Main Subject Interview
1. When were you diagnosed?
A. March 19, 2012
2. How did the doctors detect your cancer?
A. In December Robert went in for a physical and doctors notice that the urine was high in protein and the doctor thought there was something going on with his kidneys. When he went back to a doctor for his kidneys they sent him to a blood doctor who notice there was something not right with his blood. He visited his wife doctor that she went to for her cancer and they took a sample of his bone marrow and dected little holes in his bone that if wasn't treated soon would snap his bone thats when the doctor told him about his cancer.
3. What was your first thought after finding out?
A. How are we going to treat it.
4.How did you tell the rest of your family?
A. His wife Betsy found out a week before him but didn't tell him when the doctor told her. Told his son Cameron a couple weeks later and told his daughter Isabella a week or a couple days after him.
5.How did your family react to the news?
A. They were shocked but since he explained to them in such a positive way they understood and were in a positive way.
6. How long was your treatment?
A. A couple weeks.
7. How did you view this situation?
A. He viewed it in a positive way and had no doubt in his mind that he would not die.
8. What was your lowest point?
A. Not being able to see his children.
9. What was your highest point?
A. Seeing his children.
10. How did cancer effect your life before you were diagnosed?
A. Both his parents had cancer his mom had Ovarian cancer and his dad Prostate cancer and his wife had Breast cancer.
11. Who else in your family has connection with cancer?
A. Both his parents and his wife had cancer.
12. How much research did you do on your type of cancer?
A. Ask the doctor what cancer this was.
13. How did you feel about losing your hair?
A. he didn't really care because it was ichy and overtime he would scratch his head his hair would fall off and his wife finally got to annoyed with it and decided to shave his hair off.
14. Where did you get your treatment at?
A. Southern Methothodes Hospital in San Antonio
15. What kept you motivated every day?
A. Living kept him motivated.
16. Who was your caregiver?
A. his wife Betsy was his caregiver.
17. Who was part of your support group?
A. His children and his wife were part of his support group.
18. How many treatments did you get?
A. He had to have two stem cell transplants because the chromosomes that he had was fighting off the stem cell treatment so he had to get a second stem cell transplant.
19. How did this experience change your view on life?
A. People had it worst then him. he met people at the hospital that had worst cancer then him and so many of them were young and they connected and shared stories and gave off good vibes and gave ideas of fighting.
20. What did your family do to make you feel better?
A. They never felt bad for him and never cried in front of him and stayed positive.
21. What was your daily schedule like?
A. Having to go to San Antonio for the first stem cell transplant and went into his neck to put on a juggler vein and that took one day. The next day they took out the stem cells though the blood that goes through this machine that separates the stem cells and replenishes the plasma back into his body and that took from 8am to 1pm. The doctors count the stem cells through a machine and he found out that he had gotten enough stem cells. The next day they gave him chemo through a IV and then left back to were he was staying at. the next morning he come back to the hospital and did the chemo treatment again. The next day and put his stem cells back in that they were taken and frozen. The doctors kept the stem cells in bags that looked like bags of frozen blood. The doctors got 13 million stem cells out of his body and they only needed 5 million stem cells to put back into his body. They put them back in with a big needle that looked 12 inches long and 2 inches in diameter and the nurse slowly put the stem cells back in through his arm. The next days he had to be away from anybody that was sick and had to wear a mask into the hospital and out of the hospital. He had to go to the hospital everyday for 15 days to check his white blood cells and it was in the morning and releases him to go back home.
23. What was the outcome of the treatment?
A. He is in remission.
Second Interviews
1. What was your reaction to the news?
A. She was shocked and in disbelief when she heard the news. Even though she anticipated the outcome from all the test ad the call from the doctors office. She was still hoping that it was not going to be cancer.
A. He was shocked.
2. How did this experience change you?
A. She become more responsible.
A. It meant that he would have to grow up.
3. What was the scariest moment for you?
A. Before the treatment Robert developed pneumonia.
A. He told him that he would have to be the man of the house.
4. How did you support the patient?
A. She was his caregiver and attended all his doctors appointments as well as the treatments.
A. He would act hopeful and act happy so that Robert would be to.5. What kept you from giving up?
A. Faith and family.
A. If he gave up then Robert would to.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Lone Star Dispatch Issue # news evaluation
Age old battle still on going
Who- Parker Smith
What- Dress code
Where- Bowie High School
When- September 4, 2015
Why- Shirt was out of dress code
How- Speaking out
2. After a high school student gets dress coded she took to the media sharing her rage of her experience of how unfair the dress code is.
3. Parker Smith and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "There should be something done.." This is a opinion because she is describing that something should be done but others might have a differnt opinion on this matter.
5. I think that the title does sum up what the story is about because dress code is a situation that has been going on for years and it is brought up throughout the story.
6. Yes
Building a better education thanks to AISD bond
Who- Trainers
What- New trainers room
Where- Bowie High School
When- Expected to be finished by September
Why- To help prevent injuries in the athletic department
How- Students can stretch and do therapy
2. The AISD bond was used to build a new trainers room that will help prevent injuries so students can spend less time out of school and practices.
3. Pablo Riera and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "This is mainly beneficial for students" This is a opinion because others might view this as not helpful for students.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because at the end of the story is list some of the things that have been added on campus.
6. Yes
SAT and ACT will change in March
Who- Judd Pfieffer
What- SAT and ACT will be different
Where- The schools
When- March
Why- To help students
How- With a new SAT and ACT
2. Starting in March students will be taking a new SAT and ACT.
3. Judd Pfierffer and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Students get nervous for the test.." This is a opinion because not all students get nervous for this test and students get nervous for different reasons.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about how the SAT and ACT changes in March.
6. Yes
Fit bell schedule remains the same after proposals last year
Who- Students at Bowie High School
What- Same FIT bell schedule
Where- Bowie High School
Why- Students had different views on this
How- Schedule was pushed back 10 minutes
2. The FIT schedule remains the same as before after completely different changes that didn't sit well with students.
3. Nicole Moore and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "It would have been ridiculous." This is a opinion because students might have different views on this.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the situation with the FIT bell schedule.
6. Yes
AISD gives school bond for campus renovations
Who- Bowie High School
What- Bond for renovation
Where- Bowie High School
Why- For renovations
How- Given $16.5 million
2. Bowie High School was given a $16.5 million bond for renovations around the schools campus.
3. Vicki Herbert
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Its about time..." This is a opinion because others might have a different view on this matter.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the new renovations on school campus from the bonds.
6. No
Who- Parker Smith
What- Dress code
Where- Bowie High School
When- September 4, 2015
Why- Shirt was out of dress code
How- Speaking out
2. After a high school student gets dress coded she took to the media sharing her rage of her experience of how unfair the dress code is.
3. Parker Smith and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "There should be something done.." This is a opinion because she is describing that something should be done but others might have a differnt opinion on this matter.
5. I think that the title does sum up what the story is about because dress code is a situation that has been going on for years and it is brought up throughout the story.
6. Yes
Building a better education thanks to AISD bond
Who- Trainers
What- New trainers room
Where- Bowie High School
When- Expected to be finished by September
Why- To help prevent injuries in the athletic department
How- Students can stretch and do therapy
2. The AISD bond was used to build a new trainers room that will help prevent injuries so students can spend less time out of school and practices.
3. Pablo Riera and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "This is mainly beneficial for students" This is a opinion because others might view this as not helpful for students.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because at the end of the story is list some of the things that have been added on campus.
6. Yes
SAT and ACT will change in March
Who- Judd Pfieffer
What- SAT and ACT will be different
Where- The schools
When- March
Why- To help students
How- With a new SAT and ACT
2. Starting in March students will be taking a new SAT and ACT.
3. Judd Pfierffer and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Students get nervous for the test.." This is a opinion because not all students get nervous for this test and students get nervous for different reasons.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about how the SAT and ACT changes in March.
6. Yes
Fit bell schedule remains the same after proposals last year
Who- Students at Bowie High School
What- Same FIT bell schedule
Where- Bowie High School
Why- Students had different views on this
How- Schedule was pushed back 10 minutes
2. The FIT schedule remains the same as before after completely different changes that didn't sit well with students.
3. Nicole Moore and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "It would have been ridiculous." This is a opinion because students might have different views on this.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the situation with the FIT bell schedule.
6. Yes
AISD gives school bond for campus renovations
Who- Bowie High School
What- Bond for renovation
Where- Bowie High School
Why- For renovations
How- Given $16.5 million
2. Bowie High School was given a $16.5 million bond for renovations around the schools campus.
3. Vicki Herbert
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Its about time..." This is a opinion because others might have a different view on this matter.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the new renovations on school campus from the bonds.
6. No
Friday, November 20, 2015
2nd Commentary Article
Fries, burgers, and chicken nuggets sounds good right? Wrong, all theses high fats and high calories food effects us more than anybody thinks. This generation of people are the highest comsumers of fast food and who wouldn't be with all those tempting commercials but what they don't show is what it does to our body.
Fast food is the easy way to get dinner or a fast meal parents use it to pick up dinner due to not being able to make the meal, teenager get it because maybe it taste better to them then salad. Just turn on the tv and your'll will most commonly see the greasy food advertisement on almost every channel making it just harder to resit it. What the advertisements don't show is the scientific facts on the effect it has on us.
According to the Obesity Action Coalition ever since the 1970 the case of obesity caused by over eating fast food has doubled. A study in 2009 founded out that the risk of having a stroke increased by 1 percent at every fast food restaurants in a Texas neighborhood because fast food is loaded with sodium which increases high blood pressure. Studies put on by Harvard also have found that soft drinks were linked with heart disease.
Not to mention the physical effect fast food has on our bodies. Fast food restaurants are filled with high fats which leads to gaining weight. When it comes to this generation of teenagers self image has been taking over so many young teens lives and fast food plays a huge role in this situation. As more fast food is consumed and weight is put on studies have shown that the confidence of teens has gone down but the insecurities have gone up. It takes a lot of a person to be able to change that habit and if that is not change then the higher the risk is for diabetes and obesity.
Although some fast food restaurants have the availability of salads on their menu it is still considered to be not as heathy as a homemade salad with vegetables and fruits. Fast food restaurants salads are healthier than a regular hamburger but still is high in calories with all the extras involved in the salad. The dressing packs that come with the salads contain many calories and fats that people forget are there.
Due to the high carbohydrates found in fast foods the blood sugar leaves increases. A study shows that with fast food their is a higher risk of eczema in children with habits of eating fast food more commonly. The study also shows that fast food is a trigger for acne. Acids produced by fast foods can destroy teeth enamel which is once lost cannot be replaced.
Fast food causes health risk that could range form minor to major and will only continue to get worst if the greasy food industry continues to grow and grow. Maybe next time someone will think twice of going out and buying a fast food meal after learning the effects it has on us.
Fast food is the easy way to get dinner or a fast meal parents use it to pick up dinner due to not being able to make the meal, teenager get it because maybe it taste better to them then salad. Just turn on the tv and your'll will most commonly see the greasy food advertisement on almost every channel making it just harder to resit it. What the advertisements don't show is the scientific facts on the effect it has on us.
According to the Obesity Action Coalition ever since the 1970 the case of obesity caused by over eating fast food has doubled. A study in 2009 founded out that the risk of having a stroke increased by 1 percent at every fast food restaurants in a Texas neighborhood because fast food is loaded with sodium which increases high blood pressure. Studies put on by Harvard also have found that soft drinks were linked with heart disease.
Not to mention the physical effect fast food has on our bodies. Fast food restaurants are filled with high fats which leads to gaining weight. When it comes to this generation of teenagers self image has been taking over so many young teens lives and fast food plays a huge role in this situation. As more fast food is consumed and weight is put on studies have shown that the confidence of teens has gone down but the insecurities have gone up. It takes a lot of a person to be able to change that habit and if that is not change then the higher the risk is for diabetes and obesity.
Although some fast food restaurants have the availability of salads on their menu it is still considered to be not as heathy as a homemade salad with vegetables and fruits. Fast food restaurants salads are healthier than a regular hamburger but still is high in calories with all the extras involved in the salad. The dressing packs that come with the salads contain many calories and fats that people forget are there.
Due to the high carbohydrates found in fast foods the blood sugar leaves increases. A study shows that with fast food their is a higher risk of eczema in children with habits of eating fast food more commonly. The study also shows that fast food is a trigger for acne. Acids produced by fast foods can destroy teeth enamel which is once lost cannot be replaced.
Fast food causes health risk that could range form minor to major and will only continue to get worst if the greasy food industry continues to grow and grow. Maybe next time someone will think twice of going out and buying a fast food meal after learning the effects it has on us.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Feature Writing Brainstorm
1. The subject is Robert Mata, my dad.
2. I need to talk to my mom and my brother.
3. The topic is my dads experience fighting cancer.
4. The angle I will be writing the story from is Human Interest and First-hand experience.
5.
1. How did the doctors detect your cancer?
2. What was your first thought after finding out?
3. How did you tell the rest of your family?
4. How did your family react to the news?
5. How long was your treatment?
6. How did you view this situation?
7. What was your lowest point?
8. What was your highest point?
9. How did cancer effect your life before you were diagnosed?
10. Who else in your family has connection with cancer?
11. How much research did you do on your type of cancer?
12. How did you feel about losing your hair?
13. Where did you get your treatment at?
14. What kept you motivated every day?
15. Who was your caregiver?
16. Who was part of your support group?
17. How many treatments did you get?
18. How did this experience change your view on life?
19. What did your family do to make you feel better?
20. What was the outcome of the treatment?
6.
1. What was your reaction to the news?
2. How did this experience change you?
3. What was the scariest moment for you?
4. How did you support the patient?
5. What kept you from giving up?
7. Multiple Myeloma begins in the bone narrow. It is a uncommon form of cancer. About 1 in 143 will get it. There are fewer than 200000 cases of multiple myeloma. In Multiple Myeloma cells don't reproduce normally.
8. I plan to conduct theses interviews over thanksgiving break.
9. I will interview them at home.
10. I will record them then take small notes throughout.
2. I need to talk to my mom and my brother.
3. The topic is my dads experience fighting cancer.
4. The angle I will be writing the story from is Human Interest and First-hand experience.
5.
1. How did the doctors detect your cancer?
2. What was your first thought after finding out?
3. How did you tell the rest of your family?
4. How did your family react to the news?
5. How long was your treatment?
6. How did you view this situation?
7. What was your lowest point?
8. What was your highest point?
9. How did cancer effect your life before you were diagnosed?
10. Who else in your family has connection with cancer?
11. How much research did you do on your type of cancer?
12. How did you feel about losing your hair?
13. Where did you get your treatment at?
14. What kept you motivated every day?
15. Who was your caregiver?
16. Who was part of your support group?
17. How many treatments did you get?
18. How did this experience change your view on life?
19. What did your family do to make you feel better?
20. What was the outcome of the treatment?
6.
1. What was your reaction to the news?
2. How did this experience change you?
3. What was the scariest moment for you?
4. How did you support the patient?
5. What kept you from giving up?
7. Multiple Myeloma begins in the bone narrow. It is a uncommon form of cancer. About 1 in 143 will get it. There are fewer than 200000 cases of multiple myeloma. In Multiple Myeloma cells don't reproduce normally.
8. I plan to conduct theses interviews over thanksgiving break.
9. I will interview them at home.
10. I will record them then take small notes throughout.
CE 3.2
1. A request for a gag order.
2. They protested and demanded things to be done about the racism happening.
3. Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame.
4. Madison, Wisconsin, Fort Colin and Boulder, Colorado, Portland, Oregon, Davis California, Austin, Texas.
5. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Long Answers
1. I think that this is not the best decision by the board because if they miss on error when checking the textbooks then thats wrong information that the students are learning and reading about. In order for students to do well on test and be able to improve their knowledge then they need to be taught the right information without a error to effect them. For the board to vote against this proposal is not the best idea because they are just throwing away and rejecting something that will help the students and make sure they are learning the right information.
2. I think that this is not acceptable at all because it teaches the students that they are just "worker" and that is a far different word then slaves. This is a error that could have been fix and is teaching students the wrong idea of the history. The error is unacceptable and it doesn't matter that it was just a simple word that was change because that word itself had a whole background of use in history and the students should be able to learn the history without being mislead.
3. I think that the textbooks should be re-checked by expert instead of the board because experts have more information and experience and could be able to fix the errors better. Even in the board there are some other experts that doesn't mean they are experts in that exact field and could have missed some errors when re-checking the textbooks. Experts in the field should re-check the textbooks because then errors would be found better and could be fix so that students don't learn wrong information in the textbooks.
4. I think that my textbooks are accurate but I haven't read the whole textbook yet. I think that experts should re-ckeck the textbooks so that students don't learn the wrong information from errors. Students use textbooks to learn information and the information that we are learning and reading is suppose to be right so if there is a error then that could effect our knowledge on history. I think that in case of a error exports should re-check instead of the board an theses checking should have the correct information in order to find the errors better.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Feature Writing Preview
1. The difference between a hard news lead and the one above is that a hard news lead gives more detail facts and is based on facts while this story doesn't just state clear facts.
2. a. Find out who in the second paragraph.
b. Find out what in the second paragraph.
c. Find out where in the second paragraph.
d. Find out when in the second paragraph.
e. Find out why in the second paragraph.
f. Find out how in the second paragraph.
3. There are quotes in this story.
4. The quotes weren't in the quote transition that we use when writing news story there was more than one statement in between each statement.
5. people who work for the news and the people who have seen him ere quotes in this story.
6. "But we never knew he had 'the voice'". I think that this is the most powerful quote in this story because it shows that just because he was homeless doesn't mean that he doesn't have a great talent to share with the world.
7. There are 35 paragraphs inkling the short statements.
8. There are 763 words in this story.
9. The significance about the lead of this story is its gives the information that is needed and makes the reader want to learn more about what the story is about. the significance about the final paragraph is that it is a simple ending that makes the reader more interested in this information.
10. I think that the writer made the lede and the final paragraph simple but makes the reader interested in the topic.
11. The story was interesting to read.
12. I wanted to here the voice.
2. a. Find out who in the second paragraph.
b. Find out what in the second paragraph.
c. Find out where in the second paragraph.
d. Find out when in the second paragraph.
e. Find out why in the second paragraph.
f. Find out how in the second paragraph.
3. There are quotes in this story.
4. The quotes weren't in the quote transition that we use when writing news story there was more than one statement in between each statement.
5. people who work for the news and the people who have seen him ere quotes in this story.
6. "But we never knew he had 'the voice'". I think that this is the most powerful quote in this story because it shows that just because he was homeless doesn't mean that he doesn't have a great talent to share with the world.
7. There are 35 paragraphs inkling the short statements.
8. There are 763 words in this story.
9. The significance about the lead of this story is its gives the information that is needed and makes the reader want to learn more about what the story is about. the significance about the final paragraph is that it is a simple ending that makes the reader more interested in this information.
10. I think that the writer made the lede and the final paragraph simple but makes the reader interested in the topic.
11. The story was interesting to read.
12. I wanted to here the voice.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Editorials and Personal Columns
1. Online MOY testing compared to paper copy.
2. The number of breaks a class takes in-between lessons.
3. What should be fix about FIT.
A columnist that I read on a regular basis is Dear Abby. I read Dear Abby because the person gives good advice and I could relate to some of the problems the people are asking the writer advice for and I find that helpful. What keeps me going back to it is the response the Dear Abby writer gives to the person who needs advice because they are really honest about what they say.
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