Final Exam Part 3

Allowance

Kids love money and parents love a calm child. So too make their kids settle down most parents will give their kids allowance for basically doing nothing, and even though this may seem a viable solution in the moment this could destroy a child's future when they've graduated school and move out of their parents house.

 In terms of graduating in fact, many kids aren't. Some people may see this as a uncommon thing or the child just wants to pursue a career outside of school, but I see this as a direct correlation to free allowance. These kids grow up getting free handouts from their parents and think to themselves that they don't need to work hard or study to get money. They just aren't used to working so they have no motivation too work.

 In terms of work or a job, giving a child free money won't help them with that either. When it's working hard to get paid vs laying on the couch watching t.v and getting paid which one do you think a child will choose. Even if a parent kicks there 20 something year old out of the basement and makes him live on his own he's not going to work, he's going to go on government welfare taking it out on working class tax dollars. 

 

 So we've established that giving your child free money and being their servant isn't the best parenting option for success, so what is. The best type of parenting in my opinion is making your child do work in order too get paid, but not controlling them.

 This can be hard too do as many parents who make their kids work are also very controlling, but you have to give them independence and inspiration. Being an over controlling parent can cause children too become overly submissive or overly rebellious, but making them work while giving them freedom and compassion can make your child's future self to blossom.  This will teach them to work for things while also giving them the ability to actually respect authority.

 

 I know these may seem difficult as emotions can be one of the most powerful things we can experience, but I say to be patient. If you need to external help then Id recommend you do that because this is extremely important. You are the most important figure in your child's life, you determine how they'll turn out in the future. Be a good role model, teach your child good habits and give them respect, then watch your child be amazing.

Final Exam Part 2

Story 1

It was 1:45 AM and the night was going relatively smoothly. The meteorologists working at the Nadi Weather Centre were packing up ready to go back home and catch some sleep, until something drastic happened. At 2:00 AM the scientists detected a cyclone developing rapidly near Nauru and moving south-west across the Pacific towards the Solomon Islands. At 3:00 AM the Weather Centre contacted the Solomon Islands and warned them about the incoming cyclone they named "Victor", but there was nothing the Solomon Islands could do about it.

 At 10:00 AM the winds in Honiara(The capital of the Solomon Islands)were blowing over 140 MPH. All  shipping near the islands were shut off and by midday Cyclone Victor passed directly over Honiara destroying over 20 houses, killing 6 people and injuring 18 people. 

 "We warned all the proper authorities. It was a fast developing front that we could not have anticipated any faster" said Nadi Weather Director James Jones.

 Even though these scientists warned to islands as fast as they could, Cyclone Victor was too spontaneous and developing too quickly that the Solomon Islands couldn't take all the proper measures.

 "It was pretty chaotic for a few hours when the storm hit the community. We have heavy hearts over the six people that lost their lives today" said Police Chief Marianna Adams.

 Even though the lives of six people were lost and over 100 people became homeless there is still hope. The Honiara Local Pastor Harold Young opened up his church for people who lost their homes during the cyclone. he is also working to help these people get themselves back into a stable home.

 "The church is open to anyone who lost their home and needs a place to stay. We will hold prayer services each night at 6 p.m. until we have everyone back in a stable home". said Harold Young.

 The Solomon Islands government was able to avoid a more serious loss due to Hurricane Kilo that happened three years prior. This hurricane made the government establish emergency shelters, as well as giving emergency workers more experience with handling and dealing with tropical storms.

 " I want to commend all of our local emergency workers for their efforts." said Jones. "It could have been worse but the emergency shelters established three years ago after Hurricane Kilo gave our people a lace to hide".

 Even though the death toll was limited due to these factors people still died. Lisa Ramos was a mother of one of the men killed.

 "We are devastated that our son, Frank, was killed. He was coming home from a vacation in Australia" Said Lisa Ramos.

 Even though the Solomon Islands were able to avoid a serious loss, the increase in the amount and intensity of these storms is worrying. We have to be careful moving forward as more are bound to come. 

Feature Story Draft

Feature Story Draft

Peer Reflection

Sam S P5

1. 

a. 9 open ended questions.

b. How did cultures of different decades compare?

    What was your favorite decade?

c. Did she ever mention certain time periods?

d. Uncle or Aunt.

2. 

a. The audience is the class and people from that period.

b. To inquire about his grandparents early life.

c. The ones about WW2 because it was an interesting time period.

d. The Closed-Ended questions need more detail.

e. No, the questions are good.

Abby R P5

1.

a. 17 open ended questions.

b. Where was he stationed?

    Did he regret joining

c. Did he ever mention his work in the Air Force?

d. A friend of his.

2.

a. The audience is the class and veterans or people close to veterans.

b. To inquire as much information on her grandpas military service.

c. About his experiences in the war because the hardships and struggles he went through are very important.

d. More secondary source questions, but overall the other questions were very good.

e. No, very good questions.

Miranda C P7

1.

a. 20 open ended questions.

b. What was life like in Mexico?

     What age did you come to America?

c. Did she ever talk about Mexico?

d. Maybe someone she knows in Mexico.

2. 

a. The audience is the class and immigrants or people close to immigrants.

b. To learn about her grandmas emigration to America and the feelings she had.

c. About her feelings coming to America because it was a big time in her life.

d. The questions didn't need improvement.

e. No.

Dispatch Evaluation #2

News

1.The article I read was called " Theater company tours to perform children shows" and it was about the upcoming children shows directed by Seniors. Seniors will have to write a 15-20 minute play and they will travel to elementary and middle schools in AISD and perform them.

2.

a. The people quoted were theater teachers Betsy Cornwell and Courtney Hall and seniors Avery Helder and Lauren Norris.

b. I would say the quote '“15 plays is a big challenge, but because of that, we were able to cast everyone who auditioned. I’m sure most of the technicians who interview will also get to help build and run a show too.” ' because it wraps up the main summary of the article while talking about what a challenge it is.

c. Yes because it uses good figurative language that draws the reader in.

d. It was a quote.

3. 

a.  There is no photos on the article

c. If I was a director I would of assigned photos taken of the plays in action.

d. They needed to use more photos because they didn't have any.

Commentary

1. The article is called "Chat with Nat: How can we achieve happiness" and its a discussion on ways t improve our mental health as high schoolers. It talks about the ways of going about this by setting personal goals and making sure to spend time socializing instead of getting wrapped up in homework.

2. 

a. They weren't any quotes.

b. No quotes.

c. Yes because it was centered around a way to be more happy.

d. A Statement.

3. 

a. No Photos

b. No Photos

c. I would of assigned a picture revolving around happiness.

4. Needed more photos.

Features

1.  The article is called "Skylar Wolsch-Gallia's spark of madness" and its about a senior who is deciding to get a tattoo and her 18th birthday. She is choosing to tattoo a quote on her arm from Robin Williams about how we should hang on to our youth because its short lived.

2. 

a. Skylar Wolsh-Gallia, Hannah Rutt and Bobbi Wolsh-Gallia.

b. The quote where Skylar explains that Robin Williams was her hero growing up.

c. Yes because it talks about how this one girl is different from the other students.

d. A quote.

3. 

a. My favorite photo was the one of the tattoo on her arm.

a2. Because it shows the tattoo in its entirety and how it looks.

b. Least favorite was one with the quote cut off.

b2. Its not as good because the quote is cut off and its zoomed in too far.

c. I would say that they did a pretty good job with the photos but I would say they could've taken a picture of her maybe in the tattoo shop.

d. Yes they did a good job.

Entertainment

1. The article is called "Dance team takes all the steps necessary to raise funds for competition trips" and its about how they raising money to go on a trip to hawaii. The team is using all types of fundraising in order to pay for the trip including a bake and yard sale.

2. 

a. Morgan Andrews, Alice Werchan and Katharine Werchan.

b. A quote by Alice explaining how she is raising her funds and how it is just like a regular year. 

c. Yes because it was was mysterious and you wanted to learn more about the topic.

d. A statement.

3. 

a. My favorite photo was the one showing the parents being involved.

a2. I liked this photo because it showed that these parents are willing to be involved with their childs school.

b. My least favorite photo was the one showing the customers purchasing the items.

b2. I didn't like this one because it was a little off topic from the article and it seemed these students didn't give much consent to be in the photograph.
c. If I was the director I would assign a photograph of maybe the entire dance team going to Hawaii or show what their inventory was to raise awareness for the fundraiser.
d. In my opinion the photography in this issue was very well coordinated and the photos were taken very professionally with good lighting and subjects.

Athletics

1.  The Article I read was called "AG members took the bait and got hooked on this club" and its about the Bowie Fishing Club. It talks about when and why the club was formed and the various members that make it up.
2. 
a. Shelby Fisher, Kayden Drake, Tyler Deithloff and Hunter Amidon.
b. The quote by Kayden Drake that talks about why the club was created because it goes into depth on the subject of the article.
c. Yes because of the good writing and language used.
d. A quote by Shelby Fisher.
3.
a. I liked the only photo the article had.
a2. I liked it because it showed the club members and portrayed the subject of the article.
b. There wasn't any bad pictures.
c. I would say to photograph the club at a tournament or them holding a fish.
d. The photography was well shot but it should've included more pictures.

Reviews

1. The article I read was "The murder-mystery Blossoms again" and it is a review of the show "Riverdale". It talked about the shows protagonists and the main plot of the show, telling us about the death of Jason Blossom and how the 4 high school protagonists work to solve the mystery behind his death. It shows the facts of the show as well as the author of the articles personal opinion relating towards the subject, telling us as the readers if we should watch it or not.

2. 

a. There is one person quoted and its one of the character in the show named Jughead Jones.

b. The one quote by Jones was strong as it showed a cliffhanger ending hinting to a second season.

c. Yes because it told us that "Riverdale" was different from any other teen show and it made us want to know why.

d. A quote by Jughead Jones.

3.

a. The only picture on the article was a painting of the Riverdale dinner but I liked it.

a2. I liked it because it was well painted and with a unique style.

b. No bad pictures.

c. I would say to take a picture of the cast or different scenes of the show without spoilers.

d. The painting was good it just needed some photography.

In-Depth

1. The article I read was "Hurricane Harvey drives student to move to Austin" and it was about a girl and her family that moved to Austin before Hurricane Harvey hit. It goes in depth to her situation and how she is adapting to Bowie.
2.
a. Janna Beardsley, Tree Glowka, Vincent Jimenez.
b. The featured quote on the article because it goes into depth on the extent of damage Hurricane Harvey and how she endured it.
c. Yes because it talks about a hopeless situation.
d. A quote.
3.
a. My favorite was her playing the guitar.
a2. Because it showed her passions.
b. The one of her on the swing.
b2. It seemed irralelavent,
c. of her studying or doing home work.
d. It was good.

CE 3.1

Short Answer

1. Sean Foley and Andrew Nestor
2.  Because the land was overly broad and closed off energy sources.
3. To keep up with inflation.
4. Baker Mayfield out of Lake Travis High.
5. I would see "Justice League".

Long Response

1. The tweet  showed that President Trump was someway aware about General Flynn's lies to the FBI when he was dismissed o Feb. 13. This is backed up by former FBI Director James Comey who talked to Trump earlier this year about this subject and Trump said to "let it go".

2. In my opinion I think Trump had some knowledge and awareness about the situation and said "let it go" to Comey at the beginning of the year just to give General Flynn another chance. President Trump probably saw Flynn as an asset and didn't want to loose him for a mistake but when the General showed repeated signs of lying and deception Trump knew he had to pull the plug on Flynn.

3. No I think President Trump should not escape to twitter when he wants to argue with rivals or talk about changes he will make, I think he should instead focus on talking to the people by writing more speeches or public broadcasts. Using twitter to escape the public is very cowardly in my opinion and even though the public and the press paint him as some idiot and bad president(which in my opinion he's doing just fine as president) he needs to man up and face the press head on while communicating to the public in a mature and professional manner.

4. I think twitter should be used to communicate opinions or thoughts in a mature manner or be used to post personal news about someones life, for example like a new dog or car. I think it should also be used to spread public awareness about certain topics but this can be a double edged sword as fake news on social media is a serious problem. Twitter in my opinion should not be used to rant in front of the whole world about your problems or challenge and argue others on their thoughts or beliefs.

5.  In my opinion people should get news from one source, they need to learn to research and find alternate news sources so they can perceive all the angles on certain news subject. A lot of news sources are very biased toward either a liberal or conservative mindset which can tamper with the actual facts, so people need to research about news topics and find the actual facts. The problem with this though is that a lot of people are lazy or want news backed up by their opinion so they can live in denial, which is unhealthy, so we need to teach people how to research and find the truth.

6. No, In my opinion Social Media is a terrible way to gather news information. Humans are very opinionated and biased creatures so most so called "real news" on social media is just biased people using bad news outlets or spinning facts so they can spread their personal opinion on a subject.

2nd Personal Story

2nd Personal Story

Feature Story Brainstorm

1. Who is your main subject?
My Grandma is the main subject.

2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)?
1. Dad
2. Uncle 

3. What is the topic or potential topic?
Civil rights in the 60s.

4. Which angle from above will you write the story?
Local angle.

5. Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you can ask your main subject. Type these in your blog.
1. What was it like growing up during the civil rights movement.
2. Were your parents for or against the movement.
3. How did your peers react to the movement.
4. Did you ever see one of main people of the movement like MLK.
5. How were minorities treated before the movement.
6. What changed in your school after the movement.
7. What changed in your community after the movement.
8. How old were you when the movement occurred.
9. Was there still discrimination after the movement.
10. Did your friends talk about it.
11. Where you interested in the movement.
12. Was there celebrations after Jim Crow laws became abolished.
13. Where minorities treated better.
14. Did the local law enforcement enforce the new laws.
15. Did your parents ever talk about it.
16. Did your siblings ever talk about it.
17. Did your teachers or school ever talk about it.
18. Where were you when the movement occurred.
19. Was it a big deal where you were.
20. Did you ever see protests.

6. Once you complete that portion, you need to come up with 5-10 questions you need to ask your supporting interviews. Type these into your blog. You may need different questions for each supporting subject.
1. Did grandma ever talk about it.
2. Were minorities treated better in your school.
3. Did you ever have an interest in it.
4. Was there still some discrimination afterwards.
5. Was grandma a supporter of it.
6. Was MLK celebrated like he is today.
7. Did you ever hear about Malcom X.
8. About what time did you notice discrimination had really decreased.
9. Was there a lot of racism where you were.
10. Did schools talk about the movement.

7. You will need to do a little research on the topic you expect to interview your main subject about. Take a little time and do some google searching - find at least 5 new things about the intended topic you should know before you interview your main subject. List those on your blog.

8. Write when you plan to conduct the interview(s)?
When Im at her house over thanksgiving.

9. Where you will interview them (some interviews are better to do in the persons environment, while others should be done in public places, ALL interviews should be done in person)?
In her living room

10. How will you record the information? (taking notes is ideal, and if you want to record the conversation you MUST get permission. You can do both if they will allow you to record, this is a really strong technique that you could use.)
Ill make notes on my phone.

The Man with the Golden Voice

1. A Lede is just the start of a particular article while a feature is an opening article.
2.The first two paragraphs.
3.  Yes there are quotes.
4. Yes.
5. Williams And Andrews.
6.  "The voice became something of a devolpment"
7. 30 paragraphs.
8. 814 words
9. They both talk about williams,
10. So it beginins and ends well.
11. Because its about 1 mans story.
12. Yes.
13. Made me realise how good he was.
14. No.
15. No
16.No

The Man Who Played The Violin

In a commonplace environment at an unexpected hour:

1. I do believe we would perceive beauty during a rush hour, but that beauty would be the things we already experience daily. We would hear a song on our playlist and think its beautiful but we wouldn't try to notice the beauty around us because it requires more energy and attention. 

2. We don't stop to appreciate it because as I said above it would take more time and energy. If the beauty is something we are not used to (like classical music) it would be unlikely we would stop because we wouldn't want to get out of comfort zone to experience something we may or may not like. Its the same reason I like to listen to the same song multiple times before I change it, its comfortable with little to no effort, it would be more difficult and less comforting to try and find a new song on my own. 

3. Yes I think we do recognize talent in an unexpected context, but have to notice the talent first. If we have headphones or earbuds in and were listening to our favorite song it would  be difficult for us to take them out and listen to music from a genre we don't really hear much in America. The people that did notice Bell were very impressed because they noticed and recognized his talent but the other people at the station never noticed him playing so they didn't really recognize his talent.

4. If we don't have a moment to sit down and listen to one of the worlds finest musicians we are missing out on a lot of stuff in the world we live in. Most people are only concerned on themselves such as the music their listening to or the movie/show their watching, they don't really look up at the world anymore. You can blame it on the cellphone or bad parenting but I believe its just Human Nature, if something does't interest us or please us right away were likely to ignore it. 

Commentar Peer Review

A-1st Opinion Story

1.  Michael T wrote this story.
2. About how Amazon should have their second headquarters in Austin.
3. Michael thinks Amazon should have their second headquarters located in Austin because he said "It would be the best choice for Amazons HQ2 to be located in Austin.
4. Yes he adressed that people might be skeptical about congestion on the roads, but he said there wouldn't be anymore more traffic because all the people working would already live in Austin.
5. No he was stuck on his opinion on how Austin should be HQ2 for Amazon.
6. No he only had his personal opinion backed up with facts.
7. 1st person point of view.

B-2nd Opinion Story

1. Michael T wrote this story.
2. How social media is harmful.
3.  "But is it good for us to have something that has so much influence over the world with just one touch? I don’t think so."
4. Yes he thinks social media does a lot of good for the world but long term use is harmful.
5. No he talked about the harms of social media through out the story.
6. No he didn't use quotes.
7. 1st person.
8. Regular opinions piece because he used only his opinion.

Editorials and Personal Columns

Some ideas I have for editorials on The Dispatch are....

1. An editorial about the school bond.

2. A personal column or editorial about school council.
3.  An editorial about the sports teams at Bowie.

Commentary Writing 1st

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sGuGYiEVzCO2x1s9TKg-XzrG8Ql-4_hAfte41zfwSWE/edit?usp=sharing

SNO online papers

I Am Norm Club Celebrates Diversity

Cedar Park High School-Cedar Park,TX

1.  Gillian Corona wrote this story.
2. The story is about a club called I Am Norm that switches up special ed and regular classes to promote diversity.
3. "If you are a sweet, kind, patient person, as described by Hunter, wanting to go in and spend some time with some fellow classmates, you can use the DEN portal to sign up for Brenda McCall’s DEN in AW 102 on Fridays." This quote shows the writers direct opinion about the club is a positive one, as she refers to the people that join are kind and sweet.
4. No, the writer only discussed the positive side of the topic.
5. No, their opinion on the topic stayed consistent throughout the story.
6. Yes, there are quotes from from a senior student named Chloe Hunter.
7. They wrote in 2nd as the writer did not use I or Me nor did they used any pronouns.

Personal Essays

1. She said be sure your essays is about something that you feel strongly or passionate about.
2. She said to support your opinion with facts and statistics.
3. Personal essays contain a personal perspective, Connect your opinions to personal examples and make sure to get the readers attention by using hooks.

CE 2.2

Short Answer

1. She had to pay $1,840 in fines to drop the charges.

2. They must get a clean health bill from an FAA approved doctor.

3. Leander has called for $454 million.  Bastrop has called for $88.5 million. Lake Travis has called for $253 million. Eanes has also called for $253 million.

4. A city could see 50,000 jobs and $5 Billion of investment.

5. A repository of over 10,000 memes, short stories and urban legends.

Long Response

1. This story is about a new technology being introduced into the streets of austin, the self-driving car. This story talks about how the self-driving car is safer then human driven cars, because robots can't get drunk or angry and how this allows people with  disabilities to experience more freedoms.

2. The people who would benefit from the self-driving car are people who can't drive on their own, people who are blind or amputees.

3. Personally I would feel more safe if I was driving a car and others were driving cars because I wouldn't want to be In a machine going 60-80 mph and one that I can't control. With other cars I can go at my own pace and I would think not all machines are perfect so few driving cars are bound to crash.

4. No I do no think driving cars will be a big innovation because more people will stick to driving on their own and if not they'll just use public transportation.

Prompt Shoot 1

Square

Metal

Happy

Bowie

CE 2.1

1. The four historical figures are Ben Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the statue of liberty.
2. 2 out of the 4 specialty clinics are The Health Institute and the Mulva clinic for Neurosciencies.
3. She is sueing them because they copied her design.
4. Nick Medlna was the Bowie football player.
5. I would want to see Happy death day.

Long response

1. The writers direct stance on science is that he thinks we should value science more in our everyday lives.

2&3. I got that opinion from paragraph 1 when he says "Its alarming that many members of society distrust and question science".

4. He says if people trusted science we'd have advanced earlier and he proves this by telling us about the remarkable progress of cancer treatment caused by science.

5. He ended it by being hopeful by saying "lets widely choose to provide real incentives for work".

6. Yes I think he came across and very intellegent and he provided alot of facts.

7. Yes I think we should trust known and tested theorys so we can better our society.

The Dispatch Evaluation

Page 3

Administration revises the incentive plan

Who: Bowie administration

What: A new incentive.

Where: Bowie High School.

When: 2017-2018 school year.

Why: To get students to come to class

How: Students can skip some of the finals if they have a good attendance.

This story is about how the Bowie administration revised the incentive plant to allow two incentives. These incentives were sort of passes that allowed students to miss finals as long as they had good attendance and good grade, but the problem was with only one incentive if students got sick there is nothing they could do about it. That is why Bowie decided to revise the plan and allow two incentives, so if students got sick or missed class because of something they can't control they wouldn't be punished.

Ann Widner, Emily Leeke, Shikha Patel, Emily Robinett. They are direct quotes.

Yes there are transition sentences that are opinions. The opinions are that they are in heavy favor of the new, revised incentive plan rather than the old one.

Yes it sums up the story because its about the revised incentive plan and how it has affected students.

Bowie organizations soar to new heights with drones on campus

Who: Bowie students.

What: Bowie High school is now implementing drones.

Where: Bowie High School

When: 2017-2018 school year

Why: So students can be more successful

How: Students are being taught how to fly and use drones and they are using them for photography and other extra cirricular activities.

This story is about how bowie students and teachers are starting to implement drones in their classes. These drones are used for photography, football and even JROTC has its own drone course.

Chanel Dobrzenki, Andrew Nourse, Nick Moczygemba and Luke Leifker. They use direct quotes because its actually what they said.

I didn't find any opinions they use facts during the transition sentences.

Yes, I feel it smmarizes the story because it shows how bowies starting to use drones.

Page 2

Technology due to arrive in January

Who: Bowie Students
What: Bowie students getting their own personal chromebooks.
Where: Bowie High School
When: 

Earthquake Story

Who: Jennifer Vu, Mike Beamer, Penny Gertz
What: San Fransisco Earthquake
Where: San Fransisco, California
When: Monday 8:12 AM
Why: The Hayward Fault
How: The fault moved

The Earthquake Story

It was an average Monday, people were waking and getting ready for the day. The sun was bright and people were Eating breakfast and going to work until 8:12 were one of the biggest earthquakes recorded struck the city of San Fransisco. The Hayward Fault that ran under the nearby hills had moved causing a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

 Mike Bremer was eating his breakfast when the earthquake struck.

 

"I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my window. Thats when screaming started across the street" Said Mike Bremer.

Jennifer Vu a PI officer at Hayward fire department talked about the Auto Supply shop that collapsed and killed 2 people.

 

"Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police officers and 5 red cross members responded to the building collapse, some arriving within 4 minutes. Names of the dead killed by the collapsing structure are being withheld pending notifications of families" said Vu.

 

Penny Gertz a scientist from the U.S Geological Survey responded to the earthquake.

" It was a strong one, it had a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. It occurred on the Hayward fault which runs under the nearby hills" Said Gertz

The Earthquake also wasn't just confined to San Fransisco.

"The earthquake could be felt as far north as Redding and as far south as Los Angeles" Said Gertz.

They were also many injuries caused by the Earthquake.

" Three of the six people near the building were injured so bad that they needed hospitalization, and there were many more hospitalized people all around San Fransisco" Said Vu.

Huntington Story

Who: Janice Jones
What: Accidental gun injury and evidence for animal abuse
Where:  Barstow, California
When: 10 Pm,
Why: Her dog knocked off her gun off the counter& there is a lot of evidence on the dog that points to abuse.
How: Cig burns and malnutrition.

Huntington Story

In Barstow, California Janice Jones, who was 53, got shot by her 9mm handgun when her dog knocked it off the table.  The event happened on Wednesday around 10PM and she was rushed to the Huntington Beach Hospital. When paramedics investigated the home of the old lady they found heavy signs of malnutrition and abuse of her dog.
 On the dog there were cig burns on it's forehead and it was grossly skinny, obvious signs of abuse. The Pomeranian named Tombo was placed in custody of the Huntington Beach animal control officers. Janet NGO is filing animal abuse charges against Jones.

 "It could have been worse, the bullet was 2 inches from the gas tank" said Rye.

When the paramedics investigated the home they found the abused dog.

" We walked in the home and one of the first things we noticed was the dog, It had cigarette burns all over its forehead and it was skinny, like it had never been fed. It was really sad and we took it into custody soon after we saw it" Said paramedic Bill Smith.

Janet NGO is filing together a animal abuse case against Jones.

"Its just horrible, how can anyone treat their own dog like that. No wonder the dog knocked the gun off the table" said Janet NGO representative Hill Harper.

Free Write

The nation is controlled by the cartel, a nation that exports drugs by the ton, a nation so corrupt that free speech is confronted by torture and death. It hasn't always been this way though, the small South American country of Equador used to peaceful, beautiful even until the violent & ruthless drug cartels from Mexico and Colombia found out about the dense rainforests and unpatrolled coastline that fed into the Carribean Sea. At first it was the colombians, small remanents that followed Pablo Escobar and His ruthless Medellin cartel.
 They started in the rainforests with their cocaine processing super labs which converted the coca leaves into tons and tons of powdered cocaine. Business was going good until they ran into a problem, the coca farmers couldn't keep up with the Colombians demands so they gave up. The cartel was stuck until they realized the coca plant is legal in Bolivia and Peru, so they opened giant farms in those countries and had the leaves smuggled to Equador, were its processed then smuggled into the US.
 At first the US didn't notice, they were too concerned with terorists and the Mexican cartels, but with the increased arrests due to cocaine possession and the amount of money being lost, of course the US would notice. At first they didn't know where it was coming from, but with the increasing stops at the Equador border they knew where to start. They sent the DEA down there to tear up the country in search of the cartel.
 Now the beautiful country is gone. All there is a rainforest thats the stage for one of the most bloodiest drug wars in history. Trees and houses go up in flames everyday, the cartel kidnaps and tortures people who talk against them and gunshots replace the sound of birds. Its a terrible time, a terrible time indeed.

The Car Accident

Who: Roger Clementine, John Jacob Jinglcheimer-Smith, Melba Jinglcheimer-Smith.
What: Car Accident 
Where: Intersection of First Street and Slaughter Lane.
When: Between 4:45 and 4:55 Pm
Why: Roger who was 13 collided with the old couple.
How: He was driving on the wrong lane.

"We were just driving to Walmart to get some food then I see the car coming directly at us" Said John Jacob Jinglcheimer-Smith.

John Jacobs suffered a serious head injury and was is critical condition.

Rob Smith the paramedic at the scene said this." We were lucky, John had a serious head injury and if we got there a little later he could've suffered at stroke or brain hemorrhage".

Johns favorite car, his 1989 firebird got completley wrecked and the couple didn't have insurance to pay for a replacement.

" He loved that car, It brought him back to the 80s when we were still young and free. Now the car is destroyed and its a shame, its one of the few things that brought pure joy out of him, it brought a passion out of him". Said Melba, Johns wife.

The 13 year old Roger Clementine suffered minor cuts to the face as well as facing charges of driving without a license.

" I really regret it, It was a terrible idea. I wanted to go to a party and my parents were out on a date, so I took their car and drove off. I had driven before so I thought it would be easy, but I didn't know how to drive on the street, so I crashed" said Roger.

His parents are very apologetic and are fixing to pay for the couples car with their insurance.

"I don't know what got over him, maybe its puberty or rebellious new attitude". Said Rogers mom.

The crash happened between 4:45 and 4:55

News Values

                                                       

The Big Day Story

The Big Day

When real estate mogul John Harrisons son got married you would think it would have been great day. There was gourmet food and everyone was dancing, having a great time, but when a man rushed into the church a big secret was revealed. The man who rushed in was named Rob Smith the Angelina the brides secret lover who tried to get her not to marry.
 As Rob Smith said" I was not her fiance because her dad made her marry another man" and we can all assume this was due to Harrisons massive amount of wealth. " Daddy wouldn't let me marry Rob because he wasn't rich, he was average, He wanted the money for him it was all about the money'" said Angelina the Bride. I think how greedy do you have to be to maniplulate your own daughters love for money. John Harrison the father of the soon to be husband was just apalled. " I thought we were good friends, I thought he liked me for me and not my money. We would go out and golf and have a great time just talking and I believed he was being real, no, he was just using me for my money" Said John Harrison. How crazy you know, a friendship that was just a cover to get the money from the Harrisons and his daughter.
 " I was mad at Angelina but I realised it wasn't her fault, She was being used and I can't hold that against her" said Lance Harrison. Lance fell for Angelina and she had to fake her love, even though she was being used I think she could have at least told Lance the truth. I know it can be hard betraying someone, espically when its a family member you care about and love and I can't put that against her. " I know it was a bad thing to do, but I just wanted the best for my daughter and her future children, you have to understand it wasn't all about me" said Jack Garrison. Even though it's good to care about someone and do anything to help them, but if the help goes against their own wishes goals you should step back, Im not saying it was just out of greed but he should have at the least talked to her about how she wanted to approach the sitiuation.
 A wedding that was just a masquerade, what a strange and cruel prank to pull and even though it was out of love it still was cruel thing to do. Its not all bad news though Angelina and Rob might get the dads blessing as a way of apologizing for his actions, so there still might be hope for a brighter world.

Headlines and Links

Trump tax plan send dollar , bond yields higher
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-dips-after-trump-tax-plan-spurt-bond-yields-stay-up-idUSKCN1C303P

APD increases enforcement as woman fights off attacker.
http://kxan.com/2017/09/28/apd-wants-runnerswalkers-to-join-them-thursday-morning/

Airlines suffer global delays after booking fail
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/airlines-suffer-worldwide-delays-as-amadeus-booking-system-fails

Auroa movie shooter revealed
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/28/aurora-movie-theater-gunmans-location-finally-revealed-a-federal-prison-in-pennsylvania/?utm_term=.7b7841845049

GPA rised to 3.1% over 3%
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/28/final-reading-on-q2-2017-gross-domestic-product.html

Googles ultra pixel android leaks online
https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/09/googles-supposed-ultra-pixel-android-flagship-leaks-online.html

Hugh Hefner legacy of civil rights campaigner
http://people.com/celebrity/hugh-hefner-legacy-human-rights-activist/

Maryland stadium adds more security to protect Ray Lewis statue
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20847338/baltimore-ravens-adding-extra-security-protect-ray-lewis-statue-stadium

How to avoid bed bugs
xhttps://gizmodo.com/theres-now-science-backed-advice-on-how-to-avoid-bringi-1818876552

Man thinks he has Lung cancer, turns its a Playmobil trafic cone.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2017/09/28/playmobil-traffic-cone-inhaled-child-mistaken-lung-tumor/711497001/

Important journalists

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15AqZBudLJKBbkXwigH7dOAPkfPi8lgoNGT5FzCwJCmU/edit#slide=id.p

The big day

So we see a man driving down a road in what looks like a regular, old car and we see a bride getting a dress tailored. we can assume that the man in the car is drving so fast because he's trying to get to his wedding and he's late. As he's driving he gets slown down by other slower vehicles and a train, then when he finally gets to his wedding his fiance is marrying another man because he wasn't fast enough, and we can assume this because he wasn't driving a Volkswagen.

Notes

Who: Diver or the car, Bride, Man in the chair, Religous Leader, Husband.
What: Driving, fixing dress, Looking out window, Closing door.
When: Wedding Day.
Where: Church, fields, forest, Beach, Bridge, Mountains, City
Why: Driving to wedding.

Driver= Rob Smith
Were you going to your wedding?
No, I was driving to see my love.
Where were you at?
I was driving to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Was that girl your Fiance?
No, because her dad made her marry another man.
 Bride= Angelina garrison
Was the man in car the man you were supposed to marry?
No, but he was the man I loved.
Who was the man in chair?
He was my father.
Did you love the man you were marrying?
His family is very wealthy so I was forced to marry him.
Man in Chair= Jack Garrison
Did you have any control on who the Bride married?
Yes, I made her marry the man at wedding because his family is wealthy.
Were you the father?
Yes I am the father.
If you were the father, where was her mother?
Her Mother died a couple years ago.
Religous Leader
What church are you apart of?
The Catholic Church.
Did you know the bride or the man in the chair?
Yes he attends our church.
What was your opinion on the wedding?
I don't think you someone should be forced to marry.
Husband= Lance Harrison
Did you love the bride?
Yes I loved her.
Did you know the father.
No but him and my dad play golf together.
How did you meet the bride?
Her father introduced her to me.

CE 1.4

1. The 4 senators were Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. Mcain , Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen, Rand Paul.
2. The last time was during 1969, during the Nixon administration.
3. A skimmer is a device that you put on a credit card slot and it steals the cards information.
4. Because they believe it will help hire better employes.
5. J.J Mason

1. Yes I have heard this story before, there were people in Geography starting an argument about it.
2. They shouldn't be required to not do anything that isn't illegal, so it shouldn't be condemned if they want to protest something but I don they should do it at work.
3. As I said in my last answer I don't think it should be against the rules but they should keep political opinions out of work.
4. No, I think he took the easy way out by just ranting about it on social media instead of talking about it in depth in a speech.
5. Yes I do, I think because they are African-American they feel more close to home of the victims of the police shootings.
6. I don't know very much except that he refused to pledge because he felt America was a bad country.

How to adult

1. How to adult: mortgage
2. How to adult: finding career paths
3. How to adult: bank accounts
4. How to adult: managing money
5. How to adult: Moving out

How to adult: Finding career paths

Som story

The story today is about a girl Shika named who became student of the month and how she got there.
The student of the month goes to James Bowie High School and it occured during the 2017-2018 school year.

 She became student because she wanted to challenge herself and she did that by applying herself in every class and using her time wisely for homework and studying.


 " Shika works very hard in class and really worked for this student of the month" said math teacher Matt Johnson." She really worked hard and challenged herself so she was a perfect choice".

Shika maintains a 3.9 GPA and is involved with a bunch of clubs and extra curricular programs.

When asked what she does at home she answered " I usually finish all my homework and other assignments, then I study for 3 hours if I have a test or exam"


During last years graduation she got rewarded all 5 awards that were handed out for academic execllecne.

" Shika takes her academics and future very seriously and is very engaged in school activities so it's no surprise that school board picked her for student of the month" Said Principal Mark Robinson.

Shika wants to pursue a medical career and she finds the study and use of medicine incredibley intresting.

" I want to be in the medical field when I am older, I just everything about medicine so intresting. Im hoping to get a scholarship to Oxford or maybe even Harvard and I think this student of the month reward will really help".

While having a passion for all things academic Shika also has a passion for the fine arts.

"Usually when I get free time I like to play the violin, sometimes I play other peoples music and sometimes I write my own".

Shika has a younger a younger brother named James who is in 7th grade at Clint Small Middle School.

" I see my big sister as a real inspiration and she's the best big sis anybody could have. She helps with homework and projects as well as helping motivate me when Im not in the mood to work" said Shikas younger brother James.


The next student of the month will be revealed in late november


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Stories of the Century

1. JFK assassinated
2. Bill Clinton gets impeached for sex scandal.
3. Teacher john scopes trial


John Scopes Trial



The scopes trial began on july 10th, 1925 and was an american legal case in which high school subsitute John Scopes violated the Butler act by teaching evolution in school. In reality the trial was staged to attract publicity to the small town of Dalton, Tennesse. John Scopes didnt even know he taught evolution but still inciminated himself.
  Even though the entire trial was staged it did still spark some contriversey. It triggered a century long debate on evolution vs creation and had people question traditional values. So thats how the John Scopes trial impacted history and the present.

Student of the month

1. How did you get student of the month?
By keeping good behavior and grades.
2. Do you enjoy being student of the month?
Yes because it challenges me.
3. What is your home routine?
Do homework till 7, study till 10.
4. Whats your favorite thing about being student of the month?
The responsabillity.
5. What is your least favorite thing about being student of the month?
The amount of work.
6.  How does being student of the month affect your friends.
They are very supportive.
7. How do your parents feel about you being student of the month?
They are supportive also.
8. How has being student of the month affected you?
Seeing more oppurtunity.
9. Do people get jealous of you being student of the month?
No they are more supportive.
10. What are your wishes for the future?
To be the best I can be and go to a good college.
11. Do you already have a college picked out?
Yes, but open.
12. Are you planning on getting a job during the school year?
Yes.
13. Whats your favorite class so far?
Journalsim
14. Do you enjoy school?
Yes.
15. What are your career plans?
To become anything in the medical field.

Interveiwing basics School uniforms.

1. I could interview one of the students to see how they feel about this new policy and how its affecting them.
2. I could ask members of school board to see why they made this new policy.
3. I could ask the parents of one of the students to see if they like this new policy.

1.  How has this new policy affected you?
2. What is the outcome of new policy?
3. Is is new school uniform policy more or less expensive?
4. Why do you think they created this policy?
5. What are some good things about this policy?
6. What are some bad things about this policy?
7. Do you like this new policy?
8. What do other people think about this?
9. When was this policy created?
10. Is this new policy stylish?

CE 1.3

1. 7,000 members
2. He donated because he believed UT helped the best.
3. The current curfew is 11 PM to 6 AM.
4. They raised 10,000 dollars.
5. I would like to see 'IT'

1. It was weird he made a decison without the the support of other party members because he usually relied on other party members for descions.
2. I think he made that descion because he believed Republican leaders werent doing a good job and he wanted to reach across sides for better legislation.
3. I think the GOP leaders are angry at Trump and might talk bad about him or try to impeach him in the future.
4. Yes i do think the US will benefit from Trump reaching across sides because it will allow for support and unity among the american people.

CE 1.2

1. There are 110,000 people gathering in Houston shelters.
2. Lake Bastrop has two slides, a rope swing, a giant trampoline and last but not least a giant bobbing "UFO" which you have to hang on to while it bobs up and down.
3. The new owner of whole foods is Amazon due to them shelling out 13.7 billion dollars.
4. Two apps that will help with note taking are Brevity and Writepad.
5. Out of these record stores i think i've been to waterloo records.

1. My moms boyfriend, his name is Christopher, lived in Houston and had to evacuate to our house. His car was flooded but his apartment was safe from the torrent.
2. If there was a catergory 5 hurricane heading for my home I would most likely pack as fast as i can and flee the city. I would hope our insuarnce would cover the house  but houses arent as important as lives.  What happened in Houston was a tradgedy and I hope its never forgotten.
3. I feel that due to immense property damage and wounded or killed people the federal goverment should provide free health and property insurance to all those afflicted.
4. I think Insurance companies should cover the private property damage not the federal goverment. Its their jobs not the goverment to take care properties that were tore down and flooded.
5. No i do not think climate change took part in the hurricane. before we had cars and started polluting the Earth Giant hurricanes and natural disasters happened all the time. I think its just the climate change that has everybody when it reality climate change is a natural process that happens in cycles on the Earth. In the past the Ice Age happened cause of climate change all the ice melted away because its a natural process.

News Ethics

1. PETA started a campaign called Holocaust on a plate and its meant to compare the mass genocide of 6 million jews to the slaughter of animals. The campaign shows a camp where animals are being slaughtered in a similar fashion to people in concentration camps during world war 2. PETA was sued by the Central Court of Jews and the campaign was later banned by the supreme court.
I think PETA was wrong for doing this because their comparing the slaughter of 6 million people to animals and people who lived through the holocaust were rightly disgusted by this. The mass genocide of families and people should not be compared to the way we get our food and our way of survival.
2. The pop-rock band the tings tings upcolming album was leaked which caused the band to loose thousands of dollars. Situtaions like this are happening all over the music industry and its causing a lot of lost revune which the band members need to survive. Even the these pirate attacks have been ignored by the news, instead of talking against the acts they are just commenting on how it happened.
I think this is bad because it hurting the music economy by allowing people to easily get the free music instead of paying for it. This causes band who work hard to produce music loose revune which they need to survive.
3.The reporters of the wateragate scandal kept the source a secret and called him deepthroat. In 2005 his name revealed to be Mark Felt, a FBI agent. News sources should be kept secret if it might damage their career or put them in harms way.

Current events practice

1. The judge that ruled out the Texas voter ID law was Navela Gonzalez
2.The USS Lake
3. The carbon monoxide from their vehicles.
4.50 million in the US and more worldwide.
5 Bean to bar because it would be fun too make some chocolate.

1. Charlottesvile construction workers covered confederate war hero statues to mourn white woman killed in protests. Wensday a man with a knife apporached the statue and started to cut the tarp. when the local police asked him to stop he obliged and said it was unlwaful to cover the statues. Later that year a protest of white spuremsits occured and counter protesters clashed with them. A man drove his car into a crowd killing 32-year old heather Heyer.
2.No i do not think it should have been shrouded. I think this because those confederate war heroes are part of south carolinas and the united states history and covering them is destroying historical monuments.
3.I think it is a bad descesion because those statues are historical monuments. those statues show our history and provide a respect for all the people that died during the civil war. Even though those statues mourn people who fought on the the wrong side doesnt mean the people were bad. Those statues represent an important time in southern culture and too remove them is removing history.
4.To be honest I dont really care about the statues and I think others should do the the same. The statues are historicalaral monuments and shouldnt be treated politically.
5. No.

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