Photo Composition

Simplicity

This photo is simplistic, because the subject (the man) is falling in front of a very basic background.

The Rule Of Thirds

This is the rule of thirds because, the helicopter is in the upper left intersecting lines on the third.

Lines

This is a representation of lines because, there are lines on the building where the walls were.

Balance

This is an example of balance, because the twin towers are both equally represented in the center of the picture.

Framing

The wreckage is framed by the opening to the building, the column, and the floor.

Merger

This is a merger, because much of the firefighter is cut off in places that aren't very good for the image, such as his hands, also, he looks as if he is going to run into the pole.

Symmetry and Patterns

View Point

Creating Depth

CE 4.1

1. A breakup note, Retrospective, Social push, Tee up for Democrats, and Austin Represented

2. Sean Penn went to go see "El Chapo" after he had been obtained.

3. "Space Oddity", "Fame", "Heroes", and "Lets Dance".

4. 1.4 billion dollars.

5. I would go to see Star Wars at Disney World, because I like the Star Wars movies, and I am a big fan.



If I were able to buy lottery tickets I would, everyone wants the chance to win the lottery, even if they have a low chance of winning, especially now that the amount that you win has gone up. Since the rise in cost has been so publicized, everyone knows about it and is going to try their luck. Even my mother who does not commonly buy tickets bought one because of such large winnings. I would certainly invest in buying a ticket for the chance to win so much money.

If I won the lottery I would buy my dad a new house, my mom a house, and then go on a shopping spree with one million dollars only. I would buy a car for myself that I would drive when I get a license, and pay for my quinceanera so that my mom wouldn't have to pay for it. I would also make my sister and niece a trust fund so that they can pay for college when they get that old.Then I would employ a financial adviser who can tell me how to invest my money in a way that will get me even more over time.

With only three million dollars, I would pay for my quinceanera, give both my parents a hundred thousand dollars, and invest the rest, so that I can later pay for my schooling, my sister's and my niece's.

Welcome Back!

 I like this photo because it shows a well known situation that happened in 2016, and it is showing how much the people in France cared about what happened, and to they wanted to show their respect to those who unfortunately lost their lives, I like the aspect of people doing something good.

I like this picture because I find it interesting how NASA went out of their way to make a new composition of photos of the 'old' solar system, including Pluto even thought it isn't currently considered a planet.

 I like this image because it was important in space history because it is the first time they had found water on another planet, it was amazing to find water on Mars, because it means now that there is the possibility of life, and that opens up new doors to space travel and colinization.

1. The best song of 2015 was Photograph by Ed Sheeran. I liked this song because it has a lot of emotion and it is catchy. It was on the top 40 list, because Ed Sheeran is a popular artist, others like me, like Ed Sheeran as well, because he is a good person and his music appeals to the masses in the way that his music is easy to listen to and makes you feel good. His music generally makes people in a good mood, even if the song is sad like this one. Even if it is sad, it can make you feel better if you are sad because you can have something to relate to.

2. I think Inside Out was the best movie of 2015, because it was funny and cute, but also filled with a lot of emotion about growing up, which is why I liked it. The characters were funny, and it was an interesting take on what is going on inside our minds. The show appeals to both children and adults, because even though it is a cartoon the story was inciting and could keep anyones interest.

3. The most important news story of 2015 was the Syrian refugee crisis which was a global issue that effected millions of people in countries all over Europe and the Middle East. This issue was so extremely controversial that almost everyone in their right minds had heard of it. Even though it was not completely resolved, the attention brought to it got help that was necessary.

4. The biggest entertainment story of last year was the Star Wars release. It was an extremely good movie, that captivated audiences, and had people going to see it multiple times. The release of the film has been anticipated for years and the fact that the movie was finally released excited fans who had been waiting for the new movie to finally come out.

1. I will remember my trip to Florida, because it is most likely the last time I will get to see my family there again for a few years.

2. My resolutions for 2016 are to get better grades by focussing more in school, and getting my work out schedule together again.

3.I look forward to all the new advancements in astronomy that are being planned for 2016.

Final Review

1. Timeliness: having to do with something that happened recently, if it is old, then its not "news"

2. Proximity: happened near where the story is being printed, if you are printing in Austin, you wouldn't want to print about a new school in Dallas

3. Human Interest: stories that catch the interest of many people, usually "heart-warming"

4. Prominence: if something is important and happened recently

5. Conflict: something that other people disagree on

6. Interviews: asking someone a series of questions to get a better understanding of what happened for your story

7. Research: doing background on whatever topic you are writing about so that you can have a better interview and a better story

8. Quotations: something that someone else said that you include in your story to make it more in-depth

9. Yes-no question: a question that can be answered with a yes or no, these are not questions you should ask, because you couldn't use them as quotes.

10. follow-up question: a question that you ask after an initial question in hopes of getting a more descriptive answer

11. Objective writing: writing neutrally, and you do not show your opinion at all, it is purely facts

12. Transition paragraph: a paragraph that goes after a quote to describe the quote that comes afterwards; it also usually introduces a new topic

13. Hard news story: stories composed entirely of facts

14. Soft news story

15. Inverted Pyramid: the order in which your story should go, it goes from most important to least important

16. Third-person point of view: not using I, me, we, us.

17. 5 Ws and H lead: a lede where you describe everything that your story is about, it includes who, what, when, where, why, and how.

18. editing: you go through and make changes to incorrect parts of your story.

19. attribution:expelling the cause and behavior and their effects

20. paraphrase: you take what someone said and put it in your own words without copying anything that they said

21. fragmentary quotation: a quote that is not a complete sentence

22. direct quotation: you quote exactly what a person said, you don't paraphrase it

23. partial quotation: a quote that is not introduced into the story with a transitional paragraph

24. Uses of quotations: to go into more depth and have a first hand experience of what occurred to include in your story, also if you have an expert it can be a reliable way to show more information

25. When to use quotations: when there is a lack of information, or if the text is about a person, you would need to interview that person

26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired: embedded into text

27. Editorial: an opinion piece about a well known issue

28. editorial page: a page of editorials instead of hard news stories

29. columns: an editorial that reoccurs in a newspaper

30. editorial that criticizes: an editorial that constructively criticizes a controversial issue

31. editorial that explains: an editorial that explains why a newspaper covered a controversial issue

32. editorial that persuades: an editorial that tries to sway a persons opinion  over a controversial issue
33. letter to the editor: a letter that a reader sends to address issues they have with the newspaper

Rough Draft #2

The first sign of trouble was the abnormally loud rushing water outside the balcony door. In the dark the homeowner couldn't see much, but at second glance, he could see it. The water in the creek below his home was up thirty feet, it was about to flood into his house and destroy everything he knew. He took what he could and he and his wife fled to safety in the middle of the night.

On Memorial weekend in the small Texas town of Wimberley, a flood created damage unlike anything seen in twenty years. It washed away hundreds of homes, and damaged many more. The fifty foot flood waters killed twelve people and left many desperate for support.

Many like one homeowner Jimmy Ash, a Wimberley native and business owner. Ash's house is directly above Cypress creek, and just a short walk from the Blanco River, where chaos struck. At one in the morning Ash's wife Linda heard an unsettling sound, little did Ash know the sound his wife heard would send them both fleeing.

"We were sound asleep, Linda woke me up and said "Is there someone in the house?" I didn't hear anyone in the house but I heard something on the balcony, It was the swing beneath the balcony, the water was knocking it into the post against the house. I said it was nothing bad. Then Linda went out onto the deck and she saw how high the water was." Ash retold. 

Upon the realization of the accending water which showed no sign of stopping, the couple had to make a split second decision. They fled into the night, worrying about what this would do to their home and the homes of their many friends.

"We ran out the door and jumped in the car." Jimmy said, "we needed to get out."

After the uproar the flood had caused, Jimmy and his wife Linda went to stay with some cousins, who also had a home on the creek. It was a night filled with worry. With all the uncertainty Jimmy, like any other would have if put in that situation, had trouble falling asleep.

"We went to go spend the night at Lind's cousins house, which was on the creek and I could hear the creek raring because I couldn't sleep." Jimmy discussed.

When  the night was over and it was safe to leave the house again, Ash and his wife ventured to their river house. The anxiety they felt while waiting to see what had become of their home was met with a   disheveled house that was still standing. The couple was overcome with joy that their beloved home still stood, when many home didn't withstand the flooding. Although the home was still intact, it had severe water damage and many of the possessions inside had been ruined.

"The water was all over the bottom floor." Said Ash, "It ruined all of our memories, photographs and such."

After taking in the disorderly sights of the home, they began salvaging their home. They came to the conclusion that they couldn't do it alone. Help came in from all over town to help the couple. Everyone came to lend a hand to those who had always helped them.

"Four or five groups of our friends came to our house to help clean up, we were pretty much in shock." Explained Ash, "We had to tear up half of our house, our friends carried loads and loads of stuff. All of the wonderful people were climbing up our stairs with bags and boxes and carts"

Even though there was a large mass of people coming to help clean up, it would take months to clean up the remnants of the flood. 

"Even months after that [the flood], disaster groups from all over the country came to help the clean up. They were wonderful." said Ash.

Although the house had been cleared of debris the flood had left, Ash was still displaced from his home. He was displaced for months, and only had somewhere to stay out of the kindness of others hearts.

"We had some really great people, they gave us their house to live in at a week at a time while they were out of town. Some people gave us their house for the whole summer." Ash said.

While things settled down, Ash made plans to make the house livable again. He did what he could even when things seemed hopeless, as did the rest of Wimberley.

"Over all everyone kept hopeful. The catchphrase that came out of it was 'Wimberley Strong'. It was really quite amazing." said Ash.

With all of the trauma the flooding put Ash through, his family continues to encourage him to move out.

"Ive already encouraged him to move out," said Ash's son James Ash, "Its nice living on the river, but I don't know if it is worth it anymore."

Ash considered moving away from Wimberley, but could never go through with leaving the place he has called home for so many years. It has become a part of him, through thick and thin, no matter how difficult it may be to live there, Wimberley is Ash's home.

"Its a beautiful place," Ash argued "why would you want to move anywhere else?"

Feature Story- First Draft

The first sign of trouble was the abnormally loud rushing water outside the balcony door. In the dark the homeowner couldn't see much, but at second glance, he could see it. The water in the creek below his home was up thirty feet, it was about to flood into his house and destroy everything he knew. He took what he could and he and his wife fled to safety in the middle of the night.

On Memorial weekend in the small Texas town of Wimberley, a flood created damage unlike anything seen in twenty years. It washed away hundreds of homes, and damaged many more. The fifty foot flood waters killed twelve people and left many desperate for support.

Many like one homeowner Jimmy Ash, a Wimberley native and business owner. Ash's house is directly above Cypress creek, and just a short walk from the Blanco River, where chaos struck. At one in the morning Ash's wife Linda heard an unsettling sound, little did Ash know the sound his wife heard would send them both fleeing.

"We were sound asleep, Linda woke me up and said "Is there someone in the house?" I didn't hear anyone in the house but I heard something on the balcony, It was the swing beneath the balcony, the water was knocking it into the post against the house. I said it was nothing bad. Then Linda went out onto the deck and she saw how high the water was." Ash retold. 

Upon the realization of the accending water which showed no sign of stopping, the couple had to make a split second decision. They fled into the night, worrying about what this would do to their home and the homes of their many friends.

"We ran out the door and jumped in the car." Jimmy said, "we needed to get out."

After the uproar the flood had caused, Jimmy and his wife Linda went to stay with some cousins, who also had a home on the creek. It was a night filled with worry. With all the uncertainty Jimmy, like any other would have if put in that situation, had trouble falling asleep.

"We went to go spend the night at Lind's cousins house, which was on the creek and I could hear the creek raring because I couldn't sleep." Jimmy discussed.

When  the night was over and it was safe to leave the house again, Ash and his wife ventured to their river house. The anxiety they felt while waiting to see what had become of their home was met with a   disheveled house that was still standing. The couple was overcome with joy that their beloved home still stood, when many home didn't withstand the flooding. Although the home was still intact, it had severe water damage and many of the possessions inside had been ruined.

"The water was all over the bottom floor." Said Ash, "It ruined all of our memories, photographs and such."

After taking in the disorderly sights of the home, they began salvaging their home. They came to the conclusion that they couldn't do it alone. Help came in from all over town to help the couple. Everyone came to lend a hand to those who had always helped them.

"Four or five groups of our friends came to our house to help clean up, we were pretty much in shock." Explained Ash, "We had to tear up half of our house, our friends carried loads and loads of stuff. All of the wonderful people were climbing up our stairs with bags and boxes and carts"

Even though there was a large mass of people coming to help clean up, it would take months to clean up the remnants of the flood. 

"Even months after that [the flood], disaster groups from all over the country came to help the clean up. They were wonderful." said Ash.

Although the house had been cleared of debris the flood had left, Ash was still displaced from his home. He was displaced for months, and only had somewhere to stay out of the kindness of others hearts.

"We had some really great people, they gave us their house to live in at a week at a time while they were out of town. Some people gave us their house for the whole summer." Ash said.

While things settled down, Ash made plans to make the house livable again. He did what he could even when things seemed hopeless, as did the rest of Wimberley.

"Over all everyone kept hopeful. The catchphrase that came out of it was 'Wimberley Strong'. It was really quite amazing." said Ash.

With all of the trauma the flooding put Ash through, his family continues to encourage him to move out.

"Ive already encouraged him to move out," said Ash's son James Ash, "Its nice living on the river, but I don't know if it is worth it anymore."

Ash considered moving away from Wimberley, but could never go through with leaving the place he has called home for so many years. It has become a part of him, through thick and thin, no matter how difficult it may be to live there, Wimberley is Ash's home.

"Its a beautiful place," Ash argued "why would you want to move anywhere else?"

CE 3.3

1. Their goal is to donate the large sum of money to various charities.

2. They are using the spending money to go towards small class sizes, teacher training, and full-day schooling.

3. 58 stories high, it is significant because it will be the highest tower in Austin.

4. David Price will make $217 million dollars.

5.  I would eat Texas trash, it sounds really good.


Homebody industries is an organization that gives second chances to released felons and gang members. This was a compelling read because it is interesting to see how this man was effected so much by the kindness of others. They changed his life by providing him with an opportunity to change, and this potentially changes the way he will live from here on out. I thought the story was very good, because it shows that some people are really working towards something better for those who are less fortunate. The story is unique and it focuses on one individuals story while discussing the bigger picture as well. I enjoy reading stories like this, because it makes me think about what I can do.