Clarence Leung

Clarence Leung was born on July 16, 1999. He was diagnosed with a mental disability. At a young age, Clarence enjoyed many hobbies including playing with his dolls and having tea parties. In his teen years, he struggled with school, and was not socially sound. He did not have any friends. Then he found something out that would change his life forever. Clarence had a special talent. He could memorize anything. After Clarence graduated from High School, he found work at a local Mcdonalds. He worked there for the rest of his life, until he was fired for eating the food while working. Clarence died at age 80, in 2079. He was killed by a group of little kids that were making fun of him while he was sleeping on the street. Clarence will be remembered forever for his extreme talent in memorization.


                                                                            R.I.P
       
                                                                     Clarence Leung

Heat and Pacers Eastern Conference Finals

"It's gonna be close" is what Clarence Leung said after game four when the Pacers tied the series at two. It was a great game, and LeBron played well, but the Pacers were still on top. It all changed when the Heat won game five. Now the Heat go into game six with a lot of confidence.

When the Heat won game one, everyone thought it was over. Then after game 2, it was a whole different story. Paul George and the Pacers are not gonna give in anytime soon. The Miami Heat are gonna have to play some good basketball to win this series.





Whoever the winner way be, they will have a tough finals against Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs. Franky Jiang said "I want the Pacers to win because I want to see them beat the Spurs. Also it would be cool if Paul George got his first championship ring.

Type Fu

Type Fu is a touch typing google chrome app that helps you learn to type, and to type faster. Type Fu is a very effective for any advanced or beginning typers. There are up to nine levels on Type Fu and they are all great. Clarence Leung said "It really helped me with my typing skills and I can type pretty fast now after Type Fu."

 Type Fu is free in the google chrome store and I recommend that you try it out. It is pretty easy to use and my type speeds have increased from about 30 wpm to about 65 wpm. Type Fu is legitimate stuff.

NBA 2k13

NBA 2k13 is a video game about basketball where you can control real life players including LeBron James. It can be played on many different consoles. There are many different game modes and there is a drastic difference between 2k13, and the previous version 2k12. They still have the original game play, but the experience is brought to a whole new level. Now, you may use the right joystick to initiate killer crossover moves, and jump shots. The graphics are much better than last year, and the players look more human like than ever. Like the previous years, older teams are included in the team selection, including Michael Jordan and the Bulls.

The My Player game mode is still available and it is better than ever. Now you can customize even more, including clothes off the court, and all new shoes. Clarence said "It is a great new gaming experience, I feel like I'm actually playing basketball. Five out of five for the new my player and for 2k13."

Vine

Recently, a new social networking app came to the app store. It is called vine. It is a place where you can share short videos with friends. Vine is one of the top social networking apps today and it is free from the app store. You can integrate your Twitter account into Vine to search for friends. You can also post videos from Vine, to Twitter.

Vine videos are extremely fun to make and they are about six seconds long. The fun part is, the video only records when you are touching your iphone or ipod screen. Vine is based on a follower/following structure, like Instagram and Twitter, not like Facebook, where you have friends. Clarence said "It is a good way to share funny videos with all of your friends.Vine is very fun to use and I recommend that you get a Vine account."

Warriors Win Game 2

Last night, the Warriors pulled out the win against the San Antonio Spurs. Although they were in danger of going down 2-0, the Warriors finally managed to maintain their lead. In game one, the Warriors lost an eighteen point lead in the fourth quarter, and they ended up losing in double overtime. Yesterday, the Warriors won 100-91.




Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson both had great games. Klay was on fire, shooting 8-9 from three point range. He had a total of 34 points, 14 rebounds, and 1 assist. Curry also had a great game with a total of 22 points. Now the Warriors will come back to the bay with the series tied 1-1. Now they will have a home court advantage in Oracle arena. David said "Curry was ballin' and his moves are out of this world."

Jeremy Lin A Day in the Life "Game Day"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQaP9-8YQAE

In this video, Jeremy Lin walks you through a day in his life. He shows what he does on the day of a game. The video is very interesting and it shows the daily activities Jeremy does, including playing piano. He has to answer a lot of questions from the media. It seems his life is always busy. Jeremy is from Palo Alto, Ca. He went to Harvard University, and went on to the NBA to play for the Golden State Warriors. Then, he moved to the New York Knicks  where Linsanity all started. Now he is currently playing for the Houston Rockets. Mr. Leung said " Jeremy is a hard worker, and he continues to get better every day. I am a huge fan."

Kobe Bryant Injury

Recently, on Friday night the LA Lakers played the Golden State Warriors. In the game Kobe had a terrible injury. He tore his achilles. He was doing a simple move to get to the basket and he collapsed on the floor, clutching his leg. Laker fans knew this might be the end of Kobe Bryant. He underwent surgery on Saturday. The doctors said he would miss at least two to nine months of basketball. Kobe had ruptured his achilles.

Even though the Lakers finished the game with a win, they will have trouble winning games without their leader.With the two new stars who came to LA this season, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, the Lakers were sure they would have a great chance to win it all. Franky said "It was very tragic, I think they had a good chance, but now not so much. He is getting old anyway." Now with Kobe gone, their chances are very slim.
Now that Kobe is out for the rest of this NBA season, the question is, will he be returning next season?

#UncleDrew

                                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DnKOc6FISU


Recently Kyrie Irving and Pepsi Max made a commercial that was put on YouTube. Kyrie Irving dresses up as an old man. He goes to the local park as Uncle Drew. He is dressed as a foolish old man. What the people there don't know is that the old man is really Kyrie Irving.

He starts off by getting into the game. He starts playing like the old man he looks like. He misses a few shots and does not look very good. Then Uncle Drew starts to go off. This is what Clarence Leung said about the video. "He's hella good. I think the video was extremely funny. How he started as a weak old man,  and then into a beast that could dunk was enjoyable."  

Interviewing

An interview is a conversation between two or more people in which questions are asked. A journalistic interview is different than other  interviews because it is to gather information for the unseen audience.You are interviewing someone for information not for a job.

To prepare for any interview, you must always have your questions ready. This is critical for a successful interview. Some important things to remember while interviewing someone are to look for specific answers to your question and to ask a lot.


After the interview it is important to thank the person for the information they gave. You can use the information that you received in the interview by showing your questions, and their answer to your questions.

"Interview." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Mar. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.

"The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism." The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.

Inverted Pyramid Structure

The inverted pyramid is a metaphor used by journalists explaining about the order you should write information. The important information should always be first.

This concept is used by many journalists, and it is  used in many news stories. The key elements of writing using the inverted pyramid structure are to always put the most important information first. The climax of the story should be in the beginning. You must tell the who, what, when, where, and why first. These things are important concepts to make sure the story is not boring and readers will get a better understanding of the main idea. Also if the reader does get bored after reading the first few sentences, then it is good that they already know the important information because it was already stated in the beginning  of the article.

One example is, a man was found dead at the park yesterday. He had bullets in his body, the killer was not found, but the police are currently searching. This works because I stated the important facts in the beginning. I used the Pyramid Structure by leading with the important information, and then the details.





This concept is important to the class because using the Inverted Pyramid Structure is extremely important. Without it, our writing in class would be boring and it would be written incorrectly. I will apply this concept to  my future work by using the inverted pyramid structure by always leading with the important information first.


Citations:
"Inverted Pyramid." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 July 2013. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.

"The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism." The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.

Stovall, James Glen. Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2005. Print.

Bias in Journalism

Bias means opinion. If something is biased, then it does not have a neutral point of view, it is basically one sided.

To be a journalist, understanding bias is very important. A good journalist would show both sides of the story, and make sure no information is hidden. Also, there cannot be any assumptions. When writing, a journalist should make sure to use only facts, not biased opinions. If they do, then they should make sure to show both sides of the story. This is key to understanding bias.

An example of a journalist using bias is when he or she says the Warriors are going to the NBA Finals. This is not a fact but a biased opinion. To change this phrase, the journalist would say the Warriors have a good chance at making the playoffs, and maybe even the NBA Finals, because of their great record. On the other hand, the team from the East, the Miami Heat, will be a tough team to beat, with the big three of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh.


The concept of bias is a key factor to Journalism, and it shouldn't be used incorrectly. Bias is important in this class because when we are writing, we shouldn't use bias. I will apply the concept of bias to this class by always stating both sides of the story, only using facts, and not making assumptions.




"Media Bias." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Nov. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

"The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism." The Bulldog Bulletin Introduction to Journalism. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

Stovall, James Glen. Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2005. Print.

Journalistic Integrity

Journalistic Integrity means not plagiarizing, checking to make sure your sources and facts are accurate, and assuring there is a good solid basis for the story. 

Some important elements of Journalistic Integrity are to be completely accurate and to avoid bias. It is not about the writers opinion, it is about the facts. Some journalistic codes also include a concern with racism, religion, and physical or mental disabilities. Also you cannot tell lies or you will confuse the reader.

An example of a journalist not using journalistic integrity is when he or she is not accurate. Say they write about sports. They say that a particular sports team will destroy the other team just because they like that team. This would be their opinion, not accurate facts. 

Having journalistic integrity is very important, and without it, journalism would not very reliable. The concept of journalistic integrity is important because if the readers do not trust your information, then you are not a worthy journalist. I will apply the concept of journalistic integrity in this class by being as accurate as possible, not using my opinion, but true facts, and by not plagiarizing others work. 

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"Taylor Middle School." Taylor Middle School. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
Stovall, James Glen. Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2005. Print.