Monster Rats
A decade long battle is being lost. The Florida Keys have been trying to wipe out the Gambian rats that have overrun their towns. The problem started after a local breeder released eight giant rats into the wild. The rats are the largest known breed in the world. The town thought they had killed all the rats as of 2009. Farmers are concerned about the rats reaching Florida's mainland and destroying crops. Local officials have baited over 200 traps with cantaloupe and peanut butter in hopes of destroying a mass majority of them.
I like that the article showed a picture of the rats, but I think two is enough. The article was a good length and very informative. It's awesome that next year on my trip to Florida I could be fighting giant rats. I like that they're actually doing something to stop the problem. I think that giant rats possibly taking over a town is pretty important.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
News Article-March 27
Strange Sea Creature Spotted
A possibly new species of sea creature washed up on Folly Beach, South Carolina, last weekend. The creature may look dangerous, but it is actually harmless. A vet from the South Carolina aquarium classified it as a sturgeon. This sturgeon can grow up to be 15 feet long and 80 pounds. Sadly, the sturgeon was recently placed on the endangered species list because it is a popular source of caviar.
This creature is messed up! The article was fairly short, but it covered everything important. I like that the article was very clear on its classifications and technical terms. I like that the article included multiple pictures. I think that discovering a new species is very newsworthy.
A possibly new species of sea creature washed up on Folly Beach, South Carolina, last weekend. The creature may look dangerous, but it is actually harmless. A vet from the South Carolina aquarium classified it as a sturgeon. This sturgeon can grow up to be 15 feet long and 80 pounds. Sadly, the sturgeon was recently placed on the endangered species list because it is a popular source of caviar.
This creature is messed up! The article was fairly short, but it covered everything important. I like that the article was very clear on its classifications and technical terms. I like that the article included multiple pictures. I think that discovering a new species is very newsworthy.
Monday, March 26, 2012
News Article-March 26
Creeping Husband Arrested
Doyle Hardwick was browsing Facebook late one night when he asked his wife not to sit next to him. The wife insisted that she didn't want to sit anywhere else. The husband thought that giving the wife eight beers would make her fall asleep, but that didn't work. Doyle thought that the police would make her fall asleep since he thought it was an evasion of privacy. In reality, Doyle got arrested for misusing 911, and it wasn't the first time.
I thought this article was pretty short, but it covered everything. I wish there would've been a picture of the couple, so I could've known them. That just shows how Facebook can get people in trouble, again. I don't know if I'd consider a domestic abuse case very newsworthy. I think it's important for people to be informed, but I don't know if this article was that important.
Doyle Hardwick was browsing Facebook late one night when he asked his wife not to sit next to him. The wife insisted that she didn't want to sit anywhere else. The husband thought that giving the wife eight beers would make her fall asleep, but that didn't work. Doyle thought that the police would make her fall asleep since he thought it was an evasion of privacy. In reality, Doyle got arrested for misusing 911, and it wasn't the first time.
I thought this article was pretty short, but it covered everything. I wish there would've been a picture of the couple, so I could've known them. That just shows how Facebook can get people in trouble, again. I don't know if I'd consider a domestic abuse case very newsworthy. I think it's important for people to be informed, but I don't know if this article was that important.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
News Article- March 15
Beat by Bieber?
Justin Bieber is known whole wide as a teenage heartthrob, but now is can be considered an abuser. Michael Nuanes Jr.'s girlfriend beat after an argument with a Justin Bieber doll. He claims that she picked up the doll and started chucking it at him. The girlfriend fought back in saying that in January Nuanes pulled out her hair, beat her, locked her in the bathroom, and hit her with the bathroom door. The boyfriend alleged forced the girlfriend to change her Facebook relationship status or else. Nuanes was arrested but released, and the girlfriend has fled to a friend's house.
At first I didn't think this article would be very good. It was a short article and very easy to read. I like that they didn't release the girlfriend's name. That would humiliate her. I think the girlfriend threw the doll out of sheer self defense. I know that I would definitely fight back if my boyfriend was abusing me mentally and physically. I feel sympathy for the poor girl. As a whole, I really liked this article, and I do believe that people should be aware of this.
Justin Bieber is known whole wide as a teenage heartthrob, but now is can be considered an abuser. Michael Nuanes Jr.'s girlfriend beat after an argument with a Justin Bieber doll. He claims that she picked up the doll and started chucking it at him. The girlfriend fought back in saying that in January Nuanes pulled out her hair, beat her, locked her in the bathroom, and hit her with the bathroom door. The boyfriend alleged forced the girlfriend to change her Facebook relationship status or else. Nuanes was arrested but released, and the girlfriend has fled to a friend's house.
At first I didn't think this article would be very good. It was a short article and very easy to read. I like that they didn't release the girlfriend's name. That would humiliate her. I think the girlfriend threw the doll out of sheer self defense. I know that I would definitely fight back if my boyfriend was abusing me mentally and physically. I feel sympathy for the poor girl. As a whole, I really liked this article, and I do believe that people should be aware of this.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Facebook Article Reflection
After reading the article and what the young girl went through, I feel differently towards Facebook. Personally, I don't think that schools should be able to get a student's social media password and rummage through their page. If someone was being bullying to a major extent, then the correct legal processes should be drawn up and presented to the student. If the post or whatever it was isn't disrupting the school day or anyone else then nothing should be done. Students have a right to their option, and if they can't let some steam off with a silly Facebook post then what can they do. Schools are already bad enough with privacy invasions as is; hacking into Facebook pages is too far. Personally, I have witnessed a girl get in trouble for a picture put on Facebook. Outside of school, the girl engaged in an illegal activity that 80% of high school students do. The girl wasn't even in the town that she attends high school in, but her 'friend' took a picture of the illegal activity and posted it on Facebook. Another classmate saw the picture and showed it to her mom. The mom then printed the picture off and took it to the principal. The girl was suspended from sports for something that had no direct relation to the school. Granted she was going again the sport's guidelines, but she wasn't in any clothes that represented the school in any way. Facebook has a password so it can be private. No argument should even be brought up against it. The girl in the article has a right to her opinion, and the school has absolutely no right to scare her into giving up her password.
News Article- March 13
Deathly Vitamins
Some of the vitamins that have been considered healthy are now being considered the cause for such diseases. Vitamin A and E what was once linked to preventing cancer is now 17% more likely to contract cancer. Vitamin C helps fight cold, but if too much vitamin C is taken it can do the opposite. It can actually cause you to catch a cold. Researchers are working on finding the downside to other vitamins, but the process could take up to a year to complete.
I like that the article listed all the different forms of each vitamin. It makes sense that too much of a substance can harm our bodies. The article was a good length, and it held my attention for most of it. Of all the things going on right now, I feel like this is pretty important. I could consider our healthy to be worthy of being in the news.
Some of the vitamins that have been considered healthy are now being considered the cause for such diseases. Vitamin A and E what was once linked to preventing cancer is now 17% more likely to contract cancer. Vitamin C helps fight cold, but if too much vitamin C is taken it can do the opposite. It can actually cause you to catch a cold. Researchers are working on finding the downside to other vitamins, but the process could take up to a year to complete.
I like that the article listed all the different forms of each vitamin. It makes sense that too much of a substance can harm our bodies. The article was a good length, and it held my attention for most of it. Of all the things going on right now, I feel like this is pretty important. I could consider our healthy to be worthy of being in the news.
Monday, March 12, 2012
News Article- March 12
Crazy Flight Attendant
Flight 2332 took off from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport just like any normal flight would. While en route to Chicago, the American Airline flight attendant lost her marbles. Over the PA system, she announced to passengers that there was a mechanical problem on the plane, and it was going to crash. Passengers 'freaked out' over the attendants 15 minute long speech. The flight attendant continued to rant about the airline's bankruptcy, and was eventually taken to a hospital for treatment.
I like how the article showed all the tweets from the passengers. The article started to ramble on about the companies business problems which I feel like took away from the article. I would have liked to see a picture of the crazy attendant. This makes me a little nervous since I'm flying to Florida on Saturday. :/ As a whole, I liked the article, and I feel like it's more important than Snooki's pregnancy.
Flight 2332 took off from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport just like any normal flight would. While en route to Chicago, the American Airline flight attendant lost her marbles. Over the PA system, she announced to passengers that there was a mechanical problem on the plane, and it was going to crash. Passengers 'freaked out' over the attendants 15 minute long speech. The flight attendant continued to rant about the airline's bankruptcy, and was eventually taken to a hospital for treatment.
I like how the article showed all the tweets from the passengers. The article started to ramble on about the companies business problems which I feel like took away from the article. I would have liked to see a picture of the crazy attendant. This makes me a little nervous since I'm flying to Florida on Saturday. :/ As a whole, I liked the article, and I feel like it's more important than Snooki's pregnancy.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
News Article- March 8
Spiders Take Over The Town
Wolf spiders have taken over an Australian town after a recent flood. The flood has forced some 8,000 residents from their homes. The town of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales has this spider problem because the spiders are hiding from the water. The water levels are decreasing, so the spiders will soon be returning to their underground homes. Surprisingly, the spiders are helping the people by eating all the spiders.
I found this article to be extremely informative. The article was long, but it held my interest. I really like all the pictures and quotes from researchers. I found it interesting that this is one of the largest spider migrations ever to be documented. As a whole, I found this article to be very newsworthy since an entire town has been taken over.
Wolf spiders have taken over an Australian town after a recent flood. The flood has forced some 8,000 residents from their homes. The town of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales has this spider problem because the spiders are hiding from the water. The water levels are decreasing, so the spiders will soon be returning to their underground homes. Surprisingly, the spiders are helping the people by eating all the spiders.
I found this article to be extremely informative. The article was long, but it held my interest. I really like all the pictures and quotes from researchers. I found it interesting that this is one of the largest spider migrations ever to be documented. As a whole, I found this article to be very newsworthy since an entire town has been taken over.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
News Article- March 6
Snooki Flashes Engagement Ring
Nicole 'Snooki' Pilozzi hasn't publicized her engagement yet, but she is wearing a giant diamond ring. She also hasn't addressed her pregnancy rumors with boyfriend Jionni LaValle. She was spotted wearing her ring when her and J-Woww went to the pet store together. Rumor has it that her pregnancy could damage her MTV spin-off show chances. Producers say that nobody likes to watch a sober Snooki.
I think it's funny how obsessed we are with Snooki's life. The article was fairly long but decent. It rambled a little bit. I like that there were tons of 'baby bump' pictures......fake! I just think that people should leave her alone, and let her handle her private business privately. It was a good news article, but I wouldn't consider this the most important thing happening in the news today.
Nicole 'Snooki' Pilozzi hasn't publicized her engagement yet, but she is wearing a giant diamond ring. She also hasn't addressed her pregnancy rumors with boyfriend Jionni LaValle. She was spotted wearing her ring when her and J-Woww went to the pet store together. Rumor has it that her pregnancy could damage her MTV spin-off show chances. Producers say that nobody likes to watch a sober Snooki.
I think it's funny how obsessed we are with Snooki's life. The article was fairly long but decent. It rambled a little bit. I like that there were tons of 'baby bump' pictures......fake! I just think that people should leave her alone, and let her handle her private business privately. It was a good news article, but I wouldn't consider this the most important thing happening in the news today.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
News Article- March 1
Girl Benched For "I Love You"
A Wisconsin girl was banned from her upcoming basketball games. Miranda Washinawatok is a middle schooler at Sacred Heart School. She was punished in front of her peer for saying 'I love you' in her her native language of Menominee. The teacher got upset because she couldn't understand what she was saying. The teacher may suffer concequences. I find extremely wrong for the teacher to yell at the girl. The article was long and didn't hold my attention. I wish the girl would have been interviewed. I think the mom is right to fight for her daughter. It was a good article but not my favorite.
A Wisconsin girl was banned from her upcoming basketball games. Miranda Washinawatok is a middle schooler at Sacred Heart School. She was punished in front of her peer for saying 'I love you' in her her native language of Menominee. The teacher got upset because she couldn't understand what she was saying. The teacher may suffer concequences. I find extremely wrong for the teacher to yell at the girl. The article was long and didn't hold my attention. I wish the girl would have been interviewed. I think the mom is right to fight for her daughter. It was a good article but not my favorite.
News Article- Feb. 28, 2011
Hit Man For Hire
What would you expect to find at hitmanforhire.net? Obviously the chance to be in contact with a killer. The man that was hired to make the website thought it was a joke or something out of a movie. Well, it might even become a movie. A production company has been in contact with the 'hit man' about future plans. So how did this hit man aquire his skills? Google of course. Yes he searched Google for what weapons and actions to use. The hit man is in jail in Mississippi and could be released as early as Nov. 2013.
I honestly loved this article. The article was a really good length and had some really good information. I wish a picture of the hit man would have been available. I find it hilarious that books and movies are being made about this guy. The article claims that he might have created the site to be funny, or he may just be crazy, in my opinion. I find this article to be very newsworthy. :)
What would you expect to find at hitmanforhire.net? Obviously the chance to be in contact with a killer. The man that was hired to make the website thought it was a joke or something out of a movie. Well, it might even become a movie. A production company has been in contact with the 'hit man' about future plans. So how did this hit man aquire his skills? Google of course. Yes he searched Google for what weapons and actions to use. The hit man is in jail in Mississippi and could be released as early as Nov. 2013.
I honestly loved this article. The article was a really good length and had some really good information. I wish a picture of the hit man would have been available. I find it hilarious that books and movies are being made about this guy. The article claims that he might have created the site to be funny, or he may just be crazy, in my opinion. I find this article to be very newsworthy. :)
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