Wk 8: Three Styles…

What is the author’s approach in each of these stories? Gardiner’s article used the chronological account of Romona Moore’s missing person’s investigation from the perspective of an event now being scrutinised for racial bias.  The writing is spare, uses a mixture of basic incident description and quotes from participants to add further illustration. Weingarten is [...]

WK7 : Teflon man’s entrepreneurial tips

Living in Sydney, in a house valued at 3 million dollars,  driving a bullet-proof Bentley, that’s alright for starters.  Add to this, remodeling your  nightclub every 5 years at $400,000 a pop, being surrounded by chic models, and dating classy socialites like Chelsea Mitchell.  Need I include mention of his having dark, attractive good looks, [...]

Slinging hash compared to succinctly sending sound bites…

Is better late than never applicable here? Barbara Ehrenreich’s chapter, Serving in Florida, was an insightful, enjoyable read. She decides to go undercover in Florida, to find out what it’s like to earn minimum wage from service jobs, and have to live on that. To do this, she cuts herself off from her regular life [...]