This document contains summaries and analysis of three editorials. It summarizes the first editorial about a man who left $13,000 of video equipment in a taxi in New York City. It then summarizes the second editorial arguing that online education is not successful. The document disagrees with the second author's opinion. It also includes two quotes from unknown works with brief analysis of each.
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In this presentation, you will find useful vocabulary and expressions for travel abroad. The vocabulary is categorized into different sections depending on the type of travel.
2. Taxi Lost and Found
By: Casey Neistat
-This
editorial is
about a man
who leaves
his luggage
in a NYC
taxi.
-In his luggage, there was
$13,000 of video equipment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/opinion/taxi-lost-and-found.html
3. “Taxi Lost and Found”
-The author used both logical and emotional
appeals to captivate the reader.
-I agree with the authors argument, it is too
lengthy of a process to go through.
4. The Trouble with online
Education
By: Mark Edmundson
-This editorial was written on the
controversy topic of online education.
-The author argued that learning online
was not successful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/opinion/the-trouble-with-online-education.html
5. “The Trouble With Online
Education”
-I disagree with the
author’s opinion in
this editorial.
-People can learn any
way if they have the
desire to.
6. Quote #1
“It shrank completely into
itself and vanished like a
cobra down a hole”
7. Quote #1
-The author used a simile in this quote.
-I chose it because I liked the reference
she made.
8. Quote #2
“The blue shadows of fast clouds ran over
the far walls and floor.”
9. Quote #2
-I picked this quote because I could
relate to seeing that.
-I liked it because it brought me back to
when I was a child.