Free Write

Prompt; The most beautiful smile I ever saw.

I pull the coat closer to me as the cool breeze of London kissed my skin when I stepped out of the warm embrace of the apartment. It couldn't be any later than 8 am as the sun slowly began to rise up behind the building casting shadows upon my face. Not many people were out this early but those who were walk quietly their separate ways going on with their day. The sweet smell of freshly made pastries fill my nose as I walk past one of the local bakeries. Making a quick decision to continue on the sidewalk that takes me to the cafe as I was in desperate need for some coffee. The bridge near the school courtyard comes into view and I was only yards away from it when I notice a boy standing close to the edge of the tall bridge. This messy brown haired boy seemed oddly familiar. It then hits me that this boy was the same boy who I grew up living next to, the same boy who was so many of my classes yet I never got the chance to learn the name of. The same boy who I heard yell in pain at night and leave the house in the morning with old and new bruises he so desperately tried to cover. The same boy who use to laugh with his friends a couple seats in front on my ride to school. He always turned his head away before I could catch a glimpses of the smile. Who's laugh turned more into a bitter whisper that seemed to be forced as the years went by like season.Almost as if summer turned into a dark winter but never seemed to ever reach spring. In till it was as dull as the spark in his eyes. Instead of looking at his friends he would look off in the distance as if he wasn't even there. The boy who no matter how many bruise covered his body I still thought he was beautiful. The cold breeze knocks me out of my thoughts as I noticed that he was standing on the other side of the railing on the bridge his hands still gripping the bar. His eyes staring intensely at the water that flowed so far under him. His eyebrows were knitted together as if he was trying to make his mind up. The thought hit me so hard that I thought I was going to fall. He was going to jump.If only my body reacted faster. My body jolted as I sprinted at him yelling that sounded more as a plead, "No!"I wondered if the breezing wind drowned out the sound of my broken voice. But he seemed to hear me as he turned his head. His dull brown eyes that use to sparkle with joy met mine. And I swear that second felt like a thousand years and I wish it was so then I would have more time. But the world seemed to slow down as if everything was now moving in slow motion. I was less then a yard away when his cut chapped lips whispered out loud enough for my ears to hear in a voice that was almost as if he was pleading out, "I'm sorry." He let go of the bar and pushed back falling backwards. I reach my hand out and I felt this knitted sweater  brush against my hand, he was a inch away from my grip. A inch to big. A inch to late. A inch that separated life from death in a second. Half my body was hanging over the edge while tears were flowing from my eyes.  I continue making eye contact with him as he falls closer and closer to the frozen water when.. When for the first time in my life, out of all the years i could stop the beating that haunted him daily. I saw his lips twitch up into a small smile. A smile that has been broken from the sadness  and the abandonment of happiness that the universe provided him with that made his smile so broken. But a smile none the less and no matter how broken his smile may seem. I swear its the most beautiful smile I have ever seen before. The smile doesn't break when his body hits the cold water before disappearing.

Composition 2

Viewpoint

The low viewpoint of this photo makes it look dramatic and focus in on the tall building from down.

Symmetry and Patterns(repetition)

The lines going downward make the focus on the smoke coming out of it.

Create Depth

The layers of destruction from the building makes the photo appear m,ore 2 dimensional with how small the rescuers seem.

Cropping

The photo is zoomed in and cuts out all the distractions of the environment around it.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

The two main point of the story was that photo manipulation can be taken as offensive and inappropriate when used to change a important event or in a way that would offend others. Photo manipulation can be used to have but if it ends up on a newspaper or news website wrongly then it can lead to a consequence.
 I think that this kind of photo editing is unethical because it makes the point have a photo have a whole new and different purpose. I think that it is wrong because it is offensive and has the wrong idea with it.

I think that this is one of the most unethical photo manipulation because its is not right for someone to try and make the college come a cross as diverse when they are justing faking it.  

I think that this is the least unethical photo manipulation because even though it is still not right to change the pyramids I don't think that it is as the other because the others cover people or a important event that was change and that might have a bigger impact on people than this one.

Photoshoot

Prompt: Happy

Prompt: Bowie 

Prompt: Metal

Prompt: Square 

CE 4.2

1. 83,591
2. It gives over 100 miles of land of landowners
3. Rose Qiartz and  serenity
4. I know a lot of people who do coloring in adult color books because it is relaxing and I think that this new trend of adult coloring books is cool and fun because it helps take off some stress.
5. If i could then I would want to attend either the Mass Gallery's 'Staycation' or  The institution Theatre 'Beyonce Wild West'. I would attend theses if i could on a weekend because it seems enjoyable and i like listening to music and I like art also.

Long Answers 
1. According to this article the biggest cause of Global Warming is that swarmer atmosphere can hold more water. Another cause is the ocean observing more heat. The evidence differs along with the ideas of the causes of global warming from country to country.
2. Some consequence due to the higher global temperatures is the serve storms happening all over caused by a El Nino that caused crazy weather over the U.S. Higher global temperatures bring dry weather but also serve rain storms that cause mass flooding that causes devistaions.
3. I due worry about global warming because even though its slowly affecting us now I worry of how much it will affect everyone in the future. I worry about al the storms that it might bring that will bring much distraction all over the world. I also worry that there is nothing that humans can do to contribute to stoping global warming.
4. I think what we can do as a society to put a stop to global warming is to get together and plan on what we expect to happened. I think that if people recycled more. I think that if everyone just took small step everyday by reducing the amount of food thrown away and re use products then it would slowly help out.
5. I think that global warming is a big issue today because even if it doesn't affect use that much today it will later on in the future. I think that global warming causes serve storms that have already caused a devastation on countries. Also if people don't start thinking about the steps they can take to help out today then it will have a greater impact of global warming in the future.

Photography Composition

                                                              Simplicity

Lines

The Rule of Thirds

Framing

Balance

Avoiding Mergers

CE 4.1

1. Breakup notes, retrospective, social push, tee up for Democrats, austin represented.

2. Penn had a interview with El Chapo and was supervised.

3. Space Oddity, Fame, Heroes, Let's Dance.

4. $1.4 billion.

5. I might go on he ride at disney but it depends o how long the line is to set the characters or for the rides.

Long Answers

1. If i could buy a lottery ticket I would because at least I have a little chance of winning the lottery instead of having no chance if I don't but a ticket. Someone never knows if they are going to win or not and even fifth chances are to that big you never know if the next person who is gong to win is you. I think that I would buy a ticket because even if I don't win the big prize I could win a couple smaller prizes.
2. I don't exactly know if my parents have bought tickets for the power ball exactly but they might have I don't know. I think that my dad might have bought a ticket because he does that every once in a while. Even if there is a little chance of winning I would be okay if my dad bought a ticket cause at least we have a little chance of winning something.
3. I think that i would buy tickets for this record drawing. I would buy tickets because at least that gibes me a little chance of actually winning something.
4. if I were to win the lottery I would most likely slip the money with my family. I would first put some of the money into my brothers and my own college account.
5. Even if I only won the smaller prize i would still slit it up and put most of it into charity. I would also put a lot of it into my brothers and my own college accounts. I would also give some of the money to my parents to pay off taxes so that we wont have to worry about that.

Lone Star Dispatch Issue #3

Entertainment

In Review: Mockingjay Part 2

 The story is written as someones opinion on the new Mockingjay Part 2 movie. Although the writer believes the movie could have had some minor improvements overall it was a good ix of romance and action.

1. Nobody was quoted in this book.

2. There was no quotes in this story.

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep reading.

4. The conclusion was a statement.

News

Light up the night

This story cover the facts and knowledge about the Austin Texas tradition of the trail of lights during the holiday season. The trail of lights is a festive tradition that Austin citizens look forward to doing.

1. Senior, Amber Jones was quoted along with Danny Cruz, and Michela Gero.

2. The strongest quote in my opinion is, "Its makes me feel like it's try;y Christmas, I feel joyful and excited seeing all those light displays," Amber Jones said.

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep on reading.

4. The conclusion was a statement.

Student Life 

Pet rescue strikes a cord with a pair of animal lovers

This story is about how to juniors decided to spend their time volunteering as the TlC Animal Rescue. They both enjoy spending their time helping out with animals.

1. Fuaad Ajaz and Alex Reyes were both quoted in this story.

2. The strongest quote in my opinion was "I love it because it helped me figure out what I want to do with my life."

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep on reading.

4. The conclusion was a quote.

Commentary

Sophomores, straight 'outta driver's ed

This story was about how it isn't always safe for sophomores to be driving because they are new drivers. Not all new drivers are mature enough to be drive even if they did get there license.

1. Nobody was quoted in this story.

2. There were no quotes in this story.

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep on reading.

4. The conclusion was a statement.

Athletics

Moving on to bigger and better things 

This story is about the Bowie High School cheer team working hard for their competitions. The variety team is continuing on to the Nationals due to their hard work.

1. Harrison Rocha, Ervin Knight, and Bridget Alvarez were quoted.

2. The strongest quote in my opinion was "We've trained really hard to reach our goals and it's rest that we're able to see our dreams come true," Alvarez said.

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep reading.

4. The conclusion was a quote.

In-Depth

'Tis the season to be accepting

The story was about how even though people might celebrate different holidays then us are all need to be accepting. The Story talks about the different types of holidays people celebrate.

1. Searles, Remli, and Mooe were all quoted in this story.

2. The strongest quote in my opinion was " When i have kids I'll definitely teach them to be accepting of all religions and understand their difference," Searles said.

3. The lead sentence made me want to keep reading.

4. The conclusion was a statement.

1. My favorite photo in the whole paper wa set picture of the Christmas tree at Zilker.

1A. This was my favorite photo because it was festive.

2. I didn't have a least favorite photo.

2A. I didn't have a least favorite photo I just wished some more of the pictures would be in color.

3. I would like to do the trail of lights one because it wold be fun going and taking photos.

4. Overall I would rate the photography  on this page from a 1-10 I wold give it about a 6-7.5 because it was really good but i wished some more of the photos were in color and more original.

I would suggest maybe writing a story covering the work that the Bowie High School PALS someone who would be good to cover for the story could be a Bowie PALS senior Cameron Mata.

Welcome back

Photos of 2015

This is one of my favorite photos of the year because it shows how much the community comes together after the tragic events that happened in Paris.

This is one of my favorite photos of the year because this its kinda sums up how little we know about what theses refugees are going though.

This one of my favorite photos of the year because it shows people grieving and still finding something to help keep there hopes u after the attacks in Paris.

The best song of the year was photograph by Ed Sheeran in my opinion because it had a big meaning behind it that is it is important to make memories last and to live in the moment so that we can look back on these memories we make later on. I was attracted to this because it makes me smile and cry every time I listen to it because I can relate to it because I wish i could live in certain memories I have for the rest of my life. It was the best of 2015 because it was a song that someone could listen to and not get tired of it because it brings so much emotions. This was the best song because it is a song that a lot of people can connect to. Out of all the songs this one is the best of 2015 because of the meaning of the lyrics.

This was the best movie of 2015 because it showed the true meaning of having someone you love have Alzheimer's. I was attracted to this movie because it made both my mom and i cry because my grandmother has Alzheimer's and is very slowly forgetting stuff. I was also attracted to this because it can relate to a lot of people and shows how real the disease is. It is the best movie of 2015 to me because it is such a real movie that kinda makes me open my eyes and realize that this is a disease that can affect anyone at older ages. This movie means a lot to me because I also lost my Great Aunt to this disease. 

The most important new story of the year was the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris this year. I think that this was the morass important news story of the year because it was a tragic event that killed and injured many innocent people and happened all in one day. The events caused the whole world to respond with prayers for paris and not only did the community come together but the whole world did. I think it was so important because it showed who quickly things can change. I was attacked to this for my chose because it was shocking news when I found out about it.

I think that the most important people of 2015 was the black lives matter activist. I chose them because protest made up a huge part of 2015. During this year there were so many black lives matter and it was where a community comes together to protest something important to them and it caused people from all over to support them in this matter.

I think that one of the biggest sports stories of 2015 was the American pharoah winning the triple crown. This was oneoftheh best years in horse racing history. I was attracted to pick this because it was such a huge thing that the American Pharaoh won.

1. Over winter break I went up to Dallas to see my family and also to go see one of my best friends up in Dallas use it was her birthday. I had so much fun hanging out and spending time with my baby cousins cause I don't get to see them that often so I always treasure the time I get to spend with them. 

2. one of my resolutions for 2016 is to love without worrying over everything and just try not to be as stressed out this year.

3. I am lookibg forwards to in 2016is going to more concerts cause I loves gouging to concerts and spending more time with my family and friends.