Tag Archives: Joan Didion

2004-05 Winner: “Mother Teresa and Media Mayhem” by Chris Klontz

Posted on September 15, 2005 by egonline

“Mother Teresa and Media Mayhem” by Chris Klontz PDF The media and society tend to distort and oversimplify accounts of events and peoples lives to make them appeal to audiences.  Joan Didion’s essay “Sentimental Journeys,” analyzes how “sentimental narratives” have … Continue reading →

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2004-05 Winner: “The Capitalization of Intelligence: How Spellbound Transforms Education into a Commodity Through Metaphor” by Scott Hanes

Posted on September 15, 2005 by egonline

“The Capitalization of Intelligence” by Scott Hanes PDF A documentary such as Spellbound, chronicling “the story of eight American children” (Spellbound) who competed in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, can initially seem trifling to most viewers.   The … Continue reading →

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2003-04 Winner: “Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Pat Tillman” by Ben Greené

Posted on July 8, 2004 by egonline

“Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Pat Tillman” by Ben Greené PDF In the media, stories are often carefully selected, romanticized and expanded to express larger principles.  Such stories may sell more papers, but they also shape beliefs by engaging emotions, suppressing reason … Continue reading →

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