- Feb 2017
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www.theblaze.com www.theblaze.com
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On Thursday, immigration activists around the country attended a nationwide protest they called, “A Day Without Immigrants,” skipping out on work obligations in order to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
This article from The Blaze opens by suggesting immigrants are irresponsible for skipping out on work. The article from Al Jazeera contrasts this by highlighting the importance of the immigrant workforce.
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www.theverge.com www.theverge.com
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The warrants in both the Google and Microsoft cases were issued under the 1986 Stored Communications Act — a law many in the tech industry see as archaic and increasingly irrelevant to modern data storage.
This is a strong appeal by the author because it diminishes the significance of the law. The way data is stored today is nothing like the way it was 1986. The author makes a strong argument the government orders are too broad.
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That fact means that it stores information on servers around the globe, and isn’t always sure where specific emails are kept.
A person's emails may be stored on servers abroad. This suggests a global intended audience
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by Rich McCormick
The author seems credible because he has written over 1000 technology articles. He also says, "I racked up 500 hours of Dota 2 playtime. I'm not ashamed. (I am a bit)"
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Judge says Google has to hand over emails to FBI even if they’re kept abroad
What drew me to this article in the first place is that this subject is related to my area of study, information security. It is also personally interesting because details of nearly my entire personal life are kept on my computer.
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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For now, offshore wind is a relatively small industry, albeit one that is growing fast.
This brings up a troubling idea for me that is not answered in the article. Could the growth of renewable energy harm the ocean? There been disasters with offshore oil rigs. What sort of problems could an offshore wind turbine face?
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Offshore wind has several advantages over land-based renewable energy, whether wind or solar. Turbines can be deployed at sea with fewer complaints than on land, where they are often condemned as eyesores.
This is a convincing appeal because there are many big picture arguments for renewable energy but this statement deals with a more practical issue. Wind turbines are an eye sore but they can still be beneficial while being out of sight.
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has grabbed the attention of financial institutions, money managers and private equity funds, like the investment bank Goldman Sachs, as well as wealthy individuals like the owner of the Danish toymaker Lego
This sentence suggests the intended audience for this article: large businesses, financial institutions, and management companies that have the capital for producing their own energy and are interested in being self sustainable
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By STANLEY REED
The author seems to be credible in this subject matter. He has a history of writing articles on global environmental / resources issues. His work is also being published by a reputable news outlet.
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When engineers faced resistance from residents in Denmark over plans to build wind turbines on the Nordic country’s flat farmland, they found a better locale: the sea.
This idea, along with the image above, is what drew me into this story. I have always pictured wind turbines in open plains, not the ocean.
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