USHM Article Summary

When World War II ended, there were approximately 1.5 million jewish children dead from Hitler’s devastating actions. Only about 9,000 children survived, which is nothing compared to the total number of survivors. Even the more fortunate children that survived had to live lives without any family members or guardians. Children usually did not survive long in the concentration camps. Most of them were sent instantly to gas chambers since they lacked the strength to avidly work in physical labor. This shows that Hitler did not have any pity, not even for the young innocent children.

Worked Cited

“Plight of Jewish Children” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States

Holocaust Memorial Museum, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/

en/ article.php?ModuleId=10006124>.

Vita 2000...

Summary
Sony is planning on releasing their newest portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita 2000, here in the US and in Europe. It has some changes to its exterior design, but overall retains the same look and aesthetics of the original. It will launch here in the spring with a $200 price tag.

Reaction
Personally, I could care less about this redesign. I currently own the original Vita and I don't see much of a change to make me jealous or anything. This console never has any games coming out, so hopefully this redesign will make consumers and developers more enticed to use it. I do have to say that the device looks pretty nice and the colors it comes in are more vivid.

Connection
This topic is pretty bare to begin with, so its no surprise that it has no connection to school whatsoever. I guess the device shares some similarities to our school computers, they both have screens. They both also cost a lot of money, so save up if you want any of these mediocre devices.

Short Answer
How does the author support his claim? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.
The author supports his claim because he reviewed the device himself. This is clear with statements like, “Compare the Vita Slim to the original model”(Westaway). This clearly shows that the author reviewed the device himself, so that's how he supports his claim.

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Fagiolino, Matteo. “PlayStation Vita.” Photograph. Flickr. Yahoo, 2 Mar. 2012. Web. 19 Feb.
       2014.<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 62203394@N03/ 6977714743>.

Westaway, Luke. “PlayStation Vita Slim: Sony's handheld gets a welcome redesign.” Cnet. Cnet, 11 Feb.
       2014. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. <http://reviews.cnet.com/consoles/ sony-playstation-vita-2000/ 4505-
       10109_7-35827488.html>

Nintendo's Future

Summary:
President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, recently held a strategy briefing discussion the future of Nintendo as a whole. A lot was discussed revolving the Wii U and its current problems. Iwata also revealed that he plans to expand Nintendo to the health market.

Reaction:
It is no surprise to me that Iwata is changing his strategy on marketing the Wii U. The gaming system is obviously not selling as much as its highly acclaimed predecessor. As an owner of a Wii U myself, I feel that Nintendo has failed to market the system to average consumers and the “hardcore gamer”. Some people claim that Nintendo is going to die or that the Wii U is going to flop, I find these claims to be quite absurd. Considering that Nintendo is a humongous company that is in fact doing quite well because of the 3DS, I find it hard that they will vanish anytime soon.

                                            

Connection:

There is no real connection between school and the economic well being of Nintendo, but I suppose that it could relate to the business class I had last year. In that class we discussed the different strategies on how to market certain products. This is the area in which I feel Nintendo has failed with the Wii U.

Short Answer:

How does the author use language to advance her point of view?

This article in particular was very informative and really didn't have a strong sense of opinion. Even so, there were some instances in which the author expressed her concern towards the company. “Perhaps the worst bit of news...the company expects to sell just 400,000 Wii U units” (Everts). This quote clearly demonstrates that the author actually cares about the well being of Nintendo. This author also seems to be happy with positive news, “On the plus side, Nintendo plans to release Mario Kart 8 in May, which should be welcome news to avid fans of the popular franchise” (Everts). These two quotes lead me to believe that the author actually cares about Nintendo and their problems.

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Everts, Desiree. “Nintendo: Smartphones? Blech! It's all about the consoles.” CNN. Turner 

         Broadcasting System, 29 Jan. 2014. Web. 2 Jan. 2014. <http://news.cnet.com/
         8301-10797_3-57618052-235/nintendo-smartphones-blech-its-all-about-the-consoles/>

Yohei, Yamashita. “Nintendo - WII U.” Photograph. Flickr. Yahoo, 8 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Feb.
          2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/66035780@N00/8254457198>