Current Events Quiz 3.1

1. In Thursday's paper on page D1in the story called "Flatbed taking on key role in arts," what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story. Tina Weitz, a local photographer 

It is all about a gallery called flatbed and how it came to be. It was opened 14 years ago in 1999 and is still going strong in East Austin. They recently gained Gallery Shoal Creek, another, smaller and older, gallery, as a tenet. Tina Weitz, a local photographer, has also recently joined the flatbed team.Flatbed works had to give local artist a chance to shine and thrive.
2. On the side of that story, there is a "sidebar" with additional information about arts in Austin. What types of information were provided in those sidebars that you didn't get from reading the "Flatbed" story?

The sidebar focuses on a certain piece and where you can find it. It doesn't talk about the    gallery, but about an artist.

3. In Wednesday's paper on page D1 in the story called "Formula one for success," what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story.

It starts out about Formula one and fish and chips. It explains one mans experience and how it created his love of food. He know faces a challenge revolving around the places Formula One takes place and the foods in that area. He talks recipes and his up and downs. He also speaks about his strategy during the challenge. And about traditional dishes he has attempted.

4. What does the writer do that causes you to keep reading the article even if you don't care about cooking, or formula one car racing?

He adds a certain sense of humor to an article that could have been boring. The way he describes his cooking in comparison to racing is very interesting.

5. What techniques did the page editors at the Austin American Statesman use to break up the lengthy text present in that story?

They used tittles of each section to show what he was writing about and how it was compared to racing, like The Finish Line.

6. In Tuesday's paper on page D1 in the story called "Hug to out is the ethos of Roy Spence," 

what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story.

It is about the author of "The 10 essential hugs of life" Spencer Roy.  The author of this piece talks about how her was nerves to meet Roy because he didn't like hugs but he enjoyed it. It talks about Roy's experiences with hugs and how they effect people. Roy talks about his parents and grandfather who helped him realize how important hugs are.

7. Would you want to get a hug from Roy Spence? Why or Why not.

I would because he wrote a while book about them so he must be good at them.