In fact, it may be argued that the merger only further legitimized an orientation toward news that is both commercialized and populist in its intent. To the point, from Huffington's own perspective, the merger has imposed a demand for effective balance between the types of stories and headlines that drive traffic and those that are necessitated by their importance. According to Bercovici (2012), since its merger with AOL, Huffington Post has worked hard to remain firmly entrenched in both the worlds of news and entertainment. In interview, Huffington would tell Bercovici that "We're selecting the stories because we think they're important but we found a very engaged readership for them. We've seen enormous page views around some of our best feature work." (Bercovici, p. 1)
This unabashed prioritization of traffic-generation and profitability would not just make Huffington a suitable partner for the AOL media giant. It would actually create a scenario in which the Huffington Post and its iconic CEO could proceed with relative authority and dominance in the relationship, a positive development given its successful modeling of commentary-driven mass communication. Huffington Post would effectively pioneer a newly multidirectional discourse on current events on a commercially legitimized forum. At present, a year removed from the merger, recent renegotiations of terms have demonstrated the shared disposition within the two partnered entities that Arianna Huffington is herself best suited to administrate the continued progress of the Post. This speaks to perhaps the greatest triumph on the part of Huffington within the context of this partnering. That is, recent developments have reaffirmed and even extending Huffington's authority...
Tim Obrien's "The Things They Carried" Short story College English (Literature) class. MLA Format. Carried Away There are several instances of repetition in Tim O'Brien's short story "The Things They Carried," which is actually the first chapter in a book he published with the same title. Rhetorically, the author uses both alliteration and anaphora (which is, respectively, the repetition of syllables and the repetition of words or phrases) to punctuate many
It is a hotly contested idea that just one war-themed book can adequately discuss the topic of Vietnam, and this idea is properly portrayed in this book. Fellow authors like Renny Christopher have condemned Tim O'Brien's story for paying more attention to the misery of the American soldiers and less interest in the Vietnamese. However, the core of "The Things They Carried," O'Brien's work is distinct. Another author, Heberle, who
In short, it takes a little bravery to think about things in a serious manner and this includes our thoughts regarding courage. O'Brien writes, "Proper courage is wise courage (133) and it is also acting "wisely when fear would have a man act otherwise. It is the endurance of the soul in spite of fear -- wisely" (133). Courage is not something that can be conjured up on a
True War Story," by Tim O'Brien. Specifically, it will discuss are there universal truths that apply to all people and societies; or do we live in a state of relativism, one in which perception dictates how we will respond to the tasks that we are given, or to the world around us? What happened to Rat Kiley and Curt Lemon? What part of Rat Kiley's story do you think
Kiowa's death also evokes the notion that for the U.S. Vietnam was a quagmire; his drowning functions almost emblematically to suggest America's deepening entanglement in Southeast Asia. 'This field,' O'Brien writes, 'had embodied all the waste that was Vietnam'" (Neilson 193). The entire book is an antiwar message, and it continues in the chapters and memories where O'Brien follows the men home after the war. The Chapter "Notes" follows Norman Bowker,
Character Development: Novel Review Novel Review: Character Development The novels, The Red Badge of Courage' by Stephen Crane and 'The Things they Carried' by Tim Obrien, are among the best depictions of the role played by introspection in helping individuals better understand themselves. This text depicts the journey to maturity of the protagonists in both novels, and how their development contributed to the full meaning of the work. Character Growth and Maturity during
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