Minutes, September 24th, 2008 by Yumi

Writing for Environmental Professionals
September 24th, 2008
Taken by Yumie Kawasaki

Attendants: Don, Nicole, Amanda, Julie, Owen, Josh, Chris D., Benjamin P., Bobby P., Sarah K., James M., Megan C., Daniel, Chris L., Megan T., Jamie

Today's Class:
Evaluations of Cover letter

Class Discussion:
New York Times Science Article
-Soda effects on children’s health.
-The amount of Soda in Mexico is three times larger than in the U.S.
-The causes of the blind are given by too much intake of sugar in childhood.
-Younger people get more the amount of dopamine with rewards from gamble.
Reification
- A girl asked her mother why the corner of the Easter hum was cut off. Her mother said her asking for her grandmother, and her grandmother said her asking her grand-grandmother because they did not know the reason. However, grand-grandmother told the girl she had not cut off when she was making.
-Purposeless tradition might be made by like that.
Cover letter
-The cover letter was exchanged and evaluated by partners.
- To improve your cover letter, you should look after following the list.
-First paragraph: includes what position you apply to, who you are, and when and where you found the position.
-Balance of black and white: should be 50%-50% (To easy for reading).

-Salutation: uses colon for punctuation after salutation.

-Closing paragraph: includes information about contacting, such as phone numbers, dates, time, and email addresses.
-Professional Design
-Organization
-Detail or Concise: concerns about balance of black and white.


For Next Class:
- Look up “selective mutism.”
- Exchange cover letters if you did not.
- Pick up pizza!