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the man who played the violin

Do we perceive beauty? We only perceive beauty in the ways we want to see it. if its just in a store we might not want to see it as much as if it is in front of thousands of people. Do we stop to appreciate it? No because sometimes we are so consumed with what we are doing we don't take a second to see whats going on. If we just stopped for a little bit we might not miss very cool things like this. Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? No, i think some people except all people the are very talented to be on a big stage performing. but there is talent everywhere not just playing in front of thousands of people. If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? we could miss a bunch of important things because we are not paying enough attention. If we just stopped for a little bit of time we could be able to see more of th...

feature writing planning

1. Who is your main subject? my grandpa 2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)? my mom and my uncle 3. What is the topic or potential topic? he rode his bike through 5 states. 4. Which angle from above will you write the story? 3rd or 1st person 5. Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you can ask your main subject. Type these in your blog. 6. Once you complete that portion, you need to come up with 5-10 questions you need to ask your supporting interviews. Type these into your blog. You may need different questions for each supporting subject. 7. You will need to do a little research on the topic you expect to interview your main subject about. Take a little time and do some google searching - find at least 5 new things about the intended topic you should know before you interview your main subject. List those on your blog. 8. Write when you plan to conduct the interview(s)? Over thanksgiving break 9. Where you w...

editorials and perosnal collums

1. Should there be ac in the halls? 2. Should we have these new tvs? 3. Should bowie teachers be required to wear ids?

featured writing preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above? It is directly related to the story. 2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information? a. Who ted Williams b. What He was a homeless person but had a voice like a radio host. c. Where Northbound I-71 d. When 3 years ago e. Why Somebody filmed him because he had a really cool voice f. How with a camera somebody filmed him 3. Are there quotes in this story? Ye s there are a lot. 4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing? yes 5. Who is quoted in the story? Ted Williams and Cormier 6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion? "We could make him a millionaire" Cormier said  7. How many paragraphs is the story? 32 8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)? 763 9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final par...