I recently won a VIP ticket for a Daily Show taping with Jon Stewart, from my MTV Networks internship. I was thrilled to go and it was a lot of fun. Not only was it entertaining, but the whole process of production of a show is fascinating to me. And the host is of course very good at what he does, which is to be funny; he is quite charismatic, although he acts as the ultimate comedian. This is the entire episode of the taping I witnessed. … [Read more...]
New York style Romanian Easter
April 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
This Easter was similarly celebrated as last year's one, meaning a bunch of friends, all Romanians, meeting at Andrei and Otilia's, cooking together, attending the midnight Inviere church ceremonial, consisting of lighting candles, followed by coming back home to a big meal that starts off with colored Easter eggs and lamb, amongst many other traditional goodies. This year's Inviere was the funniest ever, especially … [Read more...]
On adoption: the right of searching for the birth mother
April 1, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Write a 600-700 word column opposing or supporting the right of adoptive children who are now adults to discover the identity and whereabouts of their birth mother. To support your position, cite case studies, consequences, legal and moral claims, evolution of the issue which was once considered legally settled. By Monica A. Suma For a long time it was generally thought that only a distressed person would want to seek out his biological … [Read more...]
