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Thursday, February 28, 2008
THE SHOTCALLER // Dennis Leary
http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/shotcaller/Dennis-Leary
This particular article is in interview of the comedian Dennis Leary. The first thing that the article addresses you with is the fact that he no longer is just a comedian. He's now a reliable actor, an inspired writer, and a bankable producer. To me the main objective or purpose of the article is to let people know who Dennis Leary is and what seperates him from other comedians such as Eddie Murphy. One thing that the interview does at the start of the article is to inform you who Dennis Leary is and a brief run down of his credentials in case you don't know much about Dennis. I found it interesting or different from most actors that Dennis Leary is all about the quality of his work not just about how much money he can make. He goes on to say that he could never do what Eddie Murphy does when he makes terrible movies like Norbit just to make a lot of cash. I was intrigued to learn that Dennis pitched is show Rescue Me, to only HBO and FX because thoses were the only two networks that he thought would let him create Rescue Me how he thought it should without hindering his creativity.
Zach Morgan
This particular article is in interview of the comedian Dennis Leary. The first thing that the article addresses you with is the fact that he no longer is just a comedian. He's now a reliable actor, an inspired writer, and a bankable producer. To me the main objective or purpose of the article is to let people know who Dennis Leary is and what seperates him from other comedians such as Eddie Murphy. One thing that the interview does at the start of the article is to inform you who Dennis Leary is and a brief run down of his credentials in case you don't know much about Dennis. I found it interesting or different from most actors that Dennis Leary is all about the quality of his work not just about how much money he can make. He goes on to say that he could never do what Eddie Murphy does when he makes terrible movies like Norbit just to make a lot of cash. I was intrigued to learn that Dennis pitched is show Rescue Me, to only HBO and FX because thoses were the only two networks that he thought would let him create Rescue Me how he thought it should without hindering his creativity.
Zach Morgan
William Buckley
I did my report on the death of William F. Buckley. Buckley died in his home in Stamford Conn. at the age of 82. Buckley was the host for the television program, "Firing Line". He also founded the magazine National Review. He also managed to write over 50 book. His greatest achievement was making conservatism as a system of ideas. President Bush said that Buckley “brought conservative thought into the political mainstream, and helped lay the intellectual foundation for America’s victory in the Cold War.” The most intriguing thing I've learned about Buckley, or rather something that made me think, was that many people compared his tongue to that of an anteaters.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Profile Blog: Will Ferrell
http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/will_ferrell/index.shtml
Will Ferrell Detailed Biography
The main objective of the articile was to inform you about who Will Ferrell is ,what he has done with his career, and how it all started. The subject is Will Ferrell, a comedian actor. It fulfill's my criteria of giving description of the character. It tells who he is in a sequential form. It also satisfies Ballenger's criteria of a detailed look at one person.
I have learned about Will Ferrell's background and how he became the hilarious comedian he is. I thought that he was just always a hilarious guy who rose to the top. I was clearly mistaken. He first got his degree in sports casting, then decided to try some acting skills in a few classes and became interested. I also believed he was always one of the funniest, talented actors on Saturday Night Live; but this biography states that he was one of the worst actors on his first season, which I found extremely hard to believe. Will Ferrell is so funny!
Kyanne Somday
ENEX 101
Laurie White
27 February 2008
Will Ferrell Detailed Biography
The main objective of the articile was to inform you about who Will Ferrell is ,what he has done with his career, and how it all started. The subject is Will Ferrell, a comedian actor. It fulfill's my criteria of giving description of the character. It tells who he is in a sequential form. It also satisfies Ballenger's criteria of a detailed look at one person.
I have learned about Will Ferrell's background and how he became the hilarious comedian he is. I thought that he was just always a hilarious guy who rose to the top. I was clearly mistaken. He first got his degree in sports casting, then decided to try some acting skills in a few classes and became interested. I also believed he was always one of the funniest, talented actors on Saturday Night Live; but this biography states that he was one of the worst actors on his first season, which I found extremely hard to believe. Will Ferrell is so funny!
Kyanne Somday
ENEX 101
Laurie White
27 February 2008
Numbers Guy
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/03/080303fa_fact_holt
I wrote my article on a man named Stanislas Dehaene who is a neuroscientist based in Paris. This article focused on work that Dehaenehas been doing with numbers. It mentioned a man who had been nicknamed Mr. N. He recieved a brain injury and can no longer read or speak very well, he also has trouble counting and recognizing numbers. However one of the interesting things about Mr. N is that he can still recognize numbers even though he does not know which ones they are and he can also tell if they are bigger than another number. The writer did not write about himself throughout the article and didn't really put to much personal imput into the article. The article itself did not have a lot to offer in the way of visual appeal. The only thing that was in the article other than the text was a small comic. Overall the article was interesting and informative.
Eric Monroe
I wrote my article on a man named Stanislas Dehaene who is a neuroscientist based in Paris. This article focused on work that Dehaenehas been doing with numbers. It mentioned a man who had been nicknamed Mr. N. He recieved a brain injury and can no longer read or speak very well, he also has trouble counting and recognizing numbers. However one of the interesting things about Mr. N is that he can still recognize numbers even though he does not know which ones they are and he can also tell if they are bigger than another number. The writer did not write about himself throughout the article and didn't really put to much personal imput into the article. The article itself did not have a lot to offer in the way of visual appeal. The only thing that was in the article other than the text was a small comic. Overall the article was interesting and informative.
Eric Monroe
Classy Economist: Thomas Sowell
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008144
The article I chose was an interview with the economist Thomas Sowell. The interview was to show what contributions Sowell has made to economic theory and what drives him in his writing. The author started the profile by explaining the short time for the interview and because of his lack of time with the subject he backed up his quotes by describing Sowells past accomplishments. I had read a few book by Thomas Sowell but had never realized how prolific he was. Also I never knew anything of his personal life and was surprised to find out he was an orphan.
Joe Veltkamp
The article I chose was an interview with the economist Thomas Sowell. The interview was to show what contributions Sowell has made to economic theory and what drives him in his writing. The author started the profile by explaining the short time for the interview and because of his lack of time with the subject he backed up his quotes by describing Sowells past accomplishments. I had read a few book by Thomas Sowell but had never realized how prolific he was. Also I never knew anything of his personal life and was surprised to find out he was an orphan.
Joe Veltkamp
The Future According to Radiohead
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/18064095/the_future_according_to_radiohead
The article I chose was on the band Radiohead's latest album and their unique way to release it. The main purpose of the article was to give fans an insight on the band members and learn a little more about the making of the new album. The main subject initially was about the lead singer Thom Yorke but soon lead to talking about all of the members. The article did continue to favor Yorke the most though throughout. As far as a profile is considered, the author protrayed a group of people in a small amount of time and described the band and surroundings immensely. He kept himself out of the picture while still notifying the reader he was present with quotes from his specific questions and personal views on the situation. I noticed the graphic detail included in the profile that gave the reader a much clearer idea about the presense of the person profiled. I gained more emotional insight on all the band members, mostly the other band members that don't normally get as much air time opposed to Yorke. I was facinated to learn that they have kids, the most intriguing was that Thom Yorke did!
Kristin Smith
The article I chose was on the band Radiohead's latest album and their unique way to release it. The main purpose of the article was to give fans an insight on the band members and learn a little more about the making of the new album. The main subject initially was about the lead singer Thom Yorke but soon lead to talking about all of the members. The article did continue to favor Yorke the most though throughout. As far as a profile is considered, the author protrayed a group of people in a small amount of time and described the band and surroundings immensely. He kept himself out of the picture while still notifying the reader he was present with quotes from his specific questions and personal views on the situation. I noticed the graphic detail included in the profile that gave the reader a much clearer idea about the presense of the person profiled. I gained more emotional insight on all the band members, mostly the other band members that don't normally get as much air time opposed to Yorke. I was facinated to learn that they have kids, the most intriguing was that Thom Yorke did!
Kristin Smith
Johnny Depp
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17953141/johnny_depp_sings
Johnny Depp Sings
I wrote my article on Johnny Depp's new movie, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He sings for the first time in this movie. The main objective in this interview is to talk about him singing for the first time and where he got his musical abilities from. It fulfills that stories should be interesting and also uses the narrative as a method of organization. The stories are fun to read and that is mostly what Depp talks about in it.
I never knew that Johnny Depp had so much musical background. I thought he could just sing. I never knew that he had a band or that his uncle was a preacher that sang. The most interesting thing I found out was that he was in a band. I would not picture him being in a band. He has always been one to follow his own thing and being in a band is what everyone does. It is funny how his band came to be started. They just randomly one day decided to make one and then they began playing at all the backyard parties.
Janelle Barker
Johnny Depp Sings
I wrote my article on Johnny Depp's new movie, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He sings for the first time in this movie. The main objective in this interview is to talk about him singing for the first time and where he got his musical abilities from. It fulfills that stories should be interesting and also uses the narrative as a method of organization. The stories are fun to read and that is mostly what Depp talks about in it.
I never knew that Johnny Depp had so much musical background. I thought he could just sing. I never knew that he had a band or that his uncle was a preacher that sang. The most interesting thing I found out was that he was in a band. I would not picture him being in a band. He has always been one to follow his own thing and being in a band is what everyone does. It is funny how his band came to be started. They just randomly one day decided to make one and then they began playing at all the backyard parties.
Janelle Barker
Giants' Strahan says retirement possible
http://www.kansascity.com/491/story/505178.html
The article i found was about Michael Strahan a football player for the New York Giants. I found this article on SI.com from the New York Giants home page. This was an article that was published on kansascity.com. The purpose of the article was to inform readers on Strahan's thoughts on retiring this year after the Giants SuperBowl win. This article gave background on Michael Strahan and also included many quotes from when he was interviewed about this subject. I read a lot of information that i did not previously know on his thoughts of retiring from the NFL before next season. The most intriguing thing to me in the article was that if he did retire he would want to become a media member. He commented that he would be the one asking the questions.
Shelbie McKern
The article i found was about Michael Strahan a football player for the New York Giants. I found this article on SI.com from the New York Giants home page. This was an article that was published on kansascity.com. The purpose of the article was to inform readers on Strahan's thoughts on retiring this year after the Giants SuperBowl win. This article gave background on Michael Strahan and also included many quotes from when he was interviewed about this subject. I read a lot of information that i did not previously know on his thoughts of retiring from the NFL before next season. The most intriguing thing to me in the article was that if he did retire he would want to become a media member. He commented that he would be the one asking the questions.
Shelbie McKern
Roger Clemens
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3267163
The main objective or purpose of this article is the issue of roger Clemens lieing under oath under a federal jury about him taking steroids during his time as an MLB pitcher. The subjects of this profile are roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. I think it does fulfill the requirements because the whole court process was one big interview for both participants. I gain a lot of insight on this profile because it is such a big deal in baseball right now and the when they went in front of a federal jury they had a lot of great interview questions asked by many federal prosecutors. The single most intriguing thing i learned about this whole process is him simply doing steroids. No one thought he would ever do it or has ever done it but now throughout this whole investigation its basically been proven that he did take steroids while playing in the MLB.
The main objective or purpose of this article is the issue of roger Clemens lieing under oath under a federal jury about him taking steroids during his time as an MLB pitcher. The subjects of this profile are roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. I think it does fulfill the requirements because the whole court process was one big interview for both participants. I gain a lot of insight on this profile because it is such a big deal in baseball right now and the when they went in front of a federal jury they had a lot of great interview questions asked by many federal prosecutors. The single most intriguing thing i learned about this whole process is him simply doing steroids. No one thought he would ever do it or has ever done it but now throughout this whole investigation its basically been proven that he did take steroids while playing in the MLB.
Post by Tasha Tucker
The profile that I looked at was the RollingStones.com. I was interested in what would be said about the Academy Awards that occurred on the 24Th of February. So upon reaching this website, I clicked on the subtitle "Rock at the Oscars." The decription of the page was, "A brief history of music at Hollywood's Big Night." The picture that caught my eye and attention was the dynamic duo, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglora, winners of Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" from the film Once during this night at the Academy Awards. This page displayed the honored partners displaying their awards as well as performing during the ceremony. The page continued with pictures and descriptions from the evening happenings.
website assignment
http://www.glidemagazine.com/Articles/47721/The-Disco-Biscuits%E2%80%99-
Marc-Brownstein:-The-Man-Behind-The-Bass.html
Title : The Disco Biscuits’ Marc Brownstein: The Man Behind The Bass
The purpose of the interview is to get into the mind of a musician who usually is never heard or
understood on a personal level. Musicians are always hidden behind their instruments. The artist in this particular interview is the bassist for the Philadelphia-based, trance-fusion band called the Disco Biscuits. The interview represents Bruce Ballenger's idea that "profiles go beyond mere description of subjects and reveal information about character much as a short story does, through telling details and the subject's own voice."
The profile goes into Brownstein's life and dives into his relationship with his wife and the child she recently gave birth to and how it has effected his life inside and out of tDB(the Disco Biscuits). The article also discusses the role of tDB in his life and how he feels they have effected the music scene and their audience. From what seems as a shallow yet talented artist becomes a deep and insightful person. He writes his music to inspire and relate to the audience. The most intriguing thing that I learned from the interview is Bronstein's nervousness. To this day he brings a copy of the lyrics out on stage for fear that he is going to lose his place or forget his lines, a nervousness that he has had since his first performance in an elementary school play.
Marc-Brownstein:-The-Man-Behind-The-Bass.html
Title : The Disco Biscuits’ Marc Brownstein: The Man Behind The Bass
The purpose of the interview is to get into the mind of a musician who usually is never heard or
understood on a personal level. Musicians are always hidden behind their instruments. The artist in this particular interview is the bassist for the Philadelphia-based, trance-fusion band called the Disco Biscuits. The interview represents Bruce Ballenger's idea that "profiles go beyond mere description of subjects and reveal information about character much as a short story does, through telling details and the subject's own voice."
The profile goes into Brownstein's life and dives into his relationship with his wife and the child she recently gave birth to and how it has effected his life inside and out of tDB(the Disco Biscuits). The article also discusses the role of tDB in his life and how he feels they have effected the music scene and their audience. From what seems as a shallow yet talented artist becomes a deep and insightful person. He writes his music to inspire and relate to the audience. The most intriguing thing that I learned from the interview is Bronstein's nervousness. To this day he brings a copy of the lyrics out on stage for fear that he is going to lose his place or forget his lines, a nervousness that he has had since his first performance in an elementary school play.
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