Word of the Week #4

(1) Word: Quadrennial

(2) Source of Word: Friend

(3) How the word was used: The presidential election is quadrennial.

(4) Definition: [adjective] occurring every four years.

(5) My sentence: The Olympic games is a quadrennial event.

Word of the Week #3

(1) Word: Vendeuse

(2) Source of Word: Words with friends.

(3) How the word was used: I am a vendeuse.

(4) Definition: [noun] a saleswoman especially in the fashion industry

(5) My sentence: The vendeuse helped me find my outfit.

Fairy tale #2 and #3 and #4

The Little Mermaid will have 24 hours to get a true kiss before she will be turned into sea foam forever.

Aladdin must save his friends and the love of his life from the wrath of the evil Jafar.

Prince Charming will wed a peasant Saturday at 3pm in the Kingdom.

News Story

San Jose State’s Student Union will be completed March 2014 due to architectural delays.

Problems with water leakage have delayed the construction two months.

Cathi Busalacchi, executive director of Student Union Inc. said, “When we were drilling for a
service elevator on the left side it actually, the aquifer, the water came up and they had to plug it up two or three times.”

A different route was found for the elevator, and work is making its way back on track.

Students on campus have mixed feelings about the entirety of this project.

Liza Garcia, an advertising and graphic design major said, “I don’t like the fact that the school is using my money to build this when I won’t even be here when it’s completed; it’s a complete waste of my money personally.”

Many students like Garcia, are not happy with the construction that is going on with the Student Union.

Jessica Marquez, a third year undergraduate student said, “I’m glad that the Student Union is
being renovated and expanded. It also gives me something to look at when I pass by.”

Others are glad to see that San Jose State is putting its money back into the school, even
though it will take longer than expected.

3 Different Media's-Presidential Elections

Television

The segment on the television about the presidential election was 8 minutes and 32 seconds long.

It was an interview between a man and a woman talking about the candidates of the presidential election with 10 second clips on each person speaking.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1467240548001/the-state-of-the-gop-race-according-to-the-donald/?playlist_id=87485

Radio

This is an interview with Jackie Gingrich Cushman, daughter of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.

It lasted 16 minutes and 50 seconds.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/aacons/2012/02/15/interview-with-jackie-gingrich-cushman-vern-mckinley

Newspaper

The article is from the San Jose Mercury online.

It is 17 paragraphs long.

http://www.mercurynews.com/presidentelect/ci_20020294

Snow White's Fairytale Rescue

The Prince and Snow White wed Saturday in the kingdom after a daring kiss that saved her life and changed his forever.

Favorite Writing

I am not much of a reader.

Recently, I have found a website composed of numerous articles, editors and bloggers that collaborate to bring viewers the hottest and newest trends in the United States as well as 6 different hot spots.

The hot spot that I focus on is San Francisco since that is my hometown and where I go to on the weekends.

One particular editor that I like to follow is Katie Hintz-Zambrano. Her articles appeal to me in a way that I found useful and helpful. One column that I enjoy to read is "5 Things to know This AM."

In the most recent article, she gave spoke about artists performing in San Francisco and the cheapest and best food places in San Francisco.

With each mini description she provided a link to actually go to the website where the information is provided.

Her other articles range from the best spa's in San Francisco to "What we'd buy if we were a facebook billionaire."

This range allows me to keep up with what's happening in San Francisco and I get to learn a thing or two about something I didn't already know.

This is certainly not a typical column or editor you find in the Wallstreet Journal or NY Times but it is one that I find interest in and actually enjoy reading.

Word of the Week #2

(1) Word: Succinctly

(2) Source of Word: My business textbook

(3) How the word was used: The company states its case as succinctly as possible.

(4) Definition: [adverb] with concise and precise brevity; to the point

(5) My sentence: Explain your side of the story succintly, no beating around the bush.

Word of the Week #1

(1) Word: Disseminate

(2) Source of Word: My boyfriend.

(3) How the word was used: The Internet has allowed information to disseminate faster than its predecessors radio or television.

(4) Definition: (verb) To scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse.

To distribute or scatter about; diffuse.

(5) My sentence: The president disseminated a lot of information during his State of the Union address.