Column: Pedaling straight to the hospital

Pumping my legs back and forth, propelling the wheels of my bike forward. To my right lies the largest religious site in the world, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and to my left jungle. I looked up and saw my brothers back in front of me trying to maintain the space between him and my father in front of him. We were not wearing helmets because the place we rented our bikes did not offer them. I breathed in the foreign air and looked at the temple complex beside me, not knowing what was to come after.

Along the side of the road there as a ditch as a way for the road to drain, anyone who chose to bike through the complex biked along the side of the ditch following it to their destination. As I pedalled along I started to feel a sense of boredom. I lifted my legs off the pedals and only kept moving because of my momentum to relive my bored senses. I turned around at my mom, wanting her to watch my tricks she looked up and watched as I did it again. Suddenly the world was a blur.

I felt myself falling, and then I felt pain. I screamed out. I had fallen off my bike towards the ditch and had been unable to catch myself because my out stretched arms and gone into the ditch so my head took the fall. My mom ran out into the road to try and hail down a car while my dad looked through his bad for some tissues. Unfortunately he only had toilet paper. When a car came my mom hailed it and luckily the driver spoke English. We all piled into the car and left our bags with a kind vendor lady that happened to be across the street. So there I was with toilet paper on my head, on the way to the hospital.

When we arrived at the hospital they put me on a wheelchair and wheeled me inside. I was lucky it was an international hospital because there are some pretty nasty hospitals in southeast asia. It was three days before Christmas so all the nurses were wearing santa hats. Two nurses came around me and started cleaning up my smaller cuts because we had to wait for the doctor. The next 15 minutes were some of the longest in my life. When the doctor finally came, they wheeled me into a separate room and put a green sheet of cloth over my face so I couldn't see what they were doing and get scared. They gave me five shots around the area of the gash to numb the nerves, and began stitching.

When they were done I had 10 stitches in my head and a bad headache. We were done biking for the day and we went back to our hotel and I ordered a cheeseburger and fries and it was a great meal. We washed the clothes I had been wearing because they were very bloody, but mentally I decided never to wear them. From this experience I gathered knowledge; the importance of helmets.

current event quiz

1) The measure was to in force new screening policies for the Syrian refugees. The measure is popular because both parties refuse obamas request for an authorization of force. The white house is promising to veto the bill. President Obama threatened to veto the bill. It hurts the foreign policy because it is rude to the immigrants and the US has always let immigrants into the country.

2) The council voted to ease regulations on garage apartments. It can lead to less expensive housing as well as a way to provide supplemental income. Tovo said it would undermine neighborhood plans. Tommy Ates said it is the only way he can afford to live in Hydepark. I think that this is a good decision because people should be able to afford housing.

3) Kathie Tovo

4) Genetically engineered salmon is fit for consumption. AquAdvantage salmon can now reach tables. They argued that the safely studies are inadequate. It took so long because it was the first approval of its kind. The chief said he was "delighted and surprised" by the approval.

5) He proposed a resolution that would block Austin from spending money to help the refugees. Greg Casar said " If council made any statement, it would be to express support for our families" and Maylor Adler said that "helping those in need and ensuring the safety of Ausinites are not mutually exclusive goals" so he to supported the resolution. 1,225 Refugees cam to Travis county in 2013. The Facebook page compares Syrian refugees to rattle snakes.

6) Raphael Holiday killed three kids with a fire he set. Texas has executed 13 killers this year. Texas has executed more killers than any other state. Sween said that Holidays lawyers abandoned him halfway though the case. Holiday's lawyer said an appeal was in order because the trial testimony and conviction were improper. The judge.

7) Ideas for column:
-daily life of my cat
-living in india
-being friends with claire
-justin bieber

death row column questions

1) Alfred Brown shot Charles R. Clark.
2) He said he was at his girlfriends apartment and he did shoot or rob anyone.
3) October 2005, Brown went to death row.
4) Wednesday, May 14, 2014
5) His alibi was that he was at his girlfriend's apartment that morning.
6) He said he made a call but he was really cleaning up from the murders.
7) They found phone logs for his girlfriend's apartment.
8) They didn't turn over the evidence to help the defense.
9) Judge Ellis signed an order for a new trial.
10) Everyone is entitled to a fair trial.
11) I think it will not end well for Brown.
12) It is written with a background of the story and then the details of it. I think this is a typical column because I think it is a topic that interested the writer even though it didn't interest me.

editorial questions

1) Her strategy with the lead is to show the pain that many dishwashers face. It hooks the reader with its vivid imagery.

2) While expansion of other industries leads to higher wages and opportunities but the restaurant industry does not.

3) Higher wages result in fewer jobs.

4) She says that the children of the workers alone should be enough to raise the wages but there is a larger reason, it is an effective way to combat income inequality.

5) Restaurant wooers are 10% of the workforce and a vastly disproportionate share of the low wage workers.

6) Consumers should not support restaurants they don't give their employees certain benefits and a good pay. Lawmakers should reject the demands of the National Restaurant Association.

7) The NRA is responsible for allowing restaurants to pay there workers low amounts of money.

8)Most restaurant owners blame the low wages on slim profit margins and competition.

9) Kingbury says that raising wages across the board would not end the competition.

10) Boston workers work multiple jobs because many of the jobs are part time and they don't earn enough money with just one job.

11) Fiberto Lopez's story gives the reader insight on what people think about coming to a=America and the reality of many peoples lives.

12) Wage left starts with failure to pay overtime, if restaurants makes less than 500,000$ in gross annual pay they don't have to follow federal law and pay overtime.

13) very common

14) He should allow restaurants to open easier and the overhead would be reduced and would allow more pay.

15) The story ends with a law and a quote which she says everyone should follow. I think it is an effective way of ending the story because I like how she puts "Thats a message any business owner should follow" separately.

Current Event Quiz

1) The supreme court may review the Texas abortion laws. The Supreme Court will announce on Monday, if they will review it. B. Jessie Hill thinks that the Supreme Court will probably review it. The Texas Attorney General feels it should not be reviewed because he thinks abortions don't meet health regulations. 

2) The judge shielded him from the charges. The judge cited a precedent from 125 years ago used originally in the "old west." The Supremacy Clause declares the Constitution, the primary law of the land. Jens David Ohlin said the ruling's impact could be far-reaching.

3) Many of the Longhorns are not excite about the trip but UT did a cultural prep for the trip. The University of Washington's team went through a two week course of learning Mandarin. The trip is an experiment, The president of UT is looking at a possible trip to China next year as well to "engage alumni and explore outreach possibilities." Administrators and coaches are concerned about students missing so much class time. 

4) On Sunday history was made because million of people voted in an election to test whether the military's power can be loosened. People lined up in Buddhist temples, schools and government buildings early in the morning to vote in the rain. The day was peaceful and here was no violence or irregularities. The main fight is between Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and the ruling Union Solidarity Development Party.

5) Pope Francis deemed that stealing financial documents is a crime. The pope said publish in the two books last week did not help, the books say that there is greed in the Vatican. The pope is upset because the operation took advantage of the "illicit act of handing over confidential documentation." 

6) The sanctuary cities are Dallas, Austin and Houston. Both authors use quotes to support their evidence. The first article is centered around Greg Abbot while the second one is more about the sanctuary cities. The first cartoon is making fun of the sanctuary cities saying, even though it's illegal for you to cross the border, if you come to these cities you're safe! I don't really have an opinion on the subject.

This editorial page is different because it has two views and two cartoons instead of one of each and that there are no actual editorials on it

BACON!!

1) Eating processed meat, like bacon gives you colon cancer.

2)Experts not involved in the report said that you should moderate your meat consumption but the risk of getting cancer is very small.

3) Group 1 category mean that they found "sufficient evidence" that it could cause cancer. Another substance in this category is tobacco or smoking, however Dr. John Ioannidis the chairman of disease prevention says that the risk of smoking is much greater than the risk of eating processed meat.

4) Randy Bish's cartoon is saying that while bacon can kill you there are many other things that would kill you first.

5) I think that Bish's cartoon is making the opinion that this is not a very prominent problem.

6) Processed meat is not a huge part of my diet but from time to time I definitely will engage in some bacon eating. This article will not change what I choose to eat because I agree with Bish and Dr. John Ioannidis and I don't really think I'm going to die from bacon anytime soon.

Freshmen vs Junior Views on Pep-Rallies Final

Pep rallies are meant to raise the spirits of high schoolers before games; it's the one time that all the classes interact and scream to be the loudest.

“I like all the classes together in the gym,” freshman Claire Caudill said. “I feel like it would be really lame without the other classes because of how scared we are.” Caudill feels like the other classes have more spirit because the freshmen are embarrassed. She enjoys going to pep rallies and thinks they are “very fun and interactive.”

Junior Anna Addison however has a very different opinion. “They're fun sometimes, but are boring all the other times because they always do the same thing.” She doesn’t think that pep rallies achieve their intended purpose: to pump students  up before a game. Addison thinks that the games between the classes are pointless because she doesn’t feel any sense of accomplishment when her grade wins; another junior, Henry Selis agrees with her. He would prefer it if they started playing musical chairs. Both juniors like that the classes are segregated Henry says he “likes the competition between the grades.”

Freshman Camille Selis says, “The games are fun to watch because you get to cheer for your class, and it's a fun competition, plus who doesn't want to see their friends embarrassing themselves.” She agrees with Caudill and thinks that “the other classes are probably less uncomfortable and awkward than the freshman, which makes their cheering a lot louder.” Camille Selis likes that the classes are segregated as well and also thinks it amps up the competition. another addition to the pep rallies is to showcase the other, less popular sports at school. “I like watching what all of the sports and clubs have been working on” she adds.

The two freshmen girls at McCallum generally have a more open idea about the pep rallies. This is may be because they have been to fewer pep rallies. The upperclassmen may just be sick of screaming for the football team every two weeks. It seems as though the classes like being separated, Addison thinks “it makes it easier to find your friends,” which is a good thing when there is a crowd and you don’t know where to sit. The freshmen enjoy the games while the juniors think they maybe aren't necessary. To conclude pep rallies maybe don’t raise the spirits of everyone of the many high schoolers, but overall they seem to be doing their job.

Current Event Quiz

1. The fire may have been caused by an intentionally set burn pile in violation of the county's burn ban. At 10:30 am officials allowed residents who live in the burn area to return to there homes. They have not released damage costs yet but said it would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The fire burned 34,000 races and 1,600 homes.

2. Schools are replacing paper textbooks for digital one in classrooms. Benefits of this change are less waste of paper and is a cheaper alternative. The Robertson's where having trouble because the online textbook was hard for them to use. They solved their problem by purchasing a textbook. Melissa Prepster likes the change with the textbooks.  The Eanes district s buying sets of laptops and tablets for students to share campus wide while the Leander district purchased tablets for all the students.

I like that I don't need to take as many textbooks ho,e however I do not like the online textbook and don't think its user friendly. I think that this story is not very interesting and would not make a good story for the shield.

3. Justin Trudeau is the new prime minister of Canada. Trudeau has promised some major policy changes including legalizing marijuana, dropping out of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State and deficit spending to pump up the economy and rebuild infrastructure. The world will change because now Canada will not help the US bomb Islam.

4. Alan Guckian is among 25 semifinalists for a Grammy related award. The 2016 Music Educator Award from the Recording Academy and the Grammy foundation. Musician Saul Paul nominated Guckian for the honor. He was among 4,500 names selected so I would say he's pretty close to winning it. He said he told his kids they would have a pizza party if he won.

5. The new coach says the longhorns are going to succeed under smart and that they must sharpen their intellectual skills along with their athletic skills. The coach is not giving playing time to those who aren't mentally tough to bribe them to be smart.

Freshmen vs Junior views on Pep Rallies

Pep-rallies are meant to raise the spirits of high schoolers before games, it's the one time that all the classes interact and scream to be the loudest. “I like all the classes together.” Says freshman Claire Caudill “I feel like it would be really lame without the other classes because of how scared we are.” Caudill feels like the other classes have more spirit because the freshmen are embarrassed. She enjoys going to pep rallies and thinks they are “very fun and interactive.”

Anna Addison, a junior however has a very different opinion. “They're fun sometimes, but are boring all the other times because they always do the same thing.” She doesn’t think that pep rallies do their job and pump her up for a game. Addison thinks that the games are pointless, another junior, Henry Selis agrees with her. He would prefer it if they started playing musical chairs. Both juniors like that the classes are segregated Henry says he “likes the competition between the grades.”

“The games are fun to watch because you get to cheer for your class and it's a fun competition-” says Camille Selis another freshman, “plus who doesn't want to see their friends embarrassing themselves.” She agrees with Claire Caudill and thinks that “the other classes are probably less uncomfortable and awkward than the freshman which makes their cheering a lot louder.” Camille Selis likes that the classes are segregated as well and also thinks it amps up the competition. “I like watching what all of the sports and clubs have been working on” she adds, another addition to the pep rallies is to showcase the other, less popular sports at school

The Freshmen at Mccallum generally have a more open idea about the pep rallies. This is probably because they have been to less of them. The upper class may just be sick of screaming for the football team every two weeks. It seems as though the classes like being separated, Anna Addison thinks “it makes it easier to find your friends” which is always a good thing. The freshmen enjoy the games while the juniors think they maybe aren't necessary. To conclude pep rallies maybe don’t raise the spirits of everyone of the many high schoolers but overall they seem to be doing their job.

 

Story Lead

Pep-rallies are meant to raise the spirits of highschoolers before games, it's the one time that all the classes interact and scream to be the loudest.

Interviews for Story: Upper vs Lower Classmen Views on Peprallies

Claire Caudill:

Pep rallies are very fun and interactive
They are necessary, and if we didn't have them I wouldn't be motivated for games
The other classes are was more pumped then we are I think it's because we are embarrassed and we don't know what to do
I like all the classes together I feel like it would be really lame without the other classes because of how scared we are

Anna Addison:

They're fun one time but are boring all the other times bc they always do the same thing.
I honestly don't care about sports and i don't think anything could makes me care about mccallums football team.

They're pointless. I don't care about them.

They're fine, they don't act obnoxious or anything

I think segregated classes make it easier to find your friends. And why shouldn't all the classes be there?

Camille Selis:

The games are fun to watch because you get to cheer for your class and it's a fun competition- plus who doesn't want to see their friends embarrassing themselves

The other classes are probably less uncomfortable and awkward than the freshman which makes their cheering a lot louder

I think it's fun to have them segregated so we can cheer for our own class and it amps up the competition

I like watching what all of the sports and clubs have been working on- plus who doesn't like shortened classes

Current Event Quiz 4

1.  The little known perk is the gratis weekend passes.  Tom Donovan received the perk. The Austin Parks foundation says they only provide access for municipal purposes. Cofer decided to forgo the passes because he said :I don't think my presence there is worth basically an 800$ expense." Sabine Romero said that it was "ok for the mayor and council members to accept the tickets." Ann Kitchen thinks the passes are "appropriate" because its important for her office to know how the festival operates. Finally I think this is a great perk, one that personally I would definitely enjoy.

2. The state of Oklahoma started doing lethal injections because it is easier than their old way of performing executions. Texas has found their solution by trading drugs with Virginia. While Ohio and Nebraska are buying a drug no longer sold in the US from countries overseas. Midazolam is a short acting sedative. It is important because it was used in the three drug protocol, but now is unreliable.

3. The Prime Minister barred his minister from visiting a contested Old City holy site. He ordered the police to stop members or the parliament from going there. He did this because of the intensifying of the war it would no longer be safe for them to go there. They responded by saying that they would defy it by going to al-Aska on Sunday. Muhanad Halabi was shot by israli security forces. He is related to the article because he mentioned the mosque in his last Facebook post.

4. Svetlana Alexievich won the noble prize. She is most famous for her research on solders in World War II as well as the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is a rarity not only because she is a woman but also because most of her work is non-fiction. Her works often blend literature and journalism. She says "much work remains ahead of me and I cannot stop now."

5. Professor Emeritus Daniel S. Hamermesh made the career decision to stop teaching. The American Satesmen reporter found this put because he told him in an interview. Hamermesh is different because many employees have threatened to leave but he is the first to actually go though with it. He is also leaving because he has opportunities to work at the University of Sydney in Austrailia and at another university in London. 

FREE-RESPONSE:
Summary: The Colts have a 10-0 lead against the Texans. Andre Johnson had a touchdown in the fourth quarter. He finished with six catches for 77 yards. 
Opinion: My opinion on this story is who cares. I don't understand the point, the story literally just gives som information about a guy I've never heard of scoring for teams I've never heard of. The story does cover the topic well though even though it's not like its a hard topic. 
I think that the additional sections are not necessary. They don't seem like the regular sections of the paper, they seem much shorter. I think they are only in the electronic section because there wasn't enough room or they weren't important enough to get into the real paper. I don't think they make the edition more appealing because I don't really follow sports. The only people they make the electronic edition more viable for is for people who want to look up sports information and scores in a newspaper on the internet instead of just searching for it in their browser. 

observation practice

The class sits quietly in their chairs after the test. One girl scrolls on her phone then flips through her papers. Only one or two people haven't finished the test. Many people use the time to come plate work for other classes. One boy wearing a blue McCallum basketball shirt figits with his backpack then goes back to writing. The boy in front of me is on Instagram. A girl wearing a tie dye shirt enters the class. the silence continues.

observation

There are two lines of people dressed and only the top half of suits and graduation gowns. The photography lights flash every once in a while every time. The lines are mostly filled with guys, but a few girls peek out. One photographer instructs the students to put their shoulders back and keep their head straight. The students that are in the lines on the floor talking. some of them lay on the ground while others sit, on their phones. The mood of the room is very chill. One student picks his nose trying to be sneaky. A photographer wearing a purple shirt enjoys getting up and instructing the seniors repeatedly. Guy anna tells me his name is Steven stands with his legs crossed kind of awkwardly laughing with his friends. his hair is a terrible attempt at the Justin Bieber do and his jeans skinnier than me. another girl standing near him probably 2 feet shorter than Steven is wearing a tan shirt with blue jeans. Suddenly she is wearing a yellow shirt, Anna tells me her name is Flora. The seniors outfit seem to be super cute or super laid-back like they don't really care. some of the people wearing to graduation gowns I have white sashes hanging over them. two boys at the end of the room seem to be speaking through a carpet or a cardboard pipe. It seems like they are enjoying themselves. One guy wearing a striped shirt comes over and bends down and talks to his friends. Then he comes over and starts talking to an English teacher near us then he leaves the gym. A guy comes and sits down with anna he is wearing a black shirt and green shorts, has a phone case that has a unicorn on it. He tells us a story. He uses his hands a lot to express himself. 

Current Event Quiz 3

1. The central message of the speech by the Pope was "to break out of its cycle of polarization and paralysis" he wants people to stop being so power hungry and to think re or the people instead of for the money. The speech was delivered to congress. The story illustrates interest because the pope rarely travels to there countries to give speeches so maybe he thought we needed it. It is historic because the pope talked about controversial topics such as gay-marriage. The Pope was invited by by John Boehner.

2. The broad difference of opinion is whether or not racial slurs started the incident. The coach Mack Breed has resigned and the players have been suspended for a month due to the incident. He was frustrated because the "central figures' in the incident did not appear before the committee.

3. Five dozen parents and students protested for the return of a sixth grade teacher named John Wetherold.  The district moved Wetherold due to overcrowding in the 3rd grade at Blackshear Elementary. It affects the sixth grade because now the sixth grade is overcrowded because they only have one teacher. The same thing happened at Bryker Woods Elementary except that because of the reaction from the parents and students the teacher was aloud to stay.

4. John Whitmire and D-Houston want to know if the law will make it so guns can't be carried in parking lots, sidewalks and driveways of schools. The law takes effect on January 1st. Whitmire's understanding of the law is that school districts will be aloud to ban guns in outdoor areas. The alternative interpretation is that state gun laws don't consider parking lots, sidewalks and driveways to be apart of the premises where guns could be banned. The attorney General has 180 to answer Whitmire's question. It might not matter because the Senate Bill 7 will allow those with licenses to carry a concealed handgun.

5. Story: Jury in ex-deputy's murder trail says it has reached an impasse
Summary: An ex deputy shot and killed Yvette Smith, a black woman just seconds after encountering her. The jury, after 17 hours of deliberation over two days is at an impasse. They do not know is it should be classified as "reasonable action" or murder.
Opinion: I think that the case should be classified as murder. If a white man shoots a black woman just after encountering her it seems very suspicious, especially because of all the recent murders of black people by whit policemen. This leads me to believe it was not "reasonable action."

Extended Response: Obituaries are written about people that died. They are usually about recent deaths because people don't want to read about someone that died 2 years ago. They usually provide information about the most prominent points of peoples lives. You would expect to find how they died in any obituary but obituaries are normally about how the person lived instead of how they died. I did not know that many reporters are assigned obituaries. I think it would be interesting to write an obituary because it is a new and different type of writing.

Humans of McCallum with Anna Addison

"Over the summer I was living in a college dorm with a bunch of other kids my age for writing, and me and all my friends did something bad that I don't think I can say on record. The camp director found out that we did it and he threatened to kick us out, but like the thing is we were being brought in to be interviewed one by one and so it was like the most stressful day of my life." -Anna Addison

Current Event Quiz 2

1b. To help the long-shot candidates the debate was set up so the candidates with a lower chance of winning went first to give them a better chance. Donald Trump was center stage because he was the initial focus of the four candidates whose polls didn't qualify.

2.The CIA came to the UT campus to say the dive to unveil the records stemmed from the White House. They are trying to show a new level of openness between the government and the public. The CIA made the documents available on its website. The PDB is important because it gives very crucial security concerns of an eight year span in the 1960's.

3. Hungary sprayed syrian migrants with water cannons because they tried to break through a fence.  The migrants then began crossing from serbia into Croatia as an alternate route.

4. He was detained and handcuffed because teachers decided his homemade alarm clock looked like a bomb. The teacher later said the alarm clock "looked suspicious in nature." The public responded with the hashtag #IStand-WithAhmed which was tweeted over half am million times. Obama invited Ahmed to the White House and said his clock was "cool." Some thought it was related to the bills saying judges can't rule based on foreign law because the bill was viewed as anti-muslim.

ESSAY:
1. I first learned about the story this morning (9/17/15) on NPR. I think that both the newspaper and social media are accurate because the newspaper provides information about the story and social media provides peoples views on the story.

2. I think I would have placed the story more upfront because I think it is an important story because racism is still very prominent and the fact that they thought a 14 year old boy had a bomb is insane.

Short Free Response Edit

Story reporting on: Trump’s insult of Fiorina draws ire

Donald Trump, running for president and social media famous, insults Fiorina Draws, saying that her face is ugly. This is not the first time he has insulted women. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal calls Trump "a madman" and Jeb Bush says his comments were "small and inappropriate." The only thing Trump acheived with this comment was more haters. This story is important to the people following Donald Trumps strange presidential campaign. The reporter used quotes and thought from other politicians to back up report.

Current Event Quiz 1

1. The University of Texas was attacked because the two employees that they hired had criminal back-rounds. They can't explain their hiring system publicly because federal laws permit them from revealing information about students. I do not think the university knew because if they knew they wouldn't have hired them due to the horrible hate rime they committed. 

2. A black man was badly injured in the back of a police van when he was arrested, he died a week later. The government is giving his family a 6.4 million dollar settlement. The mayor supported the deal because she thought it was in the best interest of the city and they could avoid litigation. The Eric Garner trial is still pending.

3. The Chancellor announced that they are letting 500,000 syrian refugees in a year. Critics blamed germany because in letting people through they are creating an environment that will cause many refugees to risk their lives. Germany responded to the criticism by announcing a reduction in cash handout to the asylum seekers. The larger crisis is the complex nature of Europe's migrant problem. Many people from Iraq and Syria are coming to Europe because of the bad situations in their countries. Germany has led the way by letting in many refugees and getting other countries to do so as well. 

4. Ted Cruz invited Donald Trump to his anti-Iran nuclear deal rally. He is unlike other presidential candidates because he doesn't criticize Trump. He invited Donald Trump to get the medias attention. 

5. Hilary Clinton apologized for her use of a private email account. Ron Johnson and Bryan Pagliano asked for a meeting with Pagliano's attorney to seek legal protection for him. Co-mingling means to mix or to blend. Clinton's personal and business life commingled. Her earlier mistake was her resistance to use he word mistake.

6. Two players were suspended because they knocked down and speared a game official because he was "cheating them." the assistant coach was also suspended because he made comments that led the players to think the official was cheating. The players say that allegedly the official used racial slurs against the players and that was what prompted the attack.

PART ONE

If I were to research and report this story I would first began by trying to get access to the district website of approved lesson plans. If I was able to do so then I could see if either the district  was assigning inappropriate Power points and lesson plans to teachers, or if the teacher lied and was promoting creationism. If I did gain access to the website I would see if the PowerPoint really did promote creationism, if it did either the district, the teacher or both would be in trouble and I would have a very interesting story on my hands. If I were to be unable to access the website, then I would go to the students. I would of course interview several students, because then my information would be more reliable. I would also go to the parents because their views may be an interesting addition to the story. Also I would definitely have the definition for creationism in my story for some readers who may not know what it is. With this research I could come up with a pretty intriguing story.