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By Bryan RothamelFeature Writer Hugo Hormazabal is originally from Chile, where the official language is Spanish. Chilean grade schools do teach English to children, although it is British English. Hugo and his family moved to America five years ago to help progress their English knowledge. Learning the language is important. It is estimated that 480 million people speak English as their native

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by Bryan RothamelFeature Writer Imagine entering a school where over 90 percent of your peers are natural born Americans. They might have traveled as far as Alaska to get here, but they at least know the English language and American culture. Your family is from Trinidad and Tobago. You came to America to learn English better and now you attend a university in High Point, N.C. You might still

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Here we go, last week!You would think, "Last week of classes must be relaxing for a student."No no no no.My final project's main source hasn't contacted me back yet. I told her Sunday and would e-mail her to get a time and place. She hasn't respond yet (9:15 pm). I do have a secondary source ready for tomorrow but I need this main one. So what should I do?I have had one idea. The idea is to

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I think my profile piece went well. I had an easy time writing it. It helped that Greg gave a great interview! In my past two interviews for things I have written, they have gone really well. My senior sem piece was just like the profile, easy to write.I don't know how I cam have a rough draft of the final project by Friday. That gives me only a week to complete it and I don't know how I can

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Behind the bar of the small restaurant talking to customers sits Greg Stevens. Over five days a week and more than eight hours a day you can find the white haired man either making sandwiches, taking orders, shaking hands or kissing babies. A guy walks in with his girlfriend and quickly Greg moves to greet them. He stretches out his hand and asks the couple how everything is going.

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I went for my interview for my profile story. Greg Stevens and I chatted for 30 minutes about his life in the restaurant business. Here is a man that spend over 30 years involved in restaurants!He had stories about opening restaurants, learning how to operate restaurants and owning his own restaurant. I thought I had some good stuff about, well, restaurants.I don't know if all writers do this,

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Alrighty then!Sorry whatever movie I stole that from, call it homage.So I wrote my first person story/feature/essay/writing/words on a page.  It was hard because I felt like I could go on forever.  The problem with that is I didn't want to dilute the message.Sure, there was a lot of things to say.  I mean, we are talking about three years I have officially known I have depression.  I could talk

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I think I did well on the death story.  I found someone with an interesting story and it unfolded well.  I'm best friends with the person and she never told me this story.  I just mentioned that I had to write a death story and she started spilling the first time she dealt with death.  It only proves, journalists need to be ready at any moments.  Stories happen.The personal essay story is going

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Oct. 30, 1999“Mr. West, we are going to have a party next week, right?” Domenique’s 92 years old, dying grandfather asks out loud. He’s calling Mr. West, who died nearly 20 years before.11 years old, Domenique has no real clue what was going on. She never really understood death. At 11, she still never had the opportunity to experience death.All of her animals were still alive. All of her family

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Who knows if I spelled the title right?Ok, so I have had a whirl wind of affairs this past weekend.  Being in Kansas City, M.O. for the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention was awesome!  I met some great people both students and professionals.  I definitely enjoyed my time.Unfortunately, Marriot Hotel-Downtown does not believe in free Wi-Fi.  Thus, ending my chances of working on a few

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Whew!  I can't believe we are at the halfway point.  It feels like the next "half" is more like a quarter though...Lots to do this week.  I'm leaving for a journalism conference on Wednesday and I still have lots of writing left to do.  I need to do my death piece preferably before I leave but the time and availability are seeming to be nonexistent.I need to do two feature articles for Senior

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Ok, so maybe this isn't quite like the State of the Union speech that the President makes, but this is the State of the Bryan equivalent.I have been overall happy with my work so far this year. I am taking in consideration what I have written for the Chronicle and also what I have written for class.My classwork is the easiest to critique because well, it is graded. I have a few problems that I

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It was exciting seeing my Old Salem piece making it to the Chronicle.  It just worked out that I finished it on time.  I had written it with the whole idea of family time and being family weekend it fit perfectly in the paper.I did have some difficulty with it though.  I had three quotes.  One source was easy to talk to and very helpful.The second one was very difficult and condescending.  She

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Thursday's class we did something I thought I would enjoy...peer review.Normally in a peer review I sit and cannot wait to hear what someone has to say about my writing. After all, they are in the same position as me. Perhaps they have thought differently about something we have learned than I have.It always seems to be effective for me. Always, just was downgraded to usually.My problem was my

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Here we go again, story number two.This piece is to be about a travel location within the Carolinas.  The first thing I would like to point out is why do South Carolina and North Carolina always get lumped together?  I never hear someone say, "the Virginias."  As a Virginian, don't ever associate us with West Virginia...Except for the sentence, "People from Virginia are NOT the same as people

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This is someone from my feature writing class. She is crazy! But we still love her!!!

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In class we were assigned one of the best assignments in my opinion.We started the day with turning in our feature copy.  I had a great subject in Tamas and I can't wait for it to be graded and returned.  Tamas, native Hungarian, always smiles and is energetic.  Great athlete and better student.After I turned in my "masterpiece" we were told to write leads for stories from other papers.  We were

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I'm working on my first assignment for Feature Writing and I'm having some trouble.Now if I heard that from a fellow journalist I would think, "Oh, problems writing?  Problems finding the angle?  You must have a problem finding someone to interview then!"Well, none of those are problems.  I have who I want to interview, now is just the trick on asking them.  I always feel awkward asking for an

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I'm in my second class!!

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