ENGLISH 1A: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?

DH De La 0 @ San José State University, Spring 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013

World News 01.24.13




  • RUSSIA: Yeti-themed resort set to open in Siberia (Daily Mirror)
  • IRELAND: County allows rural drivers to drive drunker (ABC News)
  • UNITED KINGDOM: Kate Middleton's official portrait artist defends his work (Hello!)
  • MEXICO: Citizens arming themselves against drug cartels (Yahoo! News)
  • AFGHANISTAN: Prince Harry admits he killed Taliban fighters in battle, likens war to a video game (Guardian)
  • SOUTHERN OCEAN: Japanese whalers and whale conservationists set to battle (Huffington Post)
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Course Details

Daniel Hendel De La O, The Department of English & Comparative Literature @ San José State University

English 1A: What in the World is Going On?

Section 05 (Course No. 20382): Tu/Th 7:30 – 08:45 AM, SH 444

Section 11 (Course No. 27316): Tu/Th 9:00 – 10:15 AM, BBC 221

Office: FOB 111

Office Hours: Th 10:30 – 11:30 AM

Phone: 408.924.5019

Email: dhdelao@gmail.com

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      • Reflection 01: We are (Not) the World—Exploring In...
      • World News 01.24.13
      • WEEK 01: FRANCE
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Selected Posts

  • Close Read Essay: War Photography
  • Editing Marks Guide
  • Editorial Essay: American Insularity
  • Expository Essay: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
  • PowerPoint Presentations, Sec. 05
  • PowerPoint Presentations, Sec. 11
  • Reflection 01: We are (Not) the World—Exploring International Music
  • Reflection 02: Culture Shock—Cultural Appropriation and Religious Symbols
  • Reflection 03: What's on Telly?—Televison Around the World
  • Reflection 04: Get on the Pitch—Analyzing the American Resistance to Soccer
  • Reflection 05: The Rainbow Revolution—LBGT Rights Here and Abroad
  • Reflection 06: This is How We Do It—Comparing Global Sexual Education Efforts
  • Reflection 07: La Préservation de la Liberté?—France and the Politics of the "Burqa Ban"
  • Reflection 08: Trending Now—Yahoo! Around the Globe
  • Reflection 09: Fire in the Sky—Understanding the Predator Drone Debate
  • Week 01: France
  • Week 02: Mexico
  • Week 03: India
  • Week 04: Chile
  • Week 05: The United States of America
  • Week 06: Kenya
  • Week 07: The Maldives
  • Week 08: Egypt
  • Week 09: Canada
  • Week 10: United Arab Emirates
  • Week 12: Germany
  • Week 13: Australia

Syllabus

  • Spring 2013

Dropbox Documents

  • Balancing Content and Style in PowerPoint
  • Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics
  • Easy Fixes: Ten Grammar Rules to Know
  • MLA Style 101
  • Process Analysis Essay Rubric
  • Reflection Sample

eReader

  • "Afghan Troops Get a Lesson in American Cultural Ignorance" (Washington Post)
  • "Getting to Know the World Around Us" (Chicago Tribune)
  • "How Dumb are We?" (Daily Beast)
  • "Ignorant America: Just How Stupid Are We?" (AlterNet)
  • "Ignorant America: Just How Stupid Are We?" (AlterNet)
  • "Leaving Empire: The Risks of American Insularity" (Religion Dispatches)
  • "Outward Bound" (Foreign Policy)
  • "The Insular American" (Boston Globe)
  • "Young Americans Geographically Illiterate, Survey Suggests" (National Geographic)

Writing Resources

  • DailyGrammar
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library [San Jose State University]
  • EasyBib
  • Grammar Bytes!
  • Grammar Girl
  • MLA Block Quotations [Northern Oklahoma College]
  • MLA In-text Parathetical Citation [Duke University]
  • MLA Style Guide [Purdue University]
  • MLA Works Cited Page [Cornell Univeristy]
  • Online Writing Lab [Purdue Univeristy]
  • Writing Center [San Jose State University]

International News

  • Al Jazeera (Qatar/English)
  • Al-Ahram (Egypt/English)
  • Argentina Independent (Argentina/English)
  • BBC News
  • China Daily (China/English)
  • Jornal do Brasil (Brazil/Portuguese)
  • Korea Times (South Korea/English)
  • Kyodo News (Japan/English)
  • La Jornada (Mexico/Spanish)
  • Le Monde (France/French)
  • Mail & Guardian
  • New York Times
  • Sydney Morning Herald
  • The World (Public Radio International)
  • Times of India (India/English)
  • Times of London
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