Current Event #1

Date:10/30/11
Name:Alexander Yan
Current Events Journal
Title:Will Steve Job's final vendetta haunt Google?

Author: Michael Liedtke
Source:  The Miami Herald
The topic of the article is: That Android stole ideas from Apple and Steve Jobs is mad.
The main idea of the article is: That Android from Google stole ideas from Apple and Steve Jobs is mad.
The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform the reader that Steve Jobs is mad at Google because he thinks that Android stole ideas from Apples iPhone.
The author’s perspective in this article is objective/subjective (biased) because
The pattern of organization of the article is in different perspectives. Half of it is in Apples favor, half of it is not.
The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is because it is about two sides, one saying they stole ideas.
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This article is about (a summary in your own words)  This article is about Steve Jobs saying that android phones stole ideas from Apples iPhone.
The significance (importance) of this article is that Steve Jobs said that he thinks Google's Android stole ideas from Apple's iPhone.
What I learned from this article is that Steve Jobs think Android stole ideas from the iPhone.
What I liked about this article is that it is very informative and up-to-date.
What I did not like about it is nothing. It is informative and up-to-date. What you need in a news article.
Who should read this article and why : People should read this article because it is informative and good to know when talking to people about current events.
This article reminds me of (text-to-self)
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(text-to-world) This is real news in the world.
New vocabulary I learned
Word Context Clues Meaning
1.grievances- complaint
2.antipathy- hatred
3.vendetta- a fight between two sides