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Mega City Mall

100 Injured and two 2 dead at local Mall earlier this morning.

An explosion happened at the Mega City local Mall, officials are currently at the scene investigating the event. As told by Sergeant Fuglsang, there was no prior incidents or threats to the mall, so any terrorist thought can be ruled out, although the FBI and Homeland security have been informed and are on their way.

The incident happened at the Gunland Store, where the assistant manager, Maria Zorrillo shared that she was about to leave the store, “I was on my way to lunch break” when the incident happened. Reports from St. Mercy and Jean-Luc says the incident left 100 people injured and two dead at the scene, bodies have not been identified as of right now.

The Mall is currently off limits and is not expected to be opened anytime soon, Fuglsang says. According to the Mall Cop on duty, Paul Blunt, was at the scene when the incident happened. He said, “I believe someone did this, not something” and says there is video footage that has yet to be reviewed. Blunt has shared that there are some suspects, but nothing is clear at the moment. Another witness, Grace Russman, a student at South Mega City High School said that, she was approaching the store when, “the store front blew open into the hallway”. She was fortunately not injured as she was far away enough to miss the explosion. Further information will be released soon.

Alysha Maxfield Profile

 

 

The fun girl meets the miracle of life… accidentally

It is funny and interesting how a person full of wild, fun, somewhat exotic energy can be turned into a much less bright, outgoing type of person. People love going out and getting to enjoy the bright lights, loud music, and hangovers. This is mostly true if you are young, fun and you are not pregnant. Most women experience something magical, and that is the experience of giving life to another human. Alysha Maxfield was the life of the party; her wild side always attracted the most random male attention. There is something about her piercing dark brown eyes, short brown hair which is typically always straight, and her spunky attitude that makes her a really attractive fun person to hang out with. She is still a fun person, but she cannot do the things that she used to. At 26 years old, she started dating her new boyfriend Corry, a small-town Pennsylvania boy who is very much in love with her. After a few months of dating they used their creative side and decided to make a baby, accidentally that is. The news hit and all her friends and family could not be more stoked about the news. The miracle of life had just hit Alysha straight in the face and she was freaking out. During her interview she said, “I was crying and read the pregnancy test wrong, I thought it was the opposite of what I thought I had read, but it was wrong.” This is how she found out she was carrying what she now calls “nugget”.

As I sat down to interview Alysha, at her somewhat old looking apartment, I started noticing some changes in her appearance. Her skin was a bright as the sun, she once had somewhat of an acne problem, but this time when I saw her it was different, the skin on her face looked flawless as if it was made out of plastic or had been painted. Alysha has always been a tiny person, cute and small, and at 19 weeks you would never believe she is pregnant. Her little bump is as big as the food baby you get once a year after a big thanksgiving dinner.

She was curious to know why I was interviewing her, I told her it was for a class and I found her to be a very interesting person and wanted to know more about her pregnancy and how she is handling it. She sat in her brown couch, which looked quite comfy, her small self, sank and looked even smaller in such large couch. She said, “You’re so weird, I’m not that interesting.” And laughed as if she had just told a hilarious joke. She said, “well, what do you want to know” with somewhat of a sassy tone. So, I asked her what has been the hardest part about being pregnant, and she said “I keep forgetting I’m pregnant honestly, until I get the weird cravings and random mood swings.” She laughed and that is when her boyfriend actually called so she had to answer her phone. I yelled out, “Hi Corry can I ask you something?”, Alysha put him on speaker and I asked him what he is excited for with this pregnancy, he said he was super excited to teach he or she to work on cars. Corry is a professional car racer and has a passion for cars, he said that even if it is a girl he will teach her how to change a tire. I asked the both of them if they wanted a boy or a girl and their bet is that it is going to be a girl, which is what everyone is hoping for. Alysha mentioned that she will not know until December 22nd, which happens to be Corry’s birthday. Corry had to go and hung up the phone because he had to go back to work.

Alysha and I continued to talk but the conversation moved from pregnancy to our work drama, which is a typical thing to talk about because work is sometimes too dramatic. During our conversation Alysha also mentioned her baby shower, her eyes lit up with excitement because that is the one thing she is looking forward. She said, “I’m excited for the baby shower because I get to have free sh*t for nugget”, we both laughed, then she brought up the whole who is planning the baby shower. She told me it had to be me and our friend Whittney, because she trusts us to make it “fun and fresh”. The conversation wrapped up and I was on my way home.

I called our friend Whittney and asked her if she could talk to me for a bit about Alysha. Her and Whittney have been friends for eight years and are best friends, she said she was so happy for her and she could not wait to meet nugget. I told her about planning the baby shower and she screamed really loud with excitement, she said, “Omg I can’t wait to be the drunk aunt with you at the shower”. We laughed so hard, because we have the running joke that we will be forever single and at our friend’s kids activities being the drunk aunts. Whittney said that, Alysha is so ready to be a mom and she could not have picked a better guy to go on that adventure with than Corry.

The girl that was once the fun, going out, drinking on the weekend type, is now getting ready and half way to meet her little angel, “nugget”. She has been a great blessing to everyone around her, because she is now the sober ride to most of her friends. It is funny how things circle around, because her friend Kaylee used to be the sober driver for her when Kaylee was pregnant. The life of the party will be resumed and continued once nugget meets the world, although it won’t be like it once was.

Week 13

The Pokémon Detective Pikachu trailer is tearing Pokémon fans apart

This article talks about the new film that is taking the popular animated series to the live action stage. Pokemon is and has been an acclimated popular show for kids and adults since the 90’s. This new movie is tearing fans apart because the film is based on Pikachu being a detective and being able to talk to just one human and the human understanding it.

some fans think that it is kind of creepy and some other feel that it will be a cool take on the animated character. Pikachu is voiced by Ryan gosling, and will be out in 2019.

Many fans are torn apart because they don’t believe the creatures should look realistic and that instead they need to look more animated and less creepy. Others are clapping back saying that these are technically monsters and if they were real that is what they would look like.

The article gave both perspectives, describing how fans feel about the new film.

Many fans are excited about the film and many are not so sure how to feel about it. In my opinion I think it is kind of fun and fresh and something that we have been waiting for, for a long time. It is not really what I would have expected, but everyone has different creative ideas.

Last person I talked to

Last night at about 11 pm, I had to call my friend Kylee, because she was one of my sources for my news assignment. I texted her first, while I was freaking out in my kitchen table about the assignment. Then, I asked her if we could FaceTime really fast so I could ask her some more questions. She agreed, so I FaceTimed her, she answered and was wearing a  blue plaid and said hi. The video call worked for a split second, then the screen froze and we could not see each other. It was very frustrating, so I disconnected from the wifi and still could not see. I asked her what she was up to and she said she was at buffalo wild wings having a beer with our friends Tyler and Lauren, they said hello too. I could hear glasses clinking, the television and people talking loudly in the back ground. I asked her if she could text me instead, because I could not see her or understand what she was saying; she said yes, then we hung up.

Profile

This Profile is on Ru Paul, an American entertainer that was born in San Diego, CA. He is famously known for being an icon to the gay community as he is a well known drag queen that became famous in the 80’s. The profile said that he moved to New York where he started performing and later became the “Queen of NY”. Right now he is the host of his own show “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” where he brings drag queens from across the country to compete against each other.

 

The Frame is basically how he became famous and where he started.

He is relevant because he has changed the views people have on drag and how it has influenced a lot of people today.

 

https://www.biography.com/people/rupaul-021116

Week 12

Taylor Swift’s voter push wasn’t enough to turn Tennessee blue

This article relates back to the article about Taylor Swift voicing her endorsement on democrats in her home state of Tennessee through an instagram post. This current article explains that though it was the first time the singer voiced her political views, it also was not enough for the state to turn blue. She endorsed US Senate candidate and former Gov. Phil Bredesen, as well as US House of Representatives candidate Jim Cooper, in her home state of Tennessee.

The state remains red, and is being represented by eight time member of congress, Marsha Blackburn. In the original instagram, Swift said that she wanted those smart people that were not able to vote before to make the right decision, because they are now 18.

The article said that the  initial post seemed to make an impact, but it is hard to know if it would have made any sort of difference.

This article is more of a follow up on the original post. I think it is nice and kind of cool that, though it was not the outcome that was hoped by the singer, the author went back to revisit the story.

I also like that, the author did not take any sides on this or make any remarks about the winning or losing sides.

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/7/18065808/taylor-swift-2018-election-endorsements-marsha-blackburn

News Draft

 

Morningside Dance Team gets ready to compete against 24 colleges in Iowa.

(Sound Bite: 5,6,7,8)

Iowa State Dance Team Championships are just around the corner. And every year, more than 5,000 dancers from all around Iowa showcase their best talents to compete for the trophy, and Morningside college is no exception.

Roughly 270 high schools and 24 colleges compete for the title of state champions. Morningside College Dance Team (MDT) is made up of 14 dancers all coming from different backgrounds.

The team has had to learn choreography 3 months in advance, and these dancers practice 3 times a week for 2 hours each time. Senior Jenna winkler is one of the captains of the team and she tells us that it takes great time to perfect these routines (soundbite of Jenna,  what does it take to prepare for these championships? ) .

Jenna aslo mentioned that team competes in Jazz, Pom and hiphop, against other colleges and universities with similar size as Morningside.

Coach Alisha Steckler mentioned the process of selecting the music as every team has a theme for each individual dance (sound bite about the theme and song choices)

As mentioned by the coach,  the team is judged in execution, overall effect, appearance, choreography, showmanship and technique and all of those components are taken into consideration by multiple judges.

Junior Allison Wright shared her experience and told us how fun it is to compete at the championships (Sound Bite on Allison)

Morningside college will be competing on November 30th in Des Moines, IA at the Wells Fargo Arena.

 

You might be polluting the oceans by just wearing and washing your clothes. 

Did you know that most of the ocean’s pollution does not come from the typical straws and cups? and what if you were told you are actually hurting the planet by wearing clothes that are made out of “plastic”.

It is no secret that today, the everyday wear is made out of polyester, nylon, and synthetic fibers. Wearing clothes is not the issue, the problem is washing the clothes, because tiny plastic fibers get released from the clothing being washed, into the already polluted oceans.

In 2016 Imogen Knapp, a marine scientist at the University of Plymouth co-directed a study that found exactly how many fibers are released from what types of clothing. Think about the amounts of clothes that are washed on the daily, and how much clothes each person has.

The study found that seven hundred thousand fibers get released in a single load of laundry  and  Knapp has conducted an experiment to see what items release the most amount of fibers, and found that acrylic fiber shed the most, followed by polyester.

So next time you buy and wash clothes, watch out for materials that might hurt the marine life and oceans.

(I will implement the voice of a environmental friendly person in the science department to see if they knew this was an issue. I will probably delete the study and instead focus on how the environmental friendly person didn’t know they were hurting the planet unless they did know that.

 

This is all I have so far, I will get more interviews soon, I’m struggling to pick another story that I am interested in doing.

 

 

 

Week 11

Crocs is now targeting teens. Somehow, it’s working.

According to this article, the Crocs brand is now more popular than it has been in the past. The brand has managed to appeal the minds of young people in the generation Z, and it is coming with new designs and collaborations.

According to the article the company has even given the Generation Z their own name as they call them “explorers”, because they are its primary buyers, these shoes also sell for $30 to $40 dollars. Which is more affordable than the 500 dollar shoes from the recent collaboration with Alife, which is far more expensive.

The article says that this is not their first collaboration to make these shoes cool, it has also collaborated with singers like post Malone to promote and sell more.

The article mentioned that once upon a time these shoes were the joke of all shoes because they are ugly, but according to recent events the shoe is now very popular  even in runways and high fashion. These shoes were at its all time high back in 2014, but they are trying to revive the trend.

(In my opinion these shoes are really ugly, but fashion is fashion and people want to be in with the latest trend. I think they are so ugly that people find them interesting and unique. The article said too that these shoes have been around for 10 years and are now just becoming more popular. kids now are obsessed with trends of the past, so this could explain why these shoes are popular. The article does a good job about talking about exactly what the shoe is doing and the roots of its popularity.)

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/1/18043612/crocs-spring-2019-slides-platforms

Leonardo Dicaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio, speaks on behalf of the earth to the UN to encourage countries to sign the Paris Agreement, because climate change is a world issue.

Leonardo DiCaprio asks the UN to ask themselves which side of history they will be on, the side that saved the planet or the side that did nothing to save it.

Last night, Leonardo DiCaprio, an ambassador of peace, spoke to the UN at the climate summit. In his speech he told the UN that he has been traveling the world looking at various places that have been affected by climate change. He said he has been to Beijing where the city is choked by industrial pollution, and India where floods are taking farmers’ crops, to name a few. DiCaprio said, “Climate change is happening faster than even the most pessimistic of scientists warned us decades ago.”

As a citizen of this planet he is thankful that there is now a foundation of a solution to stop climate change, such as the Paris Agreement. He insisted that the excuses need to go away, to start acting now, he said, “no more ten year studies. No more fossil fuel companies to manipulate and dictate the science and policies that affect our future.” He mentioned that he does not want to see shame in the children of the future, because people in this generation did noting to prevent this catastrophic event that is damaging the earth.

He said, ” It is upon you to do what great leaders have always done; to lead, inspire, and empower as president Lincoln did in his time.”

Week 10 (9?)

How our drinking water could help prevent suicide

In this article it is explained that lithium could be helpful to prevent suicides all around the United States. Because lithium is a natural ingredient found almost anywhere in the the Earth’s crust, and is what is typically prescribed to mentally ill people and is already found in water, scientists want to  know if it could potentially prevent suicides. The article explained that, three out of four studies found that lithium could be helpful for people that suffer from bipolar disease, and depression by adding it to the tap water.

These studies found that suicide could be prevented by adding a small doses of lithium  which would not be significantly noticed, and it would help people.

The author wants to know why it has not been done yet. There are people that might find this ethically wrong because they would need to consent to this process. They also argue that back in the day when they started adding  fluoride to our water, which made out teeth stronger by 25% of what they used to be, people threw a fit about it not being okay.  The author believes that this could be the case once again if this happens.

The article also says that there are many people that see no correlation between lithium being in water and preventing suicides.

(I think this is an interesting read, because I had no idea what lithium was used for and if it was dangerous or not. The article says that it is not dangerous if it is taken in small dosages. The article also is pretty much dealing with studies , science, facts and numbers which is what we are talking about in class. I might use this article to work for my news package story.

I think it might not be be a bad idea, but there needs to be more research done, because we don’t want anyone dying or getting sick because of this. If it is for the greatest good for people that suffer from mental illness, then I said do it, but just as long as we know more information about it.)

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/24/18010592/future-perfect-podcast-lithium-drinking-water-suicide

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