Hundred homes are being affected by a category 2 hurricane. It has started near the Gulf Shores of Alabama and it continuing to move towards the peninsula of Florida. The big thing that is leaving authorities powerless is the strom is pushing a construction barge with an extended crane heading towards a bridge. As of now the water is as deep as five feet and some areas completely submerging cars.

I feel this lead was very clear and told me the entire story right off the bat. They were able to tell me the key information for me to know the situation, and make me want to continue reading on to look more into the story. I feel they should have added more comments from the people that have evacuated or the ones trying to save those in the endangered spots. Lastly, I feel they should have put an emphasis on how those not in direct fight of the hurricane can help and be apart of changing those houses destroyed.

1. I feel the part I put the most effort in is finding the information, so the writing will make sense and spread the word of racial injustice correctly. I feel the part I wished I spent more time on is finding different sources and really expand off of what the NBA is feeling and the impact it has caused already throughout society.
2. I feel the most difficult part of writing this paper is explaining in your own word the message the NBA is trying to send out to the world.
3. The hardest part was finding credible sources that weren’t basis and told a different story in their own opinion. I feel I did a good job of overcoming this by staying to mainly what was coming from the direct sources of the NBA and other sources of activist about the situation.

TJ Schnurr is not happy with the money we were sent back after last years covid dilema.

TJ said, “I can’t believe the amount of money we received back, due to not being here during COVID was very poorly thought through.” TJ’s mom is very good at money and did the numbers and saw the money we got back was very low.

TJ also feels that Morningside is handling the COVID crisis very bad. Mr. Schnurr said, “If we wear a mask in class, then why do we have to quarantine if somebody in class got it.”

Jake F

Story #1

September 7, 2020 by Jacob

The NBA players are working hard on spreading the racial injustice being present in society today.  

The season was shortened due to COVID. Now they were able to proceed playing due to their newly created “bubble”. The bubble is at the ESPN Worldwide of Sports in Orlando Florida. The bubble consists of NBA players being constantly tested for COVID-19. They are issued their own rooms and are able to have contact with only their team doing a multitude of activities but are required to wear a mask around the facility. The NBA is the second sport to do this and see zero positive COVID tests, only being the Women’s National Basketball Association. 

During the games the NBA players have been dealing with trying to express how they feel about the recent action that happened in the United States before the bubble. The biggest event that made them continually ask for racial injustice awareness was the killing of George Floyd. 

A lot of the NBA players felt they were on the biggest platform and needed to strike while the iron was hot. NBC News reported Adam Silver commissioner of the NBA said, “I spent the weekend watching the protests around the country over the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. As a league, we share the outrage and offer our sincere condolences to their families and friends. Just as we are fighting a pandemic, which is impacting communities and people of color more than anyone else, we are being reminded that there are wounds in our country that have never healed.” 

A lot of the NBA players responded to Silver’s call to action.They continually provided support and showed what they can help spread awareness. Due to these words of Adam Silver the players decided on ways they could create an impact on the biggest platform in the world.

First, they decided to take a knee when the National Anthem is being played before the game. They felt in doing this that the unity of the players and coaches, of all colors, will show that we can all be as one and continually show the love in this world is not rotten and has a chance of becoming something big over recent events. 

As NBA.com reported Lebron James said, “The game of basketball has always been bigger than just the ball, the rim, 10 guys on the floor and referees. It’s an opportunity to use this platform to spread a lot of positivity and love throughout the whole world.” They have been all over social media spreading their word and embracing change.

Second, players feel they should have more freedom and a possible change in rules so they could express their rights to spreading awareness. Over 90% of players decided to add something they feel is the most important statement on the back of their jerseys. Some say, “Black Lives Matter” or “Vote.” Doing this was giving the public a constant image of what should change in society from the recent events. 

Adam Silver said, “The league and the players are uniquely positioned to have a direct impact on combating systemic racism in our country, and we are committed to collective action to build a more equal and just society.” This provided the NBA to feel connected and provide them to not be scared of speaking what they feel about the situation and what actions they continue to provide in the nation’s eye.

Lastly, they were able to make the commercials between the time of gameplay about the difference the NBA is making. Big time brands created commercials on everyone standing together to be a unit and make an impact in society. 

One of the biggest companies that created a commercial was Sprite that showed African Americans coming as one and continually being together and showing love throughout the different races in the world. Their message was to keep the love from those different colors than you. These constant actions that are always in the eyes of the public will make an impact and shine a light on what needs to be figured out throughout society.  

https://www.nba.com/article/2020/07/03/nba-union-approve-social-justice-messages-jerseys

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nba-players-protest-racial-injustice-league-returns-action-n1235468

https://www.nba.com/article/2020/05/31/nba-teams-respond-tragic-death-george-floyd

As I sit here in the library and start to do the assignment, I realize how serious people are taking the Coronavirus. Everyone is walking around avoiding each other with the inability to see their face. People’s mask is covering their face where you can’t even notify the people you once knew. I approached a girl I known from playing basketball and I am shocked on the work she is studying for which looks like a different language. She pulls down her mask to talk because we have had interaction with each other before, so she has some sort of trust on me not giving her COVID.

We begin to talk about what she is studying for and she proceeds to tell me calculus. All I know from the sheet she was working on was how to say cosine and tangent. I take my seat in a purple chair that is very much comfortable. Feels as if you are sitting on marshmallows. It feels good to sit down due to my legs feeling like Jell-O. We are in conditioning week and we lift three times a week, which is completely horror.

When sitting in my chair I forgot how quiet the library is due to the ability to hear the air conditioning filling the room. It is like taking the ACT all over again on how quiet it is. Then I proceed to look out the window. Seeing everyone in pants and sweatshirts knowing it is a pretty chilly day. I even seen someone with a stocking cap on.   

The wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington have caused seven deaths already. All of Thursday the wildlife fires have been moving up the coast golfing up whole neighborhoods. Due to this moving so fast it is causing mass evacuation. This is leading the hire ups to not know if they should send the rescue teams in on how bad the conditions are. As of now the fire rescuers have found up to hundreds of houses consumed by flames. I feel this should be more important in the news, but it hasn’t been on the news sites I follow throughout my daily basis. Ms. Brown Governor of Oregon said, “We expect to see a great deal of loss, both in structures and in human lives. This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history.” This is hard to see cause of the pandemic going on and how people are needing to leave their homes and come back to nothing left. I am so amazed by the firefighters who are risking their lives on how they are able to begin the rescue and risk their lives for the good of the people.

Gasoline Truck overturned on 48th street and Correctionville rd. Causing sewer lines to be flooded in a two block radius.

Four families evacuated due to the gas spillage. Only caused concern for about two hours until the gas was flushed away.

Fire Chief Charles Hochandel said, “The firemen followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures set up beforehand for just such an occurrence.” The gas was also able to reach the streets and ditches making cars have to go through side roads.

Local firefighter, Bob Hardwood climbed up 50 feet to save a cat at 102 11th Ave.

It was a Calico cat, which belonged to Suzanne and Samantha Decker. As Mr. Hardwood climbed up the ladder he reached the cat, but he dropped 15 feet due to a broken tree limb.

Bob received an injury of a broken leg, but is doing just fine at St. Luke’s Hospital. The cat is also fine due to landing on Bob after the fall.

           

Man killed on Hwy 28 in a car crash.

Moyer Quick, He was hit by 17 year old Randy Radin driving a truck. Three survivors were transported to the Sioux City General Hospital in critical condition.

The accident was caused from both vehicles heading west on the two lane highway. Radin was making a pass and struck the rear-end of Mr. Quick leading to send both on impact into the ditch on the north side of the road. Mr. Quick’s vehicle rolled once and causing the accident to still be in investigation.

Autopsy showed Mr. Quick had a heart attack, which could possibly cause the accident.

The other victims in the crash, one has been released and Maxine is going to be released. Radin is still in critical conditions.

         

Racial Injustice is a huge constant in society and the NBA and their players are spreading their own feelings towards it.

The National Basketball Association is continuously spreading awareness for racial injustice occurring in the United States of America. The NBA was shortened due to COVID. Now they were able to proceed playing due to the their newly created “bubble”. The bubble is at the ESPN Worldwide of Sports in Orlando Florida. The bubble consists of NBA players being constantly tested for COVID-19. They are issued their own rooms and are able to have contact with only their team doing a multitude of activities but are required to wear a mask around the facility. The NBA is the second sport to do this and see zero positive COVID tests, only being the Women’s National Basketball Association.

During the games the NBA players have been dealing with trying to express how they feel on the recent action that happen in the United States before the bubble. The biggest event that made them continually ask for racial injustice awareness was the killing of George Floyd. A lot of the NBA players felt they are on the biggest platform and need to strike while the iron is hot. Adam Silver commissioner of the NBA said, “I spent the weekend watching the protests around the country over the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. As a league, we share the outrage and offer our sincere condolences to their families and friends. Just as we are fighting a pandemic, which is impacting communities and people of color more than anyone else, we are being reminded that there are wounds in our country that have never healed.” A lot of the NBA players provided their own words backing up the commissioner due to him being the official face of the NBA and knowing what is going on is not right and shouldn’t happen. Due to these words of Adam Silver the players decided on ways they could create an impact on the biggest platform in the world.

First, they decided to take a knee when the National Anthem is being played before the game. They felt in doing this that the unity of the players and coaches, of all colors, will show that we can all be as one and continually show the love in this world is not rotten and has a chance of becoming something big over recent events. As Lebron James said, “The game of basketball has always been bigger than just the ball, the rim, 10 guys on the floor and referees. It’s an opportunity to use this platform to spread a lot of positivity and love throughout the whole world.” They have been all over social media spreading their word and embracing change.

Second, the players decided to add something they feel is the most important statement on the back of their jerseys. Some saying, “Black Lives Matter” or “Vote.” Doing this was giving the public a constant image of what should change in society from the recent events. Adam Silver said, “The league and the players are uniquely positioned to have a direct impact on combating systemic racism in our country, and we are committed to collective action to build a more equal and just society.” This provided the NBA to feel connected and provide them to not be scared on speaking what they feel on the situation and what actions they continue to provide in the nations eye.

Lastly, they were able to make the commercials between the time of gameplay about the difference the NBA is making. Big time brands created commercials on everyone standing together to be a unit and make an impact in society. One of the biggest companies that created a commercial was Sprite that showed African Americans coming as one and continually being together and showing love throughout the different races in the world. Their message was to keep the love from those different color than you. These constant actions that are always in the eyes of the public will make an impact and shine a light on what needs to be figured out throughout society.  

https://www.nba.com/article/2020/07/03/nba-union-approve-social-justice-messages-jerseys

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nba-players-protest-racial-injustice-league-returns-action-n1235468

https://www.nba.com/article/2020/05/31/nba-teams-respond-tragic-death-george-floyd