-List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
1. The School Board and Mr.Girard
2. Students
3. Parents
- Create 20 questions you could ask each source. It will be the same 20 questions for each.
1. Why should the students wear uniforms?
2. How do you think uniforms would affect the students?
3. How do you think uniforms would help the students?
4. Do you think uniforms would be cheaper?
5. Do you think uniforms might help student in the future?
6. What are the consequences if the students do not follow the Dress Code?
7. Why should students start wearing uniforms now?
8. Do you think the students behavior problems will increase due to forcing them to wear uniforms?
9. Do you think that parents and teachers will agree upon the fact that students should wear uniforms?
10. Is it possible that the uniforms could change the Dress Code Violation that many students tend to break?
11. How do you think most of the students will react to uniforms?
12. Will the faculty have to wear uniforms as well?
13. Do you think that uniforms will help the students become more safe?
14. Will the students have any say in if they should wear uniforms or not?
15. Do you think the students will follow the Dress Code?
16.Is Akins Highschool the only school that has to wear uniforms?
17. How do you think the parents will react towards uniforms?
18. Will the Princible have any say in wether the students should wear uniforms or not?
19. What were the Princibles reactions towards uniforms?
20. Do you think The School Board has a good reason to make students wear uniforms?
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Assignment 09/23
A candidate for public office, a reporter discovers, was put on trial for alleged aggravated robbery almost 15 years ago. He was acquitted. Is this of relevance to the media during the current election? What obligation dos the media have to report such things?
This statement could be very effective to the candidates election.
When people starts to hear about what the reporter has come up with.
People starts checking backgriunds and asking questions. Making things
harder than it was before. The reporter must have got hard evidence to
put something that serious in the paper, knowing it cold ruin the
candidates election.
This statement could be very effective to the candidates election.
When people starts to hear about what the reporter has come up with.
People starts checking backgriunds and asking questions. Making things
harder than it was before. The reporter must have got hard evidence to
put something that serious in the paper, knowing it cold ruin the
candidates election.
Warm Up 09/23
ethics- a system of moral principles
libel-defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
slander-defamation; calumny
public figure-A famous person whose life and behavior are the focus of intense public interest and scrutiny.
private citizen-a citizen who does not hold any official or public position.
Hazelwood case-the Hazelwood case was about a school district telling the stories of teen pregnancy and kids that have divorced parents. They were basically backing up the First Amendment.
libel-defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
slander-defamation; calumny
public figure-A famous person whose life and behavior are the focus of intense public interest and scrutiny.
private citizen-a citizen who does not hold any official or public position.
Hazelwood case-the Hazelwood case was about a school district telling the stories of teen pregnancy and kids that have divorced parents. They were basically backing up the First Amendment.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret: Lead
Lead:
They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
Robert and Michael were famous orphans during the time of the cold war,1953 on behalf of their parents execution at Sing Sing for exchanging secrets to the Soviet union.
They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
Robert and Michael were famous orphans during the time of the cold war,1953 on behalf of their parents execution at Sing Sing for exchanging secrets to the Soviet union.
Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret
Who?
Who is involved? Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and their two sons
Who does/did the situation affect? The two brothers, Robert and Michael
Who said so? Sam Roberts
What?
What is happening? The sons were trying to get to the truth about their parents death.
What did happen? They found out that their Dad was a spy and he had been doing some spying.
What are the consequences? The death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What is different about this? The brothers kept finding out more and more even know they were not hearing the answers they wanted to hear about their parents.
What are the choices? To have a better life with their children or put them throught what their parents put them through.
When?
When did or will this happen? In 1973
When was this discovered? September 16, 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Sing Sing
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Because Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were giving out sevrets to the soviet union.
How?
How did it or will it happen? This happen because they were spies
How much does it cost? It cost them their lives and their two sons lives with out them.
How many people does this affect? Their family
How do you feel about this? I feel that they should have been punished for what they did but they didn't deserve to die for it.
Who is involved? Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and their two sons
Who does/did the situation affect? The two brothers, Robert and Michael
Who said so? Sam Roberts
What?
What is happening? The sons were trying to get to the truth about their parents death.
What did happen? They found out that their Dad was a spy and he had been doing some spying.
What are the consequences? The death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What is different about this? The brothers kept finding out more and more even know they were not hearing the answers they wanted to hear about their parents.
What are the choices? To have a better life with their children or put them throught what their parents put them through.
When?
When did or will this happen? In 1973
When was this discovered? September 16, 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Sing Sing
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Because Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were giving out sevrets to the soviet union.
How?
How did it or will it happen? This happen because they were spies
How much does it cost? It cost them their lives and their two sons lives with out them.
How many people does this affect? Their family
How do you feel about this? I feel that they should have been punished for what they did but they didn't deserve to die for it.
Bear repellent causes vet clinic evacuation: Lead
Lead:
A canister of 'Super Magnum Bear Spray' spurred the evacuation of animals and employees from a local veterinary clinic Tuesday.
A new invention of bear pepper-spray was spread throughout a local veterinary clinc Tuesday causing employees and animals to evacuate the building as quickly as possible.
A canister of 'Super Magnum Bear Spray' spurred the evacuation of animals and employees from a local veterinary clinic Tuesday.
A new invention of bear pepper-spray was spread throughout a local veterinary clinc Tuesday causing employees and animals to evacuate the building as quickly as possible.
Bear repellent causes vet clinic evacuation
Who?
Who is involved?Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, Rachel Henry, animals, and Curtis Sanders
Who does/did the situation affect? Henry, the animals, and the employee's
Who said so?Laura Heinauer
What?
What is happening? The pepper spray for bears was spreading in the buliding and people couldn't brreath or see
What did happen? The spray had got knocked over and opened
What are the consequences? Henry and along with other employee's and animal had to get medicated care.
What is different about this? Nobody makes Bear pepper spray.
What are the choices? To not produce andymore, and if you do then have it in a safe place.
When?
When did or will this happen? Tuesday, September 16, 2008
When was this discovered? Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? A veterinary technician at Capital Veterinary Clinic on South Congress Avenue.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Sanders thought that instead of buying a gun for protection the pepper spray was just as harmful but didn't cost that much.
How?
How did it or will it happen? This happened because the bottle somehow got knocked over
How much does it cost? A couple of hundreds
How many people does this affect? Only the people who were inside the building
How do you feel about this?I tihnk that its good to have something to prevent bears from attacking you but if it effects you as well then why would you want to put yourself in that position. You might as well just let the bear attack you.
Who is involved?Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, Rachel Henry, animals, and Curtis Sanders
Who does/did the situation affect? Henry, the animals, and the employee's
Who said so?Laura Heinauer
What?
What is happening? The pepper spray for bears was spreading in the buliding and people couldn't brreath or see
What did happen? The spray had got knocked over and opened
What are the consequences? Henry and along with other employee's and animal had to get medicated care.
What is different about this? Nobody makes Bear pepper spray.
What are the choices? To not produce andymore, and if you do then have it in a safe place.
When?
When did or will this happen? Tuesday, September 16, 2008
When was this discovered? Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? A veterinary technician at Capital Veterinary Clinic on South Congress Avenue.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Sanders thought that instead of buying a gun for protection the pepper spray was just as harmful but didn't cost that much.
How?
How did it or will it happen? This happened because the bottle somehow got knocked over
How much does it cost? A couple of hundreds
How many people does this affect? Only the people who were inside the building
How do you feel about this?I tihnk that its good to have something to prevent bears from attacking you but if it effects you as well then why would you want to put yourself in that position. You might as well just let the bear attack you.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Palin: wrong woman, wrong message
Who?
Who is involved?Palin, McCain, and Women
Who does/did the situation affect? Women
Who said so?Palin
What?
What is happening? Palin is talking about how people are sending out the wrong messages for women and how men don't think women could amount to them.
What did happen? She explaining how women are starting to take a stand slowly.
What are the consequences? Women getting trearted unfairly.
What is different about this? She's not as popular and she speaks on behalf of an everyday woman that don't agree with how things are for women.
What are the choices? To start standing up for women or just let men continue to do the job.
When?
When did or will this happen? This have been happening for many years.
When was this discovered? September 4, 2008
Where? At a conference meeting.
Where did or will this happen? This happens all over the world.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? This continues to happen because men don't think that women should be able let alone could do a man's job.
How?
How did it or will it happen? It started a long time go. When people discovered that men were stronger, men started getting better jobs than women.
How much does it cost? This cost women independence.
How many people does this affect? Women all over the world
How do you feel about this? I feel that women should be treated the same as men. Nobody ever thinks that a woman should become president but maybe a woman is exactly what this world needs.
Who is involved?Palin, McCain, and Women
Who does/did the situation affect? Women
Who said so?Palin
What?
What is happening? Palin is talking about how people are sending out the wrong messages for women and how men don't think women could amount to them.
What did happen? She explaining how women are starting to take a stand slowly.
What are the consequences? Women getting trearted unfairly.
What is different about this? She's not as popular and she speaks on behalf of an everyday woman that don't agree with how things are for women.
What are the choices? To start standing up for women or just let men continue to do the job.
When?
When did or will this happen? This have been happening for many years.
When was this discovered? September 4, 2008
Where? At a conference meeting.
Where did or will this happen? This happens all over the world.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? This continues to happen because men don't think that women should be able let alone could do a man's job.
How?
How did it or will it happen? It started a long time go. When people discovered that men were stronger, men started getting better jobs than women.
How much does it cost? This cost women independence.
How many people does this affect? Women all over the world
How do you feel about this? I feel that women should be treated the same as men. Nobody ever thinks that a woman should become president but maybe a woman is exactly what this world needs.
Hurricane Ike
What do these images say to you? The images represents pain and sorrow.
What do you see? I see people's houses destroyed and lost forever.
Describe the pictures in your own words.The pictures of Hurricane Ike is basically sad. You can just look at it and think about how the people who live there feel. They have to start a whole new life. The picrtures aren't saying enough. I feel like there's so much more damage beyond the pictures.
What element of news is Ike to you? Horrible
What is the element of news? The element is the distruction of a town where people lived.
What do you see? I see people's houses destroyed and lost forever.
Describe the pictures in your own words.The pictures of Hurricane Ike is basically sad. You can just look at it and think about how the people who live there feel. They have to start a whole new life. The picrtures aren't saying enough. I feel like there's so much more damage beyond the pictures.
What element of news is Ike to you? Horrible
What is the element of news? The element is the distruction of a town where people lived.
Blogger Removed From Shelter
Who?
Who is involved?Sara Foley, A reporter with The Galveston County Daily News,Red Cross officials and a City of Galveston public information officer, and Austin School District
Who does/did the situation affect? Sara Foley
Who said so?Sara Foley
What?
What is happening?Sara is getting kicked out of the shelter because they think she is ther under false pretense.
What did happen? Sara got kicked out and had to go and stay with a friend.
What are the consequences? Sara not being in the shelter
What is different about this? Someone getting kicked out of a shelter
What are the choices?To either fight back or just leave
When?
When did or will this happen?September 13th, 2008
When was this discovered?September 15th, 2008
Where? A shelter
Where did or will this happen?Austin, Texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The officails of the shelter thought that Sara Foley should not be there.
How?
How did it or will it happen? It started to happen because Sara made a comment about being in that shelter was like being in jail.
How much does it cost? It doesn't cost anything
How many people does this affect? This effected Sara and the friend she had to go stay with. It also may effected some of the people that still stay in the shelter.
How do you feel about this? I think that if a person is homeless and needs a place to sleep and eat, then they shouldn't be turned down just for saying a comment.
Who is involved?Sara Foley, A reporter with The Galveston County Daily News,Red Cross officials and a City of Galveston public information officer, and Austin School District
Who does/did the situation affect? Sara Foley
Who said so?Sara Foley
What?
What is happening?Sara is getting kicked out of the shelter because they think she is ther under false pretense.
What did happen? Sara got kicked out and had to go and stay with a friend.
What are the consequences? Sara not being in the shelter
What is different about this? Someone getting kicked out of a shelter
What are the choices?To either fight back or just leave
When?
When did or will this happen?September 13th, 2008
When was this discovered?September 15th, 2008
Where? A shelter
Where did or will this happen?Austin, Texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The officails of the shelter thought that Sara Foley should not be there.
How?
How did it or will it happen? It started to happen because Sara made a comment about being in that shelter was like being in jail.
How much does it cost? It doesn't cost anything
How many people does this affect? This effected Sara and the friend she had to go stay with. It also may effected some of the people that still stay in the shelter.
How do you feel about this? I think that if a person is homeless and needs a place to sleep and eat, then they shouldn't be turned down just for saying a comment.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Elements of News
Elements of News
• Proximity: Sign up For FREE ACL passes
• Prominence: Common takes a break from the screen and returns expressing his thoughts through words.
• Timeliness:Umphrey's McGee at 9pm, come join the fun
• Oddity:Andrew Zimmern, the host of “Bizarre Foods”, eat just about anything. From maggots to intestines.
• Consequence: Judge blocks release of Austin men
• Conflict: Transit budget increases 8%
• Human interest: A Portion of Zilker Park is closing for renovation
• Proximity: Sign up For FREE ACL passes
• Prominence: Common takes a break from the screen and returns expressing his thoughts through words.
• Timeliness:Umphrey's McGee at 9pm, come join the fun
• Oddity:Andrew Zimmern, the host of “Bizarre Foods”, eat just about anything. From maggots to intestines.
• Consequence: Judge blocks release of Austin men
• Conflict: Transit budget increases 8%
• Human interest: A Portion of Zilker Park is closing for renovation
Hurricane's
Houston, Galveston vulnerable to Ike's fury
Who?
Who is involved? Peolple in the city of Huston.
Who does/did the situation affect? The People who live there.
Who said so? The forecast and Jeff Masters
What?
What is happening?People were leaving from their homes to go someplace safer.
What did happen?The hurricane was moving closer to Huston.
What are the consequences? Homes are getting trashed because of the Hurricane.
What is different about this? Hurricanes usually happen 80% of the time in the south.
What are the choices? To stay there and get killed or move to a safer place
When?
When did or will this happen? In the next couple of days
When was this discovered? August 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen?In Huston to Corpus Christi, texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?Hurricanes initiate from an area of thunderstorms.
How?
How did it or will it happen?The thunderstorm got too big and to became a spreading hurricane
How much does it cost? Peolple's lives and hometowns
How many people does this affect? Millions
How do you feel about this? I think that its really sad. Some people has been somewhere since forever and to just have to leave it and see it get destoyed is terrible.
Who?
Who is involved? Peolple in the city of Huston.
Who does/did the situation affect? The People who live there.
Who said so? The forecast and Jeff Masters
What?
What is happening?People were leaving from their homes to go someplace safer.
What did happen?The hurricane was moving closer to Huston.
What are the consequences? Homes are getting trashed because of the Hurricane.
What is different about this? Hurricanes usually happen 80% of the time in the south.
What are the choices? To stay there and get killed or move to a safer place
When?
When did or will this happen? In the next couple of days
When was this discovered? August 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen?In Huston to Corpus Christi, texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?Hurricanes initiate from an area of thunderstorms.
How?
How did it or will it happen?The thunderstorm got too big and to became a spreading hurricane
How much does it cost? Peolple's lives and hometowns
How many people does this affect? Millions
How do you feel about this? I think that its really sad. Some people has been somewhere since forever and to just have to leave it and see it get destoyed is terrible.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Babies Kidnapped
5 Ws and the H
Babies Kidnapped
The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.
Who?
Who is involved? Infant Babies
Who does/did the situation affect? The Parents
Who said so? Jonel Aleccia
What?
What is happening? Babies were getting kidnapped.
What did happen? Strangers were taking babies that weren't theirs.
What are the consequences? Parents w/o their child and the child w/o the parents, and some parentts and children end up dead.
What is different about this? Well I thought that kids from 6-11 were on the top of kidnapps, but it came out to be infants are.
What are the choices? To Look for the child or wait and see if the person who took them give them back.
When?
When did or will this happen? Between 1993 and 2006
When was this discovered? 1983
Where?
Where did or will this happen? They are usually taken from hospitals, homes, and public areas.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The people that take them because they can't withhold a child.
How?
How did it or will it happen? They get close to the family and act like their a nurse or doctor.
How much does it cost? Basically stocking the family.
How many people does this affect? A whole family and the child tooken.
How do you feel about this? I think that its sick. Its so wrong to just steal someone's baby like that, and I knoe that its a tragic to the parents. I learned that when ever i get pregnant to look out for those kind of people.
Babies Kidnapped
The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.
Who?
Who is involved? Infant Babies
Who does/did the situation affect? The Parents
Who said so? Jonel Aleccia
What?
What is happening? Babies were getting kidnapped.
What did happen? Strangers were taking babies that weren't theirs.
What are the consequences? Parents w/o their child and the child w/o the parents, and some parentts and children end up dead.
What is different about this? Well I thought that kids from 6-11 were on the top of kidnapps, but it came out to be infants are.
What are the choices? To Look for the child or wait and see if the person who took them give them back.
When?
When did or will this happen? Between 1993 and 2006
When was this discovered? 1983
Where?
Where did or will this happen? They are usually taken from hospitals, homes, and public areas.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The people that take them because they can't withhold a child.
How?
How did it or will it happen? They get close to the family and act like their a nurse or doctor.
How much does it cost? Basically stocking the family.
How many people does this affect? A whole family and the child tooken.
How do you feel about this? I think that its sick. Its so wrong to just steal someone's baby like that, and I knoe that its a tragic to the parents. I learned that when ever i get pregnant to look out for those kind of people.
Big Brother
5 Ws and the H
The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.
'Big Brother'
Who?
Who is involved? Traders From China
Who does/did the situation affect? The Xiguang
Who said so? State media reports
What?
What is happening? The Xiguang was given drugged bananas.
What did happen? They were becoming addicted.
What are the consequences? They became addicted.
What is different about this? Animals usually don't get addictions they humans get.
What are the choices? To take the animal to rehab.
When?
When did or will this happen? 2005
When was this discovered? 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? In Southwest China
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The traders wanted to control the animals.
How?
How did it or will it happen? The traders put drugs in bananas.
How much does it cost? Almost the animals lives.
How many people does this affect? I think around 40%
How do you feel about this? I feel that it is wrong to harm an animal that way.
The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.
'Big Brother'
Who?
Who is involved? Traders From China
Who does/did the situation affect? The Xiguang
Who said so? State media reports
What?
What is happening? The Xiguang was given drugged bananas.
What did happen? They were becoming addicted.
What are the consequences? They became addicted.
What is different about this? Animals usually don't get addictions they humans get.
What are the choices? To take the animal to rehab.
When?
When did or will this happen? 2005
When was this discovered? 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? In Southwest China
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The traders wanted to control the animals.
How?
How did it or will it happen? The traders put drugs in bananas.
How much does it cost? Almost the animals lives.
How many people does this affect? I think around 40%
How do you feel about this? I feel that it is wrong to harm an animal that way.
Who are the democratic and republican presidential and vice presidential nominees? Give a brief summery of each one's background.
The democratic nominees are; US Sentaor Barack Obama. The Republican presidental nominees are; US Senator John McCain. The vice president nominees are; Governor Sarah Palin and Us Senator Joe Biden. US Senator Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama is married and has two daughters. He is also a church man. Right no he attends United Church of Christ. Obama also went to Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He graduated with a B.A. US Senator John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone. He's married with seven children. McCain is a Baptist, he attended National War College, and graduaed with a B.S. Governor Sarah Palin was born on February 11,1964 in Idaho. He is married with five children. Assemblies of God. She went to the Universary of Idaho and graduated with a B.S. US Senator Joe Biden was born on November 24, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is also married and have three children. He is a Roman Catholic. Biden went to University of Delaware and graduated with a B.A.
The democratic nominees are; US Sentaor Barack Obama. The Republican presidental nominees are; US Senator John McCain. The vice president nominees are; Governor Sarah Palin and Us Senator Joe Biden. US Senator Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama is married and has two daughters. He is also a church man. Right no he attends United Church of Christ. Obama also went to Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He graduated with a B.A. US Senator John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone. He's married with seven children. McCain is a Baptist, he attended National War College, and graduaed with a B.S. Governor Sarah Palin was born on February 11,1964 in Idaho. He is married with five children. Assemblies of God. She went to the Universary of Idaho and graduated with a B.S. US Senator Joe Biden was born on November 24, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is also married and have three children. He is a Roman Catholic. Biden went to University of Delaware and graduated with a B.A.
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