1.2. Do you have a facebook?
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Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004, owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. Facebook has over one billion active users, more than half of whom use Facebook on a mobile device. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin,Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and eventually to anyone aged 13 and over. Adapted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook |
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2. Did Mark Zuckerberg know he would start something like Facebook?
3. What does the word 'hack' mean to Mark Zuckerberg? Does he think this word has a positive or negative meaning?
4. What do Mark's engineers play?
5. Where photos originally part of the Facebook idea?
Have you ever written an opinion article for a newspaper? What aspects do you need to take into consideration when you write one? Read the following information about writing an opinion piece:
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Letters to the editor and opinion pieces are very powerful advocacy tools. The editorial section of a newspaper is widely read by the public and is monitored by elected officials. In a letter to the editor or opinion piece, you can bring up information not addressed in a news article, and can create the impression of widespread support or opposition to an issue. When you write a letter to the editor, be sure to do the following.
Adhere to word count requirements. This information can usually be found, online and in print, on the same page as the letters that are published. Generally, as few as 250 words are the maximum.
Open with a strong statement, and be sure to place the most important information at the beginning. Often, letters and pieces are edited to fit the space available in that issue of the newspaper -- most often they are cut from the bottom up, so placing the important information anywhere but at the top could result in its being omitted.
Use a personal story or illustration to make your point in plain language. If at all possible, tie your letter to a recent piece of news, editorial, or a prior letter to the editor, and, if you do so, reference the title and date of the article in your letter. If you are referring to a newspaper article, send your letter as soon as possible after an article has been published in the paper.
Use email to submit your letter. Editors like email because they will not have to re-key your letter for print. An email address for the letter to the editor/opinion sections of the newspaper will likely be found on the editorial page (print or online). Send your letter or opinion piece to weekly and community newspapers as well. The smaller the newspaper's circulation, the more likely your letter will be published.
In your signature line include your name, daytime and evening telephone numbers, email address, and mailing address so the paper can verify that you wrote the letter. Some editors may write or call to confirm your information. Only your name and city will be published.
Source: http://www.ncte.org/action/write
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You are going to write an opinion article to a newspaper. Imagine you do not have a Facebook account and do not see many advantages in having one. In your article, you are going to advocate socialising without using social media. Follow the tips you have read in the previous text. Write 225-250 words.
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