Homework QUESTions 1

A. What is the difference between a blog and a book?

A blog and a book have grate differences. There are both physical and content differences between the two. The physical differences are that a blog is online, and evreything that happens to a blog is through the internet. A book is simply a stack of paper which you read and get what the author is telling you. You cant reply to it in any way. In a blog you can comment on the entries other people post and ask questions and react to what they say. In reading a blog you follow many links and move from blogs to videos etc. That is very different than in reaing a book which is very strait forward.

B. How have blogs changes recently?

Recently, the blogs have become much more popular since their appearance in 1999. In the last months of 2007 there were about 100 million blogs. Of course there blogs in maany languages since it has become so popular. With technology you can see blogs very easily and fast. You can also see videos and photos.

C. Why might you read a blog

You might want to read a blog to see the opinion of other people abour the news, or political issues. Also you can discuss with people about you interests and get people that can answer any questions you might have.

D. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not?

There is a reason to doubt such objectivity. Since anyone can go into a blog, they can say whatever they feel so that means they are not being objective at all. Objectivity is something very hard to get when you are writing in a blog since you bay be commenting on something and that is based completely in what you think.

E. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it?

On my own blog I might probably give out sports news and give anyone the chance to comment about what they think. The title of my blog might be The Sports Center.