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1. Donald Mcgahn is 50 years old. 2. 50,000 people showed up at the Texas Book Festival in 2017. 3. Aston Martin will attempt to make 14,000 cars next year. 4. -Jacksonville, Fla -Fairfeild Calif. -Wellington, Fla. -Rockford Ill. -Lake Travis 5. I would want to go to the pool at the Van Zandt because I like to lounge on the weekends. 1. Some people's passports are being revoked because the government doesn't believe that they were born in the United States. Even if they were, their birth certificates don't necessarily show it. 2. Juan was confused as to why his passport wasn't being renewed because he had been a loyal citizen his whole life. Juan served for his country and still couldn't renew his passport. 3. When the government suspects fraud, they will most likely question the person trying to get a passport or they will simply go to a person's house and take it away. 4. I don't think that I know enough about the subject to give a super in...

1.  -CBS News   -ABC News   -The Wall Street Journal 2. -The New Yorker -Vanity Fair -Daily Beast 3. -National Review -The Weekly Standard -The Fiscal Times 4. -The Intercept/Mother Jones (Hyper Partisan Liberal) -The Daily Caller/Newsmax (Hyper Partisan Conservative) 5. Fact: A fact is something that is true and can be proven with information. 6. Opinion: An idea about something that is someone's personal thought. 7. Informed Opinion: An opinion someone has after hearing all of the facts and having the correct information to release a statement. 8. You could find facts when writing for The Dispatch by interviewing different people and researching whatever topic you are writing about on trusted websites. 9. An adult who has been given all the facts, such as a teacher, would most likely make a good informed opinion, rather than a student. 10. If you are writing something that you strongly believe in, you ...

2 bodies found in southeast Travis County, authorities say  relates to timeliness because when I checked for the date, I found that the story was posted only 32 minutes ago. This means that this story is updated and has all of the most recent facts. FORECAST: High of 102 would make 11th straight day above 100 in Austin   relates to proximity because the particular event in the story is relevant to Austin/our area rather than other places. See Hurricane Lane for yourself: 7 Hawaii webcams to watch  relates to prominence because this is a large event that is happening right now that many people would pay attention to in a story. New owner for controversial Austin Oaks development  relates to impact because the changes due to the new owner will be impacting the people surrounding the Austin Oaks development.  Mom investigated for allowing 8-year-old daughter to walk dog around block alone   relates to conflict because there are two main opposing force...

I chose to be in journalism for a few reasons. One of them being that I couldn't find any other electives. I also chose it so that I could practice writing and maybe see if I'm interested in yearbook. I would write more but those are my only two reasons-- 😀