Outstanding Blogs

1. Economic Advice to Obama
Ex: Diana's Blog
"“Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages … Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.”
That quote is taken out of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That declaration is a common standard of achievement for all people and nations."

Diana started the blog with a section of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and I thought it was such a good way to state the issue with a law, early in the conversation then after would structure the argument. It was more like a thesis statement in other words. She had stated the argument then followed it with body paragraphs. She finished off the topic paragraph stating her whole idea which was:
"The declaration is the first global expression of the natural rights humans are born with, an education being one of them."

2. Literary Analysis
Ex: Jacob's Blog
In many places of Jacob's blog he stated what literary devices were used in the book he read. Each of his body paragraphs stated a literary device then followed it up with back up evidence. For example:
"The books theme of failure to carry out ones best plans is shown in this book through foreshadowing, character development and symbolism."

After his topic sentence above he followed it with a body paragraph that included evidence.

"The book uses foreshadowing in a few different places, but they all centralize around the character Lennie Small. Starting off in the beginning, it first shows Lennie killing a mouse by over petting it, then we learn about an incident in the town of Weed where he got himself and George, his companion, run out of town by panicking when he went to feel a girls dress and she calls out "rape", making him instinctively grab on and hold onto the girls dress. "

Another example would be :
" The last literary device in this book is symbolism. I think that the biggest symbol in the book is the rabbit. It shows up in every chapter that I can remember, and is usually symbolic of the ideal lifestyle that they, or maybe just Lennie wanted."
After this statement he would go into depth on why the book actually used symbolism and in which parts the book included this literary device.

3. Historical Writing:
Ex: Sydney's Blog
I think Sydney's Blog was a good example of historic writing based on the fact that my topic was similar for this blog. I feel as she used FDR's inaugural address and today's economic issues as a connection real well. She backed up a lot of her writing with endless information.
Below is her topic paragraph which states her thesis and gives the brief connection with the economical crisis(in bold) back then and similar to today.

"March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural speech to the citizens of America. Within his speech, he spoke to Americans with a sense of hope and encouragement. In 1933, America was in a time of need; “Taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen… the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade; farmers find no markets for their produce; the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone.” Citizens were unaware of where to turn, and with America hitting rock bottom within the first month Roosevelt took his oath as president, “ We must act and act quickly.” The concerns of first inaugural speech of Franklin Delano Roosevelt can be compared to those of present times, full of loss of jobs, bank foreclosures and the overall quality of our economy causing America to be in a state of panic."

4. Anything else that make blogs great?
Ex: Ana's Blog
Layout and structure of the blogs are kind of important. I think the way Ana structures her blog makes it interesting and readable. For example she would separate her ideas and examples with a line to make it clear that she's moving on to the next topic. Also the use of pictures make a blog good because you get a visual with your reading.