'personal' and 'agony column' difference?
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Agony columns are areas of newspapers or magazines where an "agony aunt" attempts to solve readers' problems.\n\nPersonals are where single people advertise themselves to prospective parters.\n\nPeople looking for new employees would place an ad in the recruitment section.
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Yes, both are based on content.  The form is only as good as you make it.
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Very personal? That sounds kinda like an issue. I like Charman though.
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Well, you forgot to list the Internet, which trumps these hands down in my opinion, but if I did have to choose, I'd say newspaper. Its a little slower than the rest (most only have 2 editions), but the sheer number of words allows for a breath not capable on television or radio.  Magazines aren't regular enough (unless you were including daily bulletins).  Like I pointed out, the newspapers' limited frequency would put me at a slight disadvantage, but if I read it every day, I would be able to anticiapte most marketing and business trends (breaking news excluded, of coures).
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It's short and to the point. The pain comes through uncomfortably. \n\nIt leaves no doubt about what it's about, yet leaves a lot to the imagination. I'm assuming the author meant to make the reader feel something, especially pain, grief and loss.  If so, they accomplished their goal. \n\nI'm interested in the "weird" book you found it in. What book?
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Can it be about some place you've traveled? About a person you admire? Is there any specific topic it is supposed to be focused on? My suggestion would be to pick a topic you feel sooooo familiar with and that you enjoy. A sport......a celebrity.......a place......and then go to town. If your paper is about something you love, you'll whip it out in no time. I can see you getting started and then not even realizing you've gone over 3 pages. Just be sure to pick a topic you enjoy and know a great deal about from personal experience. I hope this helps!
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You need to decide whether you are writing a news piece or a feature. \n\nie Girl with body piercings gets stuck to fridge!\n\nor Body piercings? Are they magnetising our children?\n\nThen go and buy a newspaper and see how journalists structure these pieces. Example: health features are often built around a 'recent report'.
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i like the 2nd one. it might have alot more meaning and feeling for most people.
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ummm MOST DEFINITELY!!!  hubby is home on medical and is more agitated than he's ever been in his whole life...he used to just read the paper, but now he watches the news through the day and there's usually some new issue he's wound up about.  no wonder most of us americans are depressed.  ugh!
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cant ,,,,its personal
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Is it a physical or mental problem? There can be a lot of explanations for both... is it just writer's block?  ;)
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Well, if I was your editor, I'd start by telling you that the above is not a question.  It is not a sentence.  It does not tell us what you want.  Are you looking for someone who will perform this service for you?  Are you asking us whether we think it is a good idea to edit and proofread?  Were you perhaps asking what is the right terminology?  It is editing and proofreading.\n\nThere!
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The person who puts the obituary in can probably write what they like.  I would have thought 'partner of' would be more appropriate than 'wife of'.  The son question is a bit trickier.  It might depend on the length of their relationship and how the deceased thought of the boy.  If they had been together since the boy was very young and the deceased had raised him, then calling him son might be OK.  On the other hand, if the boy was an adult when they got together....
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I prefer Newsweek.\n\nLC
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Please enlighten me. What is a personal statement?
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According to me, I feel it is something like... "John's and mine"......i would go with it.. as "Mine" is first person to indicate possession of something and that would be sufficient instead of an I's (which i feel is wrong)
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well... different authors write for different magazines and they would also cover different issues. the major ones will still be covered by both but it's just preference