In your responses, would you please summarize in three sentences or less what the essay is about, what you found interesting about it, and whether you'd like to read it more closely. Your post may talk about vocabulary that is confusing, about ideas you'd like to research, questions you had while reading the essay, or facts/ideas that you'd like to talk about with someone else. Please include the title of the article (in quotation marks) as well as the author. It would be helpful to include the edition of the magazine as well. Example: Hui, Ann. "The Backstory." The Walrus: Nov.2010.
I think canadian treasure hunters should be able to excavate any ship they find. Right now they are left at the bottom of the sea decomposing. People could be discovring history, although now its slowly vanishing
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Travis Blandford
1/17/2013 02:17:55 am
Interesting, I think I'll read that article next!
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Travis Blandford
1/17/2013 02:14:44 am
The ants article was interesting, but not as scientific as I expected. It's always a shame when an invasive species enters an ecosystem, especially one so aggressive! Let's hope they can get rid of them eventually.
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Arminder Bhandal
1/17/2013 10:44:27 am
My Magazine article was about GPS and it's effect on the brain. The article stated that GPS is good, but you should only use it when you really have to. Using GPS too much can cause you too lose your hippocampus (the part of your brain responsible for short term, long term memory, and spatial navigation). Some studies found that atrophy( the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body) of the hippocampus can lead to dementia. The GPS can cause dementia much earlier in people due to the lack of use of the hippocampus. The most interesting part about the article was when it started to talk about people that completely trust GPS. Some guy got his house demolished because a GPS brought the demo team to the wrong house. The article was good and I do recommend it to everyone, here is a link:
http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2009.11-health-global-impositioning-systems/1/
-"Global impositioning systems" by Alex Hutchinson. "The Walrus": 2009
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Sheryl Gounder
1/18/2013 02:28:50 am
I found that the illustrations helped me visualize what the author was trying to get across. A headline on one of the pages claimed "An insurance company survey found that because of global positioning systems, 300,000 British drivers have either crashed or nearly crashed." The article included some challenging language that required me to re-read. I certainly recommend this article to anyone tech-savy.
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Inderdeep Lidhar
1/17/2013 01:35:53 pm
I read an article called "The Error of Their Ways," by Rachel Giese. It was about the mistakes that people in the medical field make, how they can be avoided, and the consequences of these mistakes. She says that patients spend "a million extra days [] in medical facilities, and the resulting annual death toll may be as high as 24,000" each year due to medical mistakes. I thought it was interesting how she got into the minds of doctors in stressful situations. One doctor said, "The killing spree begins," after trying to save a mannequin baby while in training. It made me think about how guilty doctors must feel if a patient dies because of a mistake they made. I don't think I could ever live with that kind of guilt and continue with that profession. It was the ending that struck me the most. "But in its ideal form, the medical profession looks something like this: a group of serious, curious, compassionate practitioners perpetually grappling with how they can do better." It is so absolutely true. When human lives are on the line, what can you do but strive to be better to save them? I would definitely recommend this article to everyone.
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Kaavya
1/17/2013 02:38:50 pm
Pinchin Karen, "Any Given Sundae"
I read this mouth watering article about the history of ice- cream and how the flavours have evolved over time. When ice- cream started its journey, people were happy to have just frozen milk. After the first World War, many plain flavours were sold to families for enjoying family time. Some of these classic flavours were vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.
As the industrial revolution hit, ice- cream went through changes too: methods of production and of course flavours. As many flavours hit the markets, studies show that choosing a specific flavour shows how you see yourself. So your favourite ice cream flavour represents you!
In conclusion: Ice- cream not only describes who you are but also builds many sweet memories. Ice-cream flavours changed as time did but there was only one flavour that maintained its position- french vanilla. Yum :)
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Alice
1/18/2013 02:11:57 am
I read an essay titled "margins of freedom", by atif rafay. The author is a prisoner in the US that is currently serving three life sentences for killing his mother, father, and sister. He discusses how his definition of freedom, and what it would be like to once again live a life without borders. I thought the article would focus on life in prison, and the crimes that he committed, and I was disappointed that he rarely touched on it. I chose the article hoping to learn more about the criminal system and was not interested in what I read instead.
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Nikka
1/18/2013 02:23:24 am
I read this today and I agree. I was hoping that this article would dive inside his life of crime and more on the criminal aspect instead of the philosophical element. He touched on other writers work which talked about freedom and gave his own opinions. I would have liked to read more in depth about his life in prison and his actions to get there. I too, was not as interested in this article as i thought i would be.
As I read through this article, i found it to become more interesting with each line I read. I felt as if i could connect with the article, even though I live in Delta, not Vancouver. Though, it describes Vancouver as being "dirty" it also touches on how beautiful our city truly is. Definitely a good read if you're proud about living in van.
I agree with Justen and I think the article showed a side of E. hastings that we do not think about very often. The article was from an interesting perspective and was a good read.
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Rodney Thompson
1/18/2013 02:25:08 am
Heather O'Neil. "On Deadbeat Dads." The Walrus: Dec.2010.
I found this would be easily relatable to a lot of students. Heather goes on about irresponsibility. Its about bad parents who party, have drugs/alcohol problem and take no responsibility for their child.
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Lucas Howe
1/18/2013 02:25:18 am
Richard Polak, "Seeing Red", March 2012
This article dealt with the topic of soccer in Canada. The author discussed how soccer is growing in Canada in both participants and spectators. A good portion of the article is spent talking about Canada's triumphs and losses in the World Cup. Overall, it was a highly intriguing article and i would recommend it to any soccer enthusiasts out there.
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Justen Szabo
1/18/2013 02:25:27 am
Not So Down // Peter Valing // The Walrus // January 19, 2013
As I read through this article, i found it to become more interesting with each line I read. I felt as if i could connect with the article, even though I live in Delta, not Vancouver. Though, it describes Vancouver as being "dirty" it also touches on how beautiful our city truly is. Definitely a good read if you're proud about living in van.
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Kevin Radford
1/18/2013 02:26:02 am
Pachner, Joanna. "Drained" Canadian Business: May 10, 2010
This article was about the negative effects of sleep deprivation on a person's productivity. I found this article both fascinating and surprising to learn about which sleep habits are best and how much it can benefit you to get a good night's sleep. I would definitely be interested in reading more about proper sleeping habits.
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Emily
1/18/2013 02:26:14 am
"Skip to the Loo", by Michael Harris The Walrus March 2011
It is quite interesting to find out how Vancouver only has six public washrooms available for the homeless to use. These washrooms close at 6pm, causing homeless to use the side of the streets to relieve themselves. It shocked me to find out that there is barely anything being done to resolve the issue. I highly recommend this article.
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Mack R
1/18/2013 02:39:01 am
I also found this article interesting because it describe how Vancouver utilizes its public facilities. A lot different then other countries in the sense that they spend millions prettying up their washrooms. Vancouver faces problems with repairing their public facilities delaying the use of them for months. Whats a washroom if you cant use it? However, Vancouver has used money to reshape a century old park by the name of Oppenheimer park. By installing new washrooms on opposite sides of the park and benches that prevent people from sleeping on them, it creates a safer family environment. Seems as if Vancouver is putting its dollars towards security which is commendable.
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Keisha W.
1/24/2013 02:25:40 am
I also read "skip to the loo" by Michael Harris, I found this article very interesting. Its sad to learn the struggles homeless people go through just to use a washroom. It is completely unfair to deprive people from the 24 hour use of a clean pubic washroom. It is also a shocking to read that the government is barley doing anything to improve there situation.
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sebastian
1/18/2013 02:29:11 am
Uncivilizing influences. by jeremy keehn. the walrus special winter double issue.
my magazine article is about how video games influence people today, i found that it described the effect of being sucked into a game to the point where you dont even want to get up to relieve yourself or to eat anything. as we play more of a game our oppinion of it evolves. we are no longer a new inexpierience hero hoping to change the world, we have become the hunter of every know item in the game, or the ruthless mercenary who kills randomly for amusement .
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Duncan
1/18/2013 05:38:35 am
Interesting response. I responded quiet differently as I read through the article. Although I could relate to what some would call video game addictions, I find that articles like this tend to portray only the extreme cases and are in that sense, skewed. Such articles give gamers a bad reputation. And comments like, "killing randomly for amusement" are why some people look at video games as part of the problem with today's youths. Whereas I view it as an innocent pass time, which I can manage consciously and responsibly.
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Latrell
1/18/2013 02:29:32 am
Charleson, Latrell "Baketball Blues" The walrus. November 2012
This article i read was about a man that is in love with the sport of basketball. he talks about what has happen in the past year. He also gives a description of he men in the national basketball league. I would read it again because i am a fan of the sport and it fits my point of interest.
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Tyler
1/18/2013 02:30:24 am
David McFarlane, "Hockeyland" The Walrus, June 2010
Reading this article was truly a roller coaster ride. At first I was upset with the author with how he portrayed Canadians views on hockey. But as I read on I realized David McFarlane was merely arguing America's side, he is actually a Canadian boy that played pond hockey as a kid in on frozen ponds and driveways in Ontario. I found the "Canadian Hockey Myths" very interesting and surprising. If you are interested in hockey, I recommend the read.
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Lucas Pereira
1/18/2013 02:30:45 am
Arno Kopecky "The Only Risk is Wanting to Stay" The Walrus - May 2011
In this essay it explains how Columbia militias are going throughout the country side of Columbia and telling farmers to leave their farms.What this is causing is displaced and homeless people through out the country. What is the reason? The land that the militias are taking is going on the market for foreign investors to buy and develop.
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Nick
1/18/2013 02:30:54 am
Hutchinson, Alex - "The Race Against Time". The Walrus, July/August 2012
I read an interesting article about marathon runners and the psychology of a marathon runner's mind. Some scientists are now studying the mechanics of a runner's brain and how the brain inhibits the runner to be able to push forward and run that little bit faster to the finish. The article is centered around the Canadian olympic runner, Reid Coolsaet, and speaks about his stride to break the canadian record and qualify for the London olympics as well as improve his times. I found this article very interesting because it spoke of how the brain stops our muscles to preform to its maximum potential and how there may be was to overcome this handicap of the brain.
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Suvvy Kular
1/18/2013 02:31:34 am
My article is "A Story State," by Mitch Miyagawa, December 2009. It is about a girl, who's family has received multiple apologizes by the government. These apologies are for residential schools, head taxes and concentration camps. After hearing so many apologies they start to lose meaning to her. This really makes you think about whether the government is really sorry, or just feels obligated to say it.
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Pavan
1/18/2013 02:32:11 am
Chapman, Sasha - "Manufacturing Taste". The Walrus, September 2012
I read an article on the start of how Kraft Dinner macaroni was started. KD was actually questioned of being Canada's national food. The idea of KD was to put food in the homes that are affordable, easy to cook ( but really it just takes some assembly), and taste great.
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Sap.K
1/18/2013 02:32:57 am
"Life on the Instalment Plan" by Marian Botsofoed Fraser
Its a about a woman called Renee Acoby.
Its started when she was a child, her father beat her mother to death with a tire iron and left the corpse in a ditch when Acoby was just six months old, which got her moved to her grandmother house, and been moved again. She got involve with the correctional system when she was just 14 with different charges of stealing and such. Late on she got first Canadian title of been the most dangerous woman in Canadian history.
As time passed she got violent at jail and the judge decided to move her into a segregation cell of a 23 hours in a cell and 1 hour out side of the cell. She goes on and talkes about how the whole system should be changed for women and how the segregation should be changed as a whole.
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Sap.K
1/18/2013 02:34:16 am
"Life on the Instalment Plan" by Marian Botsofoed Fraser
March 2010
Its a about a woman called Renee Acoby.
Its started when she was a child, her father beat her mother to death with a tire iron and left the corpse in a ditch when Acoby was just six months old, which got her moved to her grandmother house, and been moved again. She got involve with the correctional system when she was just 14 with different charges of stealing and such. Late on she got first Canadian title of been the most dangerous woman in Canadian history.
As time passed she got violent at jail and the judge decided to move her into a segregation cell of a 23 hours in a cell and 1 hour out side of the cell. She goes on and talkes about how the whole system should be changed for women and how the segregation should be changed as a whole.
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Greg
1/18/2013 02:34:39 am
Stephen Marche, "The Meaning of Hockey", The Walrus, November 2011. This is a great article for people who enjoy hockey. This article gives the reader a in depth detailed description of the origins of hockey , and it's significance to Canada. I read lots of interesting facts that I didn't know before such as ; native boys and girls were knocking a ball around on ice before it even had a name.
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Devern
1/18/2013 02:36:44 am
I read about Afro Americans in the NFL. I don't remember what the article was called because the magazine was stolen from me. The general idea of the article was about how the NFL in the 1930's was about black and white people and racial tension between them. Most of the article felt prejudice and extremely exaggerated.
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Johnny
1/18/2013 02:37:29 am
Louie, Palu "Goodbye Guantanamo" The Walrus April 2009
This article was very interesting and I learned a few things about this prison, it sounds really horrible and I would never want to visit a place like this. One interesting fact I learned was that the prison gives their prisoners a Koran, and prayer beads.
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Nicole
1/18/2013 02:43:26 am
"The Princess of Pot" by Monte Paulsen, The Walrus May 2010
This article is about Marc Emery, a 47 year old man who created one of the most successful cannabis selling businesses in B.C and his wife, Jodie Emery, a 25 year old who has stood by him through everything.I find it interesting how Jodie has been devoted to him practically ever since she first met him even though he's been in and out of jail and is running a technically illegal business.I don't think that there is a deeper meaning in the article other than devotion, love and support no matter what. I'd definitely recommend this article because it is interesting reading about their lives together.
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Gurpreet
1/18/2013 02:44:07 am
Jay Teitel. "Failure To Fail". The Walrus. April 2008
The article I read was very fascinating and worth the read . It is very long but the appalling facts that you read in each paragraph make you more anxious to read on . It is about whether or not our post secondary educational system is designed for a brighter future for the students or the possible fortune they can make out of tuition. Many questions came up as I read the article . Is it harder to fail university then get it ? Sounds a bit silly but there is so much to learn from this article.
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Lauren Wolfe
1/18/2013 02:50:13 am
Robert Fowler - Kidnapped The Walrus December 2011
This article was about two Canadians who were kidnapped in Niger by Al Qaeda. It explores their kidnapping and what the 130 days were like when they were held hostage in the Sahara Desert. Robert Fowler did not seem very confident they would be found soon because in 5 days, they had traveled hundreds of kilometers, and he calculated "the search area would be over 70,000 square kilometers". I enjoyed this perspective we usually just hear a news report of who is missing, why they are there and where they were seen last. The fact that the Canadians escaped alive led to a great true story about survival.
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Saar
1/18/2013 05:34:30 am
i have read for the last class and a half an article by the name of "The Future Has Begun" by Nora Underwood on pg 32 of the magazine of september 2009.while reading the article, it talked about how a man has changed his ways of farming. i found that very interesting to read about because that i learned so much from it.
first off, i would like to say that i know a lot more about farming then i originally knew before. not only that but it also explains how he used to farm before and the changes that he has made in order to satisfy the taste of the food for people. this article is recomanded to everyone who wants to learn more about farming
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Ryan
1/18/2013 05:45:27 am
Richard poplak // the pain principle
The walrus July 2011
This article is about a Canadian cyclist who came in ten at the tour de France this man goes through pain such as at the last bit of a race goes to drink some water then falls off his bike and shrugs he was in the top five placese when this happened.
Over all this was a vary interesting article that has a lot more then what I have just said.
I would give this a 8/10.
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Karan Sharma
1/20/2013 01:36:53 pm
Ken Coates and Bill Morrison. “The Uses and Abuses of University”. Oct. 2012.
As a son who has been constantly told to perform well in school, enroll in a good university and get a well-paid job, I found this article to be both troubling and insightful.
The article starts off with a story of Philip Isard, an exemplary undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo who “epitomized the talent and energy of a top Canadian university student”. After completing two degrees, he decided to enter the workforce and began to send out applications in a variety of fields, only to receive rejection letter after rejection letter.
As the essay goes on, the writers describe the evolution of present-day opinions favoring university education, using statistical facts and figures to back up arguments. I was surprised to read that “[u]niversities are uncomfortable with the reality that [most students see them as] job training institutions”. Education for education’s sake would be an agreeable idea, if it wasn't for the exorbitant cost of attending universities. Anyway, that’s just my 2 pennies’ worth.
Even if you don’t enjoy economics all that much, I would recommend this article to anyone thinking of heading to university for the sheer thought-provoking information.
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Jenna Desmarais
1/20/2013 02:20:24 pm
"Growing Up White Trash" / May, 2012
The author of this article traces back to her childhood, and talks of her stereotypical white trash upbringing. Naturally, the author was accepted by children who fit the same description. Regardless of her surroundings she excelled in high school, and attended university. She felt the need to hide her background from her new judging classmates. Shocked by a sudden outburst from her boyfriend claiming he didn’t want to have white trash babies, she changed her outlook. It wasn’t till she proudly told of her background that she felt the same sense of belonging as when she was a child- except this time it was from those of all backgrounds.
Great article!
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Braden Connal
1/22/2013 08:20:13 am
David Randall in conversation with Brian Bethune "On how animals sleep, the real Olympic advantage, and why men rest easy". August 13, 2013. Maclean's Magazine.
This article shows the conversation had between David Randall and Brian Bethune regarding sleep. David Randall says in the article that he started researching sleep because of he began sleepwalking. Through his research he learns that it is still unknown entirely why we sleep. He continues to discuss health benefits of sleep and states that what we do in during the day will affect our sleep in some way. The article concludes on ways to get a better night's sleep.
I found this article very interesting as it had many facts about sleep that were new to me. One such fact is that being consistent with when you go to sleep is more important than how many hours you sleep. Although the article stated many connections between sleep deprivation and diseases, it did not provide any studies or go into great detail. I would like to have seen more studies and quotations to back up the information in this article. That being said, I enjoyed the article and would recommend it if you want to learn more about sleep.
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Oly C
1/22/2013 12:21:49 pm
I read the article about the down town east side a few days ago and I was really suprised by the amount of history there is in that part of vancouver thats normally completely overlooked these days due to the problems that the media loves to point out. The media never tells you about how the city came to be they just point out the issues, but thats the best part of the article. it still touches on the issues the down town east side is dealing with but it also shows you a side of the city that I highly doubt anyone in this class has seen before. I definitely recommend it to anyone interest in learning a bit more about Vancouver and not just what you see there today.
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Owen Campbell
1/23/2013 04:15:38 am
Paulsen, Monte; "Off The Rails"; The Walrus June 2009.
This was a very interesting article on the state of train travel in Canada. As of now, Canada is the only G8 county without high speed train travel. This method of transportation is proven to be profitable as well as efficient, leaving Canada without an excuse for our lack of development.
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Sukh Grewal
1/23/2013 04:30:48 am
The article I read was "Just What the Doctor Ordered" by Beverly Gage in The Smithsonian. This article is about prohibition in the united states and how it affected life and politics. It starts off by giving some history about how George Washington got votes in 1758 by giving 144 gallons of liquor to supporters. Then the article goes on to state how prohibiton came into law to eliminate gambling, drinking, and anarchy through legislation. The article ended off by drescribing how Mitchell Palmer issed an opinion declaring that th beverage clause of the 18th Amandment entitled doctors to prescribe beer on his last day as Attorney General.
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keisha williams
1/23/2013 04:47:04 am
Marian Botsford Fraser "Life on the instalmet plan" The Walrus 2010
This article is about Renée Acoby who is considered "to be one of [Canadas] most violent women". This article describes Acobys stuggles with an unjust and inhumane treatment of women offenders in maximum-security and segregation cells.This article is very interesting, and shows the stuggles inmates must go through to get there concerns about the system heard. Despite the length of this article, it is well worth it to read the whole thing.
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Keisha
1/24/2013 02:45:56 am
"Drained" by Joanna Pachner
This article is about sleep, or lack there of. This article gives information about the affects of lack of sleep. The average person needs 8.25 hours of sleep per day, any less and it can have a negative affect their performance in certain activities. Companies have successfully been sued by employees "getting into crashes after working long shifts and then driving home". This article is very effective in teaching people to be aware of the dangers of sleep deprivation.
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Jason Sideris
1/25/2013 05:28:07 am
"Basketball Blues" The walrus. November 2012
-the article i read was about a man that was a huge Toronto Raptors fan. He began to tell us a little of why he was a fan as well as memories and favorite experiences he has had watching the organization over the last decade.
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