Arnold Schwarzenegger Interview Evaluation

An open-ended question.
"What is it with you?"A closed-ended question.
"All the sudden she just starts getting money. No, you must have told her?"  A follow-up question.
"Once again you don't tell your wife?"
What question got the best answer from Arnold Schwarzenegger?
"I think it was the stupidest things i did in the relationship. I caused tremendous pain."
What's a question you have for Arnold Schwarzenegger that was not asked?
So you regret the affair?
What can you observe about Arnold Schwarzenegger's behavior as he answers the questions?
He seems very calm and relaxed even when answering hard questions. He talks very emotionless even while talking about the things that were a big deal. He sometimes smiles when answering a serious question.Does he appear comfortable or uncomfortable? How can you tell?

He seems fine and confident in the beginning when talking about his career and life then seems a little uncomfortable talking about his affair and son.

Student of the Month

Student of the Month

   A Principle 
-Did you come up with this idea?
-If you did, what was your inspiration?
-Who benefits from this award?
-What is the reward?
-Who picks the recipients?
-How do you pick the recipients?
-Will this helpful for students trying to get into college?
-Is this just based off grades or other things too?

   A Teacher
-How do you like the idea of this award?
-Will you be picking the students receiving the award?
-Do you have any student in mind?
-How many students will be picked?
-How do think the students feel about this award?
- Will these students be publicly announced?
-Will there be a celebration to comemorate the receptions? 
-Does the student have to accept this award?

      The Student 
-Are you excited for The Student of The Month Award?
-Do you think you could get the award?
-If so, why are you qualified?
-Who do you think would nominate you?
-Do you think teachers will be the one picking the Student that get this award?
-Would you rather teachers or your peers choose the person who gets this award?
-If you won this award, how would you celebrate?
-Do you think your peers will appreciate this award?

School Uniforms

1. The Principle 

- Why make this change?

- Why now?

- What do you hope to accomplish from this?

-  What kind of uniform are you thinking of?

- Was this your decision or your superiors?

- If it is your superior, do you agree?

- Will you have a specific uniform too?

- What about kids who can't afford new uniforms?

2. A Teacher- 

- Did you have anyway in the matter?

- Your personal opinion on the situation? 

- Will the teachers have to follow this new rule too?

- Will this make it harder to tell students apart?

-Do you believe this takes away from student being who they are?

-What about theme outfits on pep rally days?

-What about wearing team shirts on game day?

-What if kids refuse to wear the uniforms?

3. A Student-

-Do you agree with this new rule?

- Will you like looking the same a everyone else?

- Do you feel that your individual rights are being taken away?

- How do you plan to express yourself from now on?

-Does this make you want to switch schools?

-Do you think the whole district will have to have uniforms?

-Are you going to protest this change?

-Do you think certain accessories will be banded?

4. Another Student-

-Do you think the new uniform is fair?

-Do you feel like you are being punished?

- Are you going to personalize your uniform somehow?

- Do you think your extra curricular (like band or cheerleading) outfits will be changed too?

- Will you express your feelings about this change to a higher authority?
-Do you have any idea why we are making this change?
-Do your peers have the same opinion as you on the matter at hand?
- What do you expect the new uniform to like?

Current Events Quiz #5

1. What Texas state senator is currently battling the White House over the topic of "Obamacare"? (hint he is from San Antonio and he is a Republican)

Rick Perry or Ted something
2. What area high school is under fire from the public over hiring an administrator who was investigated for sending inappropriate text messages to a student?
West Lake 
3. What fast food restaurant announced yesterday that they would be offering low fat french fries?
Burger king
4. What Texas Major League baseball team is trying to make the play-offs and is just one game out of the last wild card spot?
Texas Rangers
5. Name one of the two new grocery stores that opened in the area recently? (hint one is a transplant company from California, the other already has one store in Austin, but just opened its second in South Austin)
Whole Foods

Answer the two questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

2. Do you think the government should fund and support individuals who either cannot afford their own insurance or whose employers do not pay for health care? Why?

I think it is great that our government can help those in need but it should have limits. People that are completely capable are taking advantage of it. If someone is unable to work from and injury or some other type of medical issue, i believe it helping them is the right the to do. When someone is too lazy to get out and work for their money, I think that it is not right to support their decision.

Practice Interview Questions

1. Barack Obama

-Are you confident with your decision concerning Syria?

- What is your opinion on war?

-How do feel about the concerns with the presented guns laws?

2. Stephen Kane
-Do you like running a school?
-Whats your favorite part of your job?
-Least?

3. Adolph Hitler

-How do feel about how you are viewed today?

- have your views on Jewish people changes?

- How do you feel about all the people that died because your opinion?

4. Hillary Clinton

-Have you decided to run for president in 2016?

-Do you feel ready to run the country? 
-How do you feel about your on and of again divorce to Bill Clinton?

5. Lance Armstrong

-What was your favorite race?
-Do you regret the drug using?
-Would you change it if you could?

My Top Story of the Century

This article is about Louise Brown, who was the worlds first "test-tube" baby.  Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards wanted to find another way to conceive a baby for women that were unable because of Fallopian tube blockage. The doctors had tried many times, and failed, until Lesley and John Brown.  Lesley was monitored throughout the whole pregnancy and everyone wondered if the baby would be born healthy until the day Louise was born, completely healthy and normal.

Although no one is sure where the Spanish Flu originated, the first recoded case was in Fort Riley. A cook was the first the catch the Flu then spreading it to the soldiers. When the infected Soldiers went off to war in Europe, the French Soldiers contracted the deadly disease and it kept on speeding from then on. The Spanish were the first to publicly announce it. There were 3 waves of the Spanish Flu, the second wave more deadly than the first and the third slightly less deadly than the second. No one is sure how this disease came to be.

After a 5 week impeachment trial,  Clinton's impeachment was approved on the grounds of perjury and obstruction on justice.  President Clinton was found to have had an affair with a 22 year old White House intern. After the girl was transferred to the Pentagon, she told her co-worker details about the affair and the co-worker recorded them. clinton apologized and said he was "profoundly sorry" about the inappropriate relationship.

My favorite article was the second one about the Spanish Flu. I was not aware of many of the facts that found within the article. It was interesting knowing how one deadly disease spread and killed so many.

Peer reading - 3 Little Pigs

http://caitlindjournalism.blogspot.com/
A. Did they answer the following questions in their lead? Who, What, Where, and When? If they did, list them. If not, which one(s) did they miss?
They answer them all in detail.
B. What is the main verb they used in the lead?
Destroyed 
C. Is that verb a strong or weak verb? Why do you think this?
I think destroyed is a very powerful verb.
D.What is the next most important thing they covered? (This should be paragraph 2 and maybe 3)
"The pig said that he and his two brothers were set off into the world to find their own fortunes. To do so, they made three houses out of differing materials." That was the next ting they included.
E. Do you agree that that is truly the next most important thing they should have covered? Why?
I do think it is the next important thing to include because it is an introduction to the story.
F. Did they finish the entire story of the 3 Little Pigs?
Yes they did. I think the article was good but in too much detail. It was exactly like the original.

Curent Events Quiz #4

1. What hotel developer is suing the City of Austin for lost incentives?

Hilton
2. Which country had a major train versus bus accident yesterday morning?
Canada
3. What is the name of the woman who will announce on Oct. 3 if she is running for Governor of Texas (Spelling does NOT count)?
Sara/ Sofia one of those.
4. What school district wants to create a road through a nature preserve to expedite getting kids to school faster and easier?

5. Who does the University of Texas play this weekend in football?
Houston/ Dallas

Answer the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

1. Do you think the general public should be allow to carry handguns on public property either with a concealed handgun license or visibly on their person (again with a license)? Make sure you tell me WHY, yes and no answers are NOT acceptable!! Hil Ca

If people want to carry guns with them, I believe they should be allowed to. Of course they should have to have a license but there is nothing wrong with having a wagon to protect yourself with. I also believe that if a certain place ask to not carry your gun, you should oblige.

Three Little Pigs

Big Bad Wolf boiled into stew by one of the Three Littles Pigs after mudering the two other Little Pigs. The three Little Pigs went of on their own to find materials and build themselves homes, only to be surprised by a Wolf looking for a meal.

The Wolf , using his the words "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."and "Then I'll puff, and I'll huff, and I'll blow your house in.", found the First and Second pigs and blew down their homes and ate them before heading to the Third Pigs home.

The Wolf struggled to blow down the Third Pigs brick house and eventually gave up and decided to try to trick the last pig.

 After multiple days of failed attempts to trick the pig, the pig outsmarted the wolf. When the Wolf tried to climb through the chimney, the pig trapped it in a pot and boiled it into stew.

Car Accident

There was an unfortunate accident at the intersection of First Street and Slaughter Lane. The car accident accused at 4:45 in the afternoon and the paramedics and police arrived at 4:55 at the scene.

A thirteen year old, Roger Clementine, was treated for minor cuts at the University Medical Center Brackenridge and later released. Clementine was driving his uncle's1 948 Studebaker without his license when he crashed into John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith, 91, and his wife, Melba, 67 in their 1989 Yugo Firebelcher.

John Jacob had a head injury and was in serious condition as of press time this evening. She had a bloody nose but was treated and released.

Curent Events Quiz 2

1. What lake is the LCRA and the City of Austin currently in discussions about because there is a proposal to lower the lake level by nearly three feet?

2. What event will feature more than 250 authors in mid-October?
Some type of book conference/fair3. What company held its annual "tech conference" yesterday and announced a pair of new cell phones?
Apple4. The main story on the Life and Arts section focused on weekly ritual that some UT football fans complete each weekend. What do we call their social gatherings before football games?
Tailgating 5. What major Big-12 university is currently under NCAA scrutiny for breaking rules regarding cash payments and other incentives for student-athletes?


Answer BOTH of the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

1. What effects are the current drought directly having on your life? Do you notice the effects and if so where and how do you see them?
Droughts are generally a very ad things. Living in a place like Austin,Texas, we are more used to it not raining very much and having droughts. I have yet to notice a big difference with this drought, other than there being more sea plants.AND

2. What do you think authorities should do to try and help this region of the country battle the worsening drought?
I don't know if there is anything the authorities can do.  There isn't much anyone can do concerning a natural disaster like this. People should try to save water and use it more moderately.  

Headlines, Links and Photos

Serena Williams wins U.S. Open

World News

Police: Woman tried to hire teens to kill husband

News Near you 

Catalans in favor of breaking away from Spain form huge human chain to advertise their cause

World News

Fan dies after fall at Packers-49ers game

U.S. News

Koch to Buy Molex for $7.2 Billion

Business 

Instagram to Start Experimenting With Advertising

Technology

Who's hosting 'SNL' return?

Entertainment

Steelers' Pouncey, Foote facing surgery, could be lost for season

Sports

Sutter's Mill Meteorite Contains Organic Material: Do Findings Link To Early Life On Earth?

Science

FDA announces new labeling and safety rules for opioids

Health

As Fashion Week Ends, Pondering the Origins of Clothes

Spotlight

News Ethics

        I read Publishing Drunk Drivers' Photo. This article is about using Drunk Drivers' photos in the newspaper. People are trying to get the Newspaper to stop putting the photos in the paper. The Paper puts the photos with the hope that people will not drink and drive with the possibility.


     I have mixed feelings with this article. At one point, I totally understand the need to put the Drivers' photos to reduce the number of drunk drivers, on the road. And I also understand that you should safe the people involved with that person the embarrassment of the whole thing.

News Ethics

     I read Using this Process to Craft a Policy. It talks about writing a Policy for a Newspaper or magazine for letting the source see your article before publishing it. The article argues whether or not that journalist should include their sources in the finishing touches of their writing. 

   

          I think it is important for Journalist to get their source opinion on the final copy or their writing before they publish it. If there is a error in something that they said, you can fix it then instead of having to print a correction.  Even if the source has a different idea of what the journalist wrote, they don't necessarily have to change it because it is their article in the end.

News Ethics

      I read A Media Savvy Killer. It talks about a a killer called BTK( an acronym for blob, torture, kill) and a newspaper called The Wichita Eagle.It started in 1974 when the killer killed his first victim, and 10 months later the first letter was found. The site was subpoenaed in 2004 ,since investigators thought BTK might be posting items on a discussion board.  After 16 years silence, the killer sent a letter to the Eagle, which might have happened because a story written for the 30th university of the first killing.  The Eagle has been criticized for publish the letters from the killer, but the Eagle looks at it that they could be closer to finding the killer.

       I think that is is good that the Eagle gets letters from the killer. I think that makes them a step closer to finding the BTK. One day the killer could mess up and maybe leave him finger print on a letter and they could find him.

News Values

Human Interest 
This topic is hard hitting because it has to do with the death of a student.  It is definitely an emotional story.

Teen dead, 3 hurt in Spring High stabbings

17-year-old student is charged with murder in possible gang-related fight.

By Michael Graczyk ASSOCIATED PRESS

   Spring — A fight inside a Houston-area high school escalated into a series of stabbings Wednesday that left a 17-year-old student dead and three others wounded, sheriff’s officials said.

   The stabbings happened during a fight between several students in a school corridor at Spring High School. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said 17-year-old student Luis Alonzo Alfaro pulled a knife during the fight and fatally stabbed one student and wounded three others.

   Alfaro admitted to the stabbing under questioning by sheriff’s homicide detectives and was charged with murder, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released Wednesday evening.

   Authorities provided few details on what may have led to the fight, and no other information was available on the teenager who was killed.

   “We believe a confrontation of some sort occurred ... that ultimately led into a physical confrontation that produced weapons,” Sheriff Adrian Garcia said. “There has been some information that this may have been gang-related.”

   Officials canceled classes at the high school for the rest of the week.

   Some parents said the fight was the continuation of a disturbance that broke out Tuesday. Officials at the school, which has about 3,500 students, would not confirm their comments.

   “Every parent sends their child to school believing school should be one of those safe haven places,” Spring Independent School District Superintendent Ralph Draper said. “This is what we spend our nights and days working toward and what I lose sleep over.

   “In my nearly 30-year career, this is the one thing you pray never to experience.”

   Parent Tara Campbell said she received text messages from her daughter about the fight and that her daughter said students who witnessed the episode snapped cellphone photos of the victims as they lay on the ground.

   Campbell said she intended to have her daughter home-schooled, saying she’s grown tired of fights at the school.

   “Last year there were gang fights consistently,” she said. “This is ridiculous. This is an ongoing situation.”

   Lakesia Brent said her son, a sophomore at the school, sent her multiple text messages asking her to come pick him up.

   “He’s just afraid,” she said, adding that fights at the school were a problem in the last academic year.

   The school was placed on lockdown following the stabbings, which occurred about 7 a.m., and students were released to the care of their parents later Wednesday.

   Many parents were upset that the school district did not provide them information in a timely manner.

   Draper defended the district’s actions, saying they focused on two goals — securing the school and making sure no action was taken to compromise the investigation — before communicating information to parents about what had happened. He said students were not immediately released because some of them were potential witnesses who needed to be interviewed by investigators.

Found in the Austin American Statesman

Current Events Quiz 2

1. What is the name of the Travis County District Attorney who was recently arrested for DWI (spelling does NOT count)?
A women who's name I don't know and it has something to do with Rick Perry.

2. What happened to Ariel Castro, the man who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and beating three women he kept imprisoned for more than 10 years?
He hung himself after a month in jail.

3. Which Texas high school had a major fight where one student was killed and three others were injured in a stabbing? 
A high school in Houston, Texas.

4. What new technology item is Samsung set to release, beating Apple to the punch?
A smart phone watch.

5. What art medium does local artist Eleanor "Niz" Heraslmchuk use in her street art culture?


Answer BOTH of the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

1. What, if anything, should Bowie High School do to help prevent a serious crime from taking place on campus?

2. Are you worried about your safety on this campus and WHY?

      I am not  worried about my safety at Bowie. I have not heard of anything like a knife fight happening before. I have also seen multiple police officers on campus and I'm sure that one of them, or a teacher, would step in if a confrontation of any kind occurred.