For today’s beginning of class writing assignment, create a memo addressed to Prof. Ellis with the subject, “In-Class Interview of a Peer.”
You will serve as interviewer, and one of your classmates will be your interviewee. The memo’s purpose is to briefly interview a classmate about the article that they read for today’s class, cite the interview in-text, and cite their magazine article with a bibliographic entry at the end of your memo.
Your memo will look like this:
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Your Name
DATE:
SUBJECT:Â In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing First Last Name about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to First Name, “<quote a sentence summarizing what your interviewee says the article is about>” (FirstInitial. Last Name, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today’s schools. Time, 135, 28-31.
Copy and paste your short memo into a comment made to this blog post.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Marco M
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Huzaifa Anas about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Huzaifa, “the article is about private, personal interaction with influencers through sites like Onlyfans which blur the lines of being a fan and actually knowing somebody” (H. Anas, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Parham. J (2019). Getting to know you. Wired. 27(09), 66-73.
To: Professor Ellis
FROM: Huzaifa Anas
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Marco Mai about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Marco, the article is about , “Electric dirt bikes and how it impacts the industry by the power difference and how it’s better for the environment ” (M. Mai, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Dyer, E. (2019). The amazing silent speedy electric dirt bike. Popular Mechanics, 185(6),12-13.
To: Professor Ellis
FROM: Huzaifa Anas
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Marco Mai about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Marco, the article is about , “Electric dirt bikes and how it impacts the industry by the power difference and how it’s better for the environment ” (M. Mai, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Dyer, E. (2019). The amazing silent speedy electric dirt bike. Popular Mechanics, 185(6),12-13.
To: Professor Ellis
FROM: Huzaifa Anas
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Marco Mai about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Marco, the article is about , “Electric dirt bikes and how it impacts the industry by the power difference and how it’s better for the environment ” (M. Mai, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Dyer, E. (2019). The amazing silent speedy electric dirt bike. Popular Mechanics, 185(6),12-13.
To: Professor Ellis
From: Karmoko Sillah
Date: 11/16/2019
Subject: In-Class Peer Interview
I am interviewing Liuming Chen about the article they read for today’s class.
According to Liuming Chen , This article that he read is about the valve index product that is the most high-end VR headset in the market with finger tracking controllers, and the best display , It also has a steep price tag.
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below:
Marcos, B. (2019, October) Valve Index, PC Gamer US, (322), 108-109.
To: Professor Ellis
From: Karmoko Sillah
Date: 11/16/2019
Subject: In-Class Peer Interview
I am interviewing Liuming Chen about the article they read for today’s class.
According to Liuming Chen , This article that he read is about the valve index product that is the most high-end VR headset in the market with finger tracking controllers, and the best display , It also has a steep price tag.
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below:
Marcos, B. (2019, October) Valve Index, PC Gamer US, (322), 108-109.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Jeremy Corona
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Julia Shin about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Julia Shin, “A Company called Relatively Space, their goal is to launch a spaceship built out of a 3D printer. They are being doubted by other space engineers, but that will not stop their perseverance.” (J. Shin, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Winick, E. (2019). Building From The Ground Up. MIT Technology Review, 122(4), 18-21.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Julia Shin
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Daniel Lawrence about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Daniel, “The article talks about the concept of adding fake rhino horns into the market to dissuade poachers from hunting however adding the fake rhino horns resulted in a price jack in authentic horns thus increasing the amount of hunting. ” (D. Lawrence, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Simon, M. (2019). Can fake horns save the rhino? That’s… extremely thorny. Wired, 122(4), 63-65.
TO: Prof. Jason Ellis
FROM: Daniel Lawrence
DATE: 11/19/2019
Subject: In-Class peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Jerremy Corona about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to my peer’s article “It questions the idea of people in this generation are more susceptible to doing deeds only as they receive a direct benefit from it. The counter-argument gives examples such as the site Wikipedia where the public adds to it.” (J. Corona, personal communication 11/192019)
Tufekci N. (2019). Free riders. Wired, 27(9), 22-24
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Hector Dextre
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Fernando Ortega about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Fernando, “NASA created a program for astronauts to visit, explore and build infrastructure to live on the moon. The purpose is to prepare them for future missions to Mars.” (F. Ortega, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Spall, N. (2019, Feb). Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond earth. Roomb, #2(20) 2019, 58-63.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Fernando
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Hector Dextre about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Hector, “Recommendations that are needed for Windows 10 computers like intel core i5, 8 GB of memory, solid-state drives, and (stand-alone) GPU. ” (H. Dextre, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Saltzman, M. (2019, November). Thin is in. Costco Connection, 34(11). Page 23.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Samuel L. Rivera
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Eric Llerena about the articles that they read for today’s class.
According to Eric, the U.S. says that the Israeli settlements in West Banks are not in violation of International law according to the Trump administration. However, officials of the European Union say it could be a conflict for the E.U. and peace in the Middle East. (E. Llerena, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Jakes, L. (2019, November 18). Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. Says. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/world/middleeast/trump-israel-west-bank-settlements.html.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Eric Llerena
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Samuel Rivera about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Samuel, “The University of Texas and Georgia State University have been using artificial intelligence to improve response rates for students inquiring about admissions. Also, these universities have been saving money in resources by implementing artificial; intelligence into their offices.” (S. Rivera, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Gardner, L. (2018, April 13). How A.I. Is Infiltrating Every Corner of the Campus. Chronicle of Higher Education, p. 1. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=131501743&site=ehost-live&scope=site
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Dominick Denis
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Devina Budhan about the article that she read for today’s class.
According to Devina, her article is about, “bringing back antennas through a process of spray painting it while their appearance is minimized to that of an atom ultimately making it undetectable to the human eye.” (D. Budhan, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Juran C. (2019). Paintable Antennas. Popular Mechanics, 196(2), 17.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Masum Hossain
DATE: November 19, 2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Burhan Saeed about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Burhan “” (B. Saeed, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Sibuet, B. (2019). Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant? REDMOND MAGAZINE, 110-115.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Masum Hossain
DATE: November 19, 2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Burhan Saeed about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Burhan “” (B. Saeed, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Sibuet, B. (2019). Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant? REDMOND MAGAZINE, 110-115.
To. Professor Ellis
From. Burhan Saeed
November 19, 2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Masum Hossain about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Masum, “On the black market, a pound of rhino horn goes for $30,000. The criminal syndicates that illegally slaughter thousands of rhinos each year in Asia and especially Africa. Now the economics get tricky. They want the fake horn will end up the illegal act. “It could grow a greater market demand and mainstream the trade to a whole new generation and niche of consumers””. (M. Hossain, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Summon, M. (2019). Can Fake Horns Save the Rhino? That’s … Extremely Thorny. WIRED, 25-52.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Liuming Chen
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Karmoko Sillah about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Karmoko Sillah, “The article is about how the tech giant companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook are dominating the market. Small companies want to advertise their product will have to go through Facebook, sell their products on Amazon and release apps on Google. That causes startup companies are having a hard time to get a decent share from this market that’s monopolized by the tech giants.” (K. Sillah, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Herrman, John. “We’re Stuck With the Tech Giants. But They’re Stuck With Each Other.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/13/magazine/internet-platform.html.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Tariq Tyler Hemraj
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Dominick Denis about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to First Name“ Correction facility testing out coding courses in regards to having 1 % of Finland’s population to learn the basics of Artificial Intelligence”. (D. Last Denis, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Varghese, S. (2019, November). The prisoners liberated by AI. Wired, 26.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Masum Hossain
DATE: November 19, 2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Burhan Saeed about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Burhan “ I can’t say I’m surprised to hear that, there are people listening to us when we talk to google assistant (like Siri or Alexa). Tim Verheyden is a journalist who works for broadcaster VRT. Tim talked about how they have come across recording that shows people’s address, bank information, mortgage history etc. Reason why we all need to be very careful with what we use the google assistant for” (B. Saeed, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Sibuet, B. (2019). Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant? REDMOND MAGAZINE, 110-115.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Jing Sheng Zhao
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Haider Ali about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Haider, “spacesuit company Virgin Galactic how the product look, the suit is free with the $250,000 trip ticket to space, there will talk about how cutting fit and comfortable, when people watch the video, the questions come out of mind, the answers would on the article.” H. Ali, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Engle, J. This is the Free Jumpsuit You’ll Get With a $250,000 Ticket to Space. New York Time,
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Jing Sheng Zhao
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Haider Ali about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Haider, “spacesuit company Virgin Galactic how the product look, the suit is free with the $250,000 trip ticket to space, there will talk about how cutting fit and comfortable, when people watch the video, the questions come out of mind, the answers would on the article.” H. Ali, personal communication, November 19, 2019).
Their article’s bibliographic reference is below.
Engle, J. This is the Free Jumpsuit You’ll Get With a $250,000 Ticket to Space. New York Time,
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Devina Budhan
DATE: 11/19/2019
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Dominick Denis about the article that they read for today’s class.
According to Dominick, “Finland correctional facilities became a testing ground for coding courses with inmates for artificial intelligence” (D. Denis, personal communication, November 19, 2019). In other words, they are giving the inmates a skill and opportunity for their life once they get out of prison. It is also a way of getting at least 1% of the population knowledgeable in the basics of coding for artificial intelligence.
Varghese, S. (2019, November). The prisoners liberated by AI. Wired, 26.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Mustafa Nagi
DATE: 11/19/19
SUBJECT: In-Class Peer Interview
As requested, I am interviewing Jing sheng Zhao about the article that he read for today’s class.
According to Zhao “the article is about ESA says placing astronauts in hibernation is “actually not so crazy “by (Associated Press November 18,2019)
As well they talking about the government unit spoke Monday that its examined and found information how sleeping hibernation would affect the design of a crewed mission to Mars and decided that it would help to shrink the area of spacecraft.
Associated Press. (2019, November 18). ESA says placing astronauts in hibernation is ‘actually not so crazy’. Retrieved from https://nypost.com/2019/11/18/esa-says-placing-astronauts-in-hibernation-is-actually-not-so-crazy/.