1. http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/
2. One-Hit Wonder: Texas Somehow gets Victory
3. The Texas Rangers won their opening game with a blooper to the outfield. It was the first loss for Feliz and the person who hit the blooper is usually a home run hitter.
4. Bloop: a really weak hit that should have been an out but the opposing team made an error on the ball
Slugger: a person who usually hits the ball really hard
5. Defending, Slugger, shaky,
6. Recap because it was describing the recent win of the Texas Rangers in detail about how they won the game on an error.
7. Rankings, it mentions that it was the opposing teams first opening day loss and how it was a great start to the rangers season. Meaning the opposing team must have been ranked pretty well while the Rangers were struggling a little.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Sports Exploration Activity
1. Softball
2. Favorite Athlete: Blaire Luna
3. College D1 softball Rankings: Alabama is 4th with a record of 31-7
4. Summary of Blaire Luna:
1. She had 80 wins and 30 losses in her college career at UT.
2. UT made it to the Texas world series while Blaire Luna was pitching.
3. Lauren Haeger was named the 2015 collegiate player of the year
5. Three important rules are 3 strikes means a batter is out, the pitchers food may not leave the
ground until the all has been released, and runners can only come off the bag after the ball
has been released.
6. In-field fly: the ball was hit in the dirt part of the field when there was a runner on first and second with less than two outs so the batter is automatically out and the runners don't have to run.
Blue: this refers to the umpire (the person standing behind the plate wearing the blue shirt that calls balls, strikes, and outs)
Signs: the signals that the coach near third base is giving to the batter so that the batter and runner know what to do
7. "There's nothing soft about it"
You could say this less cliche by saying that the softball is actually hard and the name is very misleading.
8. Blaire Luna:
Blaire Luna was born in Austin, Texas on December 16, 1990 and attended the University of Texas. She played 11 games her rookie year with a 10-1 record. After playing for UT she went on and played with the USSS Pride. In 2011 she was in the national top 10 for the best softball player in the nation. Later in 2011 and 2012 she was the Academic- all time athlete. Finally she was the Big 12 pitcher of the year.
2. Favorite Athlete: Blaire Luna
3. College D1 softball Rankings: Alabama is 4th with a record of 31-7
4. Summary of Blaire Luna:
1. She had 80 wins and 30 losses in her college career at UT.
2. UT made it to the Texas world series while Blaire Luna was pitching.
3. Lauren Haeger was named the 2015 collegiate player of the year
5. Three important rules are 3 strikes means a batter is out, the pitchers food may not leave the
ground until the all has been released, and runners can only come off the bag after the ball
has been released.
6. In-field fly: the ball was hit in the dirt part of the field when there was a runner on first and second with less than two outs so the batter is automatically out and the runners don't have to run.
Blue: this refers to the umpire (the person standing behind the plate wearing the blue shirt that calls balls, strikes, and outs)
Signs: the signals that the coach near third base is giving to the batter so that the batter and runner know what to do
7. "There's nothing soft about it"
You could say this less cliche by saying that the softball is actually hard and the name is very misleading.
8. Blaire Luna:
Blaire Luna was born in Austin, Texas on December 16, 1990 and attended the University of Texas. She played 11 games her rookie year with a 10-1 record. After playing for UT she went on and played with the USSS Pride. In 2011 she was in the national top 10 for the best softball player in the nation. Later in 2011 and 2012 she was the Academic- all time athlete. Finally she was the Big 12 pitcher of the year.
Current Events Quiz 5.3
1. How are AISD and the City of Austin working together to keep more money in the Austin community to use for schools? Be specific - Page A1 "City,Austin schools look for...."
A limited tax swap in which certain schools could be taken over preventing in paying more money than needed to the state.
2. How many years will it take California and NY to raise the minimum wage to $15? Page A4 "Calif., NY to phase in $15...."
6 years
3. What school won the NCAA Men's basketball tournament last night and what was the final score? Page SE2 "Wildcats have finishing touch"
The villanova wildcats with a score of 77-74
4. Which of the 10 Amazing Destinations would you want to visit and why? Page SA1 "See the World" NOTE: This story jumps....
Australia because I have always wanted to snorkel in the great barrier reef (and see one of the seven wonders of the world) and pet a koala.
5. Do you like idea of Instagram expanding videos from 15 second to 1 minute? Why or Why not? Page D1 "Instagram videos...."
Yes because sometimes the idea behind a video can't be captured in only 15 seconds. I think that more funny things and inspirational things will be able to be seen on Instagram if they expand to 1 minute long videos.
A limited tax swap in which certain schools could be taken over preventing in paying more money than needed to the state.
2. How many years will it take California and NY to raise the minimum wage to $15? Page A4 "Calif., NY to phase in $15...."
6 years
3. What school won the NCAA Men's basketball tournament last night and what was the final score? Page SE2 "Wildcats have finishing touch"
The villanova wildcats with a score of 77-74
4. Which of the 10 Amazing Destinations would you want to visit and why? Page SA1 "See the World" NOTE: This story jumps....
Australia because I have always wanted to snorkel in the great barrier reef (and see one of the seven wonders of the world) and pet a koala.
5. Do you like idea of Instagram expanding videos from 15 second to 1 minute? Why or Why not? Page D1 "Instagram videos...."
Yes because sometimes the idea behind a video can't be captured in only 15 seconds. I think that more funny things and inspirational things will be able to be seen on Instagram if they expand to 1 minute long videos.
SHORT ANSWER
The major candidates left in the race are Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz.
I don't really support any specific candidate because I don't agree with any of their views. I think the best ft would be Bernie Sanders except for the fact that he wants to raise taxes. I think the rest of the candidates are corrupt and aren't going to help America in any way.
I think the United States is becoming more divided due to this election because people have very strong opinions about who they think should be the president. These strong opinions are causing fights, insults and strange apps to occur. People aren't really thinking how each candidate will effect America as a whole but how it will effect their personal lives.
What concerns me most about this election is that there is no real good candidate. In my opinion, Hilary is completely corrupt, Trump is insane, Cruz just cares about beating Trump, and Bernie is going to raise taxes. I feel like our next president is going to have real issues running the united states.
I think the big topics pushing these candidates are immigration, taxes, warfare, and the lower class. I think illegal immigration is a big factor (or t least that's all that Trump talks about) and the lower class goes with the idea of how people are going to distribute money and how they plan on taxing people.
The topics most important to me are taxing and immigration. I believe that taxes should not be more expensive for the wealthy just because they (or most of them) had to work to get to that point and they shouldn't be punished for being wealthy. I also think that we can't get rid of all the illegal immigrants in the United States because that would take forever and just isn't fair to the people who came here to improve their lives and their children's lives.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Spring Break
During spring break, I played a whole lot of softball and took a very long road trip to lubbock. The trip to Lubbock is the longest and most boring trip I have ever been on and that is saying something since I drive 18 hours every winter break to Illinois. On the way to Lubbock, there was a whole bunch of cows, grass and windmills. I couldn't believe how many windmills I saw. I mean there emus have been over a thousand and they seemed to never end. hey just kept turning and turning. Once in a while you would hit a small town with about 3 buildings but within a minute it would be back to staring at grass and oil pumps. We got there and went to eat at On the Border, it's a rip off. We got the chips, queso, and guacamole which was supposed to be $2, however it ended up being $8 because we weren't eating at the bar or on the patio. $8 wouldn't be bad except that they gave us about a spoonful of guacamole and about 2 spoonfuls of queso. And their meat was cld n their tacos. The next morning though we headed to Texas Tech, we got to take a tour. College looks like so much fun. We saw the dorms, ate real college food (which is so much better than On the Border), took a tour of the campus, and got to learn about the colleges history. Everything at Texas Tech is free too. Admission to any sports event, concerts in town, and even places to eat are free to tech students. Also they have a huge Lazy river on campus!
Other than going to Texas Tech, my spring break consisted of softball. I played 5 games with Bowie and over 10 with my select team. We ended up placing third in the college station tournament we went to last weekend. (That was with my select team.) During that tournament I ended up getting hit in the elbow. It got really swollen and I still have stitch marks from the ball on my elbow... Other than that though the tournament was really fun.
The only other interesting thing I did over spring break was attend my friends birthday party. (which I had to leave early because of softball) We had stake that her dad made, banana split cake, and played volleyball in the rain. It was pretty fun. We also broke out the old board games like candy land, war, mouse trap, and poker. We played with goldfish :).
That was about all I did over spring break that I was interesting. I did have to annotate 5 chapters of to oil a mockingbird and do a plant packet... but that wasn't very fun.
Other than going to Texas Tech, my spring break consisted of softball. I played 5 games with Bowie and over 10 with my select team. We ended up placing third in the college station tournament we went to last weekend. (That was with my select team.) During that tournament I ended up getting hit in the elbow. It got really swollen and I still have stitch marks from the ball on my elbow... Other than that though the tournament was really fun.
The only other interesting thing I did over spring break was attend my friends birthday party. (which I had to leave early because of softball) We had stake that her dad made, banana split cake, and played volleyball in the rain. It was pretty fun. We also broke out the old board games like candy land, war, mouse trap, and poker. We played with goldfish :).
That was about all I did over spring break that I was interesting. I did have to annotate 5 chapters of to oil a mockingbird and do a plant packet... but that wasn't very fun.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Magazine Peer Review
Kendall's Magazine: Brighten
a. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it?
Brighten and Kendall Johnson made it
b. List two things you liked about the magazine cover
I like the creative photo with the lightbulb in front of the subjects eye and I liked how the text colors really tie in to the photo and blend the cover together.
c. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover
I would fix the white text in the bright areas of the photo/cover because sometimes it is hard to read.
d. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.
I picked this cover because the bold title caught my attention. It went really well with the photo and the subject of the photo caught my attention because of the creative twist with the lightbulb.
e. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?
There is a barcode and it is the appropriate size and in the right place.
f. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?
Yes because it is very well designed to the point where the text (especially the title) catches my attention but the photo does as well. It is equally balanced. g. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait
It was a portrait
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a. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it?
Vagabond and Kelly Thornton made it
b. List two things you liked about the magazine cover
I really like the different textures placed on the photo and how her title (name of magazine) is not at the top like everyone else's. I like how it is going down the side of the cover.
c. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover
I would rearrange the text boxes so that they are not all in the top corner. Other than that it looks really good.
d. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.
I picked this cover because it was different. I liked how the cover was not just a picture, she added textures and did a cutout of herself to create a more advanced design on her cover.
e. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?
There is a barcode and it is the appropriate size and in the right place.
f. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?
Yes because it is very well designed and unique. The different colors which contrast with the black catch my attention and it just looks good. Also the title "vagabond" makes me curious because I was not aware of what that word meant. g. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait
It was a self-portrait
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a. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it?
Stress and Jaye R. made it.
b. List two things you liked about the magazine cover
I really liked how the subject overlaps the text and his face in a way looks like a backwards "E" which is the later he is overlapping. I also liked how the color palette was consistent and the only thing that stands out is the subject's shirt.
c. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover
I would put some of the cover lines on the other half of the cover so it is not so text heavy on just the let side.
d. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.
I picked this cover because it was very symmetrical and clean. The subject in the center stands to and catches my attention, and the title is very relatable.
e. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?
There is a barcode and it is the appropriate size and in the right place.
f. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?
Yes because the subject in the center catches my attention. The magazine is very clean however his shirt stands out and draws in my attention. g. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait
It was a portrait
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