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1. what was the best part of this year?
2. would you have done anything differently?
3. what are you going to miss best about this year?
4. what are your plans for this summer?
5. who was your favorite teacher this year?
6. who do you think had the biggest impact on your life?
7. did you think the taks tests were hard?
8. do you plan on going to college?
9. what was the hardest thing about high school?
10. what advice would you give incoming freshman?

Revelers are chased by a pack of fighting bulls during the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona. I like this photo because it looks like everything is happening in slow motion. Its like their in space.

African-Americans of New Orleans.Housing project residents practice flips using mattresses. I like this photo because even though they lost everything in Hurricane Katrina they still seem to think New Orleans is home.

On average, online readers read 77 percent
of what they chose to read. Do tables of how many students like to read and others who dont like to.

Gay Rights Groups Celebrate Victories in Marriage Push

Who? gay right groups and The Vermont Legislature
Who is involved? Bill Douglas
Who does/did the situation affect? Gay Marriages
Who said so? Iowa Supreme Court


What? legalized same-sex marriages in that state
What is happening? The Vermont Legislature on Tuesday overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’s veto of a bill allowing gay couples to marry
What did happen? New York, New Jersey, Maine and New Hampshire are among the states where such proposals have gained legislative support in recent months
What are the consequences? Proposition 8, which amended the state’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, effectively reversing a decision by the state’s Supreme Court that had legalized it.
What is different about this? “There is a palpable sense that something has changed and people need to get active.”
What are the choices? The vote in Vermont came on the same day the Council of the District of Columbia gave preliminary approval to a plan recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere


When? 2000
When did or will this happen? Took effect in 2004
When was this discovered? This Year

Where? Vermont, Iowa, the others are Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Where did or will this happen? 26 states since the Massachusetts law

Why? people need to undo state constitutional amendments. advocates would give the opposition movement new energy

How do you feel about this? I feel that gay couples should have the same rights as everyone else.

Akins high school basketball

Christian Maldonado

1. What did you like best about playing basketball for Akins Eagles?

Having the chance to play and make history, and to be the best team in school history.

2. What do you plan on doing after high school: do you play on playing for any colleges, if so where?
I do but not sure where I want to go yet.

3. What was your biggest challenge about playing basketball for Akins?
All the hard work you have to put in, and being dedicated.

4. What made you want to play basketball for Akins high school?
I love basketball; I’ve played my whole life.

5. Who is your favorite NBA basketball player?
Michael Jordan

6.Who is your favorite NBA basketball team?
Old school Michael Jordan

7. What inspired you to play basketball in the beginning?
The feeling I got when the basketball went throw the hoop.

8. Do you ever see yourself coaching a basketball team in the future, if so why?
Yes because I feel like I can teach the game.

9. Were you surprised that Akins made it to the playoffs for the first time in history?
No because we should have made it last year and I knew we could of played way better then what we did.

10. What makes coach Peavey such a good coach?
The knowledge he has for the game his dedication and discipline.

11. What’s different about this year’s boy’s basketball team compared to last year’s?
We have way more experience playing with each other.

12. Who do you consider the best basketball player other then yourself, who? And why?
I think we all are good at different things.

13. Has conflict between you and other teammate stopped you from playing a game?
Never.

14. Did you ever disagree with any of the other teammates if so why?
Yes just because we have different options and different views of things.

15. What was your favorite play in basketball?
LA.

16. How was balancing basketball and school?
It’s hard but it’s helpful because you have to keep your grades up to play basketball.

17. Did you ever want to give it up at one point, if so why?
No because I never questioned my desire to play.

18. Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?
Playing basketball.

19. What high school was the most challenging to play?
High Tower because we played horrible and they couldn’t miss.

20. If you could would you take anything back, if so why?
No because I have no regrets.

Obama Puts His Own Spin on Mix of Science With Politics

Who? President Obama

Who is involved? scientists and patients.

Who does/did the situation affect? Climate change, natual security, protection of endangered species, and children's health.

What is happening? President Obama issued a memorandum that sets forth broad parameters for how his administration would choose expert advisers and use scientific data

What are the consequences?The document orders Mr. Obama’s top science adviser to help draft guidelines that will apply to every federal agency. Agencies will be expected to pick science advisers based on expertise, not political ideology, the memorandum said, and will offer whistle-blower protections to employees who expose the misuse or suppression of scientific information.

What are the choices?When? March 9, 2009

Where did or will this happen? East room of the White House.

Alumni voted one of the eight cutest couples in Austin

by rachel Wilson

I liked how Cynthia Gonzalez and Joseph Santa Ana talked about their love for one another, it's amazing to me to see a couple out of high school still together. It's cute how they talked about how they meet too, i also liked how they talked about Santa Ana and Gonzalez playing sports and being in choir all four years in high school.

I disliked how they actually put a article like this in Akins news newspapaer, why can't they put something more interesting in it other then the cutest couples in Austin, talk about things going on around the school like teen pregnacy. The article really didn't say much towards the end either.

The improvements that i would make to this article, would probably be adding more to the end of the article it ended it off with talking about how they're celebrating their birthdays's together and how old their turnng I personally think that they shouldn't of ended it that way. Talk about something more fun like where do they see themselves in 5 years from now or if they see each other getting married in the future.

Akins high school basketball

Christian Maldonado

1. What did you like best about playing basketball for Akins Eagles?
2. What do you plan on doing after high school: do you play on playing for any colleges, if so where?
3. What was your biggest challenge about playing basketball for Akins?
4. What made you want to play basketball for Akins high school?
5. Who is your favorite NBA basketball player?
6. Who is your favorite NBA basketball team?
7. What inspired you to play basketball in the beginning?
8. Do you ever see yourself coaching a basketball team in the future, if so why?
9. Were you surprised that Akins made it to the playoffs for the first time in history?
10. What makes coach Peavey such a good coach?
11. What’s different about this year’s boy’s basketball team compared to last year’s?
12. Who do you consider the best basketball player other then yourself, who? And why?
13. Has conflict between you and other teammate stopped you from playing a game?
14. Did you ever disagree with any of the other teammates if so why?
15. What was your favorite play in basketball?
16. How was balancing basketball and school?
17. Did you ever want to give it up at one point, if so why?
18. Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?
19. What high school was the most challenging to play?
20. If you could would you take anything back, if so why?

basketball

Sports - Report the scores and stories. Don't try to give a play by play, just relate the highlights and mention the names of those who made the outstanding plays
plays, players.......
ideas- prom, sports, playoffs, school food.
Sports- basketball. intreview the players.
sources- players, students, parents. coaches.ect

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Civilian Deaths Surge in Sri Lankan War

Who? deaths in Sri Lanka

Who is involved? government troops and ethnic Tamil fighters

What? numerous violations of international law

How many people does this affect?An estimated 2,000 civilians have died and another 5,000 have been wounded as the government attempts to rout rebel fighters from their last remaining stronghold

Over 30 Dead in Pakistan Bombing

Who?Who is involved? Over 30 Dead in Pakistan Bombing.

Who does/did the situation affect? suicide bomber killed more than 30 people and injured at least 50 on Friday in the Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan.

Who said so? Pakistani television reports

What? set off a chain reaction of chaos in the city of about a million people on the edge of Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas.

What is happening? Enraged mobs attacked local security forces, ransacked shops and surrounded hospitals as members of the funeral procession struggled to secure treatment for the wounded

What did happen? six suicide attacks in recent months.

What are the consequences? people are being killed.

What is different about this? last suicide attack, on January 4, killed seven people.

What are the choices? offer people more protection.

I like this photo alot. It shows that you no matter what your always a winner, and you can accomplish anything in life.

I picked this photo because i love babies their so cute and it makes me just want to hug them. they look so happy and peaceful.

I like this photo because it kind of reminds me of home. Its so quiet, like a place i can go to get away from everyone and all my troubles and problems. Somewhere where i could escape.

I picked this photo because the girl in the picture inspires me alot. It shows that nothing can stop her. Little, big, or small no matter what you can acitve anything.

I think it was wrong to inserted a black student's face into a photograph of white Badger football fans. I think it did not reflect the image the university was trying to portray. There for they should'nt of added a black mans face."The problem exists in the general lack of diversity on campus. The problem exists in the ineffectiveness of current university policies to change the environment . . . "

It was unethical to have altered the photo and tocombine elements of the two photographs in order to improve the composition. they should'nt have added or changed anything.

Who?Who is involved?woman named Joan Armstrong

What is happening?tenacity and charisma have helped expand the student population to 238 from around 200 during her four years at the school.

What are the consequences?Catholic schools in and around the city have been closing because of dwindling enrollments and tightening budgets.

What are the choices? to have a fund raser.

Where?Catholic school in Rego Park

Why? the low enrollment

Why did this happen? the closings of the schools.

How? because of how mcuh the tuition is.

If you really think about it pretty much everything was changed to the model's

face in the video, it's like awhole new person. They use alot of makeup to cover up

all her flaws, they added more hair and made her lips more fuller and fatter, made her eyes more wider,her shoulders are thinner, it looks like they made the picture lighter too. I do not think it's ok to change a persons appearance . Changing everything about this girl's appearance just shows every young girl out there, that they have to look a certain part to be pretty. It was ok for them to add a little makeup and maybe fix her hair, but to change everthing about her wasn't. The differences between fashion photography and photojournalism, is that fashion photography hides everything about real women today, if your not skinny or look a certain part your not beautiful. photojournalism shows real woman, they don't change up the picutures just to make one look beautiful. The relationship each has to reality is that they both play a big role in what young girls look up to.

BALANCE this photo shows soldiers unful a huge flag at the pentagon before the start of a ceremony it represents balance because how the picture was taken.

SIMPLICITY In this photo is shows the devastion of september 11, 2001. So many lifes were lost.

FRAMING in this photo it shows people gathered together for a candle light vigil it represents framing.

LINES
i think this photo represents lines, because from where the photo was taken. The agel of the photo.

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