Finals Review

1. Timeliness -The newness of facts
2. Proximity- Nearness of an event to your location of publication
3. Human Interest- The drama that surrounds the people in an emotional struggle
4. Prominence- The "newsworthiness" of an individual, organization, or event
5. Conflict- The meeting of two opposing forces (physical, emotional, or philosophical)
6. Interview- A conversation in which one person asks questions to another person to develop a story
7. Research- Looking up information on a certain topic
8. Quotation- A repeated phrase from an interview put into a story
9. Yes-No Question- A question that can be answer with only the words yes or no
10. Follow-up question- A question thought up during the interview in response to an un-anticipated answer
11. Objective Writing-

Editing Notes

• All stories are in 3rd person
• Tense: these types of stories are strictly past tense
• Use first and last name (first time), last name (every time after that), if their are multiple people with the same last name, use their last name until the other person is introduced, then use their first names (Ted Reeves, Reeves, Reeves, Jerry Reeves, Ted or Jerry, Tom Reeves, Ted or Tom or Jerry)
• Quote /Transition Style: Transition goes first before statement, for understanding and basis
• Story Telling: Tell the story, not the story of the interview
• Said: only said, nothing else on quote
• Simple and concise: no run on sentences, no more than 4 commas, no prepositional phrases
• Format: No testament an quote in same paragraph
• Word use: small words write to 6th graders
• Spell and Grammar check: use spell check, read out loud
• Edit Mark
• ww- wrong word
• backwards S- switch (punctuation)
• box Z- switch (words)
• L- new paragraph
• ----- Sp- Spelling mistake
• check mark- remove
• / through letter- lower case
• [ ]- written on side that goes with sentence
• | |- extra space, or needs space

CE 3.4

1. He wrote 'let me die' on his chest.
2. Cosby stepped down because he didn't want to be a distraction.
3. Sales rose 8.7%.
4. Her favorite animal is elephants.
5. I like a Christmas story the most. But if I had to chose a second it would be How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
6. It kind of make me nervous that people will just go out and do this, and there are no other public pretenses for it. I'm sure that he didn't just decide to go do it out of the blue, but what makes me nervous is there was no warning whatsoever, and that's sort of a wake up call. I think a long time in prison would've been sufficient punishment for him if he had lived. I don't think that society should be doing anything. Everyone has there own right to think and believe what they want. We all have the right to believe what we want and act how we want as long as it doesn't break the law. State and  federal government shouldn't be working to stop something like this from happening again. It's awful that things like this does happen, but the only way to do that would be to attempt to stop people from thinking their own thoughts, which is not only wrong, but impossible.

Feature Story Interview Notes

Mom

1. When did you travel? Started traveling May 1992 ended may 1994, came home for a month month and a half in august of 1993 to the middle of sept
2. How long had you been wanting to travel?
 I had been wanting to travel since I was in high school
3. Where, countries wise, did you travel? visited over 30 countries (europe, north and east africa, eygpt, israel india nepal vietnam thailand malaysia singapore indonesia austrailia new zealand fiji)
4. Where would you have liked to travel that you didn't get to? Russia, former USSR china
b. anywhere in SA? "I wouldn't mind seeing the rainforest in southamerica, patagonia." madagascar
5. What was your favorite country? Vietnam
b. it didn't seem like you had to think about that. just hands down? "WEll and new zealnd. but vietnam because i went there right rafter the country opened up for free travel. and new zealand because of just the sheer beauty and the people were amazing, friendly and nice. it really restored my faith in humanity. and the ice cream too."
c. what do you mean by free travel? vietnam was communist, before free travel, you could pick only 10 places to go, and it had to be approved, you had to surrender your passport when you ustayed there. "They didn't stamp my passport, because Vietnam was still under American embargo." "I was free to move about the country without having everywhere I went monitored."
7 What was your most memorable city?,8 What made it like that?,9 Can you tell me more about that?. Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) "I smiled so much the first two days I was there I woke up and my face hurt." found myself as an extra in a korean documentary. "everything was woah that so crazy." bicycles everywhere. hotels were cheap and big.
10. Did you get robbed? never, almost
b. Tell me more. "I was in Brindisi, Italy. I was walking with a small backpack on my back, someone   came by on a bicycle. somebody would ride by on a bicycle and pull the zipper or cut your backpack. Then somebody would come behind them and get everything that fell out. Somebody tried to pull the zipper on my backpack, but I had them safety pinned together as an antitheft device."
11. Were you ever almost killed? No.
b. did you ever feel like you were in danger? not really. sometimes in africa. glad she wasn't a women by herself. africa was the most scary "You have to have a lot of patience to travel in third world."
12. What animals did you see in Africa? went on safari in tanzania. saw giraffe zebra water buffalo hippo leopard lion cheetah rhino gazelle antelope baboon one of most memorable experiences was with mountain gorrilas
b. Tell me about the mountain gorillas. in Zaier (democratic republic of the congo) in virunga mtns near boarder with uganda. stayed in a small hut, two guides that took a group of around 12-15 people in to spend an hour with a  group of mountain gorillas. found them easily, didn't have to walk. squatted down and sat on the jungle floor with a group of gorillas. they would walk right by us, the babies wet playing, big daddy silver back, walked through the group, we had to be real still and put our heads down as he walked through the group, then he went and sat down to watch his girls. spending time with them makes it easy to see how we're related
c. what was it that made it so memorable? "we got to get so close to them in the wild. That their a vanishing spices because of all the human impact. We were going to either climb mount kilimanjaro or go see the gorillas and i wanted to go see the gorillas because mt. kilimanjaro is gonna be there for a while."
13. Would you go back? "I would love to travel again. it would be different now. i traveled very cheaply."
14. How did you get around? Every way. walked bikes motorcycles public transport trains planes taxis local transportation (africa~ matatu, "pimped out mini van") (india~ tuk-tuk, little really tiny car with no doors) boats ferries
b. did you ever have to hitchhike? In NZ.
c. would you have hitchhiked anywhere else? no
d. why just NZ? its a lot safer there, and talked to people who had done it. didn't have enough time to bike, so hitchhiked and took buses. very easy and met a lot of nice people.
15. How long did you travel with dad?
 9 months
b. consecutive? more or less
20. Who did you meet on the trip? lots.
b. like who? more memorable ones were annie and johnny (british couple riding bikes to austrailia, met them in israel), richard (met in india, traveled with), blue-eyed-brit-brothers / rob and pad (met in vietnam), michelle (met in vietnam, stayed with her family in austrailia, mad amrgo, the baker (american from seatle, doing the food and art tour of italy, turned me on to some amazing food and art that i would not have seen if i had not met her)
21. Do you still keep in touch with them? Kept in touch with richard for a while, still keep in touch with rob
22. Least favorite country? Spain is nasty, very dirty, didn't sleep much because they stay up all night, and i was sick from morocco.
b. city? barcelona, because i got the least sleep and it was the dirtiest. even though the olympics were there. garbage was everywhere. there was a dead dog tied to stop sign.
c. did you go to the olympics? no, your dad did.

Dad

1. When did you travel? June 92 to December 1994
2. Where did you travel countries wise? America holland germany denmark norway sweeden france spain morocco italy czechloslvakia austria greece israel eygpt kenya uganda zair tanzania india nepal thailand malaysia indonesia australia new zealand fiji
3. Favorite country? nepal
4. why? "I enjoyed trekking in the himalayas. and the buddhist culture is interesting."
b. did you climb everest? no
5. most memorable city? paris
6. why? architecture people "i speak french" historical city
7. Round the world plane ticket, buses trains ferries "i bought a car in australia"
8. were you ever robbed? i don't think i did
9. did you meet anyone else on the trip? "of course.  I met all kinds of people." "There's a whole sub-culture of cheap travelers like me, backpacking, staying in hostiles, stayin cheap."
10. do you still keep in touch with any of them? no not really not at this point
11.(no question) "And one of my favorite things was Ayers rock. Me and a few friends hiked up and ran around on the top of it, then we hiked the whole circumference of it."

CE 3.3

1. Because many people say that the current program they use isn't user friendly.
2. Now with temperatures rise, people in Buffalo are worried about flooding.
3. He's pointing out all the different 'special' shopping opportunities, and people essentially go broke after the shopping season begins.
4. She claims that an officer assaulted her.
5. They are struggling to attract new people because they have to come up with something that you can't do at your home on your computer or in your backyard.
6. This is an incredibly high increase. It raises from $1.25 to $1.75, now making the total trip $3.50. For people who ride the city bus daily, this is an incredibly big problem. This means that if you ride it twice a day, say to get too an from work, you will be spending now an extra $730 per year on transportation. And that's if you have a job meaning a steady source of income. Imagine if you are poor and unemployed, and depend on the bus to get everywhere, riding it multiple times everyday. This could raise your cost for transportation thousands of dollars per year. It's incredible what an extra 50 cents can make with every trip.

Key Ingredients

1. a. A mysterious beginning
b. Alliteration
c. Very descriptive (numbers)
2. Who and When
3. Yes
4. Moldy mattress, emaciated chest, rashes and sores pocketed her skin.
5. Such a gruesome description and the hyphen.
6. Her living environment and her physical condition
7. Yes
8. It mentions children in a 'hopeless' fashion in both.
9. Yes
10. Specific date, foreshadowing, large number of firefighters.
11. No quote, multiple locations
12. The start of a forrest fire.
13. The sparks came from a grinder for a water pipe.
14. No
15. -A decade ago only $307 million was spent on fire suppression
- Last year they spent $1.37 billion
- State wildfire spending has shot up 150% in the last decade
16. The change in fire suppression
17. No

Feature Story Example

1. Yes
2. That medics are considered veterans as well as that there are still veterans alive from WWII
3. No
4. 1st
5. yes
6. 17
7. Time
8. They really gave you a feel for what these people did.
9. No
10. Not everyone is identified directly after their quote.

Currents Events Quiz 3.2

1. They say that they will also add a park, and split the funds.
2. About 60% of customers are first time buyers.
3. It snowed 5 1/2 feet in 24 hours.
4. The officers war suspended for making a joke about rape, and having it caught on video.
5. Target is finally starting to recover from a security breach last year, that scared away thousands of customers.
6. The four teams likely to make the NCAA playoffs are Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Baylor.
7. The three best items are outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces, and fire pits.
8. It was purchased by the UT System Board of Regents.
9. I would want to go to Jo's Coffee Movembber Movies.
10. I kind of agree. It says when I'm doubtful, keep to myself. I tend to do that, and I kinda talk to myself.

Feature Writing Preview

1. The one for the feature doesn't include the WWWWWH.
2.
a. 1
b. 4
c. 1
d. Title
e. 2
f. 24-27
3. Yes
4. No
5. Shane Cormier, Kevin McCoughlin, and Ted Williams
6. "He said to me: 'Radio is defined (as) theatre of mind,'"
7. 33
8. 762
9. They are less than 5 words long.
10. To sort of tie the end back to the beginning
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Made me really feel the power of his voice
14. Yes
15. No
16. He simply wrote about how great it was, so with no inclination to what it was actually like, you really wanted to hear the voice.

Feature Story Brainstorming

1. My mom
2. My dad
3. My mom's travels around the world (or a single interesting story from her travels)
4. First-hand experience
5.1. When did you travel?
   2. How long had you been wanting to travel?
   3. Where, countries wise, did you travel?
   4. Where would you have liked to travel that you didn't get to?
   5. What was your favorite country?
   6. Why?
   7. What was your most memorable city?
   8. What made it like that?
   9. Can you tell me more about that?
   10. Did you get robbed?
   11. Were you ever almost killed?
   12. What animals did you see in Africa?
   13. Would you go back?
   14. How did you get around?
   15. How long did you travel with dad?
   16. Why did you split up?
   17. When did you meet back with him?
   18. If you could travel again would you?
   19. Would you take anyone else?
   20. Who did you meet on the trip?
   21. Do you still keep in touch with them?
6. 1. When did you travel?
   2. Did you travel with mom the whole time?
   3. Where did you travel?
   4. With mom?
   5. What was your favorite place you traveled without mom?
   7. Why?
   8. What happened there?
   9. Why did you meet back up with her?
   10. Where and when?
7. 1. Most of the tourist attractions in Vietnam are either temple or ocean related things.
   2. African safaris are designed to be dangerous, that is what makes them exciting.
   3. On every safari there are basic precautions that guise stress you to follow.
   4. Lots of places in the world don't have a credit card option.
   5. Lots of great scuba diving spots are in Northern Africa.
8. First day of break
9. My house, or our hotel
10. I will take notes and record

Current Events Quiz 3.1

1. It could impact 5 million undocumented immigrants.
2. It's going to stop working because the side it's on is blocked from the sun.
3. 330 people were provided with shelter yesterday. 184 men at ARCH.
4. Brandon Kershaw was the MLB NL MVP of the 2014 season, and Mike Trout was the MLB AL MVP of the season 2014.
5. You can limit ad tracking by on your phone go to settings>privacy>advertising, then hit 'Limit Ad Tracking'.
6. Net neturality means that service providers should allow access to all content without blocking or not providing certain websites. I don't think that the government should be involved in internet regulation, considering many senators have already been pocketed by big companies. I think that net neutrality should be a goal to reach, as then we can have equality between small companies and larger international companies. Ted Cruz see's net neutrality as a threat to internet freedom. This makes sense as too that he's probably been bought up by some large corporal industry, and he wants anything but internet freedom. Honestly, this is a good example of why I find Ted Cruz to be a moronic sounding imbecile. He talks about how net neutrality would be the death of internet freedom, when really it's the definition.

Lone Star Dispatch p2

Senior creates an app to check grades and sign up for FIT

An app was created by Jack Guy to view grades and sign up for FIT. It was created to try and help with the widely accepted dislike of the current mobile version of TEAMS. Teachers and students are using it currently, as it was released on November 5th.

1Who: Jack Guy
What: New App for checking grades
Where: Bowie
When: November 5th
Why: The previous version was widely accepted as annoying and not user friendly
How: Jack spent a long time working on creating the app as well as working with teachers and students

Jack Guy, Bree Rolfe, and Sydney Hutton were quote in the story.

 I thought that the first quote was the strongest quote.

Yes, because it applied directly to my life.

Quote

Alberto Huezo take his art to a new level, makes it into making event

Alberto Huezo had a dream of starting his own business. Now, being a senior at Bowie, he has mad that dream a reality, with his own t shirt line. Although he doesn't get much support for the company at home, he has received tremendous support at school.

Who: Alberto Huezo

What: New T Shirt company

Where: Bowie

When: Recently

Why: He thought that his drawings would look good on T Shirts

How: He pursued the idea of creating his own clothing line

Alberto Huezo and Ignacio Ruiz were quoted in the story.

I thought that the first quote was the most powerful quote.

Yes, because I was intrigued by the idea of a kid having their own business.

Quote

Safety for abuse victims

A survey was conducted by the CDC regarding abuse in relationships. The results were astonishing being that 33% of adolescents have been a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner. There is a program called SafePlace for victims of abuse.

Who: The CDC and SafePlace

What: Survey on relationship abuse

Where: America

When: Recently

Why: They were worried about abuse in adolescents

How: They conducted a survey

Kopke and a former participant of a male support group were quoted.

I thought that the first quote was the most powerful.

Not really.

Statement

Swim team paddles to reach goals

The Bowie swim team practices at Circle C pool from 6:15 am too 7:45 am. They also do dry land workouts on Wednesday and Friday at the weight room at school. Everyone on the swim team feels like a family, and they are all friends.

Who: Bowie Swim Team

What: Bowie Swim Team

Where: Circle C pool and Bowie

When: Monday through Friday 6:15-7:45 am

Why: They want to swim

How: They go practice

Zach Mickelson, Shedlon Wall, Douglass Smith, Ashlyn Raley, and Kayce Stevens were all quoted.

I thought the second to last quote was the strongest.

Yes, because I am on the swim team.

Quote

Children's plays on track to tour

Who: Starlight Theatre Company

What: STC Children's shows

Where: Elementary school's all over

When: Recently

Why: It's a annual event directed by seniors

How: But together by seniors and run by seniors

Betsy Cornwell, Halen Wilson, and Ariel Abudu were quoted.

I think the fifth quote was the strongest.

Yes, because it went straight into something that I had heard a lot about around school.

Quote

Ebola plagues people

Who: America

What: People over react to Ebola entering the USA

When: Recently

Where: America

Why: Because Americans judge before research

How: Accusing a humanitarian who entered the country with the disease unkowingly of putting American people in danger

No quotes

No quotes

Statement

In Depth

Who: Seniors

What: College tuition is a common problem

When: Annually

Where: High school and college

Why: Tuition is getting more expensive

How: Schools raise prices

Alex Koke, Spencer Cobb, Tyler Young, and Lindsay Worthington were quoted.

The third quote was the most powerful quote

Statement

2nd Opinions Piece Review

JB

1. Jesse Borunda

2. Social Media miss-use.

3. His opinion was that social media in the recent past has become a tool for bullies to hide behind a screen and use this a form of protection, with which we should as a nation try to end.

4. No

5. They were not wishy washy with their opinion. As he was on point with his argument and stood by it.

6. No

7. 1st

8. Commentary

JC

1. Jackson Coats

2. Their story was a review of the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

3. He thought that movie was incredibly funny, but poked maybe too much fun at fragile topics.

4. Yes

5. He was wishy washy with his opinion being that it was a review and his overall rating was a combination of the funny parts and the sensitive topics commenting.

6. No

7. 1st

8. Editorial

Current Events 2.8

1. The speeds of Google Fiber are 100x faster than today's normal speed.
2. Thomas Magnuson plays in the "Mr. Clark Experience."
3. Minimum wage raises are possible on the next election in Alaska, Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota, and Arkansas.
4. The Texans lost 31-21. And Dallas won 28-17.
5. Shady XV, Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, Batman The Complete TV Series, Interstellar, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
6. I don't think that this is written in a different style than we've learned. It appears to follow the same structure as a Hard News Story. The story was very moving, but only when you remember that she has an inoperable brain tumor. It really hit me whenever I realized she did this today, and she's going to be dead in a matter of months, and she won't ever be on the court ever again. Hill received the Pat Summit's Most Courageous Award.

2nd opinions piece

     Violence on TV is present in almost any show on television (excluding shows geared towards toddlers and younger children and such), but is it a problem?

     Many people say that TV shows may evoke violent behavior from children who watch too much TV, which I think is true.

     Too much of anything will change someones behavior, however what I don't agree with is the amount of TV at which they say can affect children.

     The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says that single show may evoke rash or over aggressive behavior in children, which I find to be ludicrous.

     That child to feel and act more aggressive after watching a single show would need to be seriously messed up in the head.

     But I do see where they are coming from. For example, whenever I see a movie at the movie theatre, say for example "Pirates of the Caribbean", when I walk out of the theatre, I wanna be a pirate, regardless of my age.

     However, even though I feel this way, I don't run away from my parents to go sail the 7 seas, that's just unheard of and ridiculous.

     There is an extremely high amount of violence on TV today though then there was 10 years ago.

     Today's culture has become somewhat de-sensitized to violence and sees it as just another part of daily life.

     The sad thing is this rise in violence is not just exhibited through fictional "detective" and "spy" shows, but our own local and national news.

     It seems that they are only trying to focus on negative things happening in the world, ranging from things such as the never ending crisis in the middle east to that local shooting that happened on the other side of the tracks in your city.

      

     This is actually happening, it's not some random case on Castle or Sherlock, this is real life.

     However, is violence in TV really that big of a problem? It's just another element to TV, just another thing to watch.

     Who says that violent even does anything to people who watch TV? Maybe some people are just getting all bent out of shape because they are a bunch a sensitive whining babies.

     Seriously, it could be looked upon just like "offensive language". If you're watching a violent TV show, that's your choice.

     Who's to say that you aren't the one "numbing" yourself to this gruesome and gory subject.

     You don't ever have to watch TV, let alone watch violent TV shows. If you do, and feel like you want to go out and be violent, you are letting the program do that to you. It's your choice on what you watch and what you feel.

     However, regardless of whether or not it's your own fault, the phrase "too much of good thing" should be changed to "too much of anything.

     If you watch hours and hours on end of TV, over and over, then yes, you are going to start feeling like that is all that matters, and perhaps act like other characters, and if it's a violent show, then exhibit violent behavior.

     My point is, violence on TV is an issue. But only if you let it be, you monitor your self on what you watch, and how much.

Peer Reflections

SM

1. Samantha Jones

2. Gay and Lesbian couples

3. Gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married and have a normal life.
4. Yes, she talked about her great grandmother being raised in the Depression and how she thinks it's wrong that they allow gays and lesbians to get married.
5. They were not wishy washy but addressed the entire topic as a whole, from all perspectives.
6. No
7. 1st

CD

1. Carissa Duran

2. Animal slaughter houses and murdering animals for food.

3. She doesn't believe or understand why somebody would kill and animal for food.

4. No

5. She absolutely stuck to her opinion and didn't let it sway in another direction than her own.

6. No

7. 1st

Opinions Article

     "Freedom of speech" is the most prominent amendment to our constitution, but not completely evident in our everyday life.

     Cursing words shouldn't be excluded from our everyday vocabulary, and should be perfectly accepted words used in daily life.

      Cursing, cussing, or swearing whatever you would like to call it, has been deemed socially unacceptable in today's society in public.

      You never hear anyone swearing in front a teacher, a boss, or a client. However, we have all sworn at one point in time have we not?

     If we cuss in private, why not in public? The only difference is how many people are present when we do it.

     Parents always preach to children that swearing is "wrong" or "a sin".

     But what even is swearing? The dictionary definition is "to use profane oaths or language".

     Profanity is defined as "characterized by an irreverence or contempt to god".

     If it all comes down to religion, then isn't the definition of swearing being wrong based entirely off other peoples beliefs?

     But that's an entirely different topic, that I'm not going to get into that right now.

     Why do you think people get offended when people swear anyway? Why do you get offended (if you do) if somebody swears?

     You see black people all the time calling each other "n**ga" and none of them are ever offended. It's more like a sign of "brotherhood".
      Swearing more than half the time is used non-serious or for emphasis, like any "very" or "extremely".
      It's extremely easy to tell if somebody to means it offensively by other things such as body language and tone of voice.
     My point is, it's ridiculous that people get offended by swear words, as there only backing to it is that that simply is how society is.
     If you are offended by swearing, that is entirely your decision, and you are choosing to be offended. It's just a word, get over it.
     When I hang out with my friends, and somebody calls somebody else a b**ch, or a f*g, it's not like we all go silent in disbelief at how we think of each other.
     How do we respond? Laugh, and retaliate back with another type of meaningless insult, whether it be a swear word or not.
     I'm aware that many people, adolescents especially, swear only for the purpose of seeming tough and mature.
     I think it's dumb, but I see why kids do it. Kids are always trying to act older like their elders.
     As a kid, parents tell their kids not to swear, if not just avoiding that entire part of the English "language".
     Once kids learn these words that their "not supposed to know or say", go right ahead and begin to use them.
     It's like if a mom set's some cookies out on the table and says "You're going to be home alone for a while but don't eat any cookies.". This ensures the disappearance of at least a few cookies.
     It's almost as if our society encourages kids to use this language in a way. So why in turn, do we get angry when it's our own fault with the help of human nature?
     You don't need to look closely at this whole thing to see how ridiculous the entire "inappropriate language" mirage is.
     All you need to do is get over the fact that it's just words. Wake up and smell the roses.

Current Events Quiz 2.7

1. School were turned into single-sex schools to try and revive failing and struggling schools.
2. Dr. Craig Spencer has Ebola and lives in New York.
3. Gregg Abott is favored to become next governor of Texas.
4. Vince Young is a development officer for alumni relations.
5. I would want the UE Boom Bluetooth speaker because I have one that is JBL, but it doesn't connect to my phone anymore
6. Both articles are basically saying that current political situation is is total disarray. The titles are what they are because this refers to the political spectrum. "Right" meaning the Republican point of view, and "left" being democratic. The newspaper would put this in the paper to show that even though these two articles express opinions from generally opposing groups, but on this one topic they had reached somewhat common ground, on that the government is no longer effective in making decisions.

SNO Online Papers

Lewisville Highschool: On being a senior: Look it up, live it

1. Karen Cooke

2. What it feels like to be in your last year of high school.

3. It's extremely scary, but it's so exciting that you can't be excited enough.

4. There is no other. it's a commentary on moving on and life as a senior.
5. No. She simply is commenting on how she feels about leaving high school lie all the other seniors at that school.
6. Yes
7. 1st

Lamar Highschool: Should prom have a dress code?

1. Nour Al-hussayni

2. Dress code at prom

3. Prom should have a dress code

4. No. She only talks about the benefits there would be of having a dress code.

5. No.

6. No.

7. 3rd

What's wrong with my notes?

1. Anonymous

2. Cornell note taking at school
3. It depends on who you are on whether you should use these notes or not
4. Yes
5. No. His opinion was make your own decision based on who you are.
6. Yes
7. 3rd

Opinion Writing Preview Activity

Dress code? What's dress code?

1. Anonymous

2. The purpose and opinions of drew code.

3. Dress code is necessary, however it is too extreme at times. It's understandable to not want to obey dress code, but if you want to protest it, please do so in mature fashion.
4. They clearly addressed both sides of the issue.
5. Slightly wishy washy, but only because their opinion is a criticism to both sides.
6. No
7. They wrote in 3rd person

Counselors have electives saying "Et tu, Brute?"

1. Ashlee Thomason
2. The issue of schedule changes that has been presented as a huge issue this year.
3. There are many controversies with certain electives only occurring at the same time, which leads to a large amount of wanted schedule changes. A computer program should be put in place that allows students to change their schedule before the start of school.

4. Not really, it was only discussed on how the system could change, not the students who want to change there schedule.
5. It was unclear in the sense that she addressed the issue and several very different ways to solve it.
6. Yes
7. 1st

The summertime blues

1. Gabby Bourgeacq

2. Summer homework

3. "It would be better to read a book and write and essay on it for extra credit at the beginning of the year."

4. Yes
5. No. They clearly stated what they thought needed to change about the summer homework assignments.
6. No
7. 1st

Racism here at home

1. Justin Capello

2. Racism and acts of violence in the country

3. The nation should be peaceful and equal between races.

4. Yes.

5. No. They stated and repeated several times they're pro non-violence.

6. No.

7. 1st.

School improvements lacking

1. Michelle McDonagh

2. Improvements that should be made to the school.

3. There are many improvements that should be made, some have been executed well, others seem incomplete.

4. No

5. No. They simply listed improvements that could be made and how we could achieve them.

6. No.

7. 1st.

Follow up questions

A. Hard news stories have only facts to support a story, opinion pieces have facts to support an opinion. Opinion pieces also are typically 1/3-1/2 pages long, while hard news stories can be 6 or 7 to a page, or even just 1 to a page. Hard news stories are never in 1st person, but opinion pieces are always in 1st person.

B. To make room for the writing

C. "Offensive" language, 

Personal Essays

1. Write about something you care passionately about, not just something that happened that does't peak your interest.
2. Make it seem real, and don't use over used phrases. Show rather than telling.
3. You need to always have factual evidence (and double-check it), as well as, having more opinions that facts. On top of that, you need to make connections that the reader can relate too.

Current Events Quiz 2.6

1. Go to traviscountyclerk.org.
2. The company has been suffering some sorry earnings reports and looks to expand and show off better buys than other companies.
3. 6A schools would get home field advantage if in the first round playoffs if they won.
4. You might find anything from antique linens, art glass, or sports collectibles. It's at the Palmer events on 900 Barton Springs Rd. I haven't been.
5. I agree 100% with Abby. If the mom is cool with it then it's ok.
6. I think that voting is important to be a good citizen. I know that both of my parents vote. I feel like that I should vote when I get older, but I hate paying attention to politics. Pretty much the only time I ever do is when I watch the Daily Show. Like I have no idea what people are voting on today or who's running or anything. I just don't care enough. Local elections are an extremely large part of politics on a bigger scale. Everything smaller makes a larger impact.

Car Accident

     On Tuesday, at 4:45 PM, Roger Clementine had a head on collision with John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith and his wife Melba at 1st and Slaughter lane.
     Clementine was an underage driver as well as unlicensed, speeding, and driving on the wrong side of the road. The police cited him for all of the above.
     "The boy should not have been driving at all, let alone out on such a busy street," police officer Billy Joel said.
     At the time of the collision Clementine was driving a 1948 Studebaker at 60 mph and JJJS was driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher at 10 mph.
      "Driving isn't all that hard, it was that ol' shmuck who was going way to slow, that's why he hit me," underage driver Roger Clementine said.
      John and Melba JJJS were admitted to the hospital and Melba has been released since. John with a serious head injury and Melba with a bloody nose.
     "Mr. Smith is in bad shape, he received a serious concussion which at his age is incredibly bad. I don't see him making it through the night," brain surgeon Yu Wong Lee said.
     The weather that day was clear and sunny and the road was not slick.
     "This is what the government is doing wrong, they can't keep the cheerun in school, so they run amuck causin ruckus," passenger Melba JJJS said.

Earthquake Story

Who: People residing in McHenry's Auto Supply
What:Earthquake/ Auto shop collapse
When: 8:12 am
Where: McHenry's Auto Supply
Why: Earthquake
How: Earthquake caused building collapse

At 8:12 am yesterday, an earthquake rumbled through San Fransisco, causing a collapse of McHenry's Auto Supply at 2324 Plum St..

The earthquake caused the shop to partially collapse, killing two people as well as injuring 6 others.

Of the 6 others who were injured, only 6 were critically injured and required hospitalization, and they were transported to Hayward General Hospital.

"2 people were killed in yesterday's collapse of McHenry's Auto Shop, and we will be withholding those names until their families have been notified," public information officer of the Hayward Fire Department said.

Buildings in the area suffered structural damage due to the earthquake as well as from the collapse of the McHenry's auto shop.

"I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That's when the screaming started across the street," Hayward resident Mike Beamer said.

The earthquake while large on the Richter scale, was described by some as a singular rolling motion, with a large jolt in the middle. They said this lasted around 30 seconds.

"This quake was a "strong one"," USGA scientist Penny Gertz said. " This one was around a 6.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of this quake resided under Hayward hills, along the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills."

McHenry's auto shop, deemed structurally unstable after the earthquake, was stabled using ropes by the Hayward firefighters. A searched was conducted as well, and a gas leak was found and capped as well by the firefighters. This leak was caused by the earthquake.

"Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital," Vu said. "their were no other serious injuries that have been reported in Hayward.

"People as far south as LosAngeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," Gertz said.

"Twenty one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Vu said.

Huntington Story

Who: Janice Jones

What: Shot in the leg

When: 10pm Wednesday

Where: Her motor home in Barstow, California

Why: The gun discharged when it hit the floor

How: Her dog knocked it off the table

On Wednesday around 10pm, Janice Jones was shot in the leg in the back of her Barstow, California motor home.

While she was eating pork chops, her dog knocked her 9mm handgun off the table, and the weapon discharged when it hit the ground.

The incident was handled by California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye.

“It could have been worse,” Rye said. “The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.”

Jones was taken to and treated at Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance. The dog was malnourished as well as bruised severely.

"Jones was treated at our hospital," Huntington Beach Hospital spokesperson said. No additional information was provided.

Jones dog was a Pomeranian named Tombo. It was placed under care of Huntington Beach Animal Control officers.

“It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” animal control officer Janet Ngo said.

"Jones has been cited for expired plates, as well as animal abuse charges," Rye said.

Current Events Quiz 2.5

1. 33.9 % of Texas students are college ready.
2. Let's Go Austin spent the most lobbying for Prop. 1.
3. Breakthrough is a non-profit program being used to help keep kids in school.
4. Washing lids and using them at room temperature is a large breakthrough in sanitation this year.
5. I would like to go to the 'Natural Light' photo gallery because I enjoy looking at photography exhibits.
6. I believe that this is a wonderful advance in equality in the US. My personal opinion on same sex marriage is that it should be legal everywhere. It makes sense to have it like that, as people should be able to decide whether or not they want to spend the rest of their life with another person of the same sex or not. I think that the refusal also exhibits a strength in our government (which really isn't shown in any other places) and that the court is confident in it's decision it made and is standing by it. I hope this will lead to an eventual nation wide law that legalize same sex marriage.

Lone Star Dispatch: Page 4

Rules changes lead to new game experience

1. Who- Bowie Football fans

What- New strict and strictly enforced rules

When- 2014 football season

Where- Bowie football games

Why- Bowie staff believes students get to out of control at football games, detracting from players performance

How- Created a set of new and more strict rules for the coming football season

2. A new set of rules has been enforced upon the fans at Bowie football games. it restricts certain physical items as well as general behavior.

3. Direct Quotes from principal Kane

Direct Quotes from senior Melissa Pittman

Direct Quotes from senior varsity receiver Cole Kuykendall

4. I don't think there are any direct quotes that are opinions, however the interviews seem slightly bias.

5. Definitely captures the entire article in one statement

6. Yes

Rebels protest policy eat school in athletic shorts

1. Who- Students at Bowie

What- Protest against dress code

Where- Bowie

When- Thursday, September 25th, 2014

Why- Students felt dress code was unfair and sexist

How- Many students wore athletic shorts to school

2. Many students protested the dress code rule of athletic shorts by wearing athletic shorts. Students believe the rule is sexist and unfair, as it targets girls. The administration insists it is changing the way they enforce dress code, not the actual rules.

3. Direct Quotes from assistant principal Vincete Trevino

Direct Quote from junior Annie Lin

Direct Quote from junior James Otello

Direct Quote from junior Justice Lozano

Indirect Quote from principal Kane

Direct Quote from senior Allie Clayboss

Direct Quotes from Kate Buffler

4. All is good

5. Perhaps it should be focused more on the idea of protesting dress code, and not the actual incident which sparked the article

6. No visual

Go Green to honor coach Landers

1. Who- JV Volleyball Players

What- Effort to raise awareness for liver cancer

When- October 21, 2014

Where- JV Volleyball Game

Why- In honor of the passing of Coach Landers

How- Where green to the game

2. The JV Volleyball coach, coach Landers, passed away in Junes due to liver cancer. The players want to honor their beloved coach by having everyone where green at the October 21, 2014 at 5:30 and 6:30. This is not just to honor coach Landers, but to raise awarness for liver cancer.

3. Direct Quote from McCain

4. None

5. Yes

6. No graphic

Annual homecoming dance returns

1. Who- Bowie PTSA

What- Homecoming Dance returns

Where- Bowie

When- October 18th

Why- Wants to keep up tradition started up again last year

How- Looking for support with funds and donations to help contribute to dance

2. The Bowie PTSA is hosting the annual homecoming, a tradition put back into effect as of last year. The PTSA is looking for help with supporting the funds, as well as donations for the evening.

3. None

4. None

5. Sufficiently summarized the event

6. No graphic

Lone Star Dispatch: Page 1

F1 'STEM's into school curriculum

1. Who- Mazda
What- Racing Accelerates Creative Education Program
Where- Bowie HS
When- 2014 School Year
Why- Wanted to introduce aspiring engineers to the world of race cars
How- Brought this program to our campus

2. Mazda brought the 'Racing Accelerates Creative Education Program' program to Bowie to try to introduce the field of race cars to kids who want to be engineers. The program showcased a clean diesel type prototype race car, which runs on things like common household oils and french fry oils. They wanted to show them all the different professions that go into this category like engineers, scientists, nutritionists, medical doctors, and fitness experts.

3. Direct Quote from car driver and presenter Joel Miller
Direct Quotes from science teacher Jill Harding
Direct Quotes from freshman Joshua Rocha

4. No opinions

5. I think that the title and sub-title does summarize the story in full.

6. Yes, it fits. No, it's annoying to try to have to read the words on the edge of the visual.

Student Of The Month Story

Who: Alicia Molina
What: Student of the Month Recipient
When: September 2014
Where: Bowie High School
Why: Was a successful student academically or honorably
How: Worked towards goals


     Every month, a student at Bowie High School receives a Student of the Month award. The recipient for September 2014, was Alicia Molina.
     Students who receive this award have achieved some sort of success whether it be academically or honorably, either or, it requires working hard towards your goals.
     "It looks good on you, and makes you a role model," said Student of the Month Alicia Molina.
     The student of the month program has been a successful program at encouraging kids to do well in and outside of school.
     "The kids are given someone to look up to. Making their peers their role models," said principal Kane.
      The student of the month is expected to act like and be a leader, basically hand crafting a role model for other students in the school to aspire to be like.
     "Alicia is always on task in class. Her goal is to master the information that is handed to her, and to help others achieve that same goal," said geometry teacher Mrs. Lankes.
     The program's goal is to reach out to all students giving them a fair chance to achieve this award. it tries to encourage all students to reach this level of academic achievement.
     "The student of the month program shouldn't be abolished, but revised, to Students of the Month," said 10th grader Felicia Crocker.
     There is no doubt there is some competition for this award as there is with any, however, the overall projection is a positive one.

Additional Interviews for Student of the Month

Interview 3: Another student who did not receive the Student of the month award

Q: What is your name?

A: Felicia Crocker.

Q: How do you feel about the student of the month program?

A: It's stupid.

Q: Could you embellish?

A: I think the program is stupid, it puts other kids down.

Q: The purpose though is to make role models for other students at the school.

A: Well what about the ones who are trying to be that role model? What about those who "don't make the cut?"

Q: Were trying to achieve the Student of the Month award for this past month?

A: I wouldn't say trying. I would say should've received. I did very well in school and held a lemonade stand for Autism.

Q: So do you think the program should be abolished?

A: The program shouldn't be abolished, but revised, to Students of the month.

Additional Student of the Month Interviews

Interview 2: Principal
Q: What is the student of the month program?
A: It's a monthly award given out to a different student every month to signify a large academic or honorable achievement.
Q: What do you mean by honorable achievement?
A: Well, something for example, winning the science fair or holding a fundraiser for charity. Something along those lines.
Q: Do the kids respond well to this?
A: All of the students who received the are monitored, and are excellent role models. It's only a positive impact on them.
Q: What about the kids who don't receive it?
A: The kids are given someone to look up to. Making their peers their role models.

Lede's and Story Structure

Story Structure

• Inverted Pyramid
• Hard News Story
• Most important stuff at the top
• Less important as you go down
• Lede is the top
• Paragraph is one sentence long
• 5 W's 1 H
• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
• Lede needs to try to get all in
• "How" and "Why" are hard to get in
• Structure
• Lede 1st para.
• Nut graf (where you put anything you couldn't get in the first one) 2nd para.
• "Direct Quote" 3rd para.
• Statement (factual) 4th para.
• "Direct Quote" 5th para.
• Statement 6th, Quotes 7th, Statement 8th, etc….
• Example Lede "Car Accident"
• Who: Roger Clementine, John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith (JJJS) and Melba
• What: A wreck occurred
• Where: 1st Street and Slaughter Lane
• When: Tuesday afternoon 4:45
• Why: The car was being driven by an unlicensed driver
• How: A car was on the wrong side of the road and had a head on collision
• Story Structure Practice: Car Accident Story
• Lede
• On Tuesday, at 4:45 PM, Roger Clementine had a head on collision with John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith and his wife Melba at 1st and Slaughter lane.
• Nut Graf
• Clementine was an underage driver as well as unlicensed, speeding, and driving on the wrong side of the road. The police cited him for all of the above.
• Quote
• Mine: "The boy should not have been driving at all, let alone out on such a busy street." says police officer Billy Joel.
• Journalism Style:
• Starts with quotation mark: "
• Regular sentence: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together
• Comma a the end: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together,
• End quotation: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together,"
• Title name said: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together," eye witness Samantha Jones said
• Period: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together," eye witness Samantha Jones said.
• Mine Edited: "The boy should not have been driving at all, let alone out on such a busy street," police officer Billy Joel said.
• Statement
• At the time of the collision Clementine was driving a 1948 Studebaker at 60 mph and JJJS was driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher at 10 mph.
• Quote
• "Driving isn't all that hard, it was that ol' shmuck who was going way to slow, that's why he hit me," underage driver Roger Clementine said.
• Statement
• John and Melba JJJS were admitted to the hospital and Melba has been released since. John with a serious head injury and Melba with a bloody nose
• Quote
• "Mr. Smith is in bad shape, he received a serious concussion which at his age is incredibly bad. I don't see him making it through the night," brain surgeon Yu Wong Lee said.
• Statement
• The weather that day was clear and sunny and the road was not slick.
• Quote
• "This is what the government is doing wrong, they can't keep the cheerun in school, so they run amuck casein ruckus," passenger Melba JJJS said.

Inverted Pyramid

My Story of the Century

Chernobyl Plant Explodes

Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and on April 26, 1986 there was an explosion, causing a massive leak in radiation. The cause of the explosion was the lazy work of employees who failed to acknowledge safety pro cautions. This sent radiation spreading over most of europe and the western USSR.

I think that this was a major heal dine because it affected a large number of people (impact). It was also reported on quickly (timeliness), and was the first large nuclear issue (novelty). The radiation was very deadly and was threatening the lives of millions of people in Europe and the USSR.

Current Events Quiz 4

1. Gov. Perry allowed companies to take 222 million dollars without filing applications.
2. The boy wandered off to go home.
3. The rifle is going for $25,000.
4. Matt Dickey got the key interception in last nights game.
5. A good thing about owning a drone is that they are fun and a cool way to take photos and such. A not so good thing is you are restricted to where you can fly them, and could accidentally get into trouble.
6. Ridesharing is a new service that threatens the taxi business. It connects drivers and customers through apps in our smartphones. Essentially, it is the same thing as a taxi, but it is able to bypass lots of the rules and regulations that actual taxes can't. Ridesharing supports businesses like Uber and Lyft. They have been operating since May, even though technically it's not legal in county limits. More than 50 citations have been issued to drivers without chauffeuring permit and a taxi franchise agreement. It is a growing problem in the Austin area because the city council recently held a meeting and were making movements to legalize ridesharing. Taxi drivers everywhere are against this because they say it is unfair for drivers of ridesharing to be able to bypass the rules they are unable to do.

School Uniforms

Sources

• Student who's pro-school uniforms
• Student who's opinion lies in the middle
• Student against school uniforms
• Principal
• Parent of student(s) at BHS

Questions

1. Are you aware of the new policy being implemented regarding school uniforms?
2. Did you know it's district wide?
3. Why do you think the district made this policy?
4. Do you agree?
5. Why or why not?
6. Do you think there should be a school uniforms?
7. Why or why not?
8. Do you think there could be benefits to school uniforms?
9. Why (what are they) or why not?
10. Could there be some downsides to school uniforms?
11. Why (what are they) or why not?
12. Is this the first time you've heard of this policy?
13. Is this any different to the current dress code?
14. Why or why not?
15. Is that a good thing?
16. Why or why not?
17. What do you think other students have to say about this?
18. Should the student be allowed a "school uniform free day" so to speak?
19. Do you ever see this going away?
20. If you could tell the creator of this policy anything, what would you tell them?

My First Interview

Questions

1. How do you feel about being elected student of the month?
2. Why was this a goal for you?
3. Why do you think that this award is in place?
4. Do you think students will look up to you?
5. Why?
6. How do you feel about the student of the month program?
7. Was their any competition  between you and any of the other students?
8. What is your course of action as the student of the month?
9. Do you want to set any precedents in this posititions?
10. Are you surprised a freshman received this award?
11. Do you think a freshman should've received this award?
12. What type of person would you say gets an award like this?
13. Are there any changes to the school you'd like to make?
14. Are you looking to achieve nay other type of leadership roles?
15. To you, what does it mean to be a leader?
16. Who was your role model before this award?
17. Why?
18. Who after?
19. Why did/ didn't it change?
20. Do you have anything to say to students in the future?

Answers

1. I feel honored.

2. It looks good on you, and makes you a role model.

3. To make kids feel good about themselves.

4. Yes.

5. Because this award is not easy to get, if you do receive it, it shows you made an effort.

6. Really great.

7. Not to my awareness.

8. To raise awareness, be a leader and encouragement.

9. I don't know.

10. No, anyone could get it.

11. Yeah, everyone has an equal chance.

12. A person who is nice, smart, sets goals and does well in school.

13. I want to put A/C in the hallways.

14. I believe I will receive one.

15. To show a good path to other students.

16. The previous recipient.

17. It showed me this is possible.

18. My teachers and peers

19. They helped me achieve this.

20. Work hard and don't give up.

Current Events Quiz #3

1. El Grito is the celebration of the speech given by Miguel Hidalgo that sparked the war for Mexican Independence.
2. PETA is worried about it because it would most likely increase the number of stray animals.
3. Microsoft is going to buy minecraft for $2.5 billion dollars.
4. David Hamilton has rushed the most yards in a single high school game this season.
5. In Brooklyn you can go camping at Floyd Bennet Field.
6.       If parents have a child, it's their duty to either take care of the child, and raise it as their own. Or, turn it over responsibly to authorities or some other organization that will take care of the child. You should not, under any circumstance be able to kill your own child, defenseless and help less, and go about your life unpunished. They should most definitely have to get some sort of punishment for the death of Colton, or, in the un-likely event they're not responsible, should still earn some type of punishment for the child abuse.
          As a result of the ignorance of some workers at CPS, now a child is dead. Is that right? Absolutely not. If four complaints of child abuse is not enough to raise an eyebrow, then new people should have your job and do it corruptly. At the very least, the people who ignored these complaints, should lose their jobs.

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Journalism Ethics 3

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a campaign to raise awareness of the slaughter of millions of animals for human use. The slogan for this campaign (also being the heart of the conflict) was "Holocaust on your plate". This sparked lots of controversy in the Jewish community despite the fact that the campaign was funded by a jewish PETA member. The were angered by the fact that the slaughtering of animals was being compared to the mass genocide of over 6 million jews.

i personally think that while this is an unusual comparison, it should be alright to use. one of the comparisons made was the fact that over the course of 7 years 12 million people were killed, and that equivalent of animals are slaughtered every 4 hours. Aside from the fact that it may offend a certain ethnicity, I think it is fine. However, to the over arching picture, it is ethically wrong because the content that was released could easily have considered offensive to a large group of people.

Journalism Ethics 2

Journalists used to under no circumstances, EVER share a story with a source before publication. However, the idea is being more widely accepted to be more accurate than independent. Even in the event of you being a free-lancer, you should still have your peers read your story before publishing. So why not do the same regarding accuracy.

I agree with the fact that you should share your story with only your source before publication. When I first thought about it, I thought that you should only share it with them if they asked. However, now that I've thought about it, it's better to share with them regardless to try to maintain accuracy. Just to have them double-check your facts and make sure they are okay with the publication.

Journalism Ethics 1

On the day of January 8, 2007, Ben Ownby was abducted while he was walking home from school. He lived in Beaufort, Missouri and was 13 years old. A friend of Ben's from school tipped off the police which gave way to a four day search where not only he was discovered, but another boy was as well, a 15 year old (Shawn Hornbeck), who had been there since he disappeared 4 years earlier riding his bike.

I think that to answer the question, using the names of victims should not be definitely outlawed, but used at the victim or victim's family discretion. If someone wants a lot of publicity after experiencing a traumatic event, more power too them. However, if they would like to not let everyone in the world know of the pains and struggles they went through, they should be allowed to censor their own name from publicly released material.

Current Events Quiz 2

1. APD members are taking classes on how to deal with aggressive dogs because they realized in the classes they took before was not very helpful. They saw this in the light of several recent high-profile dog shootings.
2. The fourth worker who contracted ebola arrived in Atlanta to be treated.
3. The kid's family is suing because they said the Lake Travis Youth Association for ignoring safety in the weather conditions.
4. Apple will be releasing a watch and a new iPhone within the next 6 months.
5. Ray Rice has been charged with domestic violence, and has been banned from the league.
6. A kid at the opening UT football game was using a drone and flying it over the stadium to take pictures. The student was suspended from school, and released pending further investigation. The drone as well, was retrieved from the student.
     I believe that this is wrong. The student was only taking pictures of the game, and not intending to harm anyone at all. It was brought up that it might have crashed, and caused harm. Well, I do think that that is definitely possible, however he should've been punished if and only if that had been the case. He should not have been suspended, the police were being over protective.
     I think that the police might have been being a little too cautious, even though in the sense that drones are a new technology. However int he future, I think that it might relax a bit, once that the technology is more common. Even then, it might become a problem again, as a use of terrorism.
     I think that drones shouldn't be restricted. because new technology is beneficial to society. However if they are being used to break the law, in anyway, such as invasion of privacy, they should not be used, even if the intention is good. This also should not just be restricted to the common citizen, but also the government.

News Values: Prominence

Prominence. This is an example of prominence because it is a story about a potential sickness that could affect people like you.

Reports of respiratory virus hit several states

Officials in several states, including Missouri, are reporting cases of respiratory illness, some severe enough to send kids to hospitals.

In Kansas City, Mo., more than 300 cases of respiratory illnesses were reported last month, according to the state Department of Health & Senior Services. About 15% of the illnesses resulted in children being placed in an intensive care unit, according to a health alert issued Aug. 29.

Ten states have contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help in investigating enterovirus — Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky, according to WXIA-TV.

Enteroviruses, with symptoms similar to an intense cold, hits its peak in September, according to medical officials.

But it is unusual that there have been so many hospitalizations, CNN reports.

The number of hospitalizations reported could be "just the tip of the iceberg in terms of severe cases," Mark Pallansch, director of the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, told CNN.

Pallansch said the division is looking into the situation.

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Doctors explain respiratory virus striking Midwest kids

WXIA-TV News medical correspondent Sujatha Reddy said children with asthma or allergies are the ones who are suffering the severest side effects of the virus.

"If you see your kid's condition changing — they're going just from having the sniffles to a fever to now, perhaps, difficulty breathing, or they just look like they don't feel good — you want to take them to the doctor or to the emergency room to make sure," Reddy said. "Because these kids that have asthma (or allergies) and get this enterovirus can get very ill."

This particular type of enterovirus — EV-D68 — is uncommon, but not new. It was first identified in the 1960s.

An analysis by the CDC showed at least 19 of the Kansas City children tested positive for EV-D68, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Vaccines for EV-D68 aren't currently available.

"Many infections will be mild and self-limited, requiring only symptomatic treatment," the analysis said. "Some people with several respiratory illness caused by EV-D68 may need to be hospitalized and receive intensive supportive therapy."

"The virus just runs its course. The illness goes away by itself," Reddy said. "But for kids who may have asthma or may have bad allergies, or have some other underlying medical problem, they're the ones that, potentially, could get more sick."

Denver also is seeing a spike in respiratory illnesses resembling the virus, and hospitals have sent specimens for testing to confirm whether it's the same virus, KUSA-TV reported.

More than 900 children have gone to Children's Hospital Colorado emergency and urgent care locations since Aug. 18 for treatment of severe respiratory illnesses, including enterovirus and viral infections, hospital spokeswoman Melissa Vizcarra told CNN.

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver had five children in intensive care and 20 more in the pediatric unit, KUSA-TV reported last week.

"This is the worst I've seen in my time here at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children," Raju Meyeppan told the station. "We're going to have a pretty busy winter at this institution and throughout the hospitals of Denver."

Will Cornejo, 13, was among the children in intensive care at Rocky Mountain after he came down with a cold and then woke up Tuesday night with an asthma attack that couldn't be controlled with his medicine albuterol. His mother, Jennifer, called 911 when her son's breathing became shallow, and her son was airlifted to the Denver hospital, she told KUSA.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/09/08/respiratory-virus-midwest-children/15269751/

News Values: Novelty

Impact. This is an example of novelty because it describes an event that took place where people could've gotten hurt, however it was barely avoided.

A Close Call for 2 Planes at Newark

Two planes at Newark Liberty International Airport had an unusually close call on April 24, the National Transportation Safety Board reported this week. But air traffic control experts said the hazard was reduced because both pilots were aware of the problem and took evasive action.

A Boeing 737 operated by United Airlines, arriving from San Francisco, flew over a regional jet at an altitude of about 400 feet, with a lateral separation of less than 200 feet, according to the board’s analysis of radar data. While the 737 was still three miles from the runway, the regional jet, an Embraer 145 flown by ExpressJet, was cleared to take off for a trip to Memphis, on a runway that crossed the runway being used for arrivals. But the smaller plane was slow to begin rolling, and by the time it reached the intersection, it was in conflict with the arriving plane, the board said in a preliminary report.

The air traffic controller, recognizing the problem, told the 737 to circle the airport. The pilot of the departing regional jet said he would delay raising the nose for takeoff, according to the board.

That “might be a frightening proximity,” said an independent expert, J. David Canoles, an aviation consultant. But, he said, “if the controller and the two pilots are all aware of what’s going on and coordinating, that proximity doesn’t bother me.”

“Go-arounds are unpleasant but they happen every day,” he said. “When you try to compress traffic, it happens from time to time.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/nyregion/a-close-call-for-2-planes-at-newark.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A16%22%7D

News Values: Proximity

Proximity. This is a example of proximity because it refers to a restriction issued on parks in our area.

Burn ban issued for Austin parks and greenbelts

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officials have issued a burn ban for all Austin parks, greenbelts and preserves — due to dangerous fire hazard conditions in Central Texas. Tthe Austin Parks and Recreation Department is temporarily prohibiting the building of fires and smoking, effective immediately. This includes using wood or charcoal barbecue pits, grills and smokers. However, propane stoves are allowed in designated picnic areas.

The Parks and Recreation Department is working with the Austin Police Department’s Park Police and the Department’s Park Rangers to make sure people abide by the burn ban. Violations may cost between $300 and $500.

“The temporary ban is necessary to ensure the safety of park patrons, surrounding communities and in an effort to minimize the risk of a wildfire in the Department’s parks and greenbelts,” said officials in a release about the burn ban.

Meanwhile, the Department will continue evaluating fire hazard conditions and will lift the ban as soon as they improve.

http://kxan.com/2014/09/08/burn-ban-issued-for-austin-parks-and-greenbelts/