Week One - Journalism Homework - Due Midnight 9/14/05

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You have till midnight next Wednesday to get these submitted. If you want to be certain of the requirements for each course, they can be found here.

Journalism 101
100 words on the topic of your choice.

Journalism 201
150 words on alcohol.

Journalism 301
200 truthful words on the topic of your choice.

Advanced Journalism
100 riveting, truthful words on a topic of personal interest.

Combat Journalism
100-150 words in a slanted article on legalizing child labor. Pro or Con is your choice – the object is to stir up a heated reaction.

Photojournalism has no homework until I’ve been informed what sort of equipment the students have gotten hold of.

Please be sure to put which course your response is for in the subject line of your comment for easier grading. This post and all other homework posts will be added to the memories section of my journal so that you can find it again to post when your homework is complete. On Tuesday morning of next week I’ll post a reminder and a link back to this entry.

Comments

[lady-jessica-bg.livejournal.com]

The Bene Gesserit is ostensibly an organization bound to the purpose of serving, but very few are absolutely certain as to whom they serve. It has suspected by many over the years that they serve no one and that their purpose is indeed wholly political. However, it has recently come to light, through the words of Muad’Dib, emperor of the known universe, that the Bene Gesserit claim to serve humanity, though on rather dubious premises.

According to B.G. doctrine, not all men are true humans. Rather, most men are animals. The true reason for the existence of the B.G. is to breed all “true humans” together to resist dilution of the genes, bringing key females in the breeding program to their schools to train them in control of their minds and bodies. Some of these females become breeders; others become “Reverend Mothers,” who are able to access racial memories from other Bene Gesserit. A particular goal of the Bene Gesserit was to breed a “Kwisatz Haderach,” a male Reverend Mother with access to all racial memories rather than only the females’. Muad’Dib has been the only one to succeed, although the B.G. were then unable to control him as planned.

[(Anonymous)]

Pass. A fascinating topic and one that is completely new to me, although I'm familiar with the theory.