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TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Destiny Ramos
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
Life Story Movie Magic covers one of the world’sâ biggest best selling novels, Harry Potter, from the mind behind the series, J.K. Rowling, and how âthe boy who livedâ came to life. Most Authors when starting off their writing, take inspiration from real life events or from movies or other books. However, for J.K Rowling the idea for Harry Potter appeared out of nowhere…just like magic! While she was writing the first book, she was struggling as a single mother and dealing with poverty. But with her hard work, determination, struggles, and rejections, it definitely paid off.
Reference
J.K. Rowling: creating the potterverse. (2015). Life Story: Movie Magic, 8-11.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Lauren Brewster
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
In the magazine Bloomberg Businessweek, the article âSnapchat Canât Keep it Privateâ is about how the company of Snapchat may be considering making an initial public offering. Snapchat, which has been around for 5 years, is the latest social media craze, and is also is trying to branch out into new technologies, such as the video-shooting spectacles or smart glasses. The companyâs Chief Executive Officer, Evan Spiegel, has been very quiet about the company looking to go public, and investors are not sure if Snapchat going public will be as successful as Facebook or struggle like Twitter.
Snapchat canât keep it private. (2017, January 30-February 5). Bloomberg Businessweek, 27-28.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Abdulla Attareb
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
In the Make magazine there is an article titled âYe Olde Brushless Motorâ by Michael Curry. The idea the article is sending is the use of 3D printing to create engines. At first Curry speaks about the history of engines and how theyâve progressed over time. Next, he speaks of the possible parts that could be 3D printed. Not all parts can because the material cannot withstand a gas engine and also, the material is non conductive, so an electric engine is out of the picture. Lastly, he shows how a small basic engine can be printed and assembled.
Reference:
Curry, M (2015, October/November). Ye olde brushless motor.
Make, 47, 76-77
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Edwin Alexis Arriaza
DATE: February 8th, 2017
SUBJECT: Coral Reef Article Summary
Improving our ecosystem is a tough challenge. The severity of improving our environment is noticeable but a few take action. Lara Sorokanich wrote an article, â3D Printing Reaches the Ocean Floorâ on Popular Mechanics focusing on Fabien Cousteauâs attempt to save coral reefs around the world. Using a 3D printer, Cousteau printed reef skeletons with calcium carbonate as the material. Calcium carbonate is what real skeleton reefs in the ocean are made of. His prototype and testing were successful, and he implemented the 3D printed reef on the coast of an island near Venezuela. Results shared in Spring 2017.
Sorokanich, L. (2017, March). 3D printing reaches the ocean floor. Popular Mechanics, 194 (3), 18
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Esmeralda Vizueth
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing 100-Word Summary
John Pavlus, author of âQuantum Satellitesâ published in Scientific American, describes the ability to send and receive cryptography without taking the risk of interception. Pavlus provides the reader an introduction to cryptography and how it is sometimes intercepted by organizations or people jeopardizing other userâs privacy rights. Later in the article, Pavlus gives facts to the reader about an experiment being done by a Chinese organization. This organization- in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Sciences- have developed a new way to use quantum computing to send and receive completely secure cryptography.
Reference
Pavlus, J. (2017, December). Quantum Satellites. Scientific American, 315(6), 35.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Chia Hao Hsu
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
The article âScience inspired by natureâ from the magazine How It Works Book of Amazing Technology illustrates how our technology has evolved through the study of biology. Using organisms whom have evolved countlessly throughout time to become masters of their environment, we can be inspired from nature and design our technology around the principles of nature, in order to capitalized the advantages which it could bring. Through the understanding of biology, we can design transportation that could go faster, quieter and more energy efficient, create computer chips that could processes information like a human brain, or even to improve necessities to become more efficient in life.
Reference
Science inspired by nature. (2016). How It Works Book of Amazing Technology, 144-149.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: SoJung Jang
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
In Time magazine âThe drug thatâs treating everythingâ by Alexandra Sifferlin explores the details about the drug that everyone has probably heard of, Botox. Botox was first discovered accidentally by ophthalmologist Dr. Alan B. Scott in the 1970âs which was primarily intended to treat cross-eyed patients. Over the years it was used to treat many other medical conditions and also used cosmetically. Although the drug has been FDA-approved, it has a black-box warning due to life-threatening side effects but researchers and physicians agree that it is safe to use for approved conditions in safe amount of dosages.
Sifferlin, A. (2017, January 16). The drug thatâs treating everything. Time, 189(3), 38-44.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Iliane Soriano
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary
Time magazine has put out an article on the rising trend of fixed-price clinics. Fixed-price clinics offer the opportunity to pay for a procedure with cash. The advantage is, that the cost is a fraction of what you would pay for at the hospital. Choosing to pay cash may be the ideal way to go for someone who has the cash because they will save money. A few of these clinics have even listed their prices online. The clinics fully disclose their prices which is the complete opposite of what providers and hospitals do.
Reference
Sweetland Edwards, H., (2017, February 6). Why the doctor takes only cash. Time, 34-37.