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Dissention within society leads to destitution for all individuals, despite anyone’s own egotistical sense of superiority. No- one is Immune to the “wide open plains of war and foreign invaders.” On behalf of the Los Angeles Times, I find it of great necessity to discuss the common stereotypes many of you cling to. As all of you here are interns and grasp on to the innocence that makes you ignorant, I aim to position all you budding journalists to the harsh societal reality of not only what goes on in the Middle-East, but on a larger circumspect than many of you would ever attain to imagine. Materialistic symbols that separate those subordinate from those who have a key to a Lamborghini, bear no measure to common societal conflicts. Because…

In recent news, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times put pen to paper to depict their opinions on the matter of human impact on the environment. More specifically, they included topics such as air pollution at docking terminals and renewable fuel. Joe Jobe, Chief Executive Officer for the National Biodiesel Board, wrote with a nonchalant, or matter-of-fact, tone to disprove false claims made about environmental laws. His argument was titled The Renewable Fuel Standard. While, on the…

Article of the Week: Week Three In the “land of the free”, are you free to sit out the national anthem? The author, Jaweed Kaleem of the Los Angeles Times, starts by introducing us to the fact that Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, remained seated during the playing of the national anthem. She said that"He set the national debate about race on a collision course with the three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military, and the police." She states that she…

Also as a business owner myself I hate having a lot of turnover and businesses can save a lot of money by not having to train new employees all of the time. Increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage would improve our country because it would give people a wage they can actually live on and in turn that money they earn will go back into businesses because the people have more money to spend. It also create jobs, and gets rid of the need for a lot of our current tax money. First, raising…

When Proposition 227 was passed, there was less welcoming of immigrants and more resentment, as is recognized by the Los Angeles Times. In fact, Los Angeles Times also recognizes that before Proposition 227 was passed, many Spanish teachers were not trying their hardest to help children become fluent in English and were instead just letting them stay in Spanish class. This is a direct example of how test scores may have gone up, but it does not mean that we should still be confined to the…

Have you ever gotten an annoying message from your friends and you don’t understand it. These messages usually include emojis for words, slaying and text abbreviations. These messages can be frustrating because you don’t know what they are saying. Emojis are weakening the way people spell and speak. “Should that frown be upside down? Emojis make the meaning clear” by Tracey Lien, Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff, explains how emojis are such great thing but don’t understand the…

David Lazarus, of Los Angeles Times, argues for more gun regulations in response to the Las Vegas shooting by quoting reliable sources, asking forwarding questions, and focusing on other industries. Quoting provides decent evidence by giving direct support to the argument from other sources. Rhetorical questions work as an effective forwarding strategy, acting as transitions between one aspect of the argument and the next. Overall, Lazarus's argument was fairly effective, but focusing on…

“California equal pay bill may be toughest in nation” (Masunaga 2015). This article was written by Samantha Masunaga and published in the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times has been in circulation for more than 130 years and has won over 40 Pulitzer prizes. The paper has been accused of having a liberal bias, but I do not feel that it has any bearing on this particular story. Samantha Masunaga attended UC Berkley Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to joining the staff at the Los Angeles…

East Los High is a TV soap directed toward teenagers that has been described as a “Latino Degrassi meets Gossip Girl meets Glee.” The show, which just ended its fourth season, consists of 20-minute episodes that air on the digital platform Hulu. East Los High is more than a teen soap, though. The was created to show young people making healthy choices when faced with difficult situations while refraining from being “preachy or moralistic.” For example, one character finds out she is pregnant and…

Rubble collapses under the feet of children as they examine the wreckage, fire and smoke scatter throughout the area, mothers beckon their children to come inside, and shock stretches across the faces of natives. Why and what for? Uses of military drones have faced many fiery debates in recent times. Articles and open letters, some with biased information about the reality of drone warfare and its effects, recently started causing uproar, despite years of drone usage in the military. Doyle…