REHUGO+(Columnist+Study)

REHUGO # 1


 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., 8 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY ** : READING
 * PRECIS: ** Maureen Dowd, a personable columnist for “The New York Times”, in her column titled “How Garbo learned to stand on Her Head”, implies that yoga, while it does have calming affects, can be a hazard to your health. Dowd contrast the pros and cons of participating in yoga by quoting a professional in the yoga field. Maureen’s purpose is not only to educate the reader of the harmful effects that yoga can have on them, but to shed light on a controversial topic in order to reveal a taboo about yoga. Maureen Dowd approaches her audience with a humor and is able to give total credibility to the professional she quoted.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY **: Dowd’s column was very informative. I was shocked to learn that yoga could be potentially harmful. I am a fan of self soothing and meditating so to hear that there could be major health risks involved made me question my ways of relaxing.

REHUGO # 2


 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "Decoding the God Complex - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., 27 Sept. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Reading
 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a highly acclaimed columnist for the “New York Times” in her column “Decoding the God Complex”, Dowd implies that physicians are starting to lose there “God complex”. Dowd develops her idea by presenting new ways in how people view being treating medically. Dowd’s purpose is to not only share professional insight as to how doctors are slowly becoming sources of information as opposed to healers, but to also share a new insight into how the perception of people in the medical fields have changed in order to provoke the minds of the reader. Dowd connects with the audience by using a logical approach attached with some humor.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: **I have always been intimidated about going to the doctor. Something about them holding the answers to what is wrong with me is a scary thought. Maureen’s article was compelling. Her humor made it relataeble and interesting.

REHUGO # 3


 * CITATION:** Parker, Kathleen. "The shameful bias against Mormons - The Washington Post." //The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post//. N.p., 12 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-shameful-bias-against-mormons/2011/10/12/gIQAR5WVfL_story
 * CATEGORY:** Reading
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen parker, a conservative columnist for “The Washington Post”, in her column “The Shameful Bias Against Mormons” argues that religion should never be a deciding factor when in politics. Parker expresses her opinion by comparing and contrasting two republican Mormons who are both currently running for the 2012 presidential election. Parker’s purpose is to not only awaken her readers to the realization that the religion of the candidates should not determine your vote, but to also shed light on a forgotten but common discrimination. Parker’s humor and witty comments help the reader connect with her and understand her point of view.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I personally disagree with Parker. I firmly believe that your religion shapes who you are. It impacts your values, morals, and what you stand for. While I will not harass a candidate about their religion, It will be a deciding factor when I visit the voting poles.

REHUGO # 4


 * CITATION:** Parker, Kathleen. "Sarah Palin sits out 2012. There is a God. - The Washington Post." //The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post//. N.p., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sarah-palin-sits-out-2012-there-is-a-god/2011/10/06/gIQAcnTHRL_story.html
 * CATEGORY:** Reading
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a witty columnist for “The Washington Post” in her column titled “Sarah Palin Sits 2012 There is a God”, lightly implies that it is for the good will of our country that Sarah Palin is not a going to be a candidate for the 2012 presidential election. Parker logically supports her implication by stating the negative repercussions that could play out in the political field if Palin had decided to run again for president again. Parker's purpose was to not only inform the reader of the recent news of Palin’s decision, but to also share possible negative effects that Palin could have brought to our country if she had decided to run for president again in order to ensure the readers that Palin made the right ensure the reader that Palin’s decision was a good. Parkers intellectual and humorous insight grabbed the reader’s attention and caused them to ponder on how Palin’s decision will shape the next 4 years of our country’s political scene.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I am personally a little sad to hear that Palin will no longer be running for President. I thought she was a strong leader and represented female leaders proudly. While I understand she has other commitments and priorities, I think she would have made a noble president.

**REHUGO # 5**
 * CITATION: ** Parker, Kathleen. "How we succeed by failing - The Washington Post." //The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post//. N.p., 14 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATAGORY: ** Reading
 * PRECIS ** : Kathleen Parker, a witty conservative writer for the Washington Post in her column, “How we succeed by failing” implies that great success can only occur if failure occurs first. Parker explains her implication by exploring the harsh failures that Steve Jobs the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Company had to face before he was able to achieve wealth and success. Parker's purpose is to not only assure the readers that often times, failure must be a part of any great success story, but to also share an underlying theme that giving up should never be an option in order to convince her readers to keep working towards their goal. Parker connects with her readers by using humor and real world examples to prove to them that great success is hard to achieve if you’re not presented with failures first.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I strongly believe that behind every success there were many failures. Steve jobs got fired from his own company and then he went on to create one of the greatest pieces of technology the world has ever seen.

REHUGO #6


 * CITATION**:Kathleen, Parker. "Obama’s African American supporters shouldn’t play the race card - The Washington Post." //The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post//. N.p., 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY: ** Reading
 * PRECIS ** : Kathleen Parker, a Conservative columnist for the “Washington Post”, in her column “African American supporter shouldn’t play the race car”, argues that voting for someone in the political field ONLY because they are the same race or gender as you in wrong. Parker presents her argument by talking about persuasive African American figures that are trying to convince all African Americans to vote for any leader that shares their race. The purpose of this column was to not only shed light to another issue in today’s political world, but to also create awareness to the issue in order for people to be informed that racism still exists in today’s voting system. Parker connects to the audience of her readers by using ethos and logos.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I hate the fact that so much of the voting world is biased. People should vote for whom they think would be the best leader for our country. Our country has fought too hard for a republican system. It would be such a shame to let see that get abused because of racism.

REHUGO #7


 * CITATION: ** DOWD, MAUREEN. "The Limits of Magical Thinking - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., 25 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY: ** Reading
 * PRECIS: ** Maureen Dowd, a consistent writer for “The New York Times” in her column “The Limits of Magical Thinking”, implies that former APPLE CEO Steve Jobs was indeed far from sane. She backs up her implication by sharing numerous examples of how erratic Steve Jobs’ behavior was. The purpose of this column was to not only reveal a very publicly hidden side of Steve jobs’ character in order to prove to his audience that sometimes people van have very false perceptions of other people. Maureen Dowd was able to grab the attention of her readers’ in a very effective and persuasive way.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I was shocked when I read this article. I always thought that Steve Jobs was a very stable put together family man. It troubled me to know that the creator of my phone lived such a crazy and disturbed life.

** REHUGO #8 **


 * CITATION: ** DOWD, MAUREEN. "Anne Frank, a Mormon? - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY: ** Reading
 * PRECIS: ** Maureen Dowd an award winning columnist for “The New York Times”, in her column, “Anna Frank a Mormon?” claims that the religion of a candidate running in the Republican Party is a key component to their race for president. Dowd presents her claim by expressing to readers how much of a negative impact republican Mitt Rommney’s religion (Mormon) has on his campaigning trail. Dowd’s purpose in this column is to not only let people see the bias that attached to each candidate, but also to show the unfair criticism that each candidate inevitably will receive depending on their religion in order to show readers there is more to a candidate then his debates and speeches.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I strongly agree that a person’s religion will impact how they will lead. Your religion is where you get your morals and standards. If you are part of a wacky religion with eccentric rules and customs, that will have a negative impact on your campaign trail.

REHUGO #9


 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "Cain Not Able - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., 1 Nov. 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. .


 * CATEGORY:** Reading


 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a progressive writer for “The New York Times”, in her column “Cain Not Able”, implies that when politics are caught in a scandal, they will tend to deny accountability. She expressed her implication by sharing Herman Cain’s current scandal situation. Dowd’s Purpose was to help the reader have a better understanding of how politics go about covering up their scandals in order to promote readers to the vigilant of lies when beginning the voting process. Dowd connects to her readers by taking a semi feminist approach using harsh humor and strong diction.


 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I personally will think less of a candidate if he does not take accountability for his/her actions. I believe that honesty is the most important quality in the political field. I understand people make mistakes but you have to own up to them before you can build trust with people again.

REHUGO #10


 * CITATION**: Parker, Kathleen. "Singing the same tune - The Washington Post." The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post. N.p., 1 Nov. 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. .


 * CATEGORY**: Reading


 * PRECIS**: Kathleen Parker, a conservative writer for “The Washington Post”, in her column, “Singing the same tune”, she claims that music has a way of providing unity in the country. Parker supports her claim by sharing the idea that Robert Davi had to create a music “storybook” for our country. Parker’s purpose is to show the reader what great impact music has on peoples’ lives in order for them to realize just how much music influences our country. Parker connects with her audience by using humor and relatable examples.


 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY**: I love music. Music gets me through life. Parker’s article is very relatable to me because if I could create a musical story book for my life I would.