Rendering: Week 3

                                                    Understanding ethical journalism.
The article discusses the problems of  understanding ethical journalism. And the author of this article, Shanon Shah, interviews Joshua Wong Ngee Choong, a 42 old ,man,s a producer at ntv7 ,that opposes to self-censorship and political interference in the media. The author focuses our attention on the question of possibility to work from within the system if someone wants to be a good journalist that serves the public’s interest, and the answer of  Joshua Wong Ngee Choong logically states, that it’s possible, but adds, that it's very difficult. Actually, journalists are victims of a system of monopolistic media ownership and that there is a general lack of journalistic platforms and job opportunities for journalists. Moreover, the interviewee particularly notices, that people must always ask themselves their purpose as jouranists and that they should minimase harm and act independentely.Answering the question of what would he say to criticisms that journalists who work in the government-controlled media are biased and unreliable by default, he correctly points, that  all journalists should always go back to the principles of journalism and in the case of minimising harm. He also adds some informationto the understanding and provement of his statement, saying that journalists must put this moral compass in our hearts and  must always be able to practise our conscience, and that is a personal conscience to be accountable, honest, fair and responsible. Moving on the theme of public expectations from journalists, whether in the government-controlled, party-controlled or independent media, expresses the view that the public must understand that they will be seriously affected if the traditional media downplay or black out important issues. In conclusion  the author asks Mr. Choong a rapid and sharp question, of escribtion the kind of journalists and journalism he’d like to see in Malaysia. Analyzing the situation, Mr. Choong emphasize his opinion and says, that having a moral compass is important. He also adds, that jouranlists as professionals,  are not the same as doctors or lawyers, for example. They become professionals after they are assessed on whether they have acquired the appropriate expertise or skills in their fields.            

In conclusion, I'd like  to say, that nowadays it's extremely important for every jouranist to know the basic elements of ethical journalism, because the journalist is the man, who expected to be as accurate as possible - and this profession gives him not only the opportunity to to transmit information to be the Herald of the truth, but also responsibility for compliance with all the rules.

Pleasure Reading ( Theodore Dreiser - The Financier ) 65 - 130

Frank's inner world was full of great and positive emotions, he fell in love with Lilian, his deal with the shares of railroad tracks was focused on success. But it was very difficult for him to gain a favor of Lilian's heart. She was afraid of different people and their thoughts about her new passion, and besides she was older, thatn Fraknk and just trying   to be coldly and closed, but resist the heat of the new love and sharp mind of  Cowperwood Jr.  was impossible for he and so finally her external armor was cracked and they decide to get marry in three monthes.
Their family had to share some space for some new incomers - Lilian was pregnant, and gave to happy Frank two children - boy and girl. The improvement in accounting of bills gave Frank a lot of new ways to сapital investment and his annual rate raised ( besides his wife was the owner of a decent material possessions, inherited from her husband ) and they finally could built their own house ( with the purchase of the some area near the future home of his father, whose banking  was also at the high level.
After some years, Frank gained an important reputation of an excellent broker,  merchant, stockbroker, the pawnbroker, a budding investor, but there was the time of a War between South and North. So, the money had been devalued, large sums just went for the army  support ( equipment ,active hostilities ) and Frank had to start his new deal in his favorite stock exchange business with such Titan, as Mr. Butler. Frank's aim was to to play the role of  stock exchange deadler and bank manager, to deposit a large sum of $ 5 million and a profit in percent of the rate.
By the way, the time passed and his wife after two childbirths had lost her grace and elusive feminine charm and light. His thoughts were directed to Mr. Butler's daughter, who was so beautiful and young.

Lions for Lambs (2007). Short film review.

Drama | Thriller | War - 8 November 2007 (Russia)

Director: Robert Redford
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford

Director Robert Redford and writer Matthew Michael Carnahan tell us about the War on Terror in three parts: a meeting between a college professor (Redford) and his star pupil (Andrew Garfield); a Time Magazine reporter (Meryl Streep) interviewing a gung-ho GOP senator (Tom Cruise); and two soldiers (Michael Peña, Derek Luke) trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. So, the separation of settings is quite clear -  the classroom, the battlefield, and the oval office.  The story lines are tenuously strung together; the connection is thematic,but not so dramatic, as I wished. The film tries to make a statement — or perhaps a series of statements — about war, the current political climate and the world in general.
Lions for Lambs provides a more debate about the wars we’re in ( The World ) and may soon be in.

Because the edge of a border peace between different countries around the world has pretty clear boundaries and limits - and you shouldn't  have a purpose to disturb them. The trio  of all-star actors is real good, and so we can see a great number of different negatives reviews, but I should say, that there is no bad actors play ( especially for such people), there is a chance in an uncertain transfer of unconfirmed information. It's always very difficult to go in front of the main view, you can always find a flurry of criticism.

Lions for Lambs is a good  movie made by smart people ( I'm very confident in this thought) who probably believe their film can honestly make a difference or start a dialogue, but the truth is - this film is an unsuccessful product with the expiry date of 3 or maybe 4 years. So, I can't say, that I like or dislike such film, because it's very inconvenient  to hang out in the hole of Time.

Pleasure Reading ( Theodore Dreiser - The Financier ) 1 - 65

The story begins with the description of the Philadelphia city and one of common middle-class families of it -  Cowperwoods. A middle-ranking clerk Henry Worthington Cowperwood ,and  his wife had three beautiful children,  but the most budding was Frank. From the early childhood he was especially attentive to his father's business and insightful enough. He became interested  in banking and economic sphere when he was only 10 and he was involved in the entrepreneurial crafts when he was only 13.  He was a real leader , brave and terse, beautifully built, confident and purposeful young man.
 One day, his ankle from Cuba, Seneca Davis arrived  to meet their family, and it was a planter, slave owner and quite financially established man, that was extremely confident, that young Frank would be able to be a great financier  one day and gave boy a gold coin of 10 dollars. And of course, Frank, as a farsighted person decided to put the money into circulation. His first business was buying party of castalvanian soap at auction and reselling it to the nearest regular store at a higher price and with  some nice benefit. After successful  deal, he told his father about first economic steps in the adult world and Mr.  Cowperwood was  pleased.
   The time passed, Frank was at the age of 17, working in the office for processing transactions in grain business for Mr Waterman and his sons-companions. The experience of a real job was practically important for young Frank and he had a chance to improve his skills and gain knowledge , to communicate with many different new people - brokers, dealers, bank clerks, small business owners, lenders. He did his work so perfect, that the rumors  about a dignified son of a respected father  began to circulate in the middle-range society of Philadelphia.
 After the death of his ankle Seneca,  the part of his business and material possessions came to Frank, and he finally decided to change his future job-direction and perspectives and at the age of 19 not without a light sorrow , had to leave his office.  His dream was to become a broker, to plunge into the world of betting and checks, the rapid decline of shares, changes in the growth of quotations to be always in perpetual motion, and to stay afloat and so he came to Mr' Tai's office.
  And in that time he fell in love with a young lady , a wife of Mr. Sample - an owner of a shoe store. He couldn't his feeling, because he used to trust his self-consciousness, to think carefully and frisky, but his heart was against his mind.

Rendering Topic "Finals MVP LeBron James finally an NBA champion"

The article discussions the NBA basketball team Miami Heat Leader Lebron James first Championship win. In the article author gives us a image of LeBron James as a wunderkind unable to propel his team to greatness was no longer an unfair assessment. The Heat are NBA champions, primarily because of the heroics of James, who scored 45 points in Game 6 against the Celtics, and then catapulted his team to an impressive title run that culminated with a 121-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Finals. It is necessary to note, that  all made it easier for James, the most heavily scrutinized player in the league since his departure from Cleveland, when he announced he was 'taking his talents to South Beach' on a TV special called 'The Decision' that was criticized everywhere from talk shows and water coolers straight to the commissioner's office. The author gives us a real statistics and tell us, that  James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in the Finals.  The one of the problem is, that James had — indeed, probably still has — more critics and haters than anyone. To be fair, he invited some of the vitriol, joining the Miami Heat by famously spurning his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers in a nationally televised public relations fiasco in July of 2010. He soon followed that up with a pseudo-guarantee of bringing eight championships to Miami. The author admits , that LeBron James finally has taken his talents where they belong, to the top of the championship mountain – to the peak of basketball's Mount Rushmore. What a climb it was, and what a view it must be.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ken-berger/19399765
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James
heat.com

My Pleasure Reading.

Year I Term I - 'White Fang" by Jack London;

Year I Term II - "The White Monkey" by John Galsworthy;

Year II Term III -  "The Hobbit or There and Back Again" by J. R. R. Tolkien;

Year II Term IV - "The Silmarillion" by  J. R. R. Tolkien;

Year III Term V - "The Financier" by Theodore Dreiser - 580p.

My Vision of Kate Chopin's "The Unexpected".

I've read this story and it was really interesting. Like I said, it's very difficult to have and use such writing power - to be specially limited in working space and to show us the whole life of this couple - Dorothy and Randell. And moreover, it's difficult to judge their actions, because both of them were right in some things. The Man just wanted to make a real rich living for his "wife" and be calm 'cause of her stability. The Woman just wanted to be with her beloved, with the man of Blossom and Eternal Energy. but not with this transformed gray object. And I should say, that of course the theme of raising of women in the modern society if the lead one, but she did a critical mistake - she was as a color pony in the world of her happy dreams, and couldn't see another world. World of everyday tragedies, problems. And she really could see this side of their relationships and to prevent some bad things.