News Values

Conflict - 

The conflict is about the two democratic front-runners to be the U.S. president: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. After the both of them accusing of wronging doing, with both saying they it's a lie. 

Qualifications tiff pits Clinton against Sanders

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/

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Novelty -

After having engine problems, a North Carolinian man finds not one, but two dead dead snakes in the engine. The first snake died from electrocution and the second snake was atracted from the smell from the first one, and was electrocuted.

Electrocuted snake found trying to eat another electrocuted snake

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2016/04/08/82785822/

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Human Inserts -

After the long migrant crisis, those who were able to survive the crisis and now can settle down to made by buying home and making families. With 3+ million people leaving from Syria and other middle eastern countries to fid a new life and to escape the bloody civil war.

The New Europeans

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/magazine/the-new-europeans.html?ref=world&_r=0

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Prominence - 

After being having his "affluenza" in his defense when he killed 4 people in a crash in 2013, Ethan Couch is now in an adult court after he was considered a kid in 2013. He escaped to Mexico when this mom then both was captured and now are in US jails.

"Affluenza" teen, now 19, is officially in adult court

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/12/affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-turns-19/82934456/

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Softball-sized hail, winds wreck homes and cars in Texas ad Arkansas - Proximity 

Nut Graf

A Nut Graf is short paragraph that explains the main story and gives that who,what,when,where, why, and how. Also tells why the reader should care to read and tells the reader why this story is important.

Nut Grafs mainly show the "what's the point" of the article. In more serious articles, the nut graf has been replaced by narrative manner, 

Student of the Month Story 

        Olivia Nunez, the April Bowie high school student of the month, is the all-A student who won the award after going to the state science fair. Nunez tell the Lone Star Dispatch her story in an exclusive interview.
       "Olivia displays what Bowie students can accomplish with hard work" said Principle Cane after the award was given.
        Principle Cane picked Olivia out of 30 other students with their own achievements from academics to athletic.
        In the interview with Olivia, she answered "it feels good to achieve to title" to how does it feel to be student of the month?
        Olivia is now the 8th student of the month and when given the award, is entered to a raffle to decide who will be the student of the year and with a $500 dollar award if won.
        After some questions, she tells about how her parents "both have taught in schools", wants to go to "Harvard or John Hopkins University", and wants "to be a neurosurgeon."
       Graduating in 2019, Olivia has high hopes for the future with eyes on the $500 dollar reward to get help get her into collage.
       Finally, Olivia said to those who want to be the next student of the month "to be a good person at school and in life" and to to also have outside hobbies as well.

Inverted Pyramid

My First Interview

Interview from Olivia Nunez - O

1 - How does you feel to be student of the month?

O - "It feels good to achieve the title."

2 - As student of the month, do feel like you earned this title?

O - "Yes from the hard work."

3 - Do you grades should be the main player when the next student of the month or is it made from having citizenship?

O - "Both have Roles."

4 - What is your favorite part about school?

O - "Learning in Biology."

5 - How do you study?

O - "With Flash cards and notes."

6 - What outside hobbies do you?

O - "Drawing, taking pictures, and kayaking"

7 - What is a goal do you want to make this year?

O - "To raise my GPA by a point."

8 - After high school, what career do you want to have?

O - "To be a neurosurgeon."

9 - What promises have you made to become a better person?

O - "To be a better friend."

10 - How has your family helped you?

O - "Both have taught in schools."

11 - What has been your most helpful teacher?

O - "My 3rd grade teacher."

12 - What is your greatest achievement?

O - "Getting 100 on all my MOYs."

13 - Why do you think you were chosen to be student of the month?

O - "Academic success and leadership skills"

14 - Which University do you dream of going?

O - "Harvard, or John Hopkins."

15 - Who is your biggest influence? 

O - "My group of friends"

16 - Which year did you start at Bowie?

O - "This year, 2015"

17 - Why do you do good at school?

O - "I enjoy school, mostly, I have fun."

18 - What motivates you to get good grades?

O - "To have a good future."

19 - When do you graduate?

O - "In 2019"

20 - Last, any tips to anyone who wants to become the next student of the month?

O - "To be a good person a school."

Student of The Month

1 - How does you feel to be student of the month?

2 - As student of the month, do feel like you earned this title?

3 - Do you grades should be the main player when the next student of the month or is it made from having citizenship? 

4 - What is your favorite part about school?

5 - How do you study?

6 - What outside hobbies do you?

7 - How do you set goals?

8 - After high school, what career do you want to have?

9 - What promises have you made to become a better person?

10 - How has your family helped you?

11 - What has been your most helpful teacher?

12 - What is your greatest achievement?

13 - Why do you think you were chosen to be student of the month?

14 - Which University do you dream of going?

15 - Who is your biggest influence? 

16 - Which year did you start at Bowie?

17 - Why do you do good at school?

18 - What motivates you to get good grades?

19 - When do you graduate?

20 - Last, any tips to anyone who wants to become the next student of the month

School Uniforms

1 - Austin ISD employees   

2 - Students at schools

3 - Parents

Questions

1 - Why did you make this a this rule for schools?

2 - What if a students can't afford a second uniform if the first on is lost?

3 - Where did rule come from?

4 - What will happen to kids if they don't want to where their uniforms?

5 - What about transgender kids?

6 - How much will this uniform rule cost for tax payers?

7 - Is this rule really needed for every age.

8 - What emotion comes to you when you here this rule?

9 - Why do you think parents and students protest.

10 - Which age is the youngest that the rule will affect?

11 - How will you defend the rule?

12 - Will there be more than one type of uniform per gender?

13 - Who is supplying the uniforms?

14 - How will this stop gangs?

15 - What is the average price range per uniform?

16 - Why do you think uniforms are needed?

17 - How will this affect students personally?

18 - What school year will this start?

19 - What about the disabled?

20 - What will happen to disabled kids who do not want to wear the uniform?