Week 6 Blog Post


Topic 1:
For my column article, I'm thinking of writing an article in defense of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor who had an entire era of warfare named after him. In the article, I plan on going into why he fought the wars, and how his current image was made using the biases of his enemies, who were the victors in the end, how he ruled France, and the state of France under his reign. It may not serve to completely change one's opinion of Napoleon, but to help show that the popular views of him are more subjective than objective. Arguments will include the nature of the wars he fought, being that most of them were defensive wars, and his introduction of the Code Napoleon, which introduced legal policies that benefitted citizens and parts of which are still used today in many modern countries.

Topic 2: Article: "English, we hardly know ye"
Summary: Basically, she is writing about how the english language is ridiculously complicated and sometimes appears contradictory, and how she's amazed that anyone has managed to learn it. In the end, she says that she thinks the reason we often struggle with writing in english properly is because of the lack of reading in the world.

I found it interesting because the english language is full of odd cases of exceptions in words, and you only realize this when you look closely. When you're just writing or talking, you don't think about why you pronounce things in a certain way or structure your sentences the way you do, because it's just been hammered into your head that this is the way to do it.

3 Questions:
-How do I ask good questions in an interview?
-Where do you often get good stories from if none are presented to you?
-How do you know where to get good sources for a story, as in one that would most likely produce exceptionally good information and quotes?

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