Captain Phillips Research

1. Who are the main characters you would expect to see in the movie, based on the real life events?
Richard Phillips, Mike Perry,

2. Briefly, in 2-3 paragraphs, tell me what you expect the plot to be in the movie, based on the real life events?
The crew sank the pirate speedboat and swamping the smaller boat. When the pirates were boarding the ship, the crew locked themselves into the engine room. The crew tried to exchange the captured pirate in return of captain Phillips. Phillips and the pirates got into a man-overboard boat but it never started. The crew then dropped a lifeboat and met the pirates to switch the prisoners and the boats. The pirate was released, but the pirates didn't give Captain Phillips back in return. On april 9, the standoff began and the pirates in the Maesrk Alabama's lifeboat, where they still held Phillips hostage. Then on April 12, the U.S. Navy marksmen opened fire on the pirates and killed 3 of them, they then rescued Phillips.


3. Why was this story important?
It shows the importance/interesting event that nobody knew happened.

4. Why did the pirates try to take the ship?
The pirates tried to take the ship so they could get any goods from the Maesrk Alabama. 

1. List the five most important actors in the film.

Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Catherine Keener

2. What is the movie rated?


3. Who directed the movie?
Pual Greengrass
4. Who was the producer?
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
5. What awards did it win?
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic, Top Ten Films of the Year, Outstanding Supporting Actor, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance - Male,Supporting Actor of the Year,Best Sound Editing: Dialogue & ADR in a Feature Film,Best Editing
6. How much did it cost to make?

$218.8 million
7. How was it received by audiences?

8. What did other movie reviews think about the movie?

final exam preview assignment

1.) Summarize what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences

2.) Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained

I knew nothing about iMovie before so everything was new to me.

3.) Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn’t know before.

4.) What are you concerned about with this final project?

5.) What are you confident you can complete early and have ready to use?

6.) If I asked you today, what do you think you will do for your video?

I was thinking about taking pictures of a cheer routine from beginning to end which is 2 minutes and 30 seconds 

current event 6.1

1.Who is replacing Andrew Jackson on the face of the $20 bill? Page A1 "Jackson out..."
Harriet Tubman is replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

2. Whys is a Texas teachers union suing the head of the state education agency? Page B1 "Teacher union sues..."
Over a new evaluation system that ties teachers' scores to student performance on standardized tests.

3. How many people have been killed in weather related accidents in Houston since the big floods of this week? Page B1 "Flood-hit Houston..."
Eight people have died in Houston since the storm.

4. What is the main focus or subject matter of an experiment that Westlake students were approved to send into space this week? Page B2 "Westlake students' winning..."It will scrutinize how microgravity affects algae’s growth and lipid production. The students will conduct the same experiment here on Earth at the same time.

5. What are 4 of the 6 ways to change the look of your room according to the article on page SA2 "Make effective decor...."
Layout, Paint, window treatment, upholstery, rugs, and lighting.

6. What is your reaction to this story? I think the chargers for the 2 state officials and a city employee was fair bc they covered up something that could've been very dangerous and could've killed people or got them very sick. 
Did you know about this issue before reading this story? No i did not, I haven't even heard about it before.
What should happen to the people who potentially knew that they were poisoning the people of Flint (including a lot of children)? They should be punished because they knew and were being evil and not telling people.
If it expands to the governor or even further, should those people be held accountable the same as the rest of the accused city leaders? They shouldn't get as big of a punishment because the city leaders are leaders and should've done something about it but they should be punished because it isn't fair to the people of Flint. 

free write

Prompt: Good versus evil. Do they truly exist? Are there gray areas? Do good people do bad things?

I think good versus evil does exist. And yes there are gray ares. And yes again, good people do bad things. When I think of good v evil, it kinda reminds me of the yin yang symbol. There's always going to be good in the bad and bad in the good. 

painting pictures

Lone Star Dispatch issue #5

Front page: Expanding new horizons, a focus of new ap classes

Who~students at bowie

What~there will be a human geography next year to take as an elective

Where~Bowie high school

When~ next school years 17-18

Why~ to let kids learn more and let them take harder courses

How~ making new and ap classes

Who was quoted in the story~ My. Stamper

What quote was the strongest in your opinion~ 'Geography is a discipline that focuses on the spatial aspect of any issue. Human geography focuses on issues more closely related to people than physical geography course might.'

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading~Sorta

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement~Statement

Student life: Freshman Andrea Findley's family travels to Uganda and Rwanda to study war and help the disadvantaged

Who~Andrea Findley and her family

What~They traveled to go help people

Where~Uganda and Rwanda

When~this past summer from June to July

Why~To learn new things and he;p the disadvantaged people

How~plane

Who was quoted in the story~Andrea and her dad Mike

What quote was the strongest in your opinion~'We would go visit people, and we helped some of our friends by giving them money because they're struggling.'

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?~yes

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement~Quote

News:Seniors receive nostalgia with four-year-old letters

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