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Bill O'Reilly "Kids' Stuff"

Citation: O'Reilly, Bill. "Bill O'Reilly: Bill's Column - Kids' Stuff." //Bill O'Reilly Official Home On The Web//. BillOReilly.com, 13 Oct. 2011. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Bill O'Reilly, conservative columnist, in his column entitled "Kids' Stuff", criticizes today's generation of kids. O'Reilly retells his experiences on a trip to New Hampshire with 7 children and talks about how kids are so afraid of the outside world. His purpose is not only to speak of how sheltered kids have become from the outside world but also to criticize their dependence on technology nowadays in order to expose how ridiculous kids are being raised to be. He mocks the new generation of kids so his audiences may see how outright bizarre kids today are acting and to bring nostalgia into the minds of his older readers that lived in simpler times.

Bill O'Reilly "Solar Power to the People"

Citation: O'Reilly, Bill. "Bill O'Reilly: Bill's Column - Solar Power to the People." //Bill O'Reilly Official Home On The Web//. BillOReilly.com, 29 Sept. 2011. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Bill O'Reilly, conservative columnist, in his piece "Solar Power to the People", dispraises the way the U.S. government is going about their "green" projects. O'Reilly discusses, in his opinion, the failure of President Obama's green energy projects and the New York Times' backing Obama up. His purpose is to dis the President Obama's green projects and The New York Times for approving everything he does in order to show that there is an apparent waste in the way the U.S. is going about taxing Americans to obtain money for green energy research that hasn't heeded visible results. He attempts to show his views to his audiences to show that he is peeved with this issue in hopes that perhaps it will stir up outrage within his audience members too.

Bill O'Reilly: "Are the Wall Street Protesters Us?"

Citation:O'Reilly, Bill. "Bill O'Reilly: Bill's Column - Are the Wall Street Protesters Us?" //Bill O'Reilly Official Home On The Web//. BillOReilly.com, 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .

Precis : Bill O'Reilly, conservative columnist, in his column "Are the Wall Street Protesters Us?", breaks down the protesters who make up "Occupy Wall Street". O'Reilly argues against the people protesting and brings into light some qualities that make them up. His purpose is to reveal the truth of what the protesters are really protesting about in order for his readers to see beyond the surface of the protesters and see their true incentives. He ridicules the protesters calling them "stupid" and "bored morons" so that his audiences can pick up on how ridiculous he thinks the protesters are being.

Bill O'Reilly: America in Decline

Citation: O'Reilly, Bill. "Bill O'Reilly: Bill's Column - America in Decline." //Bill O'Reilly Official Home On The Web//. BillOReilly.com, 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Bill O'Reilly in his column entitled "America in Decline" mourns the decline of a once united Nation. O'Reilly states that America has been declining since the Vietnam war and America entered a period of decadence. His purpose is to point out what is wrong with America in order to hopefully fix her. He fills his writing with a bitter tone and ends it with a positive note so that his audience may feel that not everything is lost.

Maureen Dowdy: "The Limits of Magical Thinking"

Citation: Dowdy, Maureen. "The Limits of Magical Thinking." //NYTimes.com//. The New York Times, 25 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Maureen Dowdy, in her piece named "The Limits of Magical Thinking", delves into the perplexity that sorrounded a man by the name of Steve Jobs. Dowdy talks of how a man with surreal amounts of money, was often cruel and cold even to those closest to him. Her purpose is to paint a clear enough picture of Jobs in order to allow people to gain a little perspective on the figure so prevalent in American society who passed away of pancreatic cancer. Her piece is laden with pathos and really puts a little bit of light on why Jobs was the way he was for her audiences who may not be as familiar with the late head of Apple.

Maureen Dowdy: "The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid"

Citation: Dowdy, Maureen. "The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid." //NYTimes.com//. The New York Times, 22 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: In her column, "The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid", columnist Maureen Dowdy shares information about Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi- Ambassador. Dowdy recounts her own experiences with Jubeir and also talks of some of the encounters and threats he has had to deal with. Her purpose is to share information on this man in power not only to bring his remarkable sangfroid and persona to front, but also to shed some light on the situation in a more violent part of the world in order to bring her readers in tune with the world out there. She speaks with a respectful tone and intends to inform them of the situation while giving an honest opinion.

Maureen Dowdy "How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head"

Citation: Dowd, Maureen. "How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head." //NYtimes.com//. The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Author Maureen Dowdy, progressive columnist for The New York Times, in her column entitled "How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head", delves deep into the practice known as Yoga. She first talks about how she came across the idea of starting up yoga and then proceeds to talk about the possible negatives of the practice. Her purpose is to share her findings with her audience in order to clear up misconceptions about yoga and talk of the positives and negatives. By showcasing both sides of the spectrum, Dowdy establishes her credibility with her audience, her ability to research and support both sides as opposed to advocating a single view.

Maureen Dowdy "Man in the Mirror"

Citation: DOWD, MAUREEN. "Man in the Mirror - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. The New York Times, 4 Oct. 2011. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. .

Precis: Maureen Dowdy, progressive columnist for The New York Times, in her column "Man in the Mirror", denounces Chris Christie's actions in his ardent campaign to make the Republican party's candidate the winner for the 2012 election. Dowdy first talks about how Christie has fully said he's not ready to be president and be the the savior of the Republican party but he he will certainly make Obama a "one-termer and then she continues to quote him on some of the questionable things and also attacks his personal image, at certain points poking fun at his weight. Her purpose is to shed light on the blatant ridiculousness of Chris Christie's entire persona in order to fully understand why the motives behind his obnoxious behavior. She invites her audience to have a good laugh at the silliness that sometimes emerges in politics.   

  