Fall Is Coming!

I always feel like fall is an in between season. It comes before winter when it gets really cold and after summer when its really hot, so the temperature is kind of in the middle. My favorite part about fall is getting to wear fashionable jackets. I hate having to wear huge marshmallow coats in the winter, but I like wearing sweaters and light jackets when its chilly outside. That would have to be my favorite part. I don't really like anything about fall, except when I get to buy a new jacket.

My Greatest Childhood Memory...hm...

This memory isn't very great, its actually kind of sad. But when I look back on it my brother and I cant help but laugh a little. I was about seven and my brother, Ian, was about five years old. We used to play outside with two of our neighbors. So one day we were all playing with water guns and this boy decided to throw the water gun at my brothers face. And of course he started crying and ran back to the house, which he did all the time so I thought it was no big deal. Well, it was a big deal. My mom came out ten minutes later yelling at me to come home and asking what I did to Ian. When I reluctantly came in I saw that his nose was split open and we had to call 911. An ambulance and police came and the whole neighborhood had come outside to see what happened. Ian eventually had to get stitches but he was fine. We always think its funny because at the time we thought it was a huge, giant water gun but now we remember that it was just a little toy from Mcdonalds! So its not the greatest memory, but it always sticks out in my mind.

A Challenge?

To me, a challenge is something that is harder than everything else. Certain things come easy, and other things don't. Those are challenges. A challenge is like an obstacle that you have to overcome and when you do, you feel really good about yourself. I know that is kind of a random definition, but that is what a challenge is to me.

Me As A Cartoon

If I could be any cartoon character I would be Olive Oyl from the Popeye cartoon. I think it would be fun to be her because she is always having to be rescued by Popeye. The cartoon is really cute and it looks like it would it would be fun to be in one of those old cartoons. Olive Oyl is always the damsel in distress and has to be rescued and always ends up with her man Popeye. How cute! That would be so fun if it were me! Or i would be Velma from Scooby Doo. She is so smart and always can figure out the crimes. And I totally love the orange sweater she always wears. Velma is really cool, except when she drops her glasses. But I do that too. :)

Passion

My biggest passion in life would have to be reading. I absolutely love to read. I know its kind of nerdy to say but its true! Whenever I get a book that I like, I could probably finish it in one day. But usually I don't let myself read a book too fast because I feel like I would miss part of the story. I also like to read magazines. They are cool because there is a bunch of mini stories and articles in one magazines. Maybe my passion will change as I get older and do other things, but right now I love to read.

Stay Interested From Beginning To End!

The reader must be interested in your story from the start to the finish. If they don't, then you pretty much wrote the story for nothing. An article can be really informational but if its so uninteresting that no one will read it then it does not matter. To keep to a story interesting, a journalist has to write a good lead. If it doesn't, then you lost your reader right at the beginning.

Seventh Anniversary of 9/11

Sevens years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans are still mourning that terrible loss. That event was such a horrible tragedy in the United States and memorials are going to be at the sites where the attacks happened. On Thursday, the first memorial at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The memorial is a very emotional place for family members of the 9/11 vicitms. Mayor Bloomberg of New York feels the building of the memorial is taking longer than he would like. He does understand that it is more important that the memorials are built right and are meaningful, but Bloomberg wants the process to speed up and set a final deadline for 2011. Both are supposed to be beautiful buildings paying tribute to those that lost their lives on that fateful day. I think it would be a very emotional experience to visit the 9/11 memorials and I feel like it is a place that most people should want to see. Even though it is taking a long time to build both, I think waiting and taking time to put effort into the memorials will have a greater reward than rushing the process. The article went into detail about what each memorial will look like and where it will be. It also had quotes from interviews with the mayor of New York and someone from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. I think this story was very newsworthy because 9/11 is still a very important date to everyone in the country and having a memorial to help us remember is even more important. This article had very good coverage, it was unbiased and gave the information on when and where we will see a place for rememberance. This was a very nice article to read while still reminding you of the purpose behind the memorials; to make sure America never forgets.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/11/911.memorials/index.html