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As_CSA newspapers_NN2 are_VBR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT first_MD stage_NN1 of_IO media_NN development_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 have_VH0 played_VVN a_AT1 very_RG large_JJ part_NN1 in_II the_AT development_NN1 of_IO local_JJ ,_, regional_JJ ,_, and_CC national_JJ character_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 people_NN ._. 
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They_PPHS2 carry_VV0 much_DA1 information_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ useful_JJ in_II our_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
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In_RR21 general_RR22 ,_, the_AT media_NN have_VH0 five_MC functions_NN2 :_: to_TO provide_VVI surveillance_NN1 which_DDQ may_VM be_VBI either_RR of_IO a_AT1 warning_NN1 type_NN1 or_CC of_IO useful_JJ information_NN1 ;_; to_TO present_VVI interpretation_NN1 of_IO events_NN2 to_II the_AT public_NN1 ;_; to_TO offer_VVI linkages_NN2 between_II different_JJ types_NN2 of_IO events_NN2 or_CC situations_NN2 ;_; to_TO transmit_VVI values_NN2 to_II those_DD2 using_VVG the_AT media_NN ;_; and_CC finally_RR ,_, to_TO give_VVI a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO entertainment_NN1 and_CC excitement_NN1 through_II the_AT media_NN ._. 
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In_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD very_RG few_DA2 newspapers_NN2 available_JJ to_TO read_VVI ._. 
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Such_DA an_AT1 absence_NN1 often_RR causes_VVZ people_NN not_XX to_TO develop_VVI this_DD1 interest_NN1 later_RRR in_II their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 did_VDD write_VVI regularly_RR for_IF a_AT1 monthly_JJ school_NN1 newspaper_NN1 ,_, called_VVN "_" Campus_NN1 Chatter_NN1 ._. "_" 
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Happily_RR ,_, in_II college_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 took_VVD some_DD courses_NN2 in_II journalism_NN1 ._. 
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Because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG articles_NN2 for_IF this_DD1 newspaper_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 developed_VVD some_DD interest_NN1 in_II reading_VVG newspapers_NN2 ._. 
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In_II my_APPGE first_MD university_NN1 teaching_NN1 position_NN1 in_II Buffalo_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, ._. 
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I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD several_DA2 articles_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 weekly_JJ community_NN1 newspaper_NN1 ._. 
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Also_RR ,_, in_II that_DD1 setting_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ reading_VVG daily_RR the_AT Buffalo_NP1 Evening_NNT1 News_NN1 ._. 
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Then_RT I_PPIS1 moved_VVD to_II a_AT1 major_JJ university_NN1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 Midwest_NP1 ,_, and_CC subscribed_VVD both_RR to_II the_AT local_JJ newspaper_NN1 and_CC to_II one_MC1 of_IO America_NP1 's_GE major_JJ newspapers_NN2 ,_, The_AT Louisville_NP1 (_( Kentucky_NP1 )_) Courier_NN1 Journal_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO read_VVI this_DD1 paper_NN1 with_IW great_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 aided_VVD me_PPIO1 considerably_RR in_II my_APPGE own_DA teaching_NN1 ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 moved_VVD to_II Virginia_NP1 to_TO teach_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 now_RT had_VHD home_NN1 delivery_NN1 on_II a_AT1 daily_JJ basis_NN1 for_IF one_MC1 of_IO the_AT US_NP1 '_GE three_MC or_CC four_MC best_JJT papers_NN2 ,_, The_AT Washington_NP1 Post_NN1 ._. 
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By_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ spending_VVG about_II 40--60_MCMC minutes_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 reading_VVG the_AT daily_JJ paper_NN1 and_CC 2-3_MCMC hours_NNT2 reading_VVG the_AT Sunday_NPD1 paper_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT Sunday_NPD1 paper_NN1 often_RR ran_VVD to_II 300_MC pages_NN2 ._. 
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Moving_VVG to_II Rochester_NP1 New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 now_RT had_VHD regular_JJ access_NN1 to_II America_NP1 's_GE paper_NN1 of_IO record_NN1 ,_, The_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Times_NNT2 ._. 
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Because_CS my_APPGE students_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM buy_VVI the_AT daily_JJ NYT_NN1 newspaper_NN1 through_II our_APPGE student_NN1 union_NN1 at_II a_AT1 great_JJ discount_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 made_VVD the_AT daily_JJ paper_NN1 one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE course_NN1 text_NN1 books_NN2 several_DA2 times_NNT2 ._. 
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Also_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO have_VHI the_AT 300_MC page_NN1 Sunday_NPD1 edition_NN1 delivered_VVN to_II my_APPGE home_NN1 ._. 
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Sunday_NPD1 afternoons_NNT2 were_VBDR almost_RR constantly_RR organized_VVN around_II reading_VVG as_RG much_DA1 of_IO the_AT paper_NN1 as_CSA interested_VVN me_PPIO1 and_CC as_CSA I_PPIS1 could_VM manage_VVI in_RP about_RG 3_MC hours_NNT2 ._. 
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Before_II coming_VVG to_II China_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 also_RR read_VV0 the_AT weekly_JJ Washington_NP1 Post_II Weekly_JJ newspaper_NN1 and_CC usually_RR spent_VVN about_II one_MC1 hour_NNT1 a_AT1 week_NNT1 on_II this_DD1 paper_NN1 ,_, while_CS also_RR reading_VVG two_MC religiously_RR oriented_VVD newspapers_NN2 ,_, and_CC several_DA2 weekly_JJ or_CC monthly_JJ magazines_NN2 ._. 
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In_II China_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 regularly_RR read_VVD China_NP1 Daily_NP1 and_CC also_RR Twenty-First_MD Century_NNT1 ._. 
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Reading_VVG the_AT newspapers_NN2 clearly_RR has_VHZ expanded_VVN my_APPGE knowledge_NN1 on_II many_DA2 subjects_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 received_VVN much_DA1 news_NN1 from_II the_AT newspapers_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 magazines_NN2 ,_, the_AT television_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Internet_NN1 ._. 
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Parts_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 knowledge_NN1 typically_RR gets_VVZ passed_VVN on_II21 to_II22 my_APPGE students_NN2 every_AT1 week_NNT1 in_II my_APPGE classes_NN2 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 always_RR to_TO continue_VVI to_TO enjoy_VVI reading_VVG the_AT newspaper_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 makes_VVZ me_PPIO1 a_AT1 more_RGR well_RR rounded_JJ individual_JJ writer_NN1 ,_, and_CC university_NN1 professor_NN1 ._. 
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