ARTICLE REVIEWING
The article I will be reviewing is from a famous monthly magazine, Reader’s Digest. The particulars of this article are as follows:
Reader’s Digest
Title: Where Can You Get The Best Medical Care In Asia?
Volume: March 2011
Article Title: To Infinity – and Beyond?
Article Author: Stan Yee
As I was flipping through the pages, browsing random articles, I came across one with a rather reminiscent title, ‘To Infinity – and beyond’. It is actually the catchphrase of an astronaut character in the movie, ‘Toy Story’ which I saw many years back. The preview was what really anchored me to the article. It was about space tourism! Being flabbergasted at the actual feasibility of such an idea coming to reality I was very much intrigued and went on to read the whole article. I discovered fascinating information, moreover the article was related to aerospace engineering, further enticing me, and therefore I chose this article for reviewing.
One of the first things I noticed was the picture. This article contained only a single photograph but its ingenuity is truly ‘worth a thousand words’. The picture is of a person in a space suit (chest and above), but strangely over the space suit he is wearing a Hawaii design open shirt and within he is wearing a t-shirt which says, ‘I Love Beach’. And to top it off he is wearing sunglasses over the helmet (showing reflection of the surface of moon).
This picture gives a comedic and entertaining touch to the article while giving an insight to the literal theme; I truly enjoyed discovering little details of analogy between the common tourist and the space tourist.
1776 Movie Review Title 1776
Title: 1776 Category: History Description: Body of paper: The movie 1776 is a lively musical about the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain. There are numerous sub-plots that come in the way of creating a new country. The most important sub-plot is to gain a unanimous decision vote for the revolution. Without one hundred percent votes for independence then they will not ...
The author, in the opening of the article, takes the reader into a trip of history of flight. Starting with da Vinci’s ornithopter up to the first flight of the Wright brothers, I was introduced to the evolution of aircrafts, which occurred just to satisfy man’s want to fly. The author then described how humans were hyped by the popular media about space travel and and life outside the earth’s atmosphere. The opening gradually introduced the reader to the topic, linking various events, and cultivating to the idea of space travel.
After I read the article I started observing today’s modern society and was amazed as to how much in line this article actually is, in accordance to the modern culture. Businesses have spent so much time and money in entertaining their customers and giving them an ‘out-of-this-world’ experience in every product. But now the technology has evolved to a point that this adjective can be given justice, i.e. we actually have the option of space tourism. Money aside, in today’s culture, where depression is widespread, a possibility of such a breathtaking journey will definitely be a motivation for many to work harder on being successful and hopefully when the space tourism industry gains popularity the business competition will lower the prices.
Closing of an article holds high importance, since it is not only the conclusion of the information in the article but it also provides an insight to what the future might hold. The closing could be open ended (i.e. it is left to the reader to decide the final outcome of the article’s content) or close ended (i.e. the author gives his/her opinion as the judgment to the matter being discussed).
This article’s closing, while being close ended, allows the reader’s mind to run through the fantasies of future. In the closing the author tantalizes the reader about the possibility of having a picnic on mars or follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong. The author states the true side of the story that money is still holding back progress but in early future space travel will become cost effective and commercial, so soon we will be flying off to take in the magnificent beauty space has to offer. The article did not leave me with questions as much as curiosity about the fast paced technological advancements. It seems very much like the scientists are on the brink of inventing magic.
The Essay on Dysfunctional Family Author Reader Child
Confessions of an Erstwhile Child is an essay which analyses the concept of the nuclear family. At first the author explains the ideas of Thomas More's Utopia, but afterwards narrows his content by going into explaining his thoughts on children raised in dysfunctional families. He very cleverly shows the reader part family model's with current ones, allowing his audience to make the decision for ...