Hannah's Journalism Blog

Short Response 1. 5,000 people 2. Rope swing and a giant trampoline 3. Amazon 4. Brevity and WritePad 5. I haven't been to any of the record stores listed. Long Response 1. No one in my family was impacted by the hurricane. 2. If there was a major storm about to hit my house, I would stock up on food, water, and other necessities like matches and a flashlight. I would also find out where the nearest shelter is, to be super prepared. Watching the news constantly and keeping up with the weather would help a lot too. 3. The federal and state government are responsible for fixing the things that they already own. Extra money could be raised by the federal government. 4. Most people have insurance that will help them pay for their private property. The people who don't have insurance will lose their home. 5. I don't know because I'm not informed on this topic.

Short Response 1. U.S District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos 2. USS John S. McCain 3. Carbon monoxide poisoning 4. 50 million people 5. Pride parade because I've wanted to go for a while and I want to show my support to the LGBT community. Long Response 1. People in Charlottesville put covers over statues of confederate generals. They did this because what happened there was hateful and wrong. Keeping the statues up would give the idea that it's still okay and that nothing has changed. 2. The statues should be shrouded because what happened was bad and keeping them up is forcing people to remember. 3. UT taking down statues of Confederate heroes is a good decision because they want to set a good example. 4. I think that the statues should be covered up because they represent racism and that isn't something that I'm for. 5. I have heard people talking about what happened in Charlottesville but not the statues. My parents talk about it discreetly probably b...

Timeliness - This article displays timeliness because it discusses the current political situation in Mexico. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/world/americas/mexico-zapatista-subcommander-marcos.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront Proximity - This article shows proximity. It covers hurricane Harvey that is happening in Texas where the reader lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-strikes-a-powerful-blow-to-texas-and-lingers.html Prominence - This article shows prominence of a celebrity, Dwayne Johnson, and how a drowning victim was saved because his sibling remembered a scene from one of Johnson's movies in which he uses CPR methods to save someone. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/25/dwayne-johnson-san-andreas-role/604241001/ Impact - This article displays i...