My story Part 1

TARDY SWEEPS

People I will interview:

Keeshonna Houston

Demarris Jackson

1. What do you think about the tardy sweeps?

2. Do you think its improving the students?

3. Have you been caught in a tardy sweep?

4. Do you think its necessary?

5. Why do you think they have tardy sweeps?

5. What one thing would you change about the tardy sweeps?

6. Do you rush to class, or take your time?

7. Do you like tardy sweeps?

8. How often do you think the sweeps should happen?

9. What times do you think they should happen?

10. Do you think the time they give us during the passing period is enough?

11. Do you think the tardy sweeps are equal for everyone?

12. Do you think tardy consequences should be changed to after school detention?

13. Do you think tardy sweeps are a big issue here at Akins?

15. Should there be ANY consequences for being tardy?

16. Do you think we should have multiple tardys before having saturday school?

17. How do your teachers react when you try to walk into the classroom after the bell?

18. Do you ever get away from sweeps? If so, how?

19. Do you agree that anybody could be in a sweep or do you think its mostly kids who skip?

20. What do you think the reason is that caused the sweeps to begin?

Interview questions

DeVante Williams interview questions

1Why do you think you’re the student of the month?
Because I have good grades
2Did you want to be student of the month?
Not really
3How do you do in your classes?
okay
4What would your teachers say about you being student of the month?
Surprised and say awesome
5What would your friends say about it?
Your weird
6Do you deserve this nomination?
Probably not
7Do you think you will receive this nomination again?
yes
8How does this nomination make you feel?
The same
9How do you think you became student of the month?
For doing exellent work for all my exellent teachers in my exellent classes
10What will others say or think about you being student of the month?
nerd
11Are you excellent in all your classes?
no
12do you complete all of your assignments?
sometimes
13do you study for your classes?
nope
14Would you do all of this again?
no
15Who motivates you to be this good?
No one
16do you have a best friend(s)
no
17do you ask your teachers for help?
yes
18do you ask your friends for help?
yes
19do you want to go to college?
yes
20will you be doing good at college?sure

Time magazine top ten 2008

By the time the networks announced it, Barack Obama's Electoral College–landslide presidential victory was as inevitable as it had once seemed impossible. The election of the first black President of the United States of America had been an epic journey, not only by virtue of the racial barriers it smashed but also by dint of the campaign ingenuity and inventiveness that marked a generational shift in American politics. At the center of the drama was Obama himself, heroic but self-possessed, outdistancing formidable rivals, always the smartest and most charismatic figure in the room. It remains to be seen, of course, whether all the ecstatic political soteriology of his campaign can overcome the economic apocalypse Obama will inherit, along with a vexing list of adjunct crises from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the dysfunction in American education and health care. But for a moment on Nov. 4, Americans across the board were invited to renew their faith in the true magic of their country's story.

best song of 2008

I think the best song of 2008 was lollipop by lil' wayne because it was a bestselling song and everyone always listened to it. It was my favorite song because most of the other songs are not my type of music and i could listen to this song over and over again without getting bored of it.

Welcome back

The downtown core of Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge rise above a morning fog in this view from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia November 17, 2008. (REUTERS/Andy Clark)

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waves to the crowd at a rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


The picture of Barack Obama should be the photo of the year because he was just elected the president and there was a lot of exitement, so they should use this photo.

Happy Akins Building Photos

Tips for portraits and self portraits

1.FRAMING-Shooting with a wide angle lens attached to your camera can help create some memorable shots when you’re doing portrait photography.
At very wide focal lengths you can create some wonderful distortion. It might not be the type of shot you take of your wife or girlfriend (unless she’s in a playful mood) but using these focal lengths will enlarge parts of the face or body that are on the edge of the frame more than what is in the centre.
It can also give a wide open and dramatic impact when your subject is in an impressive setting.

2.THE BACKGROUND-The person in your portrait is the main point of interest - however sometimes when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot.
Sometimes you want your background to be as minimalistic as possible.