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Father Was a Spy, 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: Wanted to find out truth about parents.

How: Looked through their history and stuff

Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, 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

What: Comic book is for sale 

When: Friday February 27, 2009

Where: Online auction

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

How: Putting it 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.

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Who: Travis Logan, senior
What: won first place in visual merchandising
When: two weeks ago
Where: Union Colege
Why: His goal is taking first place at state so he can qualify for nationals in Florida
How: by winning first place at DECA competition

Summary lead, version 1: Travis Logan, a senior won first place at the district DECA competition.

Summary lead, version 2 : Travis Logan an upperclassmen won first place for visual merchandising.

Summary lead, version 3 : A high school senior  name Travis Logan had just won first place in visual merchandising in a district competition.


Story: Travis Logan, a senior has just taken one step closer to his goal, to compete in the national DECA competition. He just received first place in visual merchandising that was held at Union College two weeks ago. Now on his way to the state contest in April, he's determine to make it into the nationals in Florida. 


Along with Travis, Dee Contreas a junior won second place in the written test and Ducan Pfiegger, was mention as a honorable contestant in the role play. As he rose his way up to his goals, his competitor will still be Contreas and Pfiegger. 

Who: Highschool Girls from 10-12 grade

What: Tryouts for Color Guards

When: Tuesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 27

Where: School campus, west of the parking lot

Why: to join marching band starting in fall

How: Contact Ms. Cindy Barker, Color Guard adviser, room 103 

Summary lead, version 1:

68 girls participated in color guard tryouts in order to join marching band.

Summary lead, version 2:

68 girls participated in color guard tryouts in preparation of second round for marching band.

Summary lead, version 3:

68 girls planning to join marching band participated in color guard tryouts.

Story:

Color guard tryouts are going to be held on May 25th & 27th for girls between 10th & 12th grades. 68 were able to participate in the tryouts held last fall. These Color Guard tryouts were held at the school campus on the west side of the parking lot. Next week, a second round will be held in order for girls to join marching band in the coming Fall.

The color guard tryouts are an excellent opportunity to connect with others and support your school. The squads will perform choreographed routines at football and basketball halftime shows. You need to be able to dance and flag-twirl in order to join up. To participate in color guard tryouts, you must contact Ms. Cindy Barker, Color Guard adviser, in room 103.

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types of architecture

this follows the rule of patterns because the shape of the house and its structure.

follows the rule of angles architecture due to the stairs going down in a 360 degree angle all the way down to the bottom.

this follows the rule of detail architecture because it shows the whole entire  picture and its structure 

the follows the rules of surroundings architecture because of the background shows the hills and other parts to consider surroundings. 

this follows the rules of light because it shows the light of the building and how it brings it out to contrast for a good picture.

architecture

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Margaret Woodbury Strong

2. When was it built?

 1968

3. Where is it located?

 Rochester, New York, USA

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

 You can plan a visit

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

no.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

no.

7. Why did you pick this building?

I picked this building because this certain section reminds me of mickeys play house. which means it will attract a lot of parents & kids. brings out the color in the building and where it could be found.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

 Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built?

 1967

3. Where is it located?

 Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

 Yes you can make an appointment

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

 no.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

 no.

7. Why did you pick this building?  I picked this building because it reminds me of a bunch of legos. It also looks like a bunch of boxes stacked on each other which looks cool too. I Find it interesting how people can live in a house like that. also look like the houses create the legs or stairs in lego pieces.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

 Andre Waterkeyn

2. When was it built?

 1958

3. Where is it located?

 brussels

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

 its open to the public

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

 no.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

 no.

7. Why did you pick this building? I picked this building , because its a creative way of a spherical shape. looks like a floating orb. and also looks like they fall down if push with a great amount of force.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

  Szotyńscy & Zaleski

2. When was it built?

 2004

3. Where is it located?

 poland

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

 you can visit

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

 no.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

 inspired by the fairytale illustrations and drawings of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg

7. Why did you pick this building?

I pick this building cause of its way it looks like its not really looking the building its held up right looks like if it was pushed in , and the way it curves around the buildings makes it look very intresting.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

 , Dave Longaberger

2. When was it built?

 December 17, 1997

3. Where is it located?

 ohio

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

 you can visit and stay there its an hotel

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

 no

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

 no

7. Why did you pick this building?

I pick this building because of its unique characteristics. this building is only 7 stories tall but the unique hotel ive ever seen and also its located in a peaceful enviorment that looks like it wouldnt be distrubted. i hope one day i can visit this place when i get older.

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