Sunday, September 28, 2008

Quick Answers

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mr Kassam... For the career newspapers thing can we write about sports transactions like trades and contract sigings and stuff like that?

September 28, 2008 8:41 AM

As much as I'd like to see that, it'd be tough to connect it with YOUR career. For example, how does Mats Sundin's on-again-off-again relationship with the Maple Leafs directly affect YOUR career prospects?
If you're going to talk about how hard it is for amateur athletes to go professional in Canada, cool. If you're going to talk about how athletes are helping others in the sport become professionals, cool. If you're just going to talk ABOUT sports, then you're not talking about careers, are you?

Long story short, you can write about sports, as long as the article is OBVIOUSLY about careers. If it's about sports more than it is about careers, it's not an article worth using, and you will more than likely fail.



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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey mr.kassam, for the response to an article, how recent does it have to be? I found an article dated August 7, 2008 and I'm wondering if I can use it?

September 28, 2008 9:02 AM

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Anything from within the last six months is fine.


Also, a quick note - I don't know what the heck you guys drink in the mornings, but I've seen some REALLY great Personal Achievements assignments. I mean, fantastic stuff. I keep trying to find ways NOT to give out perfects, but it's getting impossible. The assignments are just really good. Congrats!

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Anonymous said...

:D yay! i'm glad to hear lots of us got perfect!...but this article thing is so much harder...

oh and mr kassam! ...how good are you at finding grammer errors? =p
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Mr. Kassam said...

You know I'm an English teacher, right?

Right?

And... Unless you were being intentionally hilarious, it's spelled grammar, so... Wheeeee!

'This article thing' is EASY, man. As long as you put EFFORT into it, it's ridiculo..

Wait, you don't mean to tell me you're STILL working on it!?!? GOOD LORD!

Anonymous said...

i didnt even start on it yet!!!

Anonymous said...

._. your an English teacher too??? D:
stop being good at everything!!

but things that are "ridiculously" easy is suspicious...

don't make fun of my spelling...i can't spell...English is weird (you know i'm right):]

Anonymous said...

all i found for the careers article is politics, politics, politics. Oh yeah and did i mention politics?

Anonymous said...

D:...i didn't get perfect...

you got my hopes up....

Anonymous said...

hi mr. kassam! if we are going to be away tommorow for Eid, do we just post our assignment on the blog?

Anonymous said...

Hi mr. kassam!
This is Afsra!
Here is my geography assignment that is due tommorow-

Link to my article: http://geologyecology.suite101.com/article.cfm/satellite_image_archive_accessible

My questions:
1) how do you think life would be like if there were no satellites?
2) Is this article biased? Why?
3) Why are they launching so many satellites? do you think it is a good idea?

4) do you think that the satellites after three and a half decades will be more high tech? If so, how do you think they will change?
5) how does satellite imagery help you?