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[danaeris]

For those of you who are REALLY bored and have too much time on their hands...

The wired internship says to include up to three writing samples.

I have one 750 word writing sample about high-energy cosmic rays.
I have one 400 word writing sample about a kidney transporting gadget.

I can't decide what to use for the third slot.
I could...
-use nothing
-->use one of my short Technology Review Prototypes pieces. These are all approx. 150 words. They go something like this: "There's this neat spiffy technology. Here's why you care. Here's why its spiffy. Here's what it does. Here's when its coming out."
-permabit (data storage)
-MIT Rocket Team (new rocket engine design)
-wearable keyboard (new design)
-->use one of my longer Technology Review MIT community section stories
-African Virtual University
-ISN (nanotech thingy at MIT)
-student visa post 9/11 issue.
-->use another of the articles from the SLAC internship:
-one of the student profiles I did for the ERULF interns
-an update on the state of recycling at SLAC
-an update on how the Windows Migration (1998->XP) will work
-an article from a human interest point of view about ergonomics and the ergonomics nurse at SLAC

Anyone have opinions

Comments

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

I'd say, you're submitting this to Wired. They tend to have narrative-based stories about technology and it's impact on society. You want to get hired there, make your writing look like something they want. I'd say maybe use the African Virtual University thing or the student visa thing. They're both very different in aim from the two you're already submitting, and show a bit of a softer side to your writing that I think could be advantageous. The key here is diversity and breadth.

[laura47.livejournal.com]

don't really have an opinion without having seen them

feel free to send me writing for comments in the future. i have tons of free time and you are welcome to some of it.