Assignment 5A - Identifying Local Opportunities
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“Brush
burning could continue this week with Rookery Bay fire” by Karl Schneider and
Jake Allen
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In this article, published on January 23rd, 2019,
the authors are informing readers of prescribed fire burns throughout Collier
County.
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PROBLEM:
The problem presented in the story is the fact that air quality in Southwest
Florida may decrease as the season for prescribed fire burns has started.
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WHO:
anyone who lives in Southwest Florida, anyone who lives in or around Collier
County
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“Bill
would exempt diapers from state sales tax” by Sarah Jarvis
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In this article, published on January 22nd,
2019, the author is explaining to the readers that there is a bill in the works
of exempting diapers from state sales tax. Passing this bill would allow
parents across the state of Florida to not be required to pay sales tax on
diapers for their young children.
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PROBLEM:
The problem presented in this story is that the bill is not yet passed, which
means that parents are still required by law to pay the state sales tax when
purchasing diapers for their children.
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WHO:
This affects parents across the state of Florida.
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“Schultz
of Starbucks fame mulling presidential run” by Michael Scherer
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In this article, published on January 21st,
2019, the author is informing readers that the former Starbucks CEO, Howard
Schultz, is thinking about running for president as an independent candidate.
If Schultz were to follow through, he has a possibility of knocking Trump out
of running for his second presidential term.
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PROBLEM:
John Kasich also has the possibility of running for president in 2020. If
Kasich were to run for office, that would mean that Schultz has a lot more
competition in order to get to the White House.
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WHO: This
affects Americans across the nation, as we are discussing options for the 2020
presidential campaign.
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“Jobless
rates rise in SWFL, but remain low” by Laura Layden
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In this article, published on January 25th,
2019, the author is informing readers that the unemployment rate has slightly
increased over the past couple of months, but it is still lower than it was in
2018.
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PROBLEM:
Unemployment rate in Southwest Florida has slightly increased from November
until now, but it is still lower than it has been in previous years
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WHO:
This mostly affects the people who reside in Southwest Florida, but it does
affect most residents across the State of Florida
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“Marco
Island City Council rejects assisted living facility” by Devan Patel
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In this article, published on January 25th,
2019, the author informs readers that the Marco Island City Council has
rejected the proposed idea of building an assisted living facility directly on
Marco Island.
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PROBLEM:
The problem in this article is that the City of Marco Island has decided to
reject the proposal for the build of an assisted living facility. If they were
to build this facility, it would help many of the retirees that live on Marco
Island, allowing them to receive the care that they need while they are close
to home. The other problem is that Marco Island is not allowing more job
opportunities to the people who would want to work at the proposed assisted
living facility.
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WHO:
This affects the elderly people that live on Marco Island who would want to
stay close to home while they are receiving the care that they need. This would
also affect the potential employees of the assisted living facility.
Hi Alexandra! I really like your identified local opportunities. They are really interesting, and they are also really different in terms of the topics they cover and the people they affect. You are really good at summarizing articles and getting to the main point of them, something that I am not really good at because I like including the small details even if they aren’t necessary and important to the summary.
ReplyDeleteHi Alexandra,
ReplyDeleteReading about your different articles and opportunities was interesting. I did not know that the former CEO of Starbucks was planning on running for President. I think you did a good job finding the opportunity in each of the articles. This was the most difficult part of the assignment for me. I also like how the problems that you found were very specific to the opportunity.
Hey Alexandra,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this blog! That is crazy that Bill is going to take the sales tax out of diapers considering it’s a thing every family must have! I had no idea but sounds like a great idea to me. Your overall format is very clear and precise and shows the clear difference in the audiences for each problem.