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C.E. Quiz #6.3

1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. b and d 9. c 10. d 11. b 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. b

Car Raid

A person’s car can reveal a lot about them. Whether it’s where they go throughout the day, what they eat, or what they bring with them on a daily basis, their car can tell a story about who they are as a person. Emily Shymkiw, a college student at the University of Texas and a dance teacher at LoneStar Austin Dance Studio, has a very busy schedule. “I spend most of my day in my car. I travel a lot from school to dance class, so my car holds a lot of the things I use throughout the day,” said Shymkiw. Shymkiw likes to keep a clean car and uses essential oils and car fresheners to destress. “I like to keep my car clean because it is less stressful and is calming for me. My favorite thing about my car is my car-freshener because I live the smell of it and it has a happy quote on it to keep me in a good mood,” said Shymkiw. When inspecting her car, Shymkiw had a lot of gum containers and coffee cups in her car door. “Coffee is one of the most important parts of my day,”

C.E. #6.2

Short  Answer: 1. How many people can the San Isidro border inspection station hold? Page A1 "U.S. continues to bar caravan About 200 2. Give two reasons that Thomas Homan is stepping down as the action ICE position? Page A4 "Controversial head of immigration agency..." He did this because he was feeling sidelined by his boss and also wanted to spend more time with his family. 3. What is "clubstacking"? Page B1 "Tactic, ideology questioned in Central Texas race "an ethically murky but legal practice by candidates who fill political clubs with their supporters to win endorsements." 4. What type of business gets the greatest fiscal impact from the ACL fest? Page B5 "ACL Fest boosts Austin to the tune of ..." Bars and restaurants 5. How much money did Avengers: Infinity War make this weekend (approximately)? D2 5a) Have you seen it and if you did, did you like it? an estimated $250 million. I have not seen it yet, but I do want to! Long

The Dispatch Issue #5

News Commentary Features Entertainment Athletics Reviews This story was about the recent premier of the movie "Love Simon". And you must read the of the In-Depth page stories (page 8-9). As you read the stories I want you to answer the following questions for EACH story: First:  write a two sentence summary of the story. Second:  answer the following questions: 1. Who was quoted in the story? 2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion? 3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? 4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Third: 1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper? 1A. Why is this your favorite? 2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper? 2A. Why is this your least favorite? 3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics co

Free Write

Down in Edens, Oklahoma, Detective Richard Bates set out to capture his worst enemy; Geoff Wildes, senior manager and co-owner of Dusty's Mattress Warehouse, who has made a living out of buying urn-down businesses to remodel into imitation mattress stores. Although not yet proven true, Bates just knew that there was no way there was a high enough demand to call for four mattress stores in one strip mall. With only his G-Wagon and a Shane Dawson conspiracy video, Bates went off to expose the biggest scandal the city of Edens would ever see. Great motivation brought Bates to head off to capture Wildes, and even greater hunger brought him to his local Starbucks. As he stood in line to wait for his protein box and Pinkity Drinkity, a familiar face stood behind the bar. He couldn't quite place where she was from, but the familiar smell of powdered feathers and metal springs brought him to the conclusion that this was not her only job. As she placed his drink on the counter, the de