Who said small wasn't powerful? On October 12th a young local boy from Hanley Village saved a woman's life! Seven year old Austin Good was playing outside his mother's store when a young woman was hit while on her bicycle. The whole accident happen when a car ran a red light while in a hurry.
When the accident first happened, Austin was playing outside his mother's book store. The young woman was then hit and thrown off her bicycle and ended up laying on the curb and had received minor injuries to her head. Austin calmly ran into his mother's shop while she was in the back, and called 9-1-1. The boy told the operator that a girl had been hurt and that they needed to get to Book's Galore on Taint Street very fast!
The ambulance has said that if she had of been there for four more minutes, the injury to her head could have caused long term damage. Thank's to Austin for calling 9-1-1 right away and knowing exactly what to do and how to stay calm, he saved the woman's life.
Local new's interviewed the young boy and asked him how he stayed so calm and knew what to do in that situation, to which Austin replied "I knew I needed to help her because I know I would want someone to help me and I wanted to be someone's super hero! My mommy taught me to always help other's and that if anyone got hurt to call 9-1-1."
The local woman is now on her road to recovery and is doing much better. She is thankful to Austin and his mother for teaching him what to do in that situation, she also told local new's that Austin definitely is her little super hero!
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Starting with the Basics
The article "Potent Pot: How marijuana got so strong and what it means for legalization" by Brent Bambury was posted on Friday, November 14, 2014. The article is about the difference between marijuana 30 years ago and now. Marijuana grown today is 300 to 400 percent more stronger than it was. This is a problem because its affecting the brain and changing the shape, and also effecting the grey matter in our brain. The lead is very effective because marijuana is very controversial and also many people use it. This is interesting and eye catching because many people are either for or against marijuana and this is bringing up the issue that it may not be legalized due to its effects. Lesley Campbell a biologist at Ryerson Univsersity who is studying marijuana growing conditions says "It seems as if there is a long term consequence to habitual use by teenagers. When we talk about teenagers we forget that brains develop in humans up until at least 24-years-old so that developmental stage can be quite broad and should include more young people than just teenagers" In this article the most eye catching information was put first, because its talking about how big of a difference there is today compared to years ago, and the rest of the article is talking about how controversial it is for them to legalize it when they know the long term effects. I think this articles ending was a bit boring because its just a quote of what someone had to say about how if they do legalize marijuana they will lessen the potency and also talking about how some strains do not even effect you what so ever. I think they could of ending it in a better way.
Potent Pot: How marijuana got so strong and what it means for legalization Article
The article "Tattoo-removal procedures leave clients 'horrified'" scarred for life" by CBC News was posted on Monday, November 17th, 2014. The article is about how at least 18 woman are now horribly scarred after getting their tattoo removed due to burns in Montreal at a tattoo removal service called 'Bye Bye Tattoo'. The lead is very effective for this article because its helping warn people of the dangers of getting their tattoo removed, especially by a service you are not 100% sure of, or if they happen to go to this exact tattoo removal place that has caused problems in Montreal. Dr. Charles Bernard who is the President-Director General of the Quebec College of Physicians is quoted saying "You should be very careful when choosing what technique is used to do this, and always see an accredited professional" The most important information was told at the very first of this article, which was what was going on exactly and where and how many people it has effected! The ending of this article wasn't that good, but also there wasn't much any other way it could of ended.
Tattoo-removal procedures leave clients 'horrified' Article
The article "Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians" was posted on Wednesday October 22nd, 2014 and written by The Canadian Press. This article is about the disease Chikungunya, which is transmitted by mosquito's and how it has effected 201 Canadian's as of October 1st. The lead of this is very effective because it's scary to know another disease is going around, since Ebola has recently become a big scare. It's also good for Canadian's to know that this is going around, the symptoms and why it started! The World Health Organization is quoted by saying "But in some cases joint pain may persist for several months, or even years," and "Occasional cases of eye, neurological and heart complications have been reported, as well as gastrointestinal complaints. Serious complications are not common, but in older people, the disease can contribute to the cause of death." The more interesting information was more in the middle and end, telling you how this all started and where and also if it causes long term problems or death, which isn't likely, but still possible. This article had a good ending, because it gives you important information on the long term or short term effects and also if this disease can be fatal.
Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians Article
Potent Pot: How marijuana got so strong and what it means for legalization Article
The article "Tattoo-removal procedures leave clients 'horrified'" scarred for life" by CBC News was posted on Monday, November 17th, 2014. The article is about how at least 18 woman are now horribly scarred after getting their tattoo removed due to burns in Montreal at a tattoo removal service called 'Bye Bye Tattoo'. The lead is very effective for this article because its helping warn people of the dangers of getting their tattoo removed, especially by a service you are not 100% sure of, or if they happen to go to this exact tattoo removal place that has caused problems in Montreal. Dr. Charles Bernard who is the President-Director General of the Quebec College of Physicians is quoted saying "You should be very careful when choosing what technique is used to do this, and always see an accredited professional" The most important information was told at the very first of this article, which was what was going on exactly and where and how many people it has effected! The ending of this article wasn't that good, but also there wasn't much any other way it could of ended.
Tattoo-removal procedures leave clients 'horrified' Article
The article "Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians" was posted on Wednesday October 22nd, 2014 and written by The Canadian Press. This article is about the disease Chikungunya, which is transmitted by mosquito's and how it has effected 201 Canadian's as of October 1st. The lead of this is very effective because it's scary to know another disease is going around, since Ebola has recently become a big scare. It's also good for Canadian's to know that this is going around, the symptoms and why it started! The World Health Organization is quoted by saying "But in some cases joint pain may persist for several months, or even years," and "Occasional cases of eye, neurological and heart complications have been reported, as well as gastrointestinal complaints. Serious complications are not common, but in older people, the disease can contribute to the cause of death." The more interesting information was more in the middle and end, telling you how this all started and where and also if it causes long term problems or death, which isn't likely, but still possible. This article had a good ending, because it gives you important information on the long term or short term effects and also if this disease can be fatal.
Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians Article
Thursday 2 October 2014
Reflection Entry #1 - First Newspapers
Delivery Information:There is are many differences in the way newspapers today, and newspapers years ago presented their information, and also a huge difference in how they were created! Today, we have very clean, crisp and clear news papers, which are made easy to read. Years ago, newspapers were small with only one or two sheets of paper, and didn't tell much about community news, but news from Europe mainly and things to do with the war's going on. The big difference was that it was not easy to get your information for the newspapers, new's traveled by mouth, which means it would take much longer to get all the information together. Today, we can just search up something on the internet and there it is!
Newspaper Suppression:Personally, I believe Publick Occurrences deserved freedom of speech, even if they were speaking about the government. It's unfair that they were shut down, just for speaking about their views on the government, and its clear whatever they had to say, the government didn't like. Of all things the government has control over, they should focus on real life issues, rather than what someone is saying in a paper.
A newspaper before its time:Publick Occurrences talked about controversial information and got news out there that was more risky to post, which is a lot like our internet today, because EVERYTHING gets posted there. I agree that they were "a source of interactive journalism a full three centuries before the Internet." because they are what you would consider "internet" back in their time, they were the most advanced at the time, even if they did not have the technology we have today.
Publishing today: Newspapers today can post critical things about the government, businesses and etc. because they are the voice of the people, and they share their opinions and reviews on things. They can let people know the truth about whats going on, or personal experiences and I think that they can continue to do that, because the people have more say over things than what the government and businesses do. They have freedom of speech to say whatever they want, which may not be good for the government and others, but is good for the people who deserve to know the truth.
Newspapers in Canada: I'm not overly surprised that the first newspaper was posted in Halifax, but I would of figured it would come from a more larger province that could afford to put more money into making their newspapers, or would receive more information to add to them to make it more popular. Halifax is a large city in Canada that people know of, so its understandable that it would start there.
Newspaper Suppression:Personally, I believe Publick Occurrences deserved freedom of speech, even if they were speaking about the government. It's unfair that they were shut down, just for speaking about their views on the government, and its clear whatever they had to say, the government didn't like. Of all things the government has control over, they should focus on real life issues, rather than what someone is saying in a paper.
A newspaper before its time:Publick Occurrences talked about controversial information and got news out there that was more risky to post, which is a lot like our internet today, because EVERYTHING gets posted there. I agree that they were "a source of interactive journalism a full three centuries before the Internet." because they are what you would consider "internet" back in their time, they were the most advanced at the time, even if they did not have the technology we have today.
Publishing today: Newspapers today can post critical things about the government, businesses and etc. because they are the voice of the people, and they share their opinions and reviews on things. They can let people know the truth about whats going on, or personal experiences and I think that they can continue to do that, because the people have more say over things than what the government and businesses do. They have freedom of speech to say whatever they want, which may not be good for the government and others, but is good for the people who deserve to know the truth.
Newspapers in Canada: I'm not overly surprised that the first newspaper was posted in Halifax, but I would of figured it would come from a more larger province that could afford to put more money into making their newspapers, or would receive more information to add to them to make it more popular. Halifax is a large city in Canada that people know of, so its understandable that it would start there.
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