RAB Source Entry # 1– Dylan Ramirez

Mzezewa, Tariro, and Ceylan Yeginsu. “Testing Requirement Is the Latest Curveball for the Travel Industry.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/travel/virus-testing-requirement-international.html?searchResultPosition=3.

     A tourism board for Los Cabos had created a testing plan for traveling back to the United States. An example brought up in this article is Alyssa Flynn, a 29-year-old music teacher from New Jersey, who was traveling back to New Jersey.It is stated in the article that hours before her flight back she had gotten swab tested by a nurse in order for her to be eligible to travel back to the US. She had to show her results only once while traveling. There are 2 different test used for traveling internationally P.C.R. tests and Antigen test. It is stated that Antigen tests have been found to be less reliable than P.C.R. tests. Despite this information the United States still accepted results from rapid antigen tests while other countries didn’t accept them.  American travelers have also grown confident in traveling. Mexico and countries in the Caribbean are the most common places for Americans to travel because of their distance and affordability. This was stated int the article ‘Most Caribbean and Mexican resorts and airports offering testing will send guests an email or provide a printed piece of paper signed and stamped by health officials affirming the negative result.”  Even with these test and requirements there is still uncertainty with traveling.

Part 3A Reflection. 

o   Do you agree or disagree with the information that the author presents? Why or why not? Be specific!

I agree with this writing because of the information given in the Ny times article I fully agree with the information because it is factual and I have experienced it myself as I have traveled. This source tells me all the requirements for traveling and some people’s experiences traveling.I chose this source because it was very informative and it helped me decide on what part of traveling I wanted to write about.

Part 3B Rhetorical Analysis

3B. You will write a rhetorical analysis.  Here you will consider writing style, purpose, and author’s credentials. (4-5 sentences)

The article is written as an informative article and is a credible source because The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City. The author’s intended audience is people who want to travel or people who are looking to travel and want to know what the requirements and rules are. The genre is effective because it gives information on the topic and what the audience is reading for. This article’s purpose is to give information on regulations of traveling to the Us or throughout the US. It is also stated what type of test are given for you to be able travel.

4.

“The United States will accept results from rapid antigen tests” (By Tariro Mzezewa and Ceylan Yeginsu  paragraph 12)

“The whole process was very easy. A nurse came to my Airbnb, did the P.C.R. swab test and I had my results seven hours later, which was 24 hours before my flight. It cost 30 bucks total,” she said in a telephone interview”. (By Tariro Mzezewa and Ceylan Yeginsu paragraph 9 )

“No one asked to see the results again, so it really was minimal hassle for the extra peace of mind,” she said. “ It’s comforting knowing that everyone else on the flight has tested negative, especially with all these new variants raging.” (By Tariro Mzezewa and Ceylan Yeginsu paragraph 11 )