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“Do It For the Plot?”

Lexie was on a trip in Sri Lanka. She just got off the train and headed to the hotel to go to sleep for the night. When she woke up she had a terrible headache and body aches. That same day she was planning to climb a 2.5 mile high mountain. she had a decision to face and ultimately she said “I’ll climb the mountain, do it for the plot.’ she felt absolutely terrible going up the mountain but once she got to the top it was worth it. Later she was able to tell the story of how awesome the view looked, instead of saying how she stayed in bed all day and missed out.

“Do it for the plot” is a new phrase emerging amongst Gen-Z. It means to do it for the story. So when there is a decision to be made to do something, if you don’t know what to do, then you say “do it for the plot.” Andy Copple, a teacher at North High School said, “I hear the phrase a lot and personally I think it’s stupid, but if you think about it from a young adult’s point of view it gives them different routes and alternatives to take throughout life.” 

The plot is a reference to a person’s life story. Mikhil Raja, he said, it’s very slang, it’s a good explanation of what it actually means, to a certain extent it’s good, then it gets too far. Someone just does it so that they have a cool story to say.”

When He mentioned going too far, he is referencing making bad decisions. Sometimes saying this phrase gives people a go ahead to make a decision they shouldn’t. 

Johannes Lang mentioned that “it’s the new YOLO, people can basically use it interchangeably.” YOLO stands for “You Only Live Once.” Which in context, has the same meaning as do it for the plot. when people make a decision. saying do it for the plot releases the fear emotion in the decision. It gives people more confidence in their decision and whatever happens, happens, whether good or bad. 

Emily Cloteffer said, “I say that phrase a lot. Usually it’s just as a joke, but thinking back on it, a lot of times I’ve said that, I had a funny story to tell from that experience, so I don’t think it’s a bad thing to say if taken within context.”

This morning, at 8:58am there was a bombing at Mega City mall. Sadly, two people have passed away and less than 100 injuries. Names have not been released yet for any of the casualties.

Officer Fulsgang told the public that the bombing happened near the food court. Frisky cream donuts is mostly torn down and there is water damage in the movie theaters. he also mentioned that, “at this time there is no credible evidence that this explosion was anything other than an accident.” Homeland security is currently on their way to the scene to investigate.

After talking with Danny, an employee at Frisky cream donuts mentioned that, it was a terrorist attack. Danny heard screaming and then heard the bomb go off, he was able to walk out unharmed.

The Mall representative mentioned that “there has been no previous threats of a terrorist attack.” The investigation is still under review while awaiting the special team of investigators.

The mall will be closed until at least the weekend to asses structural damages. The mall is giving thoughts and best wishes, and would like to assist in any way possible for the employees and patrons of the mall.

16 year old, Homer the polar bear at Midland Zoo has passed away. He was the oldest residing bear at the zoo with two other bears still living. One 9 years of age and the other one is 10 years of age.

the zoo will be performing a necropsy to determine the cause of this death. More is still to come with the details of this loved bear. Many people in the community knew who Homer was. Zookeeper Sarah N. Getty mentioned that, “Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear and we will miss him terribly.”

Polar bears have been residing in this zoo since 1985. They reside in a home like environment which gives the bears an opportunity to engage in natural behaviors.

Two other animals have passed away within a few weeks at the Midland Zoo. A 10-year-old Bobcat, and a 6-year-old Giraffe. None of these deaths are related.

“Do it for the plot” is a new phrase emerging amongst Gen-Z. It means to do it for the story. So when there is a decision to be made to do something, if you don’t know what to do, then you say “do it for the plot.”

The plot is talking about a persons life story. When talking with Mikhil Raja, he said, “it means do it for the story, it’s very slang, it’s a good explanation of what it actually means, to a certain extend it’s good, then it gets too far. Someone just does it so that they have a cool story to say.” When He mentioned going to far, he is referencing making bad decisions. Sometimes saying this phrase give people a go ahead to make a decision they shouldn’t.

Johannes Lang mentioned that “it’s the new YOLO, people can basically use it exchangeably.” YOLO stands for “You Only Live Once.” Which in context, has the same meaning as do it for the plot. when people make a decision. saying do it for the plot releases the fear emotion in the decision. It gives people more confidence on their decision and whatever happens, happens, whether good or bad.

Niklas Gruener said that, “I think it’s really stupid, I interpret as a way for people to convince themselves it’s fine when it’s really not.” If used to far, it can give people a sense of assurance that they made a good decision when in reality it wasn’t the best decision.

The article I read was talking about Morningside’s “Christmas at Morningside.” The article was posted on Oct. 25th, 2023. I think that this article is considered news. It mentions what Christmas at Morningside is, and the ticket price tiers. It mentions why people should come to the event with phrases such as “immersive opportunities for Morningside students and the Siouxland Community…”

The audience for this post is to Morningside staff and students, as well as the Siouxland community

The purpose of this article is for people to understand what Christmas at Morningside is, when it is and how much it is. Morningside wants to fill up all the seats to bring awareness to the music department and also gain revenue for the university.

The readers of this story will gain the benefit of understanding why they should go to Christmas at Morningside. The article gives all the information that the reader needs to know about the event.

Morningside gains extra awareness for the event, and also it is free marketing for the event therefore leading to more people pursuing interest, and ultimately buying a ticket to support Morningside University.

This PR post is about Wendy’s releasing the New Pretzel Baconator. What it is, is a pretzel bun with a half pound of beef, 6 bacon strips, American cheese, Ketchup, and Mayonnaise. This post is describing in detail what the burger is and trying to make it sound like the best burger ever.

This PR news is different from the news articles because in the news article’s they are mostly speaking about facts that have happened and what to expect. With this they are speaking facts of what the burger is and what’s on it, but they are also “hyping” up the burger and using biased works to describe how delicious and amazing the burger is.

They talk about the previous baconator and how it is “the most iconic hamburgers in fast food” and compare it to this new one and the innovation from the old baconator to the new one.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-twist-of-fate-wendys-unveils-the-new-pretzel-baconator-301995519.html

Jojo is a honest, responsible man. Last week, Jojo was hungry for some good brunch somewhere in Sioux City. He decided to go to Johnny mars to get a three egg omelet and bacon, with a chocolate chip pancake with some orange juice to wash down the food. When the bill came Jojo’s way, he noticed that the server forgot to put orange juice on the ticket. He could have just walked out and let it be, but instead Jojo decided to do the right thing and tell the server that they forgot to charge him for the orange juice. The server was greatly appreciative for the gesture. Jojo’s bank account was not appreciative. He could’ve walked out the door $3.25 richer. Instead he decided to do his due diligence and pay it forward. 

pirouline

The pirouline chocolate and hazelnut sticks are scrumptious to the tongue. you bite down on a 5″ stick with a stir of chocolate on the outside. it has a crunchy, flakey feel while biting through it. In the middle of the stick there is a nice creamy line of chocolate.

On the way to class this morning, I saw Jojo is the library hallway past the spoon holder and exchanged greetings as per usual.

He was wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue jeans. After we exchanged out greetings I told Jojo “I have a picture to show you but there was never an appropriate time to do it.” As I went to fill up my water bottle on the walk to class, I pulled the picture up on my phone and showed it to him.

The picture was Jojo standing on the soccer field with his hands over his head, watching from afar Northwestern cheer for their GPAC Tournament victory. I told him that it was a resemblance of the Stephon Diggs picture of defeat, after their loss to the chiefs.

Stuart Scott is a long time sports caster and anchor on ESPN. Stuart had a great honor at the ESPY awards to receive the Jimmy V award for his ongoing battle of cancer. 

Stuart started out by saying, “Everyday I am reminded that our life’s journey is really about the people who touch us.” Stuart Has presented this award to a few people over his career, but he was ecstatic to receive it himself. 

The reason Stuart felt he deserved the award is because of seven words spoken by Jim Valvano saying, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.” His whole speech was bout bringing inspiration to the public and to keep fighting. He said, “when you die, that does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live”