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A story is a recollection of events, either real or fake. Stories are usually used for entertainment purposes but they can also be important for informing people about the world around them. Stories are very important because they help keep America the democracy it is. Stories in the media help make sure there are checks and balanes for the government.
The article I read was from the News.Mic site and the title was: Lebanon women are protesting a law which allows rapists to marry their victims. The article discussed the law that basically helps rapists get out of jail if they get married to their victims. It also talks about how Morocco recently changed their law that was the same aspect.
I thought that it was a refreshing article because both of those countries are majority-Muslim so it could of been very easy to make the article about that. Even though it was short, it was full of important information and I thought it was a good story.
I know that some people may think that News.Mic is a bad place for news but I was happily surprised to read this article. The author kept it short and to the point and made sure to keep the topic towards the actual problem. The author also used a lot of quotes, which helped keep the focus on the women that were protesting and making a difference.
At 9:50 am today an explosion occurred at the Mega City Mall’s food court. Two fatalities and less than 100 injuries have been reported by early responders. An investigation is currently underway and Homeland Security has been contacted.
The police have no current suspects or leads. The police chief stated that, “There is no evidence yet that it was a bomb.” The security cameras were recording during the event and will be analyzed for clues of the cause of the explosion by the police force and Homeland Security.
Mikaela Livengood, a mall cop on duty, was walking away from the food court when the explosion occurred. She reported that she saw a suspicious person place a box on a table right before she left, but has no real evidence that it caused the explosion.
The mall spokesman, Bob Dillon, reported that the mall took a lot of damage to the food court and Ikea. Mr. Dillon assures mall goers that the mall will be up and running again no later than Saturday.
At 9:50 am today an explosion occurred at the Mega City Mall. Two fatalities and less than 100 injuries have been reported by early responders. An investigation is currently underway and Homeland Security has been contacted.
The police have no current suspects or leads. The police chief stated that, “There is no evidence yet that it was a bomb.” He also reported that the explosion occurred in the food court. The security cameras were recording during the event and will be analyzed for clues of the cause of the explosion by the police force and Homeland Security.
Mikaela Livengood, a mall cop on duty, was walking away from the food court when the explosion occurred. She reported that she saw a suspicious person place a box on a table right before she left. She stated that she doesn’t know if the box could of had an explosive in it but that to her it was suspicious.
A witness to the aftermath of the explosion, Jared Martin a local off duty nurse, ran towards the scene to help out once he heard the explosion occur. He stated, “It was in the heat of the moment, pulling stuff out of legs.” He also reported that once he got to the scene he didn’t see anything suspicious at all, just a lot of fire and smoke.
The mall spokesman, Bob Dillon, reported that the mall took a lot of damage to the food court and Ikea. Mr. Dillon assures mall goers that the mall will be up and running again no later than Saturday.
In the New York Times article ‘We’re Going to Get This Done’: Wisconsin Vote Recount Is Underway, the writer discusses how the state of Wisconsin and other states like Michigan and Pennsylvania are preparing to recount the votes for the election. The process is being funded by Jill Stein because she thinks that there could be a chance that the voting machines were hacked.
The recounting of votes has happened in the past but the process has never changed the outcome of an election and it seems that it will be the same in this case according to the article. Most of the people in Wisconsin just want a recount to reassure people that the voting was fair and nothing more.
The author begins the story with a scenario of the city councilmen in Wisconsin preparing to work day and night to recount all the votes. I thought that the introduction was quite intriguing and was very successful in getting people to read the article, but that was probably the most exciting thing about the article.
I feel like this topic is a hard topic to write about because most of the public would agree that the whole process is pointless. The author started out very good but lost my attention by the end. I felt like the article just kept dragging on and was a lot longer than it needed to be.
The article was well written and was probably interesting to an older audience but I failed to see the point in it. I guess we will all find out once the votes are all hand counted.
The Midland Zoo sadly puts to rest Homer the polar bear at the age of 16. Homer was found dead in his cage at 7 a.m. this morning by zookeeper Sara N. Getty. She reported later that, “Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear and we will miss him terribly.”
The cause of death is still unknown and will be released to the public as soon as possible. The necropsy of Homer is estimated to take several weeks. Midland Zoo would also like to reassure the public that the recent deaths of a bobcat and giraffe at the zoo is unrelated to Homer’s death.
The polar bear exhibit at Midland Zoo has thrived since 1985 being one of the most unique exhibits at the zoo. The exhibit enables the bears to play in manufactured snow, dig in gravel, and hunt trout in the chilled pool. The exhibit educates zoo visitors about these threatened animals.
The director of the zoo, Chris P. Bacon, voices his opinion on Homer’s death, “We will do everything in our power to determine how this bear died. Animal welfare and the preservation of species are our primary goals here at the zoo.”
Donald Trumps Ignorance against Science
Donald Trump, a front-runner for the presidency, has made some questionable accusations about science. Scientists from the site Scientific American and many other Americans are concerned about these accusations. Many of them being tweets that contradict his original beliefs about science issues. The scientists are worried because having a possible president in office that doesn’t know important science issues could end very badly.
Mr. Trump has made somewhat ignorant comments, according to scientists, about climate change, the autism-vaccine connection, Ebola, health care, and many other topics. On the topic of climate change, which has been proven to exist, Donald Trump tweeted, “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”
Trump has also tweeted a couple controversial comments on Ebola as well tweeting, “The U.S. cannot allow EBOLA infected people back. People that go to far away places to help out are great – but must suffer the consequences.” None of the comments Donald Trump has tweeted have been fact checked.
Young Thug Believes in Gender Neutrality
Popular rapper Young Thug doesn’t believe in gender and thinks that we all shouldn’t bother with it either. On Wednesday, in an interview Young Thug addressed his strong opinion on the subject saying, “In my world, of course, it don’t matter. You could be a gangster with a dress. You can be a gangster with baggy pants. I feel like there’s no such thing as gender.”
The topic came up after his controversial album cover was released. His cover displays him in a dress and wearing a cone-shaped hat. He has told reporters that he even wears women’s clothes regularly. He claims that 90% of his clothes are women’s clothing.
Young Thug challenges his fans to look beyond gender and the concept of masculinity. There are also rumors about him doing a Calvin Klein campaign about being able to “be a gangster in a dress”.
Morningside Parking Dilemma
Many students and faculty members would agree that Morningside College has a parking dilemma. Parking at Morningside College has become impossible to deal with for students and faculty. A student that attends Morningside College, Bruna Alessandri, explained that she feels that there are not enough parking spots for the amount of parking permits that are sold here, which does create big problems.
One of the campus security workers at Morningside College confirmed that the parking permit violations that are given out cost about four times more than any parking violation ticket given out by the city of Sioux City. The charges here are also doubled every week that the due isn’t paid. The parking situation at Morningside College hasn’t changed in decades yet the number of students enrolled continues to climb by the hundreds every year.
There are approximately 1,600 students enrolled at Morningside College and the parking available for these students comes up short, especially for the off campus students. Off campus students must park in the guests lots or on the streets to avoid parking ticket
s but what if there literally is no parking spaces to park?
Kolyn St. Aubin, a frustrated student, explains his point of view on the topic (Audio of Kolyn’s quote).
Appeals can be submitted against the parking tickets issued but must be within seven days of the incident and are usually revoked. After the seven days the security department, and namely Brett Lyon the head of campus security, won’t take any excuses for the parking violations.
After the election results on Tuesday night thousands of people took to the streets in protest of the new president. There has been protests in Boston, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, and Washington just to name a few. Police forces have had to take action in many cities to control the protests and to help keep the protests peaceful. At least one policeman has been reported injured in the Oakland protests.
In this story by the New York Times, ‘Not Our President’: Protests Spread After Donald Trump’s Election, the writer uses great description words that really make the protests relatable. I noticed that all the people that were interviewed were latino though so I was kind of curious on why the reporter didn’t find someone different that could give a different side of view.
Possible features that could come from this are basically limitless since the Donald Trump is planning to change so much. A few features could include: “How will the Latino population be effected by the election?”, “What will Donald Trump do about the protestors?”, “Can Donald Trump be impeached because of his lawsuits?”, “Should Muslims be afraid?”, and “How does the electoral college work and why is it being used in America?”.