Current Event #2

Date: 11-12-11
Name:Alexander Yan
Current Events Journal #2
Title:A legacy of service: Three generations of Pines family have served in military
Author: Perry Stein
Source: The Miami Herald
The topic of the article is Bolivar Perez-Rio's family has three generations of service men.
The main idea of the article is: that Bolivar's grandchildren and children have served in the armed forces. This is stated.(implied/stated)
The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform the reader about Bolivar's military roots and why his children are or were in the military.
The author’s perspective in this article is objective/subjective (biased) because he talks about Bolivar's history in the military.
The pattern of organization of the article is in chronological order.
The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is because he is talking about Bolivar today on Veterans Day. He then explains his military career.
The text features included in the article are:Pictures. Pictures helps by showing how Bolivar looks like. Quotes, these help by telling how Bolivar feels.Lastly, are captions for the picture. This helps by telling what the picture is showing.
This article is about (a summary in your own words) Bolivar Perez-Rios is a army veteran. He was in service during WWII through 1941-1949. In France, he deactivated mines but one blew up. He was injured. His son's and there son's are now in the military, too. Bolivar is now 92 years old.
The significance (importance) of this article is that it was Veterans Day yesterday, and Bolivar a military roots.
What I learned from this article is that there is a person named Bolivar Perez-Rios. He is a WWII veteran, and he was injured by a landmine. His children and grandchildren were in the military, too.
 What I liked about this article is that it is very informative and fits well for Veterans Day. Especially the Bolivar's successor's were in the army, too.
What I did not like about it is that it does not talk more about Bolivar's sons.
Who should read this article and why  Anybody who respects veterans or service men or women should read this article. I think this because it is about a veteran and his son and his grandson that are also veterans.
This article reminds me of (text-to-self)my grandfather and grandmother. They are both worked in the army. My grandfather was a missile operator. My grandmother made submarines.
(text-to-text) This reminds me of the book Scat. In the book a boy has a injured dad who was a soldier in Iraq. His arm was hurt very badly while he was in a HUMVEE that was hit by a RPG.
(text-to-world)This reminds me of my dad's barber. He was a veteran in WWII, too. He works in Miami and just turned 90 years old. His shop is called Barons.
New vocabulary I learned
Word Context Clues Meaning
1. isthmus- a narrow strip of land connecting two pieces of land
2.mementos- a reminder
3.patriarch- a father or founder