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The friday nights at the noodle house are my favorite. The fresh scent of rice and chicken when you enter the door. Everyone around you is always happy and having a good time. Smiles on peoples face and the joy in their eyes as their food reaches their table always makes my heart race. Then here it comes, you see you order on its way to reach you. One step closer and it is here, ready for you. When the dish is set in front of me the stem of the hot rice and juicy sauces reach my nose. Then as the first bite takes it's toll I know there is so much more where that came from. The rice and chicken then vanishes of my plate and warm relaxing feeling sinks in my belly. So content I am finally ready to leave with a smile on my face and I can't wait to come back for more.

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 When being a reporter you have to have tough skin and you will always be pushed to be better. If you can't reach the people you need to contact in your article say that they were unreachable or something. Don't say that they wouldn't return your calls they could take it in the wrong way. Some leads can go straight to the point, challenge the reader, or very detailed.

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I am almost done with my current piece. I need help laying out my piece and sorting what should be in each paragraph. I think I have sorted it well but I just need your opinion. I think the best part of my piece would have to be the introduction because I feel the lead is strong and the whole paragraph flows well.

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They both are quotes for a leads. They also go straight to the point.

The first ones problem is that it isn't worded right and could be written differently.

The second one should not have that they say has changed everything. Its just an extra to the lead that makes it look to long. It would sound a lot better.

The third one just goes straight to the point but I don't really understand their point that much. I don't get if the article is going to talk about the teachers or the children.

Warm Up - Leads

•   Every push and shove and long line wait was worth it to get their hands on the new and improved IPhone 4 from Verizon that they say has changed everything.

I choose this for my lead because I though it sounded good with my piece. It explains what I'm talking about and at the same time adds a creative twist to the lead.

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Jessica S. - "Obesity just isn't something you can ignore.  Something needs to change."

What do you think would be a good change to the child's lifestyle? 


"I think there could possibly be other easier solutions." 

What would other solutions be? If you were the obese child's parent what would you insist to help them out. 

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Keegan L. - " I think that's its unfair to blame the parents for something the kids did to themselves. At the same time I think that the kids should be helped out before it becomes worse.

Mariah Oelke- " I think that the parents deserve to be punished for letting the kids become obese and not helping them out or putting them on a diet. Its very irresponsible to let the child become obese because it could really effect his life. "