Ideas for the Credo Chronicler Departments

Hi! I just wanted to show you what is in the works right now: Departments for the Credo Chronicler: A Sneak Peak Feature articles Student Life? Needs snappy name-Susanna Weekly Edition Student pictures Students of the month Birthday Favorite subject in school Accomplishments Favorite activities Favorite foods Favorite music Favorite movies Favorite books Gossip Teachers-The Apple Needs snappier name-rotation Monthly Edition Teacher quiz-info. given about teacher, without name given…people have to guess who it is. Strange facts about them Birthday Favorite music Most defining moment in life Favorite subject in school Favorite color Favorite food Favorite books Favorite movies Most daring act every performed Information for teachers Information about classes teachers teaching Snob’s Corner-Arts and Entertainment-William Weekly Edition Book reviews Movie reviews Music reviews Health-The Fit and the Fabulous, The Gym Rewritten Needs snappy name-Allegra Weekly Edition Sports Fitness P.E. Health If you have any ideas for "snappy" or "snappier" names, feel more than free to let me know! Bits ‘n’ Pieces-Joanna Weekly Edition Editorial Announcements Calendar

Geometry Make-Up Class

Thursday, September 29, 2005 Geometry Make-Up Class “(P AND Q) OR (P AND R) ├ P AND (Q OR R)1 (1) (P AND Q) OR (P AND R) (ASSUMED)2 (2) P AND Q (ASSUMED)2 (3) P (2, &E)2 (4) Q (2, &E)2 (5) Q OR R (4, orI)2 (6) P AND (Q OR R) (3,5,&I)7 (7) P AND R (ASSUMED)7 (8) P (7, &E)7 (9) R (7, &E)7 (10) Q OR R (9, orI)7 (11) P AND (Q OR R) (8,10, &I)1 (12) P AND (Q OR R) (1,2,6,7,11,orE)” “Hello, Houston! We have a problem! It seems the aliens we have encountered speak in proofs. Can you interpret? I repeat, can you interpret?”-Lydia Tschappler in an urgent call to earth from Mars. Does the first paragraph look readable to you? To an unpracticed mind (which would include the Honors Geometry class before September 22, 2005), it certainly looks like a foreign language, and is definitely from outer space (or so many of us think)! To learn this new language, we had a crash course on Thursday, September 22 so we could interpret what our geometry book had to say. Needless to say, crash courses often cause a great deal of smoke to emanate from our ears, as was the case during the make-up class. Mrs. Lin, the teacher of the influential Honors Geometry class, went for a vacation to Hawaii (we think she went to Mars to get the info. for the lessons) the week before, so we missed a day (gasp!) of crucial training for this course. Since Mrs. Lin had just come back from Mars, we had to go to her house for the make-up class, as she had not acclimated well to the atmosphere at Credo the previous day. Everyone in the Honors class came to the Geometry Make-Up class because we really wanted to decode what the aliens had to say. Of course, SOME of us just wanted to get a good grade, but we won’t mention any names. Matthew Hall, Caleb Khazoyan, Jessica Lin, Susanna and Joanna Griffith, Lydia and Allegra Tschappler are all part of the Honors Geometry Class. We all arrived at the Lin home at 5:00 pm, except for Jessica, who was already at home. As we were walking down the stairs, the Math Counts class was swiftly leaving the classroom. Our teacher, alias: Jenna Lin, very patiently showed us how to use these proofs to show what on earth (or elsewhere) the aliens were talking about. She also let us correct the quizzes she had given earlier, as we wanted to have a better background before tackling the alien language.After Mrs. Lin had handed out quizzes to check, we started asking questions about the problems we had struggled with or asked questions about why we missed certain problems, which Mrs. Lin answered very effectively.Then Mrs. Lin taught us proofs such as Or Introduction (orI), Modus Ponendo Ponens (MPP), Modus Tolendo Tolens (MTT) and Reduction ad Absurdum (RAA). See, doesn’t that look like Alien? Unfortunately, it’s Latin, which some of us are attempting to learn so we can understand the aliens from Saturn. Since we are students of Latin as well as students of Proofs, our homework was to go home and figure out what the words in the proofs were. It seems we have stumbled across a rare breed of aliens that speak a mixture of Latin and Proof. It will take a great deal of work to decode what these creatures are saying, but I’m sure it will be very rewarding!

Obadiah Perspective On Bombings In Iraq

Four days after al-Qaida declared war on the Shiites, more than 250 people have been killed. The latest bombing occurred the evening of Saturday, September 17, 2005 at a market outside Baghdad. The car in which the bomb was planted was sitting in front of some fruit and vegetable stands when it blew up, killing 30 people and wounding about 38. Al-Qaida declared war on the Shiites last Wednesday because of the disagreement about the new constitution to be put in effect on October 20, 2005. The Shiites want the new constitution, while the Shunis (of which al-Qaida is part) are strongly against the future constitution of Iraq. Much killing has occurred since September 14, 2005, when the American forces withdrew, and these events have shown how President Bush’s idea of having the American troops over in Iraq wasn’t too horrible or devastating for the people that are now being killed for the hundreds. For more on this article, visit BBC News and AP.

Jeremiah Perspective On Iraq Bombing

Before I begin writing, perhaps you should know what the Jeremiah perspective is. In summary, it is the perspective of a Christian journalist writing to other Christians in the world. Jeremiah was a prophet who addressed the nation of Israel, and I’m a journalist, intending to address the whole world of believers. On Saturday evening, a market on the outskirts of Baghdad in the tiny town of Nahrawan was violently startled by a car explosion in the middle of the activity. The car was parked in front of some fruit and vegetable stands when it exploded, killing 30 people and horribly wounding 38 others. The bomb was just another example of the killings that have been going on since Wednesday, when al-Qaida declared war on the Shiites. The al-Qaida genuinely don’t like the Shiites since the Shiites support the new constitution which will be coming into effect on October 15. The Shunis (of which al-Qaida are a part) absolutely don’t want the constitution, and therefore want to kill them. Over 250 people have died since Wednesday when al-Qaida declared war on the Shiites. Many deaths have been the result of bombs, suicide or otherwise. AP News and World Magazine says that the Saturday evening bomb was a suicide bomb, while BBC News says it was not. We’re not sure who to believe, but it is certain that the bomb did explode and killed 30 people. This is a tragic example of the wickedness and cruelty in this world, but more so of the intolerance of the Muslim extremists. Once one really understands the situation the people over in Iraq are in, it should make us thank God for what religious freedom we have here in America! You are welcome to visit Credo's website to learn more about the academy and see an example of what we are planning to do this year in our journalism class.

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Assignment: Find article about Roberts and find the news values we discussed in class

Article: Roberts confirmation hearing set for Monday Tue Sep 6, 2005 01:38 PM ET Top News By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice-nominee John Roberts' Senate confirmation hearing will begin on Monday, Senate leaders said, with Democrats vowing to take as long as necessary to question the 50-year-old conservative who could lead the nation's highest court for decades. At the White House, President George W. Bush said the field was "wide open" for his other pick for the U.S. Supreme Court but that this pending nominee was unlikely to be in place when the high court opens its new session October 3. Bush also dampened Democratic hopes they would know who the second nominee was before they vote on Roberts, a federal appeals court judge the past two years. "I want the Senate to focus not on who the next nominee is going to be but the nominee I've got up there now," Bush said. Roberts' hearings were to have begun on Tuesday but were sidelined by the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. In announcing the rescheduled hearing to begin at noon EDT September 12, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist expressed confidence Roberts would win Senate confirmation by the time the high court begins its new term. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, promised bipartisan cooperation but said there was no guarantee on when a Senate vote would take place. Bush originally nominated Roberts to fill the lifetime post of retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate conservative who had been a swing vote on the sharply divided court. Bush on Monday nominated Robert to replace Rehnquist, a strong conservative who died Saturday after a long bout with cancer. "There are no commitments of a date certain to vote on the nomination, so everyone should understand that," said Reid, flanked by fellow Senate leaders. At the White House Bush noted O'Connor, who will not step down until her replacement is confirmed, would still be on the nine-member court when the session begins. "The list is wide open, which should create some good speculation here in Washington," Bush added. "And make sure you notice when I said that I looked right at Al Gonzales." Gonzales, the attorney general, has been among those considered potential picks for the Supreme Court even though some of Bush's fellow conservatives complain his longtime friend may not be not be conservative enough. The Senate Judiciary Committee will spend four or five days on the nomination of Roberts, who despite concerns expressed by some liberal groups, appears to enjoy broad support in the Republican-led Senate. "While we mourn the chief's passing, we look forward with confidence at the president's new nominee for chief justice," said Frist, a Tennessee Republican. Several Senate Democrats have spoken glowingly of Roberts, who served in two Republican administrations and received the American Bar Association's highest rating for a seat on the Supreme Court. But a number of Democrats and other groups have questioned his record on civil rights and women's rights, based largely on a review of tens of thousands of pages of documents from his work as a young lawyer in the Reagan administration two decades ago. Democrats have said they will withhold final judgment until he answers what promises to be tough questioning at his confirmation hearing. "I'm very happy that (in) my Democratic caucus -- no one has made a commitment how they're going to vote," Reid said. "And I think that's appropriate because these hearings, as far as I'm concerned, are very important." (Additional reporting by Tabassum Zakaria) © Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved. Homework: The news values I'm looking for in this article are: Timeliness Impact/Significance Conflict Proximity Human Interest Objectivity Timeliness was well done on the part of the writer, because Robert's hearing, originally set for the day Mr. Thomas Ferraro wrote the article, was moved forward to this coming Monday because of the death of Chief Justice Renquist. I would have to say that timeliness was very well done. Impact is strong because the chief justice really impacts the nation. What I mean by that is, he helps make decisions that will influence issues like abortion, homosexual marriage, etc. Really, I have to class the above issues together! Mr. Robert's position on these issues will influence the nation, hopefully in a positive way. Conflict always exists between the two parties, Republican and Democrat. The article mentions that the Democrats are going to take as long as possible to question him. Some Democrats are not going to fight, but many are. They don't like the look of Robert's past cases. Luckily, there is not too much conflict. Proximity is an issue as well. True, the man is not going to be judging here in the state of Colorado, but he's going to be Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Seeing as how we live in the U.S., it is in proximity, geographically to us. I have a hard time deciding if it's in social proximity with us, because this whole thing is a government thing, while we are just "normal" citizens, not working in the government. Human Interest has me rather stumped. I should have asked what Human Interest really means, but didn't think of it in class. Okay, I'll try to be eloquent, since I do own the Blarney Stone Blog! This is of interest to the humans in America because it will affect their nation. They should be cheering on Roberts and Bush, and thanking those Democrats who are kind enough to go in unbiased as much as possible. Objectivity is not really an issue here, because all the author is doing is telling us what is going on, and whether or not he said so, we should be praying for the confirmation hearing.