1. Two possible causes of the Hidden Pines fire out in Bastrop are either that it was a farm accident or that it was an intentional violation of the burn ban. At 10:30 wednesday morning displaced residents were allowed to return to their properties. 64 confirmed homes have been destroyed, 4600 acres have been destroyed, and the cost estimate reaches into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
2. Schools are now turning to digital textbooks instead of real textbooks in Austin area school systems.
The benefits of this development are that there are now more options for classroom development and the cost of buying costly textbooks is minimized. The Robertson family had trouble helping their daughter with her geometry homework with a user unfriendly computer system, so they spent $75.00 on a geometry textbook for home use. Melissa Prepster has been advocating for the integration of technology into school systems since she started teaching. The Eanes district is a rarity in Texas in that they give every student a handheld device for teaching purposes. The Leander district wishes to do this also in the future.
3. Canada's newest prime minister has ended over ten years of hardcore conservatism by being liberal.
He plans on legalizing marijuana, dropping out of the U.S. led bombing campaign over the Islamic State, and pumping up Canada's infrastructure. Removing the 6 fighter jets they contributed to the bombing campaign may hurt relations with us, but it might put both of our countries leaders on the same page, philosophically. He is also in strong support of the United Nations.
4. Alan Guckian is a semifinalist in the 2016 Music Educator award. He was nominated by local musician SaulPaul. Guckian is in the top 25 for this award, and if he makes it to top 10, he is guaranteed at least $1000.00. He said he will use the money to have a pizza party.
5. The new UT coach is attempting to stress intellectual acuity and having fun on the basketball court. He is accomplishing this by giving the players Navy SEAL training.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
questions
1. everywhere but events or activities that the reporter witnessed.
2. If followed as a rule, it would lead to ludicrous stories that are 90% atribution.
3. witnesses to crimes/accidents usually have a lot to say about them.
4. at the end of the sentence most often, this is because the quote is more important than the attribution.
5. one person per quote, because its confusing otherwise
6. transitional phrases are bad because it inflates the reporters ego.
7. in long quotes
8. in short phrases
9. In long phrases
10. said, because it's neutral
11. past tense said, reflective
12. fully identified
13. briefly identified
14. use commas to punctuate quotes
15. direct quote means exact wording, and can't be for two people. indirect is the opposite
16. the speaker
17. when listing the speakers title
18. "I'm proud of each and every person on this team," said Coach Ed Hullender.
19. Junior Laura Duke, the only Wheeler High student to audition who is not currently on the dance team, said "Dancing in the Super Bowl will be a once in a lifetime opportunity,"
20. "They're not real wrestlers, and I think it actually hurts the sport. I wish they would change their name from wrestling to acting," said Coach Steve Lattizori.
21. incorrect, fragment
22. incorrect, said should before if there is a title
23. correct
24. correct, but strange sentence.
25. incorrect, attribution should be after first sentence in quote
26. incorrect, comma should be inside the quotation
2. If followed as a rule, it would lead to ludicrous stories that are 90% atribution.
3. witnesses to crimes/accidents usually have a lot to say about them.
4. at the end of the sentence most often, this is because the quote is more important than the attribution.
5. one person per quote, because its confusing otherwise
6. transitional phrases are bad because it inflates the reporters ego.
7. in long quotes
8. in short phrases
9. In long phrases
10. said, because it's neutral
11. past tense said, reflective
12. fully identified
13. briefly identified
14. use commas to punctuate quotes
15. direct quote means exact wording, and can't be for two people. indirect is the opposite
16. the speaker
17. when listing the speakers title
18. "I'm proud of each and every person on this team," said Coach Ed Hullender.
19. Junior Laura Duke, the only Wheeler High student to audition who is not currently on the dance team, said "Dancing in the Super Bowl will be a once in a lifetime opportunity,"
20. "They're not real wrestlers, and I think it actually hurts the sport. I wish they would change their name from wrestling to acting," said Coach Steve Lattizori.
21. incorrect, fragment
22. incorrect, said should before if there is a title
23. correct
24. correct, but strange sentence.
25. incorrect, attribution should be after first sentence in quote
26. incorrect, comma should be inside the quotation
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tech Overhaul At McCallum?-Rough Draft
Tech Overhaul At McCallum?
As most students and teachers know, most of the computers at public schools tend to be unreliable, or at the very least outdated. I recently interviewed several teachers and students about the possibility and need for a technology overhaul at McCallum. Mrs. Carrasco, the Pre-AP World Geography/AP Human Geography teacher, was all in favor of a computer overhaul. "We can't have online textbooks without a reliable way to access them." she said, "We have needed an update since about five years ago." I then went over to Mr. Fidelman's room, where he operates a computer lab for his Business Information Management class. "It's funny that you should ask that," he said. "The teacher meetings the school has periodically actually have that as a topic of conversation. AISD tends to be more on the reactionary side of things in terms of technology, very slow on the upkeep. The rules actually say that the computers of an AISD school must be updated and replaced once every five years, and many labs such as this one are in desperate need of an overhaul."
I also asked several students their opinions on what McCallum's tech department needed. "Aside from free iPads for all the students?" Elsa Roberts jokingly replied, "I think that a more organized and united way to access class papers and resources is necessary, along with faster wifi, if possible." Rachel Williams thought that if the school felt that the school felt that this was needed, then that's where the funds should be going. Ting Goodfriend felt that the library's computers were in need of an update as well, as they run very slowly. A student who wished to remain unnamed voiced against the possible overhaul, saying it would take valuable funds into an unneeded area. "Ok, unpopular opinion here, I don't think that the technology at McCallum is really in need of an update. If you need to get your homework off the internet because you didn't prepare for it in class, you deserve to struggle with the system for your irresponsibility. Please don't put my name in this." He then walked off and bumped into a door.
My opinion on this whole thing is pretty simple, McCallum needs technology from this millennium, and holding off on this will not be better in the long run.
Sam Trickey
Cool Guy in Chief
Friday, October 9, 2015
QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
1. The perk that was raising eyebrows in Austin was that members of the Parks and Recreation board would get free tickets to ACL. Tom Donovan is the recipient in question, and the board is defending giving him a ticket by saying that they were for work purposes only. Two other members offered the passes declined them, saying that they wouldn't be comfortable using up a sizable portion of funds for something that doesn't seem to actually matter. Sabine Romero has sent an email saying it was okay for the mayor and council members to receive free tickets. Ann Kitchen has used the passes for herself, while Ora Houston gave the tickets to 311 operators filling in for her as a "Thank you." I don't know if these passes are really that important, as its just a dozen or so council members taking up the space, so I'll play it safe and say that its ok for them to do this, morally.
2. The state of Oklahoma implemented a stay on using lethal injection drugs due to the complicating legality of such drugs. Tennessee has authorized the use of an electric chair in lieu of the drugs, and Utah has authorized a firing squad. Midzolam is the drug used in the injections, and the supply, demand, and legality has made it so there's much more controversy and mistakes than normal.
3. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has banned all parliament members from visiting a contested holy site in the Old City. He has ordered police to enforce this. He attempted to use this to quell unrest and riots, however, he only succeeded in making a lot of people angry. The banned members have attempted to visit, where they were unsurprisingly turned away. Muhanad Halabi was a student shot and killed recently, which kicked off the riots in the first place.
4.Svetlana Alexievich won a Nobel Prize for literature yesterday, which is strange considering her work was nonfiction. In her works, she blended literature and journalism. She plans to create much more works of literature, and doesn't plan to lose her footing now.
5. Professor Emeritus Daniel S. Hamermesh has decided that he will not be returning to his job next year due to the new dangerous concealed carry laws in this state. His departure became public after he sent a letter to the president of UT, which was then published in the Daily Texan newspaper. It was also a factor that he was already planning to retire before the concealed carry law went into effect.
6. The new metal gear solid game is a very good game, with excellent controls, graphics, and replay value. This article is reviewing it.
2. The state of Oklahoma implemented a stay on using lethal injection drugs due to the complicating legality of such drugs. Tennessee has authorized the use of an electric chair in lieu of the drugs, and Utah has authorized a firing squad. Midzolam is the drug used in the injections, and the supply, demand, and legality has made it so there's much more controversy and mistakes than normal.
3. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has banned all parliament members from visiting a contested holy site in the Old City. He has ordered police to enforce this. He attempted to use this to quell unrest and riots, however, he only succeeded in making a lot of people angry. The banned members have attempted to visit, where they were unsurprisingly turned away. Muhanad Halabi was a student shot and killed recently, which kicked off the riots in the first place.
4.Svetlana Alexievich won a Nobel Prize for literature yesterday, which is strange considering her work was nonfiction. In her works, she blended literature and journalism. She plans to create much more works of literature, and doesn't plan to lose her footing now.
5. Professor Emeritus Daniel S. Hamermesh has decided that he will not be returning to his job next year due to the new dangerous concealed carry laws in this state. His departure became public after he sent a letter to the president of UT, which was then published in the Daily Texan newspaper. It was also a factor that he was already planning to retire before the concealed carry law went into effect.
6. The new metal gear solid game is a very good game, with excellent controls, graphics, and replay value. This article is reviewing it.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
The Viability of High School Football
I think that the last article, the one written for the Grantland website, really struck close to home, touching on the fact that high school football is a dangerous sport that children are allowed to play. The first article is simply factual, trying not to take sides, as a widespread news provider should. The second article attempted to consider itself above all the riff-raff, trying to do something similar to the first article but simply coming across as elitist and holier-than-thou, and asked way to many rhetorical questions. The third article was the one that actually talked about how the kids being killed by football was morally wrong, and that the NFL was doing shady stuff in the name of future profits.
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