Small Statues

In this post I show two statues that really stood out to me. 

Nature and It's Beauty

Here I took some more photos of nature. It's become a really big theme of mine and I wanted vibrant looks for each photo. I hope you enjoy. 

Summer is near it's end and fall is almost here...

Go green..

New Thing For Nature

I have recently started to take photos again. Lately it's been alot of nature photos. I like and enjoy nature and think it's pretty cool to take pictures of it. So I hope you enjoy my work. Thank you. 

If you have enjoyed my work and would like to contact me, you can do so by emailing daniel.broxton@gmail.com

Thank you so much for taking the time to see my work. 

Writing news leads blog

 The Father was a spy and the sons conclude with regret

Who: Two sons 

What: Come to realization that parents were spies 

When: 1953, Present day 

Where: Lower East Side , Soviet Union , Cold War 

Why: To find out truth about parents.

How: Looked through all of their history

Lead: They were the famous orphans of the cold war being only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.

Rewrite Lead: Children of cold war spies finally accept the brutal past of their parents who spent their career sending crucial information to Soviet Union enemies. 

'Unrestored' copy of first Superman comic book for sale

Who: Unrestored copy of first Superman comic book and all of the people involving it

What:  This comic book is for sale 

When: Friday February 27, 2009

Where: At a Online auction

Why: Owner has been holding onto it hoping the value will increase and he's ready to sell the comic book now

How: Put up for sale online

Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.

Rewrite Lead: After finding his 'untouched' copy for the first Superman comic book, owner looks to sell for a hefty payday.

News Briefs

Story One:


Who: Travis Logan
What: First place winner at DECA competition
When: two weeks ago
Where: Florida
Why: As a winner he will go to state contest
How: He won so he's going to florida

Summary lead, version 1: Travis Logan becomes first place winner at a DECA competition two weeks ago and will be headed to florida for state contest.

Summary lead, version 2: DECA first place competition winner is going to Florida for competing in a state contest.

Summary lead, version 3: Winning first place at the DECA competition two weeks ago will be headed to Florida's state contest.





Story Two:


Who: Color Guard
What: Color Guard Tryouts
When: Tuesday, May 25, to Thursday, May 27,
Where: Room 103
Why: For being in competitions
How: come and try out

Summary lead, version 1: Color Guard will be hosting tryouts May 25 to May 27.

Summary lead, version 2: Tryouts will be hosted for people wanting to join competitions and performances with the Color Guard group.

Summary lead, version 3: Big competitions and performances are coming up and Color guard is looking for new members by hosting tryouts on May 25 to May 27

News elements

• Proximity: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/schneider-naga-egypt/index.html?hpt=op_t1

• Prominence: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/justice/california-missing-teen-arrest/index.html?hpt=ju_c2


• Timeliness: http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/visit/best-japan/tokyo-sky-tree-completes-worlds-tallest-tower-prepares-open-292638?hpt=tr_c2


• Oddity: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/world/americas/peru-dead-dolphins/index.html?hpt=wo_t5


• Consequence: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/index.html?hpt=he_c2


• Conflict: http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/23/news/economy/obama-election-risk/


• Human interest: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/23/deadly-drones-and-the-classified-conundrum/

5 ws and H

Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane

Who? The pilot is the who.
Who is involved? In the article the pilot and the passengers are who are involved.
Who does/did the situation affect? It affects the pilot and their reputation. The passengers because they might have gotten injured or were afraid of something happening. It also affects the flight company business and reputation.
Who said so? Richard Ward

What? Pilot takes a plane dive believing that their was another plane coming.
What is happening? Passengers are relieved but concern when the pilot takes an emergency dive.
What did happen? Thought that their was another plane coming when it really was the planet Venus.
What are the consequences? His job can be in jeopardy and the passengers could be hurt. The business could lose money because of this incident.
What is different about this? The fact that this pilot failed miserably is whats different.
What are the choices? Could of took a risk and went through the light or could of took evasive action. Also he could take this as a learning experience. These are the choices.

When? This happened on January 14, 2011
When did or will this happen? January 14, 2011
When was this discovered? January 14, 2011

Where? happened up in the air
Where did or will this happen? On the way from Toronto to Zurich, Switzerland

Why? Pilot was trying to protect passengers and himself and thought there was a plane coming at him.
Why did this happen or will it happen? Thought Venus was a plane

How? The pilot made the plane dive
How did it or will it happen? The pilot saw a light thinking it was a plane and made the plane do a dive to avoid it
How much does it cost? Unknown
How many people does this affect? Just all the passengers and the pilots on the plane. Fourteen passengers and two flight attendants were injured.
How do you feel about this? I feel the pilot should of got a second look before making a conclusion on whether it was a plane or not. Since it was just Venus it put everyone in danger and that would of been an even worse situation.

Police handcuff 6-year-old student in Georgia

Who? A 6 year old girl , and police officer, principal.
Who is involved? 6 year old girl, police officer, the principal of Creekside Elementary and all of its students and faculty.
Who does/did the situation affect? The 6 year old girl and her school and the officers
Who said so? Antoinette Campbell

What? A 6 year old student goes on a complete rampage
What is happening? A 6 year old student goes on a rampage and destroys school property and assaults principal
What did happen? This 6 year old student went on a complete rampage and destroyed school property , assaulted a principal, tried fighting an officer and destroyed some of students property
What are the consequences? Suspension, and she was arrested and went to juvenile
What is different about this? The fact that a 6 year old could go on a complete rampage
What are the choices? Put her in handcuffs, tried talking to her, decided to take her to juvenile, and set her free after she reached her contact.

When? Tuesday
When did or will this happen? Tuesday
When was this discovered? Tuesday

Where? Georgia
Where did or will this happen? Creekside elementary

Why? That reason is unknown
Why did this happen or will it happen? Reason is unknown

How? She completely had a breakdown
How did it or will it happen? Attacked principal and officers were needed.
How much does it cost? It cost the schools reputation
How many people does this affect? all of the school but mostly the principal and the faculty and herself
How do you feel about this? I feel that here going on a rampage as a six year old isn't healthy. There is obviously some personal issues going on. Also since she is so young it is good that they released her when here aunt called.

Austin Fisher will walk: Under media pressure, Carrollton superintendent reverses decision

Who? Young man
Who is involved? A boy and his mother and the school district
Who does/did the situation affect? The boy
Who said so? The boy himself and his mother and the school district

What? A young boy will not be able to graduate because he took care of his mom while she has cancer
What is happening? People are protesting and saying that this young man should graduate
What did happen? He ends up graduating
What are the consequences? Had to take time out of his school life to support his mom.
What is different about this? A caring man end up being penalized
What are the choices? Decided to let him graduate

When? In fall 2011
When did or will this happen? fall 2011
When was this discovered? fall 2011

Where? Carrollton (Ohio) School District
Where did or will this happen? Carrollton School District

Why? Missed to many days of school
Why did this happen or will it happen? Taking care of his mother so he had to miss school

How? People protested to get him to graduate
How did it or will it happen? It will happen because the district allowed him to
How much does it cost? It wont't cost him anything but it will cost the school a little bit of its reputation
How many people does this affect? Just the school district and the young boy
How do you feel about this? I feel that they should let him graduate because it is wrong for them not to let someone walk after helping their mother who is ill.