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1.) 5000 refugees 2.) Rope swing and a giant trampoline 3.) Amazon 4.) Brevity and Typ-O HD 5.) None. LONG RESPONSE 1.) I have 3 stepsisters and one stepbrother living in Houston right now. 2.) I would go to the store and stock up on as much water and bread as I could then, I would make sure my entire family and I were together in our home. This is because I want to make sure everyone is safe with me. 3.) They should repair roofs of the houses that got destroyed by harvey.This is because many people don't have the money to fix these things. 4.) If it is private property then the person owning it should be the one paying for the damage. 5.) Im not sure if climate change played a part in this but if I had to say something about it I'd say yes because the climate change has been building up for a while now and this storm was one of the largest disasters America has ever faced.

Aargh! Pirates! (and the Press)  http://www.spj.org/ecs15.asp  Situation The band, The ting tings, was just about to release an album but someone had done that before they had the chance to. All of their songs from the new album were leaked giving people the chance to download them for free causing the record company to lose thousands of dollars. Opinion In my opinion, I absolutely think that they are helping people find the music. They are leading them to it. They do cover stories about the music and include links so they can easily find it. Offensive Images http://www.spj.org/ecs2.asp Situation Cartoons were released by an Islamic terrorist group. The images were released in 2005 but didn't stir a riot until 2006. People were beginning to die and places were burned Opinion   I think that publishing them is a bad idea but, I also think that not publishing them is a bad idea. The people should have the right to know whats happening and what the cause of it is....

1.) Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos 2.) USS John S. McCain 3.) Exposed to Carbon monoxide in vehicles 4.) 50 million 5.) I would like to go to the band at ACL.  LONG RESPONSE  1.) This article is about how the rally at Charlottesville has lead to the covering of war heroes. 2.) I think that they should've been shrouded. This is because the woman was killed in the white rally. 3.) In the case of all statues of being covered, I think they shouldn't be. I feel as if the people should be able to think whatever they want about them whether they like them or not. The statues were made for a reason. So, leaving them out would be best, 4.) Again, I think they should be public. They were put there because those people have made an impact on how the world is today. 5.) No, I have not participated in any discussions nor have I heard any people talk about this.

TIMELINESS  Fitting timeliness, I chose an article about trump winning presidency because it includes facts about the whole story. Election: Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/ PROXIMITY This fits proximity because I live near downtown Austin. Downtown Austin garage sued after car falls from seventh floor Found at the Austin American Statesman PROMINENCE I chose this article for prominence because its about how one individual saved a child from an explosion. Syrian Civil War: Photo of Photographer's Rescue Goes Viral https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/syrias-children/syrian-civil-war-photo-photographer-s-rescue-goes-viral-n748146 IMPACT I think that this news story fits in impact because it explains the effect that 9/11 has had a huge impact in the US. How 9/11 Changed America: Four Major Lasting Impacts  https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2016/09/06/13-years-later-four-major-lasting-impacts-of-911/ CON...