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1.  Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is good, clean fun 2.  David Edelstein 3. I would grade the review at a 9. 4. High Points: It's not a remake of Jumanji (1995), the movie is funny and entertaining. 5. Low Points: Could have pushed boundaries by making the movie look more graphic, or put the setting in  different places. 6.   " The movie has amusingly broad performances; good, bloodless scares (the characters die horribly — but have multiple lives); and self-empowering life lessons too bland to be specious.  " 1.  A wrinkle in time: special effects distract from a heroine whose time has come 2.  ALEXANDRA MACAARON 3. I would give the review a 8. 4. High Points: The movie included p.o.c. and had a very large budget. 5. Low Points: Too many special effects were used to distract from the overall story of the movie, it is scary for kids. 6. " The problem is that as big and bedazzled (we’ll address that a little later) as Winfrey is, ...

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http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/Default.aspx 1. Westlake, Lake Travis Meet this Week 2. Westlake lost to Lake Travis last year and are looking forward to play them again soon. 3. Lead Runner- the first runner on the base Full Count- When a batter has 2 strikes and 3 balls On-Deck- The batter that is up next to hit 4. This article matches the "advance" because it tells about the upcoming game of Lake Travis against Westlake. It also matches the "recap" because it told the reader about past games and the outcomes of the past games. 5. The article talks about other outcomes of other high school team's baseball games here,   The rest of the district Lehman (7-3, 2-1) continued what has been a surprising run with a 7-6 win over Vista Ridge. … West-lake (8-3, 3-2) swept Vandegrift 6-5 and 13-4 but dropped a pair of spring break games to Hays 8-1 and 8-5.

Sports Exploration Activity

Top 5 Athletes of the NFL 1. Tom Brady 2. Von Miller 3. Julio Jones 4. Antonio Brown 5. Khalil Mack -12 wins - 8 losses -The cowboys did not make the playoffs -The Philidelphia Eagles won the Superbowl last year - There are 11 players on a team - Each quarter is 15 minutes - A field goal is three points -Backfield: Area of the field the quarterback occupies -Touchdown: When a team crosses the goal line with the football -Chucking: When a player moves the arm of an opposing player in order to off-balance the throw Peyton Manning Biography: Born in New Orleans, Attended the University of Tennessee, Manning played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, NFL career passing touchdown record: 539 Most passing yards, career: 71,940 Single season touchdown record (2013): 55 Most passing yards, season (2013): 5,477 Most wins (including playoffs): 200 Most games throwing for 300+ yards: 93 Most passing touchdowns in a single game (tied, 2013): ...

Infographics on Illustrator

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Total Number of Cities In The World Cost of Checking Bag By Airline Infogram

C.E. #5.2

1. How many people are expected in town next week for SXSW? Page A1 "Police, EMS prepare for big SXSW crowd" 300,000-400,000  2. Today is election day in Texas. According to the AAS, what are 3 of the five things to watch in the primaries? Page A1 "5 races to watch..." WHO GETS TO TAKE ON GOV. GREG ABBOTT?,  HAS THE BUSH NAME GONE FROM BOON TO BANE?,  WILL THIS BE REP. DAWNNA DUKES’ LAST HURRAH?   3. Why are millennials not using credit cards as much, according to the story on page B6 "Millennials ditching credit cards? Millennials prefer to pay with cash rather than use credit cards.  4. What movie won the Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards? Page D1 "Oscars in the #MeToo moment" "The Shape of Water"  5. What is the idea behind "Sans"? Page D2 "Austin's first bar...." The idea behind "Sans" is to have fun with friends without having to involve alcohol.  1. Explain why you think guns should be control...

Newspaper Design #2

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