Why punctuation, grammar are important. This article was written about the importance of using proper grammar and punctuation when writing about a professional business. There were three separate places that grammar errors were spotted and the author of the article states that they believe it takes away from the professionalism of the business. The one they had the biggest problem with was “Bank owned properties commonly called REO or real estate owned is one of the most common foreclosure investment practices today”. The author of the piece, June Casagrande, writes,
     "(This) contains an outright grammar mistake, one you almost never see in professional writing.
     The subject of the sentence is long a noun phrase that starts with “bank” and ends with “owned.” But the head noun — the real subject — is “properties” and it’s paired with the verb “is.” This is a classic example of a subject-verb agreement problem."
    As stated by the author this is an outright grammar mistake that should not be seen in something written for a professional business. For anyone that notices these mistakes it would I'm sure be a turn and they would think twice before giving this company their business.