Current Event Assignment

Posted on October 2, 2015 by bclark

1a. The topic is a mass shooting. A new credit card and Hurricane Joaquin.

2a. The Short List: Another horrific mass shooting; what to know about your new credit card; watching Joaquin

3a. USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/01/evening-news-roundup-thursday/73141688/

4a. My article is very diverse. It’s about a New credit card, a hurricane and a shooting. These are all very recent events.

5a. I am very sad that there was another shooting. On a brighter side the new credit card is a cool improvement. The cards contain a microchip that makes it more secure. I am worried about the hurricane because it is becoming very powerful. It has winds reaching 130 mph.

6a. The shooting itself doesn’t affect the world but i’m not sure how many school shootings occur in different places. I personally wish they would stop. The credit card affects the world because they are used everywhere. It makes things more secure which is definitely good. The hurricane is mainly affecting the Caribbean region but is still dangerous to many people.

Current Events

Posted on September 22, 2015 by bclark

1a. New iPhone features.

2a.iPhone 7 – features we’d like to see

3a.USA Today

4a. The article is about the iPhone 7. It is mainly about new features of the phone. There are 4 main new hoped for updates.

5a. I personally would like to see the updates mentioned. The updates include: all-day battery, unbreakable, improved storage and wireless charging. I think they would be great improvements to the iPhone line. I hope to get the iPhone when it comes out. There is no release date yet.

6a. I don’t really know about the impact. I guess improved battery might keep people on their phones more. That may not be a good thing. Wireless charging is probably a good improvement. I don’t see how that could be bad. These are just HOPE-FOR improvements.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/22/iphone-7—features-wed-like-see/72618394/

5 News Leads

Posted on September 21, 2015 by bclark

Lead #1. As a result of amazing test the last three years a new lunch policy will go into effect for all students excluding freshman. The lunch period will be extended by 10 minutes to give the students a 45 minute lunch.

Lead #2. Rock Hill will be receiving another super Wal-Mart by May of 2006 due to their growing community. The community members have started a petition and will hold a town meeting because they fear the Wal-Mart will hurt local businesses.

Lead #3. Because of genius abilities Napoleon Dynamite is trying to be pushed through middle school straight to high school in hopes of a better chance at medical school.

Lead #4. A recently released survey revealed that 2.7 million children are abused a year, and half are under the age of 1. More than 79% of the deaths were among children 5 or younger.

Lead #5. As a result of a careless smoker, $76,000 in damage was caused to a two bedroom house in Los Gatos at around 3:30 a.m.. Firefighters were on the scene and had the blaze under control quickly, luckily the homeowner only suffered minor burns.

Current Events Assignment

Posted on September 20, 2015 by bclark

1a. The first 8k TV.

2a. Forget 4K, Snag This 8K TV Next Month for Just $130,000

3a. I got it from USA Today.

4a. My article is about a new TV that is 85 inches. It is the world’s first 8k TV. It cost 130,000 dollars to buy.

5a. I Think that it’s very cool. I feel that it is kinda stupid to have a TV that big. I think that it definitely cost way too much. This event doesn’t affect me. Quite frankly I don’t think i’ll have money to waste like that.

6a. This doesn’t really affect the world. I don’t know actually how to relate this. It is mainly for businesses that would like big TV’s and can afford it. Most people won’t be able to afford this independently.

Current Events Assignment

Posted on September 11, 2015 by bclark

1a. A pillow fight at west point.

2a.30 cadets injured in bloody pillow fight at West Point

3a. USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/05/bloody-pillow-fight-west-point-military-cadets-injured/71766336/

4a. My article was about a pillow fight at west point. Over 30 cadets were injured in the fight . 24 of which suffered concussions.

5a. I think its ok for the pillow fight to happen but they should check the pillows to make sure theres nothing in them.I think its bad that this happened at west point. It shouldn’t happen at a military school. This doesn’t effect me directly. The problem is that these are the future leaders of the military.

6a.It doesn’t effect the world just the U.S. really. It effects the U.S. because it makes west point look bad. This might make other countries think that the U.S. is weak. We have to have the best leaders because thats how you win wars. I think this needs to be handled quickly.

Swallowing Stones Journal

Posted on May 19, 2015 by bclark

Persuasive Speech

Posted on May 19, 2015 by bclark

“Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.” Ted Nugent. The top three states strictest gun laws are California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. All three of these states have some of the highest crime rate cities in the United States.

Why would you take a person’s only defense against crime aside from law enforcement. The average response time for a 911 call is 10 minutes. “The guy could shoot me and be 5 minutes down the road by the time responders are on the scene, says Jacob Young.” If Jacob had had a concealed handgun, he could have saved himself and detained the criminal for the authorities.

Without citizens having guns the government can basically do whatever they want. The citizens then have no line of defense from foreign or domestic threats. This could lead to a rise in black market guns (which are not usually safe), rise of gang and non-gang violence, and loss of industry jobs. Strict gun control could literally cause a civil war or a revolution of government vs. citizens.

Lastly, think about your family and loved ones. An estimated 3.7 million home invasions occurred each year on average from 2003 to 2007. This number is growing. According to the FBI, the average dollar loss per home invasion in the U.S. is $2,185. When you couple the victim’s losses with criminal justice expenditures, a typical home invasion is estimated to cost nearly $20,000. Let me tell you this, you can buy a shotgun for a few hundred dollars. A small cost compared to the physical and emotional cost you will pay.

I leave you with this thought. Will you protect yourself, your family,and your country or will you be a person who voted to give your right to own protection to the government. Think about this before you decide to vote for strict gun control.