1^st Commentary Article

   When a patient is diagnosed with cancer it doesn’t just have a effect on that one person but it has some if not an equal amount of devastation to the people around the patient. I have personal experience with the brutal long lasting aftermath of cancer considering both my parents were diagnosed with cancer when I was younger.

   I was only a baby when my mom got news that she had a type of Breast Cancer that could only be treated by radiation. This news came right after my aunts battle with the same type of cancer. This means my mom not only had to deal with a new born baby and a three year old but also deal with a life threatening disease. As time went on my mom pushed herself everyday till she went from a cancer warrior to a cancer survivor. Even though I was only a baby me and my brother both had to grow up with our mother going in and out of the hospital daily. Not having my parents around all the time as a child taught me how to grow up fast and become more independent and responsible at a young age.

     Four years ago when I was in 5^th grade and my older brother was in 8^th grade we got the painful news that our dad who was there by our moms side when she was going through cancer had been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. There is no words to ever explain the type of pain that I felt at that moment after finding out that I might loses my best friend. I don’t think that any child should find out what the word cancer means at that young age. The feeling of helplessness overwhelmed me during my dad’s first chemotherapy treatment because I had to sit there everyday and see my dad so thin and his skin so yellow with sickness yet no matter how much I wanted to take his place and take his pain away I knew I couldn’t do anything.

   Ever since my dads first chemotherapy my brother and I have been going to a camp called Camp Kesem but this isn't just any type of camp, its a camp for children who parents have cancer. This camp was put on by a group of University of Texas students and it was for one week of summer away from our parents. My brother and I went to the camp when it first started. When we left for camp my dad was right in the middle of his first chemotherapy treatment which made me a little skeptical on leaving my parents but I did any way. To say the less this camp impacted my family life so much and made me realize I wasn't alone. 
     Before the camp I though that no one knew what I was going through but through this camp I was able to meet people who have been what I was going through and I met some of my best friends there. This was the first place where I saw my brother be open and smile without forcing it. I cry thinking back on how much I saw my brother be happy and I couldn't thank Camp Kesem enough for that. Camp Kesem gave me a place where I could be a kid again without worrying about the real world and cancer. I am so grateful for this camp because whenever someones parent gets diagnosed with cancer nobody realizes that it leaves such a impact on the child to and this camp shows the children that they have someone there for them to and that they aren't alone. What started as a camp with around 20 campers has grown to a camp that had over 100 campers the summer of 2015 and I'm proud to say my brother and I have attended every year of it. 
    Although one can never go back and change the effects and scars my family has experience with our journey with cancer I have the ability to reach out to other children and tell them that there not alone and that someone does care for them. Cancer is something that my family will always be battling but I have a support group behind me. I have met so many wonderful people to prove my point that cancer effects more than the patient and theses effects change us wether we like it or not but if it wasn't for cancer I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't have known what it feels like to have a family outside my house and I defiantly wouldn't know what it feels like to impact others lives.
   

   

CE 3.1

1. Some view the flag as symbol of racism.
2. There was a problem when with his social security number when he was applying to colleges and his consoler discovered he was on the missing list for children.
3. The property owner decided against building sidewalks to the famous and that it would be in the best interest for the schools to uses buses instead but noir all the kids I've within 2 miles of the school.
4. Whole Foods Market is in the organic food business. Amplify is in the snack market business and is in the "better for you" snack category. HomeAway is in the online vacation rental industry business.
5. She is trying to inspire more women to become interested in a technology career and she speaks to young girls whenever she gets the opportunities to and mentors both female and male students.

Long Answers
1. From what I have learned in this class I think that this story is a little bit of a opinion story because even though the writer doesn't uses words like "I" he still hints at what he is trying to get across. This wouldn't really be a news story because its not all facts and is meant to make the reader think a little differently after reading. The writer uses the past and the future a lot in this story whenever he is telling us that this is what we grew up to know and this is what we do when we grow into the future.
2. The argument David Brooks was making in this story was that people now are choosing who they are going to be by choosing something that they can live without and isn't necessary to them. He brings across how people are getting things that are newer and throwing away items that are no longer considered useful or beautiful. People are defining their identity on stuff that are newer even if that stuffiest needed in their life.
3. The support he gave in the story to prove his point to was when he explained how when we are young we choose our identity by getting item but later on in our life we change or discover our identity throwing away the items that are no longer needed in our life anymore. This prove his point to me because it showed how people now are basing who they are on time stat they receive and are always trying to get the newer items to make things simpler when there not needed. Throughout the story he gave examples the get the point across earlier.
4. i think that article was labeled to the right because maybe the story on the left side has a totally different view of something and this way it balances the page out with two different thoughts. I also thing that maybe it is separation two totally different topic and different news paper writers. The title of the page being Balanced Views gave me the idea of two different opinions that balanced each other  out on the page.
5. The writer did convince me on his point because I think that people base their identity at a young age of something that they have. I think that people should realize at a young age that the only thing that should determine your identify is not any type of item but who you act and your personality should determine the person someone is. I also think that people in this generation base their worth and value on a object that ill probably have no part in their future path.

CE 2.3

1. U.S Rep. Paul Ryan

2. "Intentionally refuses to give a name, residence address, or date of birth to an officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information."

3. The Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets.

4. Do's; buy seasonal items to serve as foundation pieces, purchase seasonal items in unexpected color combinations, purchase high quality decor items, look for unusual conversation pieces, consider incorporating the season into your decor. Don't; buy super seasonal items, buy items you won't use, buy items in a color that isn't in your decor, buy seasonal artwork, don't go overboard.

5. "Living Springs" screening at the Zilker Hill side theater.

Long Answers

1. I have seen the video of the teen getting tossed. The video was really scary for me to watch because it was horrifying seining a student being treated like that. I saw it on the news with my family and we were all shocked.

2. After reading the story I think that this is such a horrible accident that happened that the officer deserved to get fired. I think that even though the teen refused to give up her cellular device the officer should of talk it out with the student instead of dragging the student out of the room. The officers actions were uncalled for and its a good thing that someone video taped the accident because it shows the audience the forced by the officer.
3. I do think that police brutality is a problem in this country because it causes people to look at the police differently and everybody has a different throughout and view on police brutality. Just because a officer uses force again someone it doesn't always mean police brutality because in some cases the officer uses the amount of force that is needed in the situation but in this cases I think that the officer used to much force against the teen.
4. I think that not every police brutality cases has racism behind it but other cases it might have it because it depends on who's involve and what had happened. I believe that people often associate police brutality with racism and even though they sometimes cross paths I real don't think that this is every case. For me to think that racism was involved in tis situation there has to be more evidence because racism is something that isn't as common as it use to be but there are few people who don't change but I don't think that racism was involved in this case with the student.
5. I think that social media and cell phones play big role in this issue because the video tape help show the actions taken by that officer and is important evidence to what had happened. I think that it was smart in this issue for someone to film what had happened because it was all over the news and made the audience have a bigger reaction than if it had to explained. i think that one of the best evidence someone can have other than a eye witness is a video tape because it shows what others might have missed.
6. I think that it is good that theses can kind of stores are exposed on social media because it draws more attention to that story and gives the public a view on what had happened. I believe that theses stores should be exposed to the public and social media because even if the stories are horrifying it show how real this accident is. I also think that the public has a right to know theses short of things because it shows more to something than just a police statement and it changes peoples point of view on the things around them.

SNO Online Papers

1. What will help me decided on the topic I will be writing about is picking one that the reader finds parallels  between my experience and theirs.

2. One idea the author gave me that I will need to remember though out my writing is to make the emotions real to draw the reader in and to avoid using abstract expressions and phrases.

3.  Three suggestions the writer makes in this section that I can use in y writing is to keep it personal but relating to a wider world. Another one is to think of my easy as a camera lens by describing a fine detail then making it a wider view before narrowing it back to the fine details.

The Maroon News: Ivy League Decisions 

 1. Sonny Stephans, Media Manager

2. Their story is about the the process a student went though out high school while hoping to be accepted to a Ivy League college after graduation.

3. " I increasingly desired to attend one of the prestigious institutions following my high school graduation."

4. The writer did show the other side of this because at the beginning of high school he was so focused on just fitting in they moved college to the back of their minds. 

5. They were not wishy-washy about their opinion because throughout the while story they dream of going to a Ivy League college was always their.

6. There are no quotes in this story.

7. They wrote in first person point of view throughout the whole story.

Wildcat Tales: Think Pink
1. Suhina Chopra, Staff Writer
2. Their story is about the writers experience with their mother getting diagnosed with breast cancer.
3. "We don't know what stage it is yet, so we don't know the treatment or how long it's going to take. But now I will have lots of doctors to see and appointments to go to."
4. The writer didn't show the other side of this because its about the journey of her mom going through cancer and she stayed on that one side of the topic.
5. They were not wishy-washy about their opinion because the writer focused on her experience instead of just stating facts.
6. There are quotes in this story but they are used when her mom is explaining that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
7. They wrote from 1st person point of view throughout the whole story.

Mustang Media
1. Bayley Bogus, Editer-in-Cheif
2. Their story is about the difference in amount a female is paid compared to a male and how Jennifer Lawrence was paid less than her male co-stars.
3. "I don't want to live in a world where I work side by side with a man, doing the same job, and have the knowledge that he makes more than me, Jennifer Lawrence. You go girl"
4. The writer didn't show the other side of this because it was on how females don't have equal pay to the male.
5. They were not wishy-washy about there opinion because the writer focused on how Jennifer Lawrence brought up the important topic on equal pay and described how they felt about it without showing what other people might think if they are against it.
6. There are quotes in this story because she is quoting what Jennifer Lawrence wrote.
7. They wrote in 1st person point of view throughout the whole story.

Car Accident Story

This afternoon at 4:45 at car accident at the interception of First Street and Slaughter Lane involving 13 year old Roger Clementine and John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith and his wife Melba who are 91 and 67.

"Everything was fine one second then all of a sudden theres two cars colliding together,"said a bystander.

According to police Smith and his wife were driving 10 miles per hour in the eastbound lane of Slaughter Lane going east while Clementine was driving 60 miles per hour also on the far eastbound lane of Slaughter Lane traveling west.

"This was a complete head-on collision that shouldn't have happened,"stated the local authorities.

Clementine was rushed by ambulance to University Medical Center Breckenridge and was treated for only minor injuries to his face before being released.

"He is lucky to be able to walk away from this accident with nothing more than minor cuts,"said local paramedics.

Smith and his wife were taken to the hospital were his wife was treated for a bloody noses and releases but Smith suffered from head injuries and is in a serious condition as of this evening.

"The family is hoping for the best at the time,"said a close family friend.

Clementine was driving a 1948 Studebaker that was his uncles and the car had only suffered a crumpled fender.

"It was a surprise to see that the car wasn't completely ruined,"said a officer.

Smith was driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher while his wife in the passenger seat and after the head-on collision the car was a total loss.

"Theres no way this car can be fixed completely," stated Dave, a local car expert.

The police cited Clementine for speeding and driving in the wrong lane, and for driving without a license.

"This was accident that could have been prevented and hopefully Clementine doesn't try to do this again,"said the Austin Police Chief.

CE 2.1

1. The tickets could be a potential conflict of interest.
2. He is trying to send the message that lawmakers are only caring about the NRA.
3. He fears for his safety because of the famous carry law.
4. Amazon unveiled a new online marketplace that features handmade items from austin artisans.
5. It was rated so high because of the new features and designs.

Long Answers

1. I think that this industry has such good growth because it meets the costumers own terms and its easier and faster to get goods to the costumers. This industry has good growth because its efficient for the costumers to save their own time and it connects more with the new technology. I also think that people don't want to have to wait in traffic to get items that they can just get delivered to them instead.
2. My family will sometimes uses amazon to deliver goods to us because we don't always have time to got o a store and find stuff. My family doesn't use it to deliver food at all because we would rather pick out our food at a store but my mom uses it if we need a book or clothes that we cant't find at the stores. I sometimes use amazon to order my friends a gift or present because I can get stuff done faster.
3. I think that this industry has been targeted by ''Millennials" because its a easier and faster for them to get stuff done. I also think that people don't want to have to wait in traffic to get what they need and this industry meets their demands faster and saves them the time. I believe that people find it easier to skip the stores because online costumers can narrow everything down to find exactly what they were looking for.
4. I don't think I would use this services on a regular basis in the future because I prefer to physically get stuff done rather than online. The reason I prefer this is because I don't like having to go through the shipping fees or the slow loading of a computer and I like being able to get out of my house. I believe  that I would use the service sometimes but its not something I would like to do everyday to get something when I could just go to the store and buy it there without having to wait for it to be delivered.

CE 2.2

1. Two potential causes of the fire is a farm accident and someone intentionally voluted the burn ban.
2. According to the man who nominated him for a Grammy, he was nominated because of how he interacts with students.
3. Lewis Hamilton is the favorite to win the F1 race to be held in Austin at the Circuit of America this weekend.
4. Ginger Gold, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, and McIntosh.
5. Good dark chocolate, Wild rice, and Real Vanilla.

Long Answers
1. No my parents nor I have purchase a textbook to compensate for the digital version I have accress to. Although we have thought of buying one due to me not being able to flip back in forth as fast on a device than a textbook. I have always liked the actual textbook compared to the online one because sometimes its harder to access one online and not as easy to use. Even with have a digital device and being able to access it more often then carrying around a textbook I still find it better to have a textbook at home because then I could not get frustrated if my device isn't working.
2. I think that not having a textbook have hurt my grades a little because in Pre AP Geography we have to sometimes use the online textbook to finish a assignment and it doesn't always work. The online textbook was hard and confusing to navigate and it took a long time just to find a page that I needed. I think if I had a textbook at home it would have saved me so much time and I could have gotten all the information needed for the assignment and that would have not hurt my grade as much.
3. I think that gong all digital has not been a good decision because not everybody has the access to a device like others do. I think that even though it might seem more efficient online textbook are not as easy to use and make students to dependent on their devices to get work down instead of getting them use to using textbooks tat they will have to get for colleges. Also textbooks are easy to find information on then having to wait for a device to load the the pages.
4. I think that this trend is going to continue in the United States because due to the new generation of technology schools and districts will continue to try and keep up with the technology updates. As technology becomes more and more useful more and more school things will be moved from paper to being online to save the amour go paper printed and the amount of time it takes. Even though thus trend all continue i think tat schools and districts should still give students access to textbooks to keep at home because not everyday has access to devices like others.
5. I think schools and distracts decided to do away with textbooks because it saves the schools and districts money. I think that this also save amount of space in classrooms and gives the students the chance to uses their devices more often instead of just staring at a textbook all day. Also they decided to do away with textbooks to save the amount of paper used to make textbooks and make it earlier for students have carry around instead of carrying around textbooks all day.