Text Details
Name of newspaper: NZ Herald
Title of article: Torrents get invisible as PirateBay plans ultra secure network Editor/author of article: Pat Pilcher
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found that it was an informative article about the soon to be released IPREADTOR website for less detectable P2P torrents
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as it was straight forward to read with no fancy terms
3 Did the article provide the information you expected? No
I was surprised that it is so easy to detect you IP address etc. on insecure network
Personal Response: I found this article to be very informative of the soon to be released IPREDATOR
One relevant detail from the text: ThePirateBay.Org has been subject to intense scrutiny starting with a raid in May 2007 during which Swedish police confiscated 180 servers.
Another relevant detail: VPN services provided some anonymity to downloaders by encrypting downloaded data and masking their IP addresses, most VPN providers have historically kept user logs, which were often eventually surrendered to law enforcement agencies.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
8808 WIDE-READING LOG - NEWSPAPERS
Text Details
Name of newspaper: NZ Herald
Title of article: Girl, 14, drives younger siblings to school
Editor/author of article: NZPA
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found that it was an informative article about the reality that people to drive when they are underage and when are doing so are major hazard to themselves and others
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as it was straight forward to read with no fancy terms
3 Did the article provide the information you expected? No
I was surprised by some of the facts that were in this article and I was surprised about how big of a danger this actually is.
Personal Response: I found this article to be a hard hitting wake up call to the dangers that other people are making themselves and there families vulnerable to on New Zealand's dangerous roads.
One relevant detail from the text: A mother gets her fourteen year old daughter to drive herself and her little sibling to school and all that mother gets is a four hundred dollar fine. I found that ridicules. That mother not only put her childrens lifes in danger but any other road uses as well and all she gets is a four hundred dollar fine.
Another relevant detail: This incident happened just twenty days after a 13 year old boy was caught driving at 140km/h while his father slept in the front passenger seat. It is just disturbing what sort of terrible things are going to come from this recklessness.
Name of newspaper: NZ Herald
Title of article: Girl, 14, drives younger siblings to school
Editor/author of article: NZPA
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found that it was an informative article about the reality that people to drive when they are underage and when are doing so are major hazard to themselves and others
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as it was straight forward to read with no fancy terms
3 Did the article provide the information you expected? No
I was surprised by some of the facts that were in this article and I was surprised about how big of a danger this actually is.
Personal Response: I found this article to be a hard hitting wake up call to the dangers that other people are making themselves and there families vulnerable to on New Zealand's dangerous roads.
One relevant detail from the text: A mother gets her fourteen year old daughter to drive herself and her little sibling to school and all that mother gets is a four hundred dollar fine. I found that ridicules. That mother not only put her childrens lifes in danger but any other road uses as well and all she gets is a four hundred dollar fine.
Another relevant detail: This incident happened just twenty days after a 13 year old boy was caught driving at 140km/h while his father slept in the front passenger seat. It is just disturbing what sort of terrible things are going to come from this recklessness.
8808 WIDE-READING LOG - MAGAZINES
Text Details
Name of magazine: SKYWATCH
Editor of magazine: Unknown
Title of article: The Dark Knight
Editor/author of article: Unknown
Gender of editor/author: Unknown
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found this article interesting as it gave me a little insight into the movie The Dark Knights story line.
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as there were no complicated terms it was just some information about the movie.
3 Did the article contain what you expected? Yes
I expected this to be just small insight into the movie and information about who played what character.
Personal response: I found this article to be a great insight into the ever popular movie The Dark Knight which has now made over US$997 million.
One relevant detail: The Dark Knight has broken movie records all over the world since its 2008 release, with its worldwide profit now over US$997 million
Another relevant detail: Heath Ledger's roll in the movie as the Joker earned him a Golden Globe award, a SAG award, a BAFTA award and an Oscar nomination
Name of magazine: SKYWATCH
Editor of magazine: Unknown
Title of article: The Dark Knight
Editor/author of article: Unknown
Gender of editor/author: Unknown
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found this article interesting as it gave me a little insight into the movie The Dark Knights story line.
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as there were no complicated terms it was just some information about the movie.
3 Did the article contain what you expected? Yes
I expected this to be just small insight into the movie and information about who played what character.
Personal response: I found this article to be a great insight into the ever popular movie The Dark Knight which has now made over US$997 million.
One relevant detail: The Dark Knight has broken movie records all over the world since its 2008 release, with its worldwide profit now over US$997 million
Another relevant detail: Heath Ledger's roll in the movie as the Joker earned him a Golden Globe award, a SAG award, a BAFTA award and an Oscar nomination
8808 WIDE-READING LOG - MAGAZINES
Text Details
Name of magazine: SKYWATCH
Editor of magazine: Unknown
Title of article: Flight Of The Conchords
Editor/author of article: Unknown
Gender of editor/author: Unknown
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found this article interesting as it caught me up with the latest information about New Zealand's 4th most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk parody duo (Flight of the Concords) new season on prime.
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as there were no complicated terms it was just some information about the up and coming season.
3 Did the article contain what you expected? No
I expected this to be a dull listing of when the show will be arriving on prime but it was much better it was a funny insight into what the new season is going to offer.
Personal response: I found this article to be a fantastic insight into the ever popular Flight of the Concords up and coming season.
One relevant detail: In the up and coming season they are mixing up there cast as they have lost there Manager, Murry and only fan, Mel to a rival and better band the Crazy Dogggs. It will be interesting to see how this changes affects the popularity of the TV show.
Another relevant detail: The name of the band and TV show Flight of the Concords is very original and fits in well with the theme of the show and the music. But how did it game about? Well according to this magazine article Bret had a dream about Concorde Aeroplanes and the name originated.
Name of magazine: SKYWATCH
Editor of magazine: Unknown
Title of article: Flight Of The Conchords
Editor/author of article: Unknown
Gender of editor/author: Unknown
Date read: 26th March
First Impressions
1 Was the article interesting? Yes
I found this article interesting as it caught me up with the latest information about New Zealand's 4th most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk parody duo (Flight of the Concords) new season on prime.
2 Was the article easy to read? Yes
I found this article easy to read as there were no complicated terms it was just some information about the up and coming season.
3 Did the article contain what you expected? No
I expected this to be a dull listing of when the show will be arriving on prime but it was much better it was a funny insight into what the new season is going to offer.
Personal response: I found this article to be a fantastic insight into the ever popular Flight of the Concords up and coming season.
One relevant detail: In the up and coming season they are mixing up there cast as they have lost there Manager, Murry and only fan, Mel to a rival and better band the Crazy Dogggs. It will be interesting to see how this changes affects the popularity of the TV show.
Another relevant detail: The name of the band and TV show Flight of the Concords is very original and fits in well with the theme of the show and the music. But how did it game about? Well according to this magazine article Bret had a dream about Concorde Aeroplanes and the name originated.
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – POETRY
Text Details
Name of poem:The Solider
Author:Rupert Brooke
Topic:World War One
Gender of author:Male
Date read:9th February
First Impressions
1 Was the poem enjoyable? No
No, I found this poem set in the First World War boring as it was dull and repetitive show of patriotism
2 Was the poem easy to read? Yes
I found that the poem was easy to read as it used only simple words and simple language features
3 Would you recommend this poem to your peers? No
I think this poem is to bias to recommend to my peers
Personal Response: I found that this poem was written with a naive view of the honor in dying for your country.
One relevant detail from the text: "England" is the repeating point throughout this text and it is always about that from Rupert Owen's point of view there is no greater honor than dying for your country.
Another relevant detail from the text: The poem is very bias about the war. It does not enter the warzone, it does not describe to you the horrible death, you are likely to face if you seek the honor of your country.
Name of poem:The Solider
Author:Rupert Brooke
Topic:World War One
Gender of author:Male
Date read:9th February
First Impressions
1 Was the poem enjoyable? No
No, I found this poem set in the First World War boring as it was dull and repetitive show of patriotism
2 Was the poem easy to read? Yes
I found that the poem was easy to read as it used only simple words and simple language features
3 Would you recommend this poem to your peers? No
I think this poem is to bias to recommend to my peers
Personal Response: I found that this poem was written with a naive view of the honor in dying for your country.
One relevant detail from the text: "England" is the repeating point throughout this text and it is always about that from Rupert Owen's point of view there is no greater honor than dying for your country.
Another relevant detail from the text: The poem is very bias about the war. It does not enter the warzone, it does not describe to you the horrible death, you are likely to face if you seek the honor of your country.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – POETRY
Text Details
Name of poem:Dulce Et Decorum Est
Author:Wilfred Owen
Topic:World War One
Gender of author:Male
Date read:2nd February
First Impressions
1 Was the poem enjoyable? No
No, I found this poem set in the First World War boring as it was difficult to understand
2 Was the poem easy to read? No
I found that the poem was hard to read as it used a lot of terms from the time it was written in
3 Would you recommend this poem to your peers? No
I think this poem is to bias to recommend to my peers
Personal Response: I found that this poem was incredibly descriptive of one view of the time it is set in.
One relevant detail from the text: Haunting Flares, Five Nines, Hoots, Lime. All these terms are used in the poem to give a highly descriptive and bias view into that era of time. But it is these terms that make it so hard to understand as the all refer back to World War One weapons.
Another relevant detail from the text: The poem is written from one point of view. Frankly a horrific point is the only way to phrase it. It is said to be a poem telling the times of the war. But is simply stating the horrors it cause.
Name of poem:Dulce Et Decorum Est
Author:Wilfred Owen
Topic:World War One
Gender of author:Male
Date read:2nd February
First Impressions
1 Was the poem enjoyable? No
No, I found this poem set in the First World War boring as it was difficult to understand
2 Was the poem easy to read? No
I found that the poem was hard to read as it used a lot of terms from the time it was written in
3 Would you recommend this poem to your peers? No
I think this poem is to bias to recommend to my peers
Personal Response: I found that this poem was incredibly descriptive of one view of the time it is set in.
One relevant detail from the text: Haunting Flares, Five Nines, Hoots, Lime. All these terms are used in the poem to give a highly descriptive and bias view into that era of time. But it is these terms that make it so hard to understand as the all refer back to World War One weapons.
Another relevant detail from the text: The poem is written from one point of view. Frankly a horrific point is the only way to phrase it. It is said to be a poem telling the times of the war. But is simply stating the horrors it cause.
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – SHORT STORIES
Text Details
Name of short story: To Sit in the Sun
Author: Joanna Leyland
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 24/03/09
First Impressions
1 Was the short story enjoyable? No
I found this short story to be very dull and wasn't descriptive
2 Was the short story easy to read? Yes
It used very simplistic language, but was difficult to try and see the point or the direction of the story
3 Would you recommend the short story to your peers? No
I found this story to be pointless and directionless with no plot
Personal Response: I found this story to be incredibly boring. All it is 5 poorly written paragraphs. It is written as if your already new exactly what was going on and someone just gave you there point of view
One relevant detail from the text: This entire text was written as if I knew what was going on but this is one persons point of view.
Another relevant detail: The entire text is written to the reader. It refers to the reader as "dearie" several times throughout the text
Name of short story: To Sit in the Sun
Author: Joanna Leyland
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 24/03/09
First Impressions
1 Was the short story enjoyable? No
I found this short story to be very dull and wasn't descriptive
2 Was the short story easy to read? Yes
It used very simplistic language, but was difficult to try and see the point or the direction of the story
3 Would you recommend the short story to your peers? No
I found this story to be pointless and directionless with no plot
Personal Response: I found this story to be incredibly boring. All it is 5 poorly written paragraphs. It is written as if your already new exactly what was going on and someone just gave you there point of view
One relevant detail from the text: This entire text was written as if I knew what was going on but this is one persons point of view.
Another relevant detail: The entire text is written to the reader. It refers to the reader as "dearie" several times throughout the text
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – Non Fiction
Text Details
Name of book: Rules Of Golf and the rules of amateur status
Author: R&A
Topic: Rules Of Golf and the rules of amateur status
Date read: 25th March
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
Yes. I found the book to be very knowledgeable about the rules of golf
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
Yes, with a little knowledge about the game of golf anybody good read it
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? Yes
Yes. This book provided me with the information I seeked and did in a way they could understand.
Personal response: I found this book to be an easy to read, insightful book about the rules of golf
Another relevant detail from the text: The rule book states the definition of moved as " When a ball that has come to rest in a spot then comes to rest in another spot with out the help of inside
One relevant detail from the text: The R&A defines Maker as "a maker is one who is appointed by the Committee to record a competitors score in stroke play. He may be a fellow-competitor. He is not a referee
Name of book: Rules Of Golf and the rules of amateur status
Author: R&A
Topic: Rules Of Golf and the rules of amateur status
Date read: 25th March
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
Yes. I found the book to be very knowledgeable about the rules of golf
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
Yes, with a little knowledge about the game of golf anybody good read it
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? Yes
Yes. This book provided me with the information I seeked and did in a way they could understand.
Personal response: I found this book to be an easy to read, insightful book about the rules of golf
Another relevant detail from the text: The rule book states the definition of moved as " When a ball that has come to rest in a spot then comes to rest in another spot with out the help of inside
One relevant detail from the text: The R&A defines Maker as "a maker is one who is appointed by the Committee to record a competitors score in stroke play. He may be a fellow-competitor. He is not a referee
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – SHORT STORIES
Text Details
Name of short story: The Open Window
Author: Saki
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 24/03/09
First Impressions
1 Was the short story enjoyable? Yes
I found this short story to get off to a very bad start but it became quite humorous at the end
2 Was the short story easy to read? Yes
It used very simplistic language
3 Would you recommend the short story to your peers? No
I found this story to be pointless
Personal Response: I found this story to start off as as a repetitive boring story but the twist at the end made it more enjoyable
One relevant detail from the text: The niece who told the story at the start was lying for no reason
Another relevant detail: The lady's family where still alive.
Name of short story: The Open Window
Author: Saki
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 24/03/09
First Impressions
1 Was the short story enjoyable? Yes
I found this short story to get off to a very bad start but it became quite humorous at the end
2 Was the short story easy to read? Yes
It used very simplistic language
3 Would you recommend the short story to your peers? No
I found this story to be pointless
Personal Response: I found this story to start off as as a repetitive boring story but the twist at the end made it more enjoyable
One relevant detail from the text: The niece who told the story at the start was lying for no reason
Another relevant detail: The lady's family where still alive.
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – NOVEL
Text Details
Name of book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J.K.Rowling
Topic: Magic
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 20th July 2006
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
I found this book to be an entrapping tale of magic and troubles
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
The book used very simplistic language
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? No
I was not seeking any information from a fiction novel
Personal response: I found this book to be am entertaining novel at the start but I found as it neared the end and Voldemort escaped again Dublemdore went into a 50 page rant that but me to sleep
One relevant detail from the text: Harry Potter was eager to get back to Hogwarts for his fifth year. But as he will find out nothing is ever going to be normal
Another relevant detail: At the end of this book Dublemdore tells harry a lot about his and his families past and why only he or Voldemort can survive
Name of book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J.K.Rowling
Topic: Magic
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 20th July 2006
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
I found this book to be an entrapping tale of magic and troubles
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
The book used very simplistic language
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? No
I was not seeking any information from a fiction novel
Personal response: I found this book to be am entertaining novel at the start but I found as it neared the end and Voldemort escaped again Dublemdore went into a 50 page rant that but me to sleep
One relevant detail from the text: Harry Potter was eager to get back to Hogwarts for his fifth year. But as he will find out nothing is ever going to be normal
Another relevant detail: At the end of this book Dublemdore tells harry a lot about his and his families past and why only he or Voldemort can survive
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – NOVEL
Text Details
Name of book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author: J.K.Rowling
Topic: Magic
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 1 September 2002
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
I found this book to be an entrapping tale of magic and troubles
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
The book used very simplistic language
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? No
I was not seeking any information from a fiction novel
Personal response: I found this book to be am entertaining novel from start to finish and a great start to the series as it set the place for a mysterious and long running series
One relevant detail from the text: Harry Potter thought he was a normal kid until he was rescued from his horror of a family and found out he was enrolled at Hogwarts school for wizards.
Another relevant detail: Harry and his friends where in the Griffindoor house
Name of book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author: J.K.Rowling
Topic: Magic
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 1 September 2002
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
I found this book to be an entrapping tale of magic and troubles
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
The book used very simplistic language
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? No
I was not seeking any information from a fiction novel
Personal response: I found this book to be am entertaining novel from start to finish and a great start to the series as it set the place for a mysterious and long running series
One relevant detail from the text: Harry Potter thought he was a normal kid until he was rescued from his horror of a family and found out he was enrolled at Hogwarts school for wizards.
Another relevant detail: Harry and his friends where in the Griffindoor house
Thursday, March 12, 2009
8808 WIDE-READING LOG – Non Fiction
Text Details
Name of book:How I Play Golf
Author:Tiger Woods
Topic:Golf
Gender of author:Male
Date read:1st March to 19th March
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
Yes. I found the book very interesting it told me what I wanted to know by the means of story telling some of Tigers greatest shots, achievements and memories.
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
Yes, I found this book easy to read as it was very self explanatory.
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? Yes
Yes. This book provided me with the information I seeked and did in a way they could understand.
Personal response: I found the book interesting because …
Tiger. The greatest golfer of all time wrote this book at the young age of 21. Where most players at this age pay little to no attention to swing mechanics, Tiger gives insight into not only how he plays the game but what the game means to him. In an effort to inspire the masses into achieving and practicing the game they all fell in love. That is why I like this book.
Another relevant detail from the text:
Another relevant detail is Tigers’ “Tiger Secret NO.2 Dialing in my Distance”. Where Tiger tells the reader that instead of dialing in his distance out of a greenside bunker by opining/closing his clubface or changing how much sand you take, Tiger changes the length of his follow through.
One relevant detail from the text:
One relevant detail from the text is ”I Aim for the Toe of the Club”. In this text, as Tiger will go to explain. One of his “Tiger Secrets” is when chipping and needing to stop the ball quickly, hit the ball off the toe. It kind of deadens the Shot and you know its going to ball up close to where it lands.
Name of book:How I Play Golf
Author:Tiger Woods
Topic:Golf
Gender of author:Male
Date read:1st March to 19th March
First Impressions
1 Was the book interesting? Yes
Yes. I found the book very interesting it told me what I wanted to know by the means of story telling some of Tigers greatest shots, achievements and memories.
2 Was the book easy to read? Yes
Yes, I found this book easy to read as it was very self explanatory.
3 Did the book provide you with the information you were seeking? Yes
Yes. This book provided me with the information I seeked and did in a way they could understand.
Personal response: I found the book interesting because …
Tiger. The greatest golfer of all time wrote this book at the young age of 21. Where most players at this age pay little to no attention to swing mechanics, Tiger gives insight into not only how he plays the game but what the game means to him. In an effort to inspire the masses into achieving and practicing the game they all fell in love. That is why I like this book.
Another relevant detail from the text:
Another relevant detail is Tigers’ “Tiger Secret NO.2 Dialing in my Distance”. Where Tiger tells the reader that instead of dialing in his distance out of a greenside bunker by opining/closing his clubface or changing how much sand you take, Tiger changes the length of his follow through.
One relevant detail from the text:
One relevant detail from the text is ”I Aim for the Toe of the Club”. In this text, as Tiger will go to explain. One of his “Tiger Secrets” is when chipping and needing to stop the ball quickly, hit the ball off the toe. It kind of deadens the Shot and you know its going to ball up close to where it lands.
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