Franklin D. Roosevelt and Barack Obama are very similar. They came into presidency with very highly popularity, both came when the US is in crisis. Obama was gained a lot of popularity with his speeches and was the poster child for "HOPE" , FDR made a lot of connections to regular citizens through Fireside Chats (radio talk shows). They have from the beginning of their terms have pass bail outs, FDR proposed 500 million dollars, and Obama also proposed a bail out. Similarities also are that they both feel that the two parties should work together to put this country back together instead of going against each other .
"This contest is more than a contest between two men. It is more than a contest between two parties. It is a contest between two philosophies of government." FDR on his last speech of the campaign.
Predict how companies or industries similar to the one that you worked at during internship would have fared during the Great Depression. Would your company have thrived or sunk?
My company is a combination of charity events and hall rentals. I think the hall rental part will definitely gone under, it is a luxury to be able to have your weddings or sweet sixteen in a hall and back then I don't think that people were planning to have that type of huge events. The company also host charitable events and in the Great Depression I don’t people had the time and money to go in events and donate.
Ampersand is coming, Ampersand is coming, Ampersand is coming!!!
Post your personal goals, hopes and ambitions for your class' production & publication of this book. My Goals for the book is for everyone to put their best efforts, we can not make this book as successful or even more as last year's if they are people that slack off or just don't care. Personal Goals for the book is that I do a piece of writing that you can tel its been revise and well thought out. I want to feel confident enough to compare and contrast my first writing (American Icon) with this one to see as an example of how I have evolved as a writer this year. Also I hope that I can exhibit my new outlook on life through this writing, I would love to show my skills I learned during internship in this process of writing, be more persistent.
Bobbie Brown looks back on internships, decisions, and life
"I did a lot of exploring"
BalboaPark is just one or two streets away from the building, so you can still catch a glimpse of the tree tops when you park in front of the San Diego Woman’s Club. “What a beautiful building, looks just like the white house only miniature size” I though as my sister drove away leaving me between a parking lot and a Union Bank. My stomach wasn't helping with my anxiety, not knowing what to expect scared me. But when I enter the colonial-style clubhouse I felt at ease. The San Diego Woman’s Club (SDWC) is a very generous club that host fundraisers for charities and rent out the clubhouse for parties, weddings, Sweet 16, etc. The inside of SDWC reflects the outside very much: colonial, a lot of wood, and very bright. The carpet definitely dates back a little bit but that’s what makes it so unique, it preserves the essence of when it all started, 1888. But the definite stand out is the beautiful well-maintain hard wood floor; it reflects the shine that is coming through the windows perfectly. The office in the other hand, reflect a normal office: two wooden desks, fax machine, desk chairs, and calendars.
My mentor welcomed me with an inviting warm smile, I suddenly felt like I had just begun my journey and Bobbie Brown was here to help me. I could already feel the bright energy that she was radiating with her presence. She looked like she was ready to start working, holding her cup of coffee with one hand and holding her laptop with the other one. My mentor’s job is being in charge of all the events taking place at the clubhouse, marketing, press releases, etc.
Bobbie Brown was born in Texas, and was the oldest from her brother and sister.Bobbie like many other people, mentions in an interview conducted by the end of the second week of internship that her biggest challenged was “Deciding what to do, what I wanted to do” And when I asked how she decided she responded. “I took a lot of classes, wasted a lot of money, did a lot exploring”
Why were you interested in business? How you got into that?
I don't know, I guess marketing because I will always see those logos and were well done. I will think about the process of arriving at that point, where the logo was really good and came across well. And when people saw it and responded, I was real curious, even commercial, real curious about how they knew what I would like, I could feel them talking to me, like they were inside my head. So I got curious, then I wanted to do a four year degree in marketing but my school was too small and didn't offer that, they only offer business administration emphasis in marketing so I did that instead.
And when I asked her about her own personal experiences on internship and lessons she replied “I learned that I work well independently, well I was responsible for all the media and all the PR and I didn't need anybody else to help. I mean one of the girls, she was really nice like actually had something to offer, she was kind of a go getter too. I really liked working with her, but the others really didn’t contribute that much. I enjoyed the team work when everything was going well and everybody pitch in, everybody did there work load but not when certain people slacked off and get lazy and not care. You always have to have the company’s interest at heart because that’s who you work for”
Bobbie’s story is very easy to relate to , I know I did. I can relate to the fact that she didn’t know what she wanted, career wise. She taught me that it’s okay to be indecisive; it doesn’t mean you are a failure like I use to think before.
What makes a good interview or article?
The article I read where very professional, it looks like they did there background information before the actual interview. Sometimes they did had some really follow up question, the only thing that I don’t really like was that at times they did ask questions that were a complete off topic of the previous question.
What other elements of writing are used?
In the Winona Ryder interview there is really not a lot of writing because most of the article is the interview. But in the beginning it was straight to point. It gave some background information, and when they actually conducted the interview.
What makes these finished, professional pieces of journalism?
I think this piece of writing is really good and well put together because the author probably made a lot of revisions, drafts, got a lot construction criticism.a
