Find an editorial depicting some form of the democratic process (e. g. exerting influence on elections, creating images of leaders, shaping attitudes) at the local, state and national levels. Write one paragraph answering the following questions:

Give the title, author, date of issue and a brief summary of the discussion.
With what kind of subject matter does it deal?
What is the editor's position on the subject?
Does the editor support his position with facts?
Does the editor attempt to appeal to his readers' emotions? How?
Find out how the same subject is covered on television evening news and the Internet. Check also to see if the subject is covered in TV news magazines such as 60 Minutes or 20/20. Contrast how they use elements of sound, images, live narration, and interviews to report the news or topic. Write a second paragraph answering the following questions.

Which provides more in-depth coverage?
The most current news?
Can you detect semantics or other indirect biased approaches (generalizations, opinions, logical fallacies)?

well idk if im right cause u know but any ways i belive that its civil

there purpose is to entertain

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

answer: he just dumps them all in his mouth

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