http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks-20111220,0,6348664.column?page=2
Sandy Banks writes about the Givens family, consisting of a mom, dad, and 12 year old son; both parents who have been out of work for the past year. In this weeks column, Banks talks about the family's experience and choices since losing both jobs. The Givens' rent a room in a cheap motel each night and spend the days in Hollywood asking for money on the streets, in doing this, they were shocked to learn that "the rich people" do care, having celebrities such as Morgan Freeman and Chris Brown pull over next to their corner and give whatever they had in their pockets.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Column Analysis #2
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks-20111217,0,6676350.column?page=1
In this column, Banks talks about a retired judge in California who recently donated $100,000 to create a neighborhood literacy program. It is clear that Banks admires judge Reese for what he has done to help give inner city children opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have had. She describes "his efforts to lift the next generation" as what drew her to this story, and discusses his belief in loyalty and community, telling the reader that it is what gets everybody through the hard times.
In this column, Banks talks about a retired judge in California who recently donated $100,000 to create a neighborhood literacy program. It is clear that Banks admires judge Reese for what he has done to help give inner city children opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have had. She describes "his efforts to lift the next generation" as what drew her to this story, and discusses his belief in loyalty and community, telling the reader that it is what gets everybody through the hard times.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Column Analysis #1
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-banks-teen-suicide-20111115,0,3179218,full.column
Sandy Banks, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the worries parents have in today's day and age, especially after the deaths of 3 students at a high school in California. 2 of these students committed suicide and 1 died of alcohol poisoning, leaving many families, friends, and one large student body behind to grieve. Banks talks mainly about a meeting the parents had with counselors of Aguora High School (the school of the 3 students who recently died) that answered questions about how to stop or discipline behaviors such as drinking or doing drugs or to recognize when your child truly needs help. She "push[es] parents toward vigilance" trying to get them to pay attention to what is really going on in their children's lives instead of just brushing it aside. She also includes questions parents asked at the counselor meeting that parents around the world are probably asking such as "How do you clamp down on your kids without making them hate you for it?" She answered questions like this to help parents help their teenagers through this difficult time in their lives.
Sandy Banks, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the worries parents have in today's day and age, especially after the deaths of 3 students at a high school in California. 2 of these students committed suicide and 1 died of alcohol poisoning, leaving many families, friends, and one large student body behind to grieve. Banks talks mainly about a meeting the parents had with counselors of Aguora High School (the school of the 3 students who recently died) that answered questions about how to stop or discipline behaviors such as drinking or doing drugs or to recognize when your child truly needs help. She "push[es] parents toward vigilance" trying to get them to pay attention to what is really going on in their children's lives instead of just brushing it aside. She also includes questions parents asked at the counselor meeting that parents around the world are probably asking such as "How do you clamp down on your kids without making them hate you for it?" She answered questions like this to help parents help their teenagers through this difficult time in their lives.
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