Monday, September 29, 2008

9/29/08 school uniforms

Topic: School Uniforms
1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
the teachers
the students
the principal

2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source. It will be the same 20 questions for each.
1.Why did yall decide to use school uniforms?
2.Do you think its fair for everykid?
3.What if wanna of the students dont wear it?
4.Would you wear the uniform?
5.How long is the uniform gonna be assigned?
6.what do you plan on doing with this?
7.why do you think they started with the uniforms?
8.What do yall expect from this new uniform policy?
9.Do you think its better with the uniforms?
10.Should everyschool have this policy?
11.Do you think it will help students to learn how to dress better?
12.Do you think this will improve the schools or students?
13.Do you think every student will follow the school dress code?
14.Who do you think made this policy and why?
15.What are the consequences if someone doesnt wear it?
16.will there be days they could wear watever they want besides uniforms?
17.Do they have to wear a certain color?
18.Do boys wear the same as the girls?
19.Or do the boys have to wear the same as the guys?
20.Do you agree or desagree with this dress code?

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

assignment 9/23/08

I think that the it does show how the canidate is realy like so it could show them if they wanna vote for him or not.so i say the public deserves the to know about the candidates.But at the same time but its the job of the media to report anything news worthy.

9/23/08 warm up

ethics:ethics are kind of like morals and common sense.it is what you think is right or wrong.Being ethicil mean trying to be reasonable and doing what you think is right.
libel:it is a law that is defamation by written or printed words,pictures,or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
slander:a malicious,false,and defamatory statement or report
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:encouraged studentsThe court to write appropriate articles.

Friday, September 19, 2008

ARTICLE 9/19/08

Who?Humans and bears
Who is involved?The humans are involved in this.
Who does/did the situation affect?The humans health.
Who said so?Laura Heinauer

What?Pepper spray for bears
What is happening?They are evacuating
What did happen?The pepper spray fell
What are the consequences?They couldnt see and there eyes burned.
What is different about this?
What are the choices?To get out of the place.

When?Wensday sepetember 17,2008
When did or will this happen?during the day
When was this discovered?that it works on humans to.

Where?in a south austin vet clinic
Where did or will this happen?In austin,texas

Why?Beacuse someone had pepper spray at there desk
Why did this happen or will it happen?Beacuse it got spelled and it sprayed everywhere

How?It just fell
How did it or will it happen?by someone accidently knocking it down
How much does it cost?idk
How many people does this affect?every human being
How do you feel about this?scared

The lead of this aritcle is that a canister of Super Magnum bear spray spurred the evacuation of animals and employees from a local veterinary clinic tuesday.

Theres was a spill of bear pepper spray in a clinic for animals and alot of people got out and so did animals.

Monday, September 15, 2008

9/15/08 Article

Read this article. What do you think of it? Do you think the Sara Foley had a right to be at the shelter? What are the 5 W's and H of this article? What is the element of news that this article would fall under?

I say that the officers had no right to kick her out of the shelter.
I think that Sara Foley had the right to be in there because she was just doing her job and she was triying to see how people got treated in there.The 5ws and H in this article are:
Who?Sare Foley
What?she got kicked out of crockett high school shelter because the officer felt uncomtorble with her there.
When?On Saturday September13,2008.
Where?at crockett high school shelter
Why?Because they didnt want her there.
How?The officers escorted her out and she left.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

warm up

who?People in Houston and Corpus Christi


What?There evacuating from there to get away from the hurricane.


When?They say its gonna hit this weekend like about friday.



Where?In Houston, Corpis Christi and the gulf of mexico.


Why?Because theres a hurrican thats gonna hit them and they have to leave before they get hit.


How?By leaving the city and going somewhere else were its safe.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Articles

Who?The babies and the mothers
Who is involved?The kidnappers
Who does/did the situation affect?The mom
Who said so? JoNel Allicia


What?Kidnappers are taking newborns away from mothers.
What is happening?they pretend to be doctors.
What did happen?they took the babies away
What are the consequences?the mother not having her babies
What is different about this?
What are the choices? To be more careful and watch out for those kidnappers

When?in 2006
When did or will this happen?in 2006
When was this discovered? between 1983 and 2006

Where? In the hospitals
Where did or will this happen? the hospitals in Lubbock,Texas

Why?Kidnappers act like if there doctors.
Why did this happen or will it happen? They just wanna take the babies

How? they dress up as doctors
How did it or will it happen? Thet go in.
How much does it cost? theres no cost for this
How many people does this affect? All the mothers that have newborns
How do you feel about this?sad and scared

Warm up

Who are the democratic and republican presidential and vice presidential nominees? Give a brief summery of each one's background.

Republicans are: mike Huckabee is the former governer of Arkansas that was nominated for the republican nominees.
John McCain is a US senator from Arizona since 1987 (republican)
Ron Paul is a republican congressman from Texas

Democrat's are: Hillary Clinton is a presidental candidate
Mike Gravel he was a senator fromalaska and ran for president for the democracy party.
Barack Obama is the US senator from illinois and he is nominated for democratic this year.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Internet Scavenger Hunt

What individual is responsible for writing the First Amendment?
James madison wrote it.
List five facts about the First Amendment.
It protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from goverment interference.
Altough the first amendment explicitly prohibits only the named rights from being abridged by laws made by the congress.
Two clauses in the first amendment guarantee freedom of religion.
The establishment clause prohibits the goverment from passing legislation to establish an official religion or preferring one religion over another.
The supreme court interprets the extend of the protection afforded to these rights.
What document lists the First Amendment?
the bill of rights
How many words are in the First Amendment?
45
Define libel.
in english and american law and sytems based on them
Define slander.slander is sayin something about another person that is untrue.
What is the Pulitzer Prize? Its an american award for journalism, leterature and music.
How much money does an individual win?catogory winners recieve $10k and certificate suitable for framing.
Name the movie which reveals the press's role in uncovering a story that forced a president to resign. All the President's Men
Who is Mike Barnicle? he i a writer for the Boston herald.
From what newspaper was he fired and why? I think he actually resigned from the Boston Globe after being blamed for plagiarism.
Identify each of the following journalists and why they are famous.
Bob Woodward he is and asiisting manager editor of the washington post. He has written 12 best-selling non fiction books.
william randolph hearst.American newspaper Magnate.
Helen thomas.She is the senior member of the white house press corps for UPI since 1974, shes a hearst newspaper columnist and excellent journalism.
Who is Tom Brokaw and what books did he write?he is an american television journalist and author. He wrote the greatest generation, the greatest generation speaks, an album of memories, a long way from home and boom.
Who is Alan Diaz and why is he noteworthy?he is a hispanis journalist that won the pulitzer in 2000.
What motto does The New York Times print in its upper left corner?all the news that's fit to print.
What is The Associated Press?its a news gathering organization they have reportes around the world that monitor the local news.
What is Gannett?the largest news paper publisher in the u.s
What is Knight Ridder?he was an american media company specializing in newspaper and internet publishing.
What is The Freedom Forum?a nonparisan international foundation advocating free press and speech rights for all people.
What is the American Society of Newspaper Editors?the american society of newspaper editors is a membership organization for daily newspaper editors.
Who is the founder of USA Today and where is he from (provide city and state)?
bob sema
How many newspapers does our school library carry?1
What is the difference between a publisher and an editor?the publisher decides wheter or not the book is a good risk the editor is the person who goes over the text of the material with a fine-nonth comb.
Define Yellow Journalism.Basically, they told you what they wanted you to believe rather than what actually happend.
Define Cencorship. Censorship is when goverment founded agencies and monitor content on your t.v ,radio and computer.
List five books that have been censored.

  • the boy who lost his face by Louis Sachar
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl
  • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
  • Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
  • Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole