Jonesboro School Shooting

1. Was in Craighead County, Arkansas

2.  Four Female students and a teacher were killed

3. Mitchell Johnson (13) and Andrew Golden(11) were the shooters

4. Dressed in Camo

5.  Both Came from divorced families

. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?

Speech
Press
Right to Assembly
Religion
Petition the government


2. What is the Tinker Standard?


Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
Doesn't disrupt school/class

3. What is the Frasier Standard?

Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)
Vulgar or indecent

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
You can censor student expression, if it has a teaching concern

5. What is the Frederick Standard?

Morse v. Frederick (2002)
He said he was off school property, thus coudn't be suspended
Cannot be punished when you are not on school grounds, thus couldn't be suspended

6. What is the definition of libel?
False statements of fact about someone(written)/Defamation, it must be more than insulting or offensive. Must hurt the reputation of that certain someone
Elements:
- A defamatory statement
- Published to at least one other person (other than the plantiff)
- Of and concerning pantiff
- False statement of fact
- Made with Fault

Dunk over Car?

I recently read an article about Blake Griffin at the NBA slam dunk contest and it was saying how it was just this awesome dunk of a guy jumping over a car, but to me I don't even think that was that great. There were other dunks that were much more memorable than that. And anyways, he jumped over the hood of the car not the whole thing. But in this article this man seemed pretty convinced that it was awesome. I respectfully disagree.

Article #2

Which court standard did someone follow or break in your article?
FraserDo you agree with the decisions in your article?
Yes, the student made an offensive groupWhat do you feel should have been done in this instance?
I feel like the suspension was appropriate and that it should stay on her recordWhat do you feel will be the future of rights in today's digital age?
Just about the same as the real world
What rights do you have inside of school?
Not as many outsideWhat rights do you have outside of school?
All of the ones in the constitution

Wisconsin Power Play

I don't have much time here, I'm leaving at 1:45 so what I read about this article is that this Representitive Paul Ryan is a knuckle head for his comments that he made and should be revoked instantly!

First Amendment Quiz

I just took a quiz on the First Amendment. I learned about it last year and I thought I knew my stuff. Apparently not, I got a 17/30. Looks like I need to start studying my legal rights!

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition

When I was searching for an article today somehow I randomly ended up clicking the article on the SI covergirl Irina Shayk. The article discuss' her excitment regarding her being on the cover with boyfriend Christiano Ronaldo. The article went on to talk about how she felt about how she looked and she said she thought she was looking good. I would like to agree with that statement but I can't because my Mom threw away the issue right when it got in the mail, sweeeeeeeet.

The Smellephone!

Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault

On Kare11.com today I read an article about a man who allegidly inappropriately groped a woman that was paid to massage him. The man was 62 years old and was sentenced ten years in jail. And is now labeled a sex offender for life... rough!

Trade Lirano?

In this recent article that I've read, they've started talking about trading Twins pitcher Fransico Liriano. Saying that it would be good because he's becoming a free agent at the end of next year and it's not looking like they're going to re-sign. And I I think that'd be terrible because I think that this is the Twins year to do great things!

Meet Chaser: The Dog That Knows 1,022 Words!

Chaser, a 7 year old border collie has proven to know 1,022 nouns. That's unbelievable if that's true, I don't even know if I have that many words in my vocabulary. But anyways, if this is true that is unbelievable. Scientists say that if this is true that all dogs should have the brain capabilities as a small child. Although this dog may know a lot, the owner admits to training the dog atleast 4-5 hours a day which in my mind is dog abuse. But hey, this whole story is pretty cool considering I've tried teaching my dog how to shake for 8 years and it still hasn't worked yet. But until next time, keep it fresh.

BulletStorm: Worst Video Game in the World?

Everyday of the quarter we read articles to begin or day, and I believe that I've found the most rediculous article yet. A new game called BulletStorm is coming out February 22nd. Because of the games blood splattering scenes and extra points for shooting people in the go-nads, parents are outraged. Parents are claiming that the game promotes violence and will cause kids to become rapists. I think that this is rediculous, I mean I play violent video games all the time and I seem like a semi-normal kid. I don't plan on killing anyone soon and definetly not planning on raping someone. So I think that the parents should stop complaining about the video games because they bought their kids the system anyways so their actually the ones creating little rapists!


http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/08/bulletstorm-worst-game-kids/?test=faces

Link to Article ^

Super Bowl Convo

What is the company?
Chrysler
Volkswagon
DoritosWho is the target audience:
Adult Consumers, male, (25-infinity)
Adult Consumers, possibly with children (25-infinity)
All AgesWhat persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Celebrity, Motivational
Humor, Celebrity
HumorHow were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Short quick shots, gloomy city, nice looking car
Showed kid being darth vader throughout, quick shots
Quick Shots, fun musicWhat is the slogan/message for the company?
Imported from Detroit
Das Auto
No Slogan
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
I believe it was for most people because Eminem is a pretty popular celebrity
Not really, it had nothing to do with the car
Not really, I thought it was sick.

Super Bowl Ads

This year for the Super Bowl I wasn't really to excited for the game persay, but rather, the commercials. Every year they supply laughter and joy to families throughout the world. But to me, this year in Super Bowl commercials just didn't cut it for me. I wasn't interested in the game so the hype for the commercials was at a peak compared to years past, but it was just a mess from start to finish. There were no memorable commercials, well except for the Kim Kardashian commercial, she's smokin'! Well on that note, i'll see ya nextime my fellow bloggers!

info at:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/super-bowl-commercials-2011,51443/

Wildcats Smell

I'm at the lighting vs. Wildcats basketball game right now, Eagan smells.

Miley Cyrus Gets Tatoo Number Five

I just read an article on CNN about former child star Miley Cyrus, she got a new tatoo of a dreamcatcher bringing her tatoo count up to five. The symbolism of the dreamcatcher is to resemble her four siblings. I think that this is absolutely outrageously ridiculous. Miley, only being 18, has gotten five tatoo's and lightin' up the bong with her spare time. Isn't she supposed to be a child's idol? I think Miley needs to go get checked out and stay out of the headlines. She was good in Hannah Montana, but since that's over she's just washed up and slowly heading down the Lindsay Lohan route. All I have to say is shapen up Miley Stewart, you're being dang flaben ridiculous.

Quiz

Allen, Lucas H- Can Swing Dance
Blanchard, Derek J- Cheerleader from Australia
Boese, Sara M- German Last Name
Brazelton, Keely R- 32 Siblings
Buchanan, Tiarra S- Likes Chowder and Purple
Carlson, Devony R- Commercial for Childrens Hospital
Cordova, Christian J- Wants to be a Fenzicscientist
Cox, Derrick D- Take Vehicle lessons at RHS
Devries, Peter T- Genius
Erickson, Nathaniel P- Got a hole in one
Felker, Marisa L- Foregin Exchange Student in Sweden
Fraki, Hannah R- Born Chicago Illinois
Groskreutz, Jackson H- John Lennon Role Model
Jones, Nadia S- 9 Siblings
Kading, Caroline E- Almost died
Kane, William M- Goes my middle name
Lafontaine, Kristin D- Hyperextended spine
Lesch, John R- Plays Bagpipes
Mcgroarty, Cody J- All-Star Cheerleader for Alabama
Mitchell, Alexander C- Irish and Scottish, loves long walks on the beach
Morrissey, Gretta E- Whistle, make creepy eyes
Pelant, Benjamin M- Diabetic
Rasugu, Billy P- Writes Music
Reagles, Alex J- Hardcore Snowboarder
Rosario, Brian L- Future Marine Corps guy
Schiebel, Derek M- Cooperstown for Baseball
Schlotfeldt, Katherine A- Volcano Rock in leg
Smith, Madison B- Twist her arm
Strusz, Ashley E- Dance Recital (age 7)
Sytchev, Vladislav- From Russia/Canada
Thompson, Collin P- A twin
Wangler, Matthew J- Broke his nose
White, Hannah Y- Born Redwood City California
Wunderlich, Benjamin D- Born Hottest Day Chicago
Zemien, Brianna J- 100% Polish

Super Bowl Sunday

The Super Bowl is a massive event that happens every February, and being so hyped for this event I decided that I would read an article about it. In my article they talked about how good the two quarterbacks are, they are both great i'll give them that. But I strongly dislike them... Ben Rothlisberger is a rapist he know's it, and we all know it. And I just can't stand Aaron Rodger's personality. But all in all at the end of the article it shows that both the teams are just about equal. I believe that the Packers will win... tough coming from a Vikings fan but that's just the truth. I guess we'll never know until this hopefully great game come Sunday.