The man who played the violin

1. Do we perceive beauty?
I think that we view beauty based on our relationship with the art involved, whether it's musical, visual, acted, etc. If your not interested in art of any kind, you might not see the beauty of it.

2. Do we stop to appreciate it?

4. 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?


I feel it's based on your current situation as someone might be late/in a rush to get somewhere and I also feel it's based on your surroundings as you may not enjoy a piece of art as much if it were on the curb of a street comparing to an official museum.

3. Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
I feel like you would have to have a very open mind to enjoy something that was not asked for/not wanted. Most people would rather judge the situation rather than enjoying the talent.
I think we miss plenty of things in life due to something else happening at that moment, although it's unfortunate we simply cannot drop everything to enjoy something that seems common.

editorials and personal columns

1. School ID controversy
2. Traffic out of James Bowie after dismissal 
3. Bowie's unreliable heating system.


personal columns-

I enjoy reading skin blogs, blogs that talk about many ways of improving your skin, like hydrations and DIY face masks. I read Grasie Mercedes's blogs on her normal skin routine and what creams and face wash she uses. I keep going back to read more on other things since her advice works quite well for me.

feature writing brainstorm

1. How did you know so much about the mafia?

2. Where did you work at, why did so many mafia guys go there?

3. Do you remember any secret operations?

4. Have you ever seen a mafia showdown?

5. Do you remember anyone specifically that you served that was apart of the mafia?

6. Who was the most powerful mafia guy you met?

7. What kind of deals do they make?

8. What did the restaurant serve? what were your shifts like?

9. What are your thoughts on the mafia?

10. What are the differences between American mafia vs Russian mafia?

11. What influence does the mafia have on New York?

12. How did you handle serving a notorious mafia boss?

13. What types of illegal activity do you think they did in the restaurant?

14. Do you believe mafia still exists in New York?

15. Did you witness any Russian mafia while in the USSR?

16. How did you figure out the mafia was involved in the restaurant you worked at?

17. What is the craziest thing you have witnessed at the restaurant?

18. What are real-life assassins like?

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-joy
-sadness
-confusion
I feel this way because I did something bad which affected my relationship with school and family.
2. -The time I got straight A's for the first time of my life.
    - When my kitten was growing up and hunting birds.
    - when I realized I can roller skate.

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The Dispatch news and commentary evaluations

 Painted Parking Spots Stir Up Debate 
1.
who- Simoon Saiyed, other Bowie students whose spots were either denied or reported
what- Debate on whether there can be religious painted spots
when- The past month of September 2018where- James Bowie high school
why-  A student was upset they could not use a bible verse on a parking spot.
how- A student's painted parking spot's application was denied.

2.  Summary=

The parking spot controversy started out with a student now getting their painted parking spot application approved due to the religious perspective of the spot. They pointed out that other students had 'religious' representations on their spot when really it was a cultural representation. Another student who's spot was not allowed, was a girl with 'black girl magic' written on her shirt' she pointed out how a student's parking spot 'blue lives matter was approved. She later changed it to a fist with the letters 'BLM' meaning Black Lives Matter.

3. Kennedy Hartman, a direct quote.
    Mark Robinson, an indirect quote.
    Wesley Kelly, a direct quote.
    Simoon Saiyed, a direct quote.
    Tai Mahal, a direct quote.

4. There are no opinions.

5. It does represent the story.

6. Yes.

Crazy climate calls for air conditioning
1.

who- The Bowie students and staff
what- The air conditioning crisis
when- September 2018
where- James Bowie high school
why-  The temperatures are either too cold or too hot, due to some areas being renovated.
how- The school is old and needs to be renovated.

2. Students are being affected by the school's temperature, wherein some parts of the building are way too hot due to the AC not working. Some want the halls to have ac so they won't go through such big temperature changes. They would like the school to undergo heavy renovation in order to be more comfortable.

3. Viviane Harl, direct quote.
     Mark Robinson, indirect quote.
     Jeni Garcia, direct quote.
     Miranda Cardenas, direct quote.

4. There are no opinions.

5. It does represent the story.

6. Yes.

Construction creates congestion 
1.
who- James Bowie staff and students, along with parents who drop students off.
what- Constructions on mo-pac intersection
when- started January 2018 and is continued to this day
where- James Bowie high school and then everyone else in the traffic along there.
why- The construction causes a daily drive to be much slower and take longer
how-  The traffic takes a very long time, (where usually it wouldn't).

2. The construction that started in January 2018 has caused a considerable amount of traffic for Bowie high school students, staff and parents. There is a shortcut, but that takes much more gas and is costly. the roadway they are building is called a diverging diamond and seems very confusing to some students but they hope it can speed up traffic.

3. Sarah Rolan, direct quote.
    Claire Richardson, direct quote.
    Jessica Davis, direct quote.
    Darcy Kanneman, direct quote.

4. there are no opinions.

5. It represents the story well.

6. Yes.