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In this blog post I will be exploring two different magazines that specialize in very different fields. The articles discussed in this post will both pertain to one or both of my two majors, art and business, and each will contain some form of debate or disagreement.
Magazine 1: Forbes
1. What is the Debate?
The debate in this story is whether or not it is effective to offer incentives for weight loss in the work place. Businesses often offer incentives to encourage their employees to lose weight in order to lower the cost of medical insurance in the work place. However, after looking into the matter, studies show that prolonged incentives, such as bonuses or reduced health insurance rates do not cause employees to lose more weight.
2. Who is the most sympathetic character?
In this case I do not think there is a particularly sympathetic character. The characters in this article are the businesses and the researchers who did the study. The businesses would be the sympathetic characters but they do not have an active voice in this particular article
3. Who is the least sympathetic character?
The least sympathetic characters are the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. The researchers believe that because they have held an experiment and their data seems to be conclusive they are undoubtedly correct. With that being said they are slightly opposed by researchers at the Mayo clinic who claim that incentives that are given immediately (weekly/monthly) when a goal is reached will show drastically improved weight loss rates.
Magazine 2: Vanity Fair
1. What is the Debate?
The debate is quite plainly stated: Who would win if Trump and Clinton were the final two presidential candidates for their respective political parties. The author argues that the race for presidency really could come down to these two seemingly unlikely candidates because of their ability to speak in ways that, while ignorant at times, is understandable and believable.
2. Who is the most sympathetic character?
In this article Hillary Clinton seems to the be the sympathetic character. As Trump trudges on insulting every other candidate as he goes Hillary has taken no part in the whole thing. She has continued on in the race as polls fluctuate and as rumors and allegations fly but she seems un-phased and strong.
3. Who is the least sympathetic character?
Trump. Are we really surprised? Trump has shown no sympathy in the presidential race so far. No sympathy towards women, minorities, or Rosie O’ Donald so it seems fitting that he would show no sympathy with Hillary, or any other candidate. Trump has stayed firm in his ideas and believes and, though skewed, has had good ideas that make him a strong competitor.
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