November 3-Top 10 news stories of the week
International stories:
1. Anthropologist Levi-Strauss dies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8340936.stm
2. Bear kills militants in Kashmirhttp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8339549.stm
3. War forces Iraqi mom into prostitution
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.prostitute/index.html
National stories:
4.Elections test US voters’ mood
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8338663.stm
5. Do digital diaries mess up your brain?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/03/digital.diary.brain.mind/index.html
6. E. Coli Kills 2 and Sickens Many; Focus Is on Beef
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03beef.html?ref=us
7. Philadelphia Transit Workers Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/us/04transit.html?ref=us
Erie-area/state of PA stories:
8. East High School welcomes teacher back from war
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS02/311039979/-1/ETN
9.Waterford man killed in Route 97 rollover
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091102/NEWS02/311029957/0/ETN
10. Polls open in Erie, Crawford counties
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS02/311039916/-1/ETN
Assessment: Do digital diaries mess up your brain?
The headline for this article grabbed my attention immediately because of how digital the world is today. I like the way that Landau started the article. She started by explaining that people forget the minute details of life. For example, we forget the first exam we aced in high school or the shoes worn to prom. Landau then says that “today’s technology creates opportunities for greater, moment-by-moment record-keeping.” An example of this is Facebook, which has photos, conversations, and information to help people remember. The article goes on to say that we rely on technology for documenting, sorting, and storing information. I agree with Landau that we do use technology a lot today. The article had a variety of sources and it hooked me within the first three paragraphs.
