Hey all, here is my second supplement for NYU. It's a bit rough, and I would love to receive critique and comments on it. It's also about 500 characters over the character count limit, so any advice on where to cut things down would be appreciated. Thank you!
What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you.
Thud! I watched the newspaper get tossed into my driveway, waiting to get picked up. Before the weather could wreak havoc and smudge the ink, I quickly snatched the bundle and cradled it as I walked back into my house. I plopped onto the couch and opened the pages to a new world.
Ever since my family began ordering the San Jose Mercury News five years ago, I have spent at least an hour everyday reading about local and worldwide events.
Why rely on newspapers when there are headlines I can skim through on the Yahoo! homepage? I have a simple answer: I like to sit down and hold news in my hands, to carefully contemplate and absorb the minute details of what I have read. By learning new news every day, I have learned to consider multiple perspectives and recognize that no one point of view is superior to another, just different. For me, I feel more connected to these events if I cam physically touch the articles. Through this bond, my "experiences" from Uganda to City Hall spring alive from the crisp, low-grade paper.
In this world filled with technological baubles and gadgets, it's easy for most to access news within several clicks and taps. However, the newspaper industry still thrives, mostly in part by loyal customers who, by natural instinct, find time to grab a cup of coffee and sit down with a newspaper in hand. With such a paper, I can quickly jump from an article about the death of Steve Jobs to a story lauding a local hero in my community. Altogether, this physical copy brings news together in a way that websites cannot. It keeps the reader connected to the actual content, creating a wonderful combination of past and present.
What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you.
Thud! I watched the newspaper get tossed into my driveway, waiting to get picked up. Before the weather could wreak havoc and smudge the ink, I quickly snatched the bundle and cradled it as I walked back into my house. I plopped onto the couch and opened the pages to a new world.
Ever since my family began ordering the San Jose Mercury News five years ago, I have spent at least an hour everyday reading about local and worldwide events.
Why rely on newspapers when there are headlines I can skim through on the Yahoo! homepage? I have a simple answer: I like to sit down and hold news in my hands, to carefully contemplate and absorb the minute details of what I have read. By learning new news every day, I have learned to consider multiple perspectives and recognize that no one point of view is superior to another, just different. For me, I feel more connected to these events if I cam physically touch the articles. Through this bond, my "experiences" from Uganda to City Hall spring alive from the crisp, low-grade paper.
In this world filled with technological baubles and gadgets, it's easy for most to access news within several clicks and taps. However, the newspaper industry still thrives, mostly in part by loyal customers who, by natural instinct, find time to grab a cup of coffee and sit down with a newspaper in hand. With such a paper, I can quickly jump from an article about the death of Steve Jobs to a story lauding a local hero in my community. Altogether, this physical copy brings news together in a way that websites cannot. It keeps the reader connected to the actual content, creating a wonderful combination of past and present.
