The author promotes the idea that Whole Foods is a lot more complex than it may seem. By using the language “Every time you set foot in a Whole Foods store, you are stepping into one of the most carefully designed consumer experiences on the planet,” the reader recognizes how intricate and subtle designs of …
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Consider the Lobster
Wallace introduces the event while teasing that there is something deeper going on then just an event where people can come and eat food. The reader is already intrigued, “how could a lobster eating festival be ‘more that just that?’” Wallace then provides information about what lobsters and the benefits of lobster when compared to …
Roundtable Discussion
Ref, You Suck – Nik The podcast opens with the host walking around, describing his surroundings as a place with no greenery, a few chain motels, and what he calls “someone’s idea of a mall” in Secaucus, New Jersey. The host then peaks the listeners interest by saying he has a hunch involving a “crisis …
Jay Rosen
The article advises new journalists to find their niche, to find a particular pocket in which they can be confident in their information rather than be all-encompassing. This absolutely applies to our project as the goal is for each member to research a particular topic and then present it on the podcast, as well as …
Terry and Marc
The best question Marc asks Terry was when he asks her if she has ever asked someone she is interviewing a question for herself, something she needed an answer for. Not for the article, not for her bosses, but herself. That is an interesting question because it shifts the focus of the interview into more …
The Giant Pool of Money
This podcast presented information by speaking with people who went through this crisis while also giving adequate context and sources around it. The majority of the podcast is spent communicating with others, specifically those who either bought houses or who were selling mortgages. The difference between this podcast and the Fast Fashion one is that …
The Mystery Show
After speaking with former chef intern, Kline was out of leads but managed to find another clue through an ambiguous message from an online message board from 1998. After meeting chef Renee at the pizza place in Phoenix, he doesn’t actually remember much of what led Kline to him and to Phoenix. However, he was …
Researching Fashion
The article, titled How Depression-Era Women Made Dresses Out of Chicken Feed, relies mostly on images for their research. However, there are a few quotes laced in as well. The images come from reputable, public sources like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Museum of National History. The quotes come from sources at magazines …
Response to Adam Ruins the Suburbs
In Adam Ruins the Suburbs, Adam Conover spends 24-or-so minutes dispelling common beliefs about life in the suburbs. In the eight minute to 12 minute section, Conover mostly speaks to the topics of health and environment. Specifically, he cites various sources in stating that those who live in the suburbs typically endure more stress, struggle …
Response to McSweeney’s Essays
McSweeney’s essays, Internet-Age Writing Syllabus and College Writing Assignments with Real-World Applications, use deprecating humor towards newer generations and their use of technology as a means of communication. The essays are styled as information for made-up courses for “internet-age” writers while the essays actually serve as a critique of the members of society, assumably younger …
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