Story 1. - "Immigration laws getting out of hand"
1. Who wrote the story?
- The Editorial
2. What is their story about?
- The story is about the new immigration laws made by President Donald Trump based on out-dated, hateful stereotypes.
3. What is their direct opinion about the topic?
- The author's opinion on the topic is negative, against the Trump Administration and the heavily enforced laws to increase deportation, stating that the laws are "breaking families apart as well as disrupting the workforce".
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
- No, the author did not address the other side of the argument, the "xenophobes and racists".
5. Were they wish-washy with their opinion?
- With the opinion of the author, which was stated in the last sentence of the third paragraph, was not wishy-washy. The evident opinion is that the Trump Administration in office "needs to stop demonizing immigrants and refugees".
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
- The few quoted areas in the story are small things like "The United States is the "melting pot" of the world", and "When hateful rhetoric like, "get out of my country" and "build a wall" is told to minorities, fear becomes laced within whole communities' both citizens and non-citizens". However, there are no direct quotes because nobody was interviewed.
7. What point of view did they write in?
- The point of view in the story is 3rd (third) person point-of-view.
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Story 2. - "Betsy DeVos unfit to serve as U.S Secretary of Education"
Story 3. - "Going above the norm for college"
Story 4. - "Our great tree worth saving"
1. Who wrote the story?
- Reagan Wallace, Staff Writer
2. What is their story about?
- The appointed U.S Secretary of Education and how she should not be allowed in office, due to her lack of knowledge on the matter.
3. What is their direct opinion about the topic? (With a quote)
- Wallace's opinion on the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVous is that she should not be allowed in office, with the lack of pre-requisite jobs or educational insight. Her opinion is openly stated "much to many teachers and parents' dismay".
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
- Wallace does briefly address the positive side of the argument in the second paragraph, quoting that "DeVos has displayed beneficial visions for lower-income students and families".
5. Were they wish-washy with their opinion? (With support)
- Wallace was not wishy-washy with her opinion on her side of the argument, keeping a firm stance on her side (the negatives) on Betsy DeVos' being appointed Secretary of Education.
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
- There are no direct quotes in this story because nobody was interviewed other than the questions within the mind of the author.
7. What point of view did they write in?
- This story, unlike the first one, was written in 1st (first) person point-of-view.
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1. Who wrote the story?
- The writer for this story is Staff Writer, Jake Brien.
2. What is their story about?
- This story is about the usual expectations for colleges nowadays and what you can do to stand out, not to mention the author's advice and research on the costs for college.
3. What is their direct opinion about the topic? (With a quote)
- It's hard to pick out where the opinion is stated and what it might be, but the opinion that I've found in this article was "the night's always darkest before the dawn" in the fifth paragraph, saying to be positive and try to keep your head up as high school can get you down but college can become the beacon of light that leads yo to your ideal future.
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
- Brien does in fact talk about both of the sides, talking about the hardships and as well as the gifts that going to college can provide on the American students.
5. Were they wish-washy with their opinion? (With support)
- I would say that this article was in fact, the most wishy-washy with it's support because of the back and forth switching between saying "college is essential" to "very hard to get in".
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
- Since there was nobody interviewed in this article other than Brien, there are no quotes.
7. What point of view did they write in?
- This article, like the first one, is written in 1st (first) person point-of-view.
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1. Who wrote the story?
- The author of the story is Commentary Editor, Ian Miller.
2. What is their story about?
- This story is about the tree in the courtyard and how the student body should try to make contributions to gain the money so that the school can save the almost 150 year old tree.
3. What is their direct opinion about the topic? (With a quote)
- The direct opinion stated in the article is "it's absolutely worth the price [from the money contributions] to save it".
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
- They, like most of the articles, briefly mention the opposing side of the situation, but do not go into detail about the whole thing.
5. Were they wish-washy with their opinion? (With support)
- No, I would have to say that Miller is not wishy-washy in his opinion on this subject. If anything, he is headstrong and confident about his stance that the tree should in fact be saved by the school and community, no matter the cost.
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
- There are, like all of the other articles in the Commentary section, no quotes because nobody other than the author themselves was interviewed.
7. What point of view did they write in?
- Just like the majority of the stories in this section of the newspaper, it is written in 1st (first) person point-of-view.
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Story 5. - "The importance of physics class"
1. Who wrote the story?
- The author of this article is Staff Writer, Abby Ong.
2. What is their story about?
- This article is just as the headline states, the importance of physics class, even though it is no longer a required class to take unless you're in a STEM endorsement.
3. What is their direct opinion about the topic? (With a quote)
- The direct opinion of Ong is that "students should consider it", and says that "physics is [still] applicable to everyday life".
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
- In this article, the mentioning of the opposing side of the argument is briefly mentioned somewhere in the middle of the article, but it isn't taken into a lot of consideration and is more pushed to the side.
5. Were they wish-washy with their opinion? (With support)
- No, Ong was not at all wishy-washy with her opinion. Maybe a little flexible, but not wishy-washy.
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
- Again, there no quotes because the only person that would have been interviewed would have been the author, Abby Ong.
7. What point of view did they write in?
- The point-of-view of this article, like the second article, is in 1st (first) person point-of-view.
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A. What do I think the major difference between a hard news story and an opinions piece?
- Only shows one side of the argument.
- No quotes from people being interviewed, because nobody from the author of the article was interviewed for the information in the article.
- Articles can be written in either 1st (first) or 3rd (third) person point-of-view.
B. Why do I think there aren't very many photos on the pages A6-A7 of The Lone Star Dispatch newspaper?
- I think there aren't many pictures because there aren't ways you can take pictures of an opinion.
C. What are three topics I think would be good to write an opinion piece on?
- Lack of memorials to passed students on Bowie grounds.
- Aggravating way that classes are arranged with pre-requisites nearly impossible to get into or grade limits.
- Lack of writing extra-curricular clubs on campus for underclassman.
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