Exercise 2.2

Exercise 2.2

1.      Reading skills, speed reading programs for children, adults to be offer in Pocatello by Idaho State University Continuing Education Posted September 20, 2011 it doesn’t give the author.  At first glance this article is about a reading program for various ages given in Pocatello.  On further reading the article gives the days of the week that the classes will take place, the building that they are located in and when they start.  The course is set to last 5 weeks, on a weekly basis lasting about two hours each.  The lessons are age specific with the younger ones working on comprehension then as they get older working on speed and more difficult material.  After further review I see the classes are given by instructors from the Institute of Reading Development.

2.      She’s with the government and she’s here to help, Bloomberg Businessweek. This article is about Elizabeth Warren who is helping create/organize a new consumer protection agency relating to the banking/credit industry. She is a Harvard professor who is much respected and very knowledgeable about bankruptcy in which she has authored books about. At first glance this article is about the creation of the new agency but it goes into detail about the woman, Elizabeth, who had the idea of an agency that works in the same way as the FDA guards the public against contaminated produce or medication.  As a professor she has conducted research into the root causes of bankruptcy and “unfair, deceptive or abusive lending practices” (61).  Pre-reading this article might have given me background about Mrs. Warren but rereading it gives me into depth the new agency brought about by the Dodd-Frank bill. The agencies emphasize will be to ensure that existing consumer finance regulations are being complied with. Not only does it have a supervision and enforcement division they also have a research division to analyze and spot systemic risks to the market. One of the benefits of pre-reading is that it draws you in to wanting more information and clarification. This article was well written that it examined the formation and the agency from different perspectives of those who wanted the agency as well as those who voted against it.

Sources

Bennet, Drake. (2011, July 11). She’s with the government and she’s here to help. Bloomberg Businessweek, 58-64