Honestly, I had a very long debate with myself on what I should post. I mean, there was so much we went over in class but I could not think of anything that I wanted to talk about or that I would have an easy time talking about. Hanging preposition. Guess what? I don't care. What I do care about is making a useful post that people will want to read. I noticed a lot of people in our class posted something about Indians (or Native Americans) or something dealing with how we get our news. Then it hit me! I could make this post about word choice and word selection!
Already in my blog I have left some pieces out of the entire story. This little story was told how I wanted it to sound, and I left out any parts that would make me look lazy. The point is, news articles often leave out information that could change the entire perspective of that article. We discussed in class that history books decide which events get space in their book and how much space they get. Even the word choice can determine the author's point of view. As mentioned in class, the author chose words like: Massacre, small band gathering food, and others that would either make the Indians seem innocent or whites seem ferocious. We talk about the news always trying to keep a story unbiased but is it even possible to do so?
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