Final Video

https://youtu.be/ttMZ6fRZm3E

C.E. 6.3

1. A
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. C

Car Raid

The other day, I raided my mom, Michelle Kopp's, car. She drives a 2015 Honda pilot that is quite large, with 3 rows of seats and a total carrying capacity of 8 people.

"I have a big car because I am always driving lots of kids around," Kopp said, "and it's a lot easier to fit all 6 of us into one car than to take two separate cars."

Inside her car, she had a phone charger that was plugged in and constantly charging her Airpod bluetooth headphones.

"I like to keep my headphones charging all of the time because I get calls in the car a lot," Kopp said,  "and I have to be able to take those calls without taking my hands off the steering wheel. If my headphones aren't charged I end up having to hold my phone while driving or put it on speaker which are less convenient than just using my headphones.

She also has a lot of crumbs and sticky pieces of gum around the cracks and crevices of her car, and all of the back two rows' cupholders have crumbs.

"The crumbs are not from me, they're from you kids eating in the car and not cleaning up after yourselves," Kopp said.

Finally, one of the seats in the second row was taken up by a large child seat that was full of trash and crumbs.

"That seat is for Sophie, she is 8 years old," Kopp said, "and she doesn't quite weigh enough to qualify for a booster seat, so she has to sit in the big booster seat with a back."

The Dispatch #5

First: The first story was about the safety precautions and the actions students have taken in the days after the Parkland school shooting. Students organized and led a march on the capital to protest gun violence.

Second: Austin Package bombs deliver violence to doorsteps
1. Mateo Huerta, Mark Robinson, Aaron Bryant, Emily Robinett
2. I think the quote at the end when he says, "You go through life and you feel moderately safe and then you don't feel safe and..."
3.  Yes
4. Quote

Third:
1. I thought my favorite photo in the paper was the picture of the brain being held by the witch like claws. I thought this was cool because it was really detailed for a picture that someone made using illustrator. I think the worst photo was the picture of the guy with the deer because it was just a front on picture and I thought it was kind of bland. I would probably have liked to do the march on the capital story, so that I could go and document a really significant event. I think the photography in this issue was good, but it wasn't as good as some of the other issues.

Free write

Phillip

Phillip the finch shifted himself in his perch. He scanned the muddy ground, searching for small bugs or worms that had been driven out of the ground due to the torrential rainfall that had occurred the previous night. The sun was just starting to poke it's head over the horizon, and Phillip knew he had little time before the other finches began their hunt. He had woken up extra early today to hunt as he knew the ground would be rich with prey. He then spotted a tiny earthworm wriggling in the weeds directly below him. Wasting no time, he leaped from his perch and swooped down towards the earth. He landed on the ground with a thud, and snatched the worm up just in time as it tried to squirm it's way back to the ground. The worm wiggled in uncontrolled spasms as Phillip held it in his beak. Just then, the morning rush started. Birds of all sizes began waking up and flying down to the lower branches, and the silent morning soon became a cacophony of chirps, squeaks and squawks. "Nice catch there Phil!" Phillip trotted around, showing his worm off to the growing crowd of animals in the trees. Phillip noticed a couple of birds descend from the lower branches. As they got closer, Phillip realized that it was Jonathan and his lackeys. Jonathan landed gracefully on the ground next to Phillip. "Got yourself a nice worm Phil?" "Yeah" "looks like you had to wake up pretty early to get that one." "Yeah" "It'd be a shame if someone stole it." "Jonathan, please, go get your own worm, there's plenty more out there." Jonathan stepped closer. "Listen you little runt. The way I see it, if you can't defend your catch, then you don't deserve to have it in the first place." The other birds, sensing the tension in the air, began to gather around Phillip and Jonathan, all of them, flying to the ground, and forming a big circle around the two finches. "Well, are we gonna get to see a good fight or what?" Yelled one impatient cardinal from the crowd. "Jonathan, I don't wanna do this today," Phillip pleaded.  Jonathan stood there for a moment, pondering this idea, and then finally said. "Alright Phil. Looks like you worked hard enough for that worm. You keep it. I won't fight you today." The crowd groaned, most of them hoping for a fight. Fights always got birds excited. Phil breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to cut through the crowd to get to his nest. Just as he was about to escape to his nest, he felt an explosion of pain in his lower tailbone as he was rocketed into the crowd. He got up wearily, his tailbone aching, and was pushed into the circle by a couple of grackels. "Never let your guard down, short stack," Said Jonathan as he lunged at Phillip. Phillip avoided the attack, and Jonathan flew right past him and sprawled out onto the muddy soil. Phillip turned around and was about to leap off the ground to fly, but Jonathan clamped his beak around Phillips leg and pulled him towards the earth. Phillip tried to raise his wing to protect his face, but Jonathan stamped it down and dug his claws into Phillips wing. Phillip cried out, but Jonathan did not relent. Instead, he began pulling Phillips feathers out with his beak. Phillip tried to get out of his hold, but Jonathan's talons were sturdy. He struggled and struggled, but the worm tumbled from his beak onto the ground, still wriggling wildly. Jonathan's attacks finally subsided, and he grabbed the worm from the ground in triumph. "Thanks for the worm, kid," he said as he and his friends took off to enjoy their meal up in the treetops. As the crowed began to disperse, Phillip felt wings grab him around the stomach and pull him up. "C'mon Phil, you gotta get up." Phillip looked up to see that his savior was his best friend Kyle, a Mockingbird from the eastern grove who had been Phillip's rock for that past 3 months. 

Merger Preview

1. I think one problem with mergers could be multiple pictures of you overlapping.
2. I think a great place to take pictures at bowie would be in front of something simple such as the storage boxes near the baseball field that are just plain white.
3.  I think I could maybe do a bunch of photos of myself doing a dance.
4. I think wearing something simple would be good as to not make things move.

HDR preview

1. The camera will need to have a consistent ISO and aperture, but the shutter speed will be changed. 

2. To take this type of image, you need a camera and a tripod.

3. Someone might take an HDR image to add depth to an image and create a 3d effect. 

4. I think it will show the line between an object and the sky very well and make the image come to life.

Car raid preview

C.E. 6.2

1. 200

2. He is controversial because of his strict immigration policy, and he is feeling frustrated with how little importance he has.

3. Filling political clubs with their supporters to gain endorsements.

4. Bars and restaurants.

5. 250 million

6.  This story is essentially comparing the benefits and the drawbacks that shaving a day off the school week would cause. Some advantages of a four day school week include the fact that teachers, parents, students, and even businesses prefer the shorter school week. Another positive thing with shorter school weeks is that teachers have more time to plan lessons during the weekend, and are less tired and stressed out, making them teach better. A disadvantage of having a four day school week is that parents are struggling to find childcare for a whole day while they are all at work. If I only had to go to school 4 days a week, I think I would probably have a lot more fun of a childhood, because I would be able to chill out and do fun things that I like during the weekend. I think my parents would prefer the shorter week because they are always saying that school is too stressful these days and kids should just be kids. I would definitely prefer longer school days over one extra school day because I'm used to long school-related days because of marching band.

HDR Shoot

Merger

Movie Review preview

1.The main characters I expect to see in this movie are Captain Philips, the Somali pirate captain, and the crews of the pirate ships and the Maersk ship.
2. I expect the plot to stick very closely to the actual events, so it will probably have the Maersk supply ship heading for somewhere in Africa, but be intercepted by pirates. I think it will then show the struggle of the crew and captain Philips to stay alive and trick the pirates into getting off the ship. At some point, the crew will probably capture the Somalian captain, just like in real events, and attempt to exchange captain Philips for the pirate captain, but will be tricked by the pirates into giving the pirate captain back without exchanging captain Philips.
3. This story was important because it highlighted the brave actions of the crew and Captain Philips in their attempts to combat the pirates.
4. The pirates try to take the ship because the ship has lots of valuable materials and has a lot of money that the pirates can bring to their boss.

1. Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus.
2. PG-13
3. Paul Greengrass
4. Michael de Luca, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti
5. BAFTA award for best actor in a supporting role, Writers of America award for best adapted screenplay.
6. 55 million dollars

C.E. #6.1

1. 1400
2. A weakening of metal from repeated use
3. 5,000 dollar pay raise for teachers, Higher contributions to teachers health insurance, 5,000 dollar scholarship for high school students, 5,000 dollar bonus for new teachers.
4. He played all 9 positions in a baseball game
5. I would wanna do the city theater's "as you like it" because it would be cool to watch a play.


Long response:

Only about 52% of high school students directly enrolled into college in 2016. It is expected that with the new plan, that number should shoot up to 60% by 2030. According to the article, students who don't directly enroll in college are far less likely to earn a degree than those who enroll directly from high school. The article cited that there were 70% in Massachusetts and 60% in California. Senator Paredes hopes to push the 60x30TX plan, which states that the goal is to get 60% of students enrolling in college by 2030. I definitely think college is important and it is a key ingredient in making you more educated and able to succeed in life. Yes, I plan to directly enroll into college. I think that the push to get more students into college is effecting some of the poorer areas because they are getting motivated to go to college. I think it is possible to have a comfortable life without a college degree, but it's a lot harder to get a comfortable life without a college degree. Workforce certifications are equally as important in society. Yes, but I think many jobs that don't require a college degree aren't as good.

Captain Philips review

Captain Phillips really rocked the boat

Captain Phillips tells the true story of the hijacking of a Maersk cargo ship by Somali pirates, and the crew's struggle to survive and save their Captain, Richard Phillips(Tom Hanks), who was held hostage by the pirates. The movie tells this story from two perspectives, mostly centering around the two captains, Phillips, and Abduwali Muse(Barkhad Abdi), the captain of the Somali pirates. At the beginning of the movie, the cargo ship embarks on a journey across the Indian ocean, headed for Africa. After going too close to the Somalian coastline, the ship is picked up by pirates, who track down the ship and board it, despite the crews' many attempts to deter the pirates. After boarding, the pirates capture Captain Phillips, who misleads them in their search to find the rest of the crew. The crew, lead by Phillips' second in command Shane Murphy(Michael Chernus), and John Cronan(Chris Mulkey), set traps such as putting glass on the floor, and evade capture by the pirates with their knowledge of the ship. The crew even injures Hufan(Isaak Farah Samatar), one of the pirates, who stepped on the glass barefoot. The crew manage to capture the Somali captain, Abduwali Muse, and hold him hostage in exchange for Captain Phillips. The Somali pirates trick the crew, however, and make off with Muse and Phillips in a small lifeboat. The lifeboat is tracked down by the U.S. Coast Guard, who employ Navy Seal snipers to take out the pirates. A possible theme of this movie is to "never give up" because despite overwhelming odds, Captain Phillips held out hope and ended up being rescued when it looked like he wasn't going to survive. I think the audience demographic of this movie would probably be somewhere in between the 15-50 year old range. The reason the range is so large is because this movie really has elements that every age demographic can enjoy. In my opinion, Captain Phillips is a great movie. The tension is palpable throughout, and really keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. The plot is even cooler when you consider the fact that this movie is based off of real events, and the ensemble effort of the cast was great because you could see the chemistry between Hanks and Abdi, and you could see their similarities as leaders, and this allowed you to sympathize with and understand both sides of the story. I give Captain Phillips an 8/10 for being a really great engaging movie. 

Motion shoot

Sports current event

1. http://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=96460222-080a-4fa9-b36d-77721a07351a

2. Combine snub in past, Ford puts on a show

3. The main point of the article is basically informing you about the Longhorns football team's defensive coordinator, B.J. Payne going to the NFL combine to watch one of his most promising players, Poona Ford, perform for NFL scouts. It also includes Poona's extraordinary stats about his performance in the combine.

4. Defensive tackle
Nose guard
Three-cone agility drill

5.
Warrior

6. This was kind of a feature on Poona Ford because it was mostly focused on that athletes achievements and abilities.

7. This article handles rankings because it talks about how well Poona Ford did and how he ranked up to other college athletes in the NFL combine.

Sports Exploration Activity

1. Basketball

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3. 

1. Raptors

2. Celtics

3. Cavaliers

4. 76ers

5. Pacers

5. 

1. 42 Wins, 30 Losses

2. The Spurs made it to the semifinals in the playoffs last season

3. Cleveland Cavaliers

4. Can't take more than two steps without dribbling the ball, Shots behind the three point line are worth three points, No tackling.

6. 

Three pointer- A shot taken behind the three point line (a half circle around the basket)

Layup-A shot taken at a very close range, where the player just jumps up and tosses the ball in the basket using one hand.

Crossing up- When you dribble the ball from one hand to the other and make the person defending you think you're going one way, but you go the other way and fake them out.

7. One basketball cliche is "They shoot well from downtown." A more understandable non-cliche version of this saying could be: They make a lot of shots from far away."

8. An athlete who is a legend for setting records in my sport is Lebron James. Lebron James was born in Akron, Ohio. Lebron went to St. Vincent-St. Mary high school. Lebron played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat. Some records he's broken are, youngest player to reach 24,000 points, and the most assists in Cav's history. 

Sports photography

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yGoxcJRD6sCrI6PNq23xL4k6weDUAeBkNj9MW-cP970/edit#slide=id.g361e53c17d_0_53

Infographics

1. 300,000 to 400,000 people
2. Who gets to take on Abbot? 18+4 equals 21, Will this be rep Dawnna Duke's last hurrah?
3. Millennials are not trusting credit car companies
4. The Shape of Water
5. To get people to stay fit and not drink.

Long Response:

I think guns should be controlled more strictly because obviously there is a problem if an 18 year old boy, with a history of mental health issues, is able to buy an AR-15. I think many people in Austin would support more gun control because Austin is a very liberal city. I think the AR-15 should be banned because of the high-capacity magazine. You shouldn't be able to own a weapon that can fire off 30 shots repeatedly without stopping to reload. I've heard both sides of the argument when talking to people, but my family and I are all firm believers in stricter gun control. I would actively participate in trying to make schools safer because that is the thing that is most relevant to me.

Newspaper page

Magazine Covers

Newspaper page

Front Pages of the World

1. I really liked the front page for the Austin-American Statesman because I am kind of biased since I live in Austin, and I like it because it's an Austin newspaper.
2. My favorite headline from the newspapers was the one where they were pointing out that Trump was at his golf course instead of dealing with a crisis. This is good because it's nice to count on a news source to tell me what the president is doing.
3.

C.E. 5.1

1. Next month
2. Sunrise tactical supply
3. Mechanical engineering department, Cockrell school of Engineering
4. Norway, Germany, Canada
5. It is inclusive to a certain group of people.


Long Response:
The company making cell phone sleeves is called Yondr. There are currently 600 American high schools using Yondr. The concept behind the pouches is to lock up phones for a certain amount of time so that people aren't using their phones at parties, school, etc... At San Lorenzo HS, there were a lot of positive results that came from schools using Yondr, including better grades, less discipline issues, and more students interacting. I think the pouches could be useful at school, and maybe at social gatherings or shows so that people aren't distracted while at an event. I wouldn't actually mind that much if Bowie stopped using phones at school because I went without my phone for about a month at one point during the year, and although there were some communication issues, it didn't affect my happiness. I think that people will probably discover that constantly being on their phones cheapens life and will try to limit usage.

C.E. 4.3

1. 10%
2. #blowingthewhistle
3. Homes with solar panels and energy efficient features
4. Sparkling water called "Bubly"
5. iPhone X because I like iPhones and the X has a ton of cool features.

Long Response:
This article is essentially explaining why the World Health Organization is officially labeling video game addiction a disease. The article then goes on to explain the addictive nature of video games, and how kids can limit screen time to reduce the effect it has on young, developing brains. According to the article, you are probably addicted to gaming if you do it in place of other interests and activities, if you experience an inability to quit, or if you continue to game despite having negative consequences. According to the article, an addiction is a habit that you develop that soon starts to control your life, that you can't quit, and you begin to do it very frequently. Honestly, and I might be a little biased here, being a gamer myself, I think that games are fun and are a great way to spend a little bit of time if your bored. I never get addicted because if I game for too long, I start to get bored of it and become restless to get out and move around. I do, of course, play video games, and although I have many games that I like, I think the one that I most enjoy is Player Unknowns Battlegrounds, especially on PC. My little brother, actually, isn't so much addicted to games as he is addicted to screens. He is constantly looking at the computer, and when he isn't looking at a screen, you can tell he is itching to get back online. According to the article, parents should limit their children to 1 or 2 hours a day, and have them go do other things like socialize.

Prompt shoot #3

Purple

Cold

Electric

My Favorite Cover

How do you show Vladimir Putin—a deliberate and calculating persecutor of minorities in his own country—as Person of the Year, without having to explain your choice? We approached this several ways, before deciding on the provocative placement of the cover line. It was a statement, and one we felt justified as a reference to the way in which Putin’s transgressions had gone relatively unpunished. The image was not altered in any way (despite some fevered blogs claiming otherwise); we just had the colors match the old propaganda images of the wartime era.

I think this was a really cool cover with an interesting message. One critique I have, although, is the fact that, even though he said the image was not altered at all, it looks like it was. I believe that it wasn't altered and they just tried to change the colors, but maybe make it more obvious next time that the image has not been altered from its original state. One more critique is that I think the portrait is a little under exposed, and it might not be bright enough. That isn't too much of a problem though because I'm pretty sure that the darker face was the designer trying to convey the theme more.

The main reason why I chose this photo as my favorite because of the powerful message. It is obvious that the editors of the magazine don't agree with Vladimir Putin winning Person of The Year, but they still reported it, just using their own dark twist. The background is completely black, and the portrait is of Putin looking serious and kind of sinister. They also brilliantly compared Putin to Adolf Hitler by putting the "person of the year" label on his upper lip, a nod to Hitler's famous mustache.

Best Covers

1. Informal

2. Formal

3. Formal

4. Formal

5. Formal

6. Formal

7. Informal

8. Informal

9. Informal

10. Formal

11. Informal

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15. Informal

16. Informal

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18. Informal

Magazine tips

1. Have a familiar and consistent logo on each issue

2. Make sure the image is appealing

3. Make the cover noticeable to pull in the casual glancer

4. Make it intellectually stimulating

5. Make it easy to quickly read

Magazine Cover Images

Portrait

Self Portrait

Portraits and Self Portraits

Self Portrait

Portrait

portraits

Aperture photos

f2.8

f22

1. The part of the body that relates the closest to the aperture is the eyes because just like the aperture of a camera, the eyes let light in and get bigger in the dark to capture more light, just like you can do with an aperture.

2. The darker the picture, the lighter the picture

3. If you use a larger aperture, you focus on one thing in the middle of your view, and everything else is very blurry the further out from the focal point.(This is good for portraits) If you use a smaller aperture, everything in the picture is in focus and sharp. (Good for landscape pictures)

Fast shutter speed

Slow shutter speed

1. I think I would shoot at a relatively fast shutter speed in all of those situations because I don't need to increase the brightness because it's already relatively bright during the day, and it would be really cool to get a picture of a silver star frozen in midair during a leap.

2. I think in this situation I would still shoot at a fast shutter speed because I can just use other settings to increase the brightness, but I think doing some slow shutter speed photos of students streaming through the door at night would be cool.

3. In "Auto" mode, the camera automatically selects shutter speed for you, there is "shutter priority" mode, where you choose the shutter speed, and the camera automatically sets everything else. In manual mode, you have to take care of all the settings, meaning aperture and shutter speed.

ISO 200

ISO 6400

1. Shooting at a higher ISO gives you more light and allows you to "freeze" images, this is good for a night football game because there isn't that much light at night, so you can get brighter photographs, and you can get really cool shots of players frozen, or a ball flying through the air without motion blur.

2. The author suggested that you use a low ISO most of the time because it provides higher quality photos.

3. The author suggested that you only use a higher ISO if you are in a low-light area and want to increase the brightness of an image, or if you want to get the "freeze" effect.

Aperture goes from 2.8 to 22

Shutter speed goes from 1 to 1/4000

ISO 100 to 25600