Grace's Journalism Blog

1.  Do we perceive beauty? I believe all people are capable of perceiving beauty. I believe we are able to recognize beauty, but have trouble to truly appreciate it. 2.  Do we stop to appreciate it? I don't think most of us will stop and appreciate beauty. One of the reasons I think this is because of the article and video we watched this class. Very few people stopped and took time to appreciate the work of a child prodigy. I believe children can appreciate beauty, but as we grow older, we stop appreciating it. 3.  Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? I think that if we take the time, we are able to recognize talent in an unexpected context. If we do not take a moment in the day to stop and look at our surroundings, lots of stuff can be missed. People can recognize talent in an unexpected context if we choose to take a moment to. If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever writt...

Opinion Piece #1 1. Who wrote the story? Faith L. 2. What is their story about? The story is about printing at Bowie and how it cost money for students to print. 3.What is their direct opinion about that topic? "I believe that everybody at Bowie should have the privilege to print things for free at school." 4. Did they address what the other side might be thinking about their topic? Yes 5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? No 6. Are there any quotes in the story? No 7. What point of view did they write this in? They wrote this in first person. Opinion Piece #2 1. Who wrote the story? Ashley B. 2. What is their story about? Schools are considering making school year long. 3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? " I do not think that school should be extended through the whole year." 4. Did they address what the other side might think about the topic? Yes 5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? No 6. Are there any quot...

1. I enjoy reading from the Daily Mail news column. The Daily Mail is an online newspaper, but is also a story on snapchat. I like to read from it because they provide interesting and funny stories on a daily basis. They also provide news on Trump and real world situations. I like to stay up to date on current issues, and this is a good platform to learn about these situations. Comm story 2

1. New additions that may be added to bowie (Air conditioning, plumbing) 2. High School students amount of homework 3. Social Media Usage

1. First Commentary Piece

1. Dawna Dukes paid $1,840 in fines. 2. Pilot's must get a clean bill of health from an FAA-approved doctor 3. AISD: $1.05 billion Leander: $ 454 million Bastrop: $88.5 million Lake Travis: $ 253 million Eanes: $ 253 million 4. 50,000 jobs and potentially a $5 billion dollar investment 5. Your nearest web browser Long Answers: 1. Google created the first self-driving car. This car was the first to drive itself on a public road without help, and it could provide more freedom to those who are disabled. This was a large step in the world of self-driving cars. 2. Some people that would benefit from self-driving cars are people who are visually impaired, or elderly people that can no longer drive anymore. This would help them go places and not have to rely on other people to travel. Other people who would benefit from these cars are people who experience road rage, this is because many deaths occur when people get mad behind the wheel. If you take the wheel from the people w...

Politics should not play a role in tragedy: 1. The story does not contain a by line. 2. The article is about Hurricane Harvey victims of Texas being from a red state, and how the media mainly focuses on that. 3. The writers opinion is that the states political views should be put to the side in times of tragedy. "However, it's important that in times of tragedy, partisanship is pit to the side temporarily so the focus can go towards helping the victims recover from their losses," said the author. 4. The author didn't address the other sides opinions 5. The author was not wishy washy with their opinion 6. There were no quotes used. 7. The article is in first person. A. The difference between hard news and commentary are the use of facts, the use of quotes, and hard news normally follows the who,what,when,where, why rule.  B. I believe opinions are very difficult to display in photos. C. Three topics that are good to write opinions on are favorite foods or dr...