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.