Most recent public comments by Elvis Rosario Mendez https://nowcomment.com/users/18753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=503810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=503810 I agree, but I also feel that at some point in their relashionship, friendship and professionalism can coexist, it's just a matter of knowing when to draw the line and respect each other. Thu, 19 May 2016 07:20:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499393 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499393 Agree! Also, painting to a painter is rediscovering. Meaning seeing things that you have never seen before. People know about Michael Foot, but when the author created his biography, He rediscover some new pieces of the story already told, while injecting his own sense of interpretation on the work, just like a painter would. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:13:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499392 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499392 I agree, the author's seems to understand the bigger picture. The more people discussing the subject, the more readers engaging and understanding the story behind the man(MF). Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:11:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499390 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499390 It means how you see yourself, how you interpret your own worth. journalist are prone to go against this because confronting and analyzing the subject is a journalists' duty. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:07:46 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499389 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499389 It was just an expected reaction Thu, 17 Mar 2016 22:01:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499386 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499386 In my opinion, I see it the other way, If you treat people as your "material", you would be able to leave aside any kind of opinion and personal connection and concentrate on your duty as a journalist and biographer. Sat, 21 May 2016 07:09:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499384 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=499384 I agree, But also Michael was a journalist, So having a colleague close to him, would remind him of his days when he used to work for an editorial. Plus, as you say, between the author and Michael, they were lots of things to talk and shared. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:59:43 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499383 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499383 the second draft represents how often reporters are limited by the nature of journalism. To some level, this line of work can be very controlling, while the reporter wished he could be more open about his writing and even make use of his personal connection related to the story. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:56:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499378 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499378 He is clearly angry that he needs to disguised his own work to meet the editor's demands. Meanwhile, He wants to forget all of this by drinking, and I assume he is so frustrated with the editor that he thinks the guy should be paying the bill for the drinks. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:55:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499372 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499372 Well, it's efficiently written to satisfy the editor's standards. it belongs to an article for a newspaper than a piece for a novel. Sat, 19 Mar 2016 08:23:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499368 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=499368 I totally agree, perhaps The reporter got rid of this because it would've been another story rejected by the editor; Another piece of news that contained a literary narrative to some degree. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:52:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494742 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494742 I agree, but I also feel that to some point Michael is being honest. As a journalist, I'd keep challenging him with questions about authorised biographies just to see his behavior on the subject. Fri, 20 May 2016 21:06:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494736 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494736 I agree, but I also think Michael wouldn't want to discuss his views with someone whom he already know there is a certain level of disagreement about particular subjects. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:07:46 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494735 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494735 In some sense, documenting the life and work of someone else makes you get very emotionally close with the subject, if you are really interested in the journey and the stories of that person. This idea relates to the commitment of a journalist to do and follow their literary imagination when putting together a book like this one Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:11:32 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494727 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=494727 Something really dirty and filthy. I guess an author would write such a thing just for the purpose of getting attention from the public. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:10:40 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494715 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494715 We learned that the journalists are just there to collect information and build the story, leaving behind a more important understanding of the connection that the barnstormers and the reporter share. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:31:30 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494713 He meant that everyone knew about the ongoing relationship between them and the kid. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:30:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494712 The reporter is not really listening to them. He is not really interested about what they have to say about Shumann or Laverne. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:16:30 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494711 Spare cigarette Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:27:38 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494708 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494708 The unconventional and strange relationship among the characters Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:26:48 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494702 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494702 I feel like he is being told that he was never really close to them. He might have felt the opposite but they were never "brothers" Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:26:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494701 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=494701 i think he means that he better prepare himself to call her and tell her about the accident. I am not entirely sure about the use of the word in this paragraph. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:24:46 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487940 I totally agree. It would be extremely hard to write about someone that you admire or are passionate. It would also be unfair to the audience that are looking to read an autobiography with objectivity. Fri, 20 May 2016 20:00:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487938 I think it depends if the friendship it's going to intervene with the work, then it can be negative. Thu, 12 May 2016 07:53:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=487936 Gossip its irrelevant in this case. I doesn't follow the purpose of the book Fri, 04 Mar 2016 06:05:06 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=487935 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=487935 I agree. I also think that authorised biographies give more control to the subject. Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:51:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=487934 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=487934 Someone who seeks information or a story Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:50:28 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487933 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487933 Well, first of all, the editor its not the one dealing with these people in a daily basis.And, The reporter has gotten so in-merged into the story that now it seems impossible to separate himself from it. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:12:54 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487932 The editor wants the reporter to fully cooperate with the idea of just creating a story that will sell newspaper and not getting involved with this people. The editor is asking the reporter to act with a sense of accuracy and objectivity. Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:20:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=487931 The reporter its emotionally attached with these people, so to him only describing facts will be really hard since he feels and urge of getting involved in the narrative. the editor is looking for just news, Something that will catch the eyes and the mind of the audience. Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:17:28 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=482167 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=482167 They are looking for enticing news. Something that can grasp people's mind and catch their attention. The editor is looking for sensational stories because that's what people want to read. At the end of the day, Making a newspaper it's another business, so the editor is looking to engage as most readers as possible. Thu, 05 May 2016 08:22:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=482166 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=482166 There is no room for literature because newspaper have to be written in a way where your information and facts as clean and direct as possible. The job of a journalism is to inform the audience Thu, 05 May 2016 08:20:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474270 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474270 A journalist's literary imagination could play around with the facts in a more objective way but also would use words and phrases that could minimize the power of an idea or matter. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:38:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474256 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474256 I totally agree with this, but I also believe that if someone its writing their own story they might want to highlight or prioritize their best moments of their life, and maybe, leaving behind some information that could be important for someone else Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:33:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474254 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=474254 it would suffer because Mr. Foot priority would be of keeping his friends in a good spot. I'm assuming that he would rather keep some particular stuff to him before going on and making any harm to the people close to him. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:25:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474251 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474251 Well, for one, journalism requires a lot of dedication and labor. Someone that takes the challenge of this profession has to agree to long hours and days. Our reporter might not even have the time to take care of his needs since he needs to be on the job 24/7. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:37:01 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474239 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474239 Well, this was the time of the Great Depression. So, everything was pretty much darkness and negative thoughts. I feel like by dusty one would say that in this period time, to get the story you had to do some nasty/dirty stuff to get into the characters'mind and get them to talk. We have to remember in this period of time people were working under a hostile environment and government trying to rise the economy. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:28:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474232 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474232 the author makes him look like someone without a lot of energy. Almost resembles a cadaver. I feel this relates to his journalism in a very particular way since it seems that he is pressure to do his job in a more "professional way" while he might want to take a more creative approach. I believe that this would make him do the job with no real intentions or excitement just like a corpse. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:24:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474151 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=474151 It makes it sound like a dark place. Maybe a place that wouldn't inspire positivity and creative thoughts. Thu, 19 May 2016 19:06:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=466483 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=466483 Considering Mr. Foot openness to the making of this biography, He is looking for honesty and a true account of his political years and personal circle. Obviously, he wants to keep a positive overview of his life,and as you mentioned in the book, a biography that flows as smooth and natural as the "jolly talks" Mr. Foot and the author had. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:48:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=466481 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=466481 Somehow Mr. Foot was impacting the biography, maybe leading the direction where it was heading to. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:43:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466389 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466389 I think the editor sees him as a young reporter that needs to build his way up to authencity. He might be good or be a natural news reporter but he still needs to grow and learn more about the standards that define journalistic intengrity of a reporter. Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:19:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466356 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466356 I think that the editor means the core of main purpose of news, which is, delivering noteworthy events to an audience through professional journalism. Thu, 19 May 2016 07:39:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466347 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=466347 He has a natural tendency of catching events. He has a desire of investigating and discovering news but he also has a passion for people Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:51:52 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=455962 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=455962 I guess if by smooth over you mean camouflage or cover up some ideas, so, in a sense, information gets altered in a way that the author takes control of the story even if he is narrating someone else's live.. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:21:19 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=455953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=455953 No. I dont think so. I think it deals with just daily news about the town and, more specifically,deatils the aviation show such as what pilots are on the roster that day, and the time each one of them is on. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:14:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=451672 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=451672 Narrating and writing about someone else's private life is a sensitive issue, therefore you would expect some kind of confrontation or disagreement by the person being interviewed. In this book, delicate matters are being explored such as personal and political life. So one would assume that at the time Mr. Foot tried to provide a sense of honesty but also keeping his image and integrity, and more important, legacy in a good position. Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:40:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=451670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=451670 I think that this expression means that to achieve the purpose of the book there was a path that needed to be ran over before getting to see actual results such as earning the trust of Mr. foot. Sat, 02 Apr 2016 08:06:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451662 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451662 A very exciting world is presented by the author, where you can read of a reporter that seems very intrigued already by the stunt pilots and their lives. Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:35:59 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451658 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451658 Its defining an style of writing that is distributed loosely meaning that there is not pattern or structure being followed. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:12:22 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451656 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451656 ideas that are been delivered quick, fast and simple to attract an audience Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:36:06 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451637 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=451637 In these context, I think it refers to some kind of journal or pamphlet describing daily news and events. Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:35:09 -0500