I am the national news editor and I'm going to write an article about the new airline regulations and rules. This new set of restrictions is to be put in place by, the US government, January 18, 2002. I will inform readers of how these changes could effect national travel and what to expect.
An example of a new regulation is that all baggage, carry-ons and checked baggage, will need to be hand searched befor eboarding the plane. This is going to cause back-ups at securituy check points in all airports thruogh out the country. Airline travel will once agian be hard. I will report more on this change. Not only will I report about the effect it has on travel, but the economy, and he citizens of the US.
Things I Know:
*I know that the new regulations will be put in place as of January 18,2002.
*The new regulations are going to slow down air travel and make it hard to pass through security.
*All baggage, including checked luggage and carry-ons are going to be hand searched, before a passenger can board the plane.
*I think that this will probably effect the US economy. Less people will choose to fly when there is another way to reach their destination and this will effect the economy of the airlines.
*Airline workers will probably be layed off and more security workers will probably be needed.
Sources:
National Airport Security Officials
Other workers at large airports throughout our country
Commitee leaders within the US government
Interviews with traveling Citizens
Economists on Wallstreet
Websites of the US comittee incharge
Websites of the major airports through out the nation
Also I am going to interview people and find out if they believe their rights and freedoms are bing violated by new security policies, to add contreversy to my story.
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you have a lot of sources. I think the article is going to be really good if you use all these sources that you wrote down. Are you going to keep track of what is happening in the national airports?
Are you going to use any web sites ?
contreversy~some people dont like the extra security and some people do
*sources*
-Natinal Airport General Information 703-417-8000
-BWI General Information 301-261-1000
-Dulles Airport General Information 703-572-2700
QUESTIONS-
What new security measures has this airport taken since September 11?
How has this effected air travel?
As of January 18 what new security measures are going to be added?
How do you feel about these?
How do you think this is going to effect air travel?
Are you hiring new security workers?
Interviews:
1. Has airline security been a problem for you since September 11?
Yes, I traveled to Arizona and on the way there my daughter was very frightened. She was pulled aside and thoroughly searched. Then on the way back our bags were searched and I was frisked. We had to allow a lot of extra time. Since September 11 every one of our families five members have been searched.
2. Has this made you feel more safe flying?
No, especially because the same day my daughter flew home from Europe a man got on a plane with explosives.
3.AS of January 18, all baggage is now required to be scanned. What affect do you think this will have on air travel?
It will cause more delays. They don't have the equipment or resources in place to make these new security measures affective.
4.Do you think these changes will affect the economy?
IF they make it too much of a hassle to fly or too hard to fly then no one will travel by air. People still don't feel safe flying.
5. Do you believe these changes will open more security jobs?
Yes, but having to hire and pay for new personal will not have a good affect on the economy. Government officials will probably have to be hired.
6. Do you think these new policies are going to violate personal rights or freedoms?
Yes, I believe searching without cause or reason is violates many rights. Not allowing people to go to the bathroom during flights. Taking people's personal items and looking through peoples things.
1. Has airport security been an issue for you since September 11?
Yes, it has. I have been nervous about delays and hassles. I have taken fewer trips.
2. Since January 18 all baggage checked and carry- ons are required to be scanned for explosives. How do you feel about this?
It is a good idea and it should have been happening all along but, there is not equipment or personal to make it work.
3.How do you think this is going to affect air travel?
I don't believe it will have that great of an affect, the airlines are hurting more because of the recession then airline security.
4.Do you think this is going to affect the economy?
It is incredibly expensive and will make the cost of flying go up. Therefore, fewer people will fly and this won't help the economy.
5. Have you encountered any delays?
No, not as bad as I thought it was going to be. But, I still have to arrive early and end up wasting a lot of time.
6. Do you think it will end up violating personal rights and freedoms?
I feel that my rights are more threatened when they bother individuals at security checkpoints. Untrained personal is also threatening.
1.Have you experienced any problems with airline security since September 11?
Yes, I have experienced many delays.
2.As of January 18, all baggage is now being scanned for explosives. What affect do you think this is going to have on air travel?
I think it will cause more delays as passengers try to pass through security.
3.Do you think this is going to affect the economy?
Yes, negatively.
4.Do you believe new airline security violates any of your personal rights or freedoms?
No. This was said in a very reassured tone of voice.
5. Do you feel safer flying now with new airline security policies?
Long pause of interviewee. No.
This was my third interview and it was with Tom Ingoldsby, a frequent flyer.
article:
As of January 18, the Aviation and Transportation Act was put
into place. This act states that all baggage checked and carry-
ons are going to have to scanned, with special equipment, to
check for explosives. Major airlines are requesting a $5
billion bailout, From Congress to help pay for the new
equipment.
There are at least two ways that baggage can be scanned
sufficiently, using different machinery. One way is that
baggage can be scanned through explosive detecting machines.
The other is baggage- matching, where a computer is used to
match every passenger to luggage.
In the past, test have been done with baggage- matching
and all flights were experiencing delays over seven minutes.
Also, it was costing passengers up to 40 cents more. The only
advantage that was discovered during the test was it cut down on
the lost baggage.
Frequent air travelers are tired of wasting time, because
of expected delays. Tom Ingoldsby stated, “I end up wasting a
lot of time, because I have to get to the airport early. I
never know what to expect.” Another traveler said, “I think new
security measures are going to increase delays going through
security.”
Another solution that was brought up in Congress was bomb
sniffing dogs. But, this option has been ruled out, because
there are not enough dogs to successfully fulfill the
requirements.
Congress did not give the airlines the money by January 18
and airline officials were asking for an extension on the
enactment of the act. But, this extension was not granted by
government officials, because they felt that these policies were
necessary as soon as possible. The problem is that on January
18 the airlines did not have the equipment ready to make the
policies effective.
Travelers agree that changes needed to be made, but they
believe it is too rushed. Grace Anton stated, “I think these
policies are a good idea and should have been put in long ago.
But, the airlines aren’t prepared to make the changes
effective.”
This equipment would cost the airlines $700 million, at
the lowest possible price. Instead of having the airlines pay
for the new equipment, all airline tickets sold now have a $5
fee added to each one way ticket’s price. AS a frequent flyer
Tom Ingolsby stated, “ If they make it so expensive to fly, the
economy is going to hurt, because people will avoid air travel.”
Most frequent flyers feel no more safe flying now, then
they did before January 18. One frequent traveler stated, “It
will just make t harder to fly and I don’t feel anymore safe.”
Another flyer stated, “I feel no safer flying now and new
security is causing more delays.”
Also, in the January 18 Aviation and Transportation Act,
it has been proposed that airline security is should be put
under a different jurisdiction. Government officials would like
to take the power from the Department of Transportation and put
it under the Department of Justice.
Outline for the second story:
I am writing an editorial with Annie about cheating. I am going to describe how far a person can go before it is cheating. Also, what should be considered cheating? Is sharing information the same as cheating? I am going to take a standpoint that cheating is not always bad and shouldn't always be punished. Annie is going to concentrate on how cheating is always unethical. When is copying cheating? If you are absent and copy someone's answers to a worksheet you missed, is this against the honor code? I will analyze our honor code and how well it is enforced and try to define cheating from my point of view.
My second story:
Cheating, what is it? How can someone tell a child not to share
information? Isn’t that part of the school experience? How can
someone tell if a student is cheating or just looking around the
classroom? Is cheating really the problem that school systems
make it out to be?
Honor codes all over say cheating is against the rules.
How is a student to know if their actions are considered
cheating? The word cheating is so vague, there is plagiarism,
copying, paraphrasing, and so much more. Should all this truly
be punishable.
Everyday in life people ask for answers and use other
peoples ideas. This is more than expectable, it is human nature
and a big part of how people learn. If no one shared their
opinions and ideas what would this world be like? So, why is
that if two students come in with similar projects they will be
questioned or even punished? They shared their ideas for this
project and then completed it on their own. Now, why is this
wrong?
Students are supposed to be creative and come up with
their own plans. Important government officials share ideas and
come up with similar plans, but this is considered to be great.
They are in agreement. If a child does this it is wrong. Isn’t
that a little hypocritical?
Teachers share ideas for assignments and projects, but
that isn’t copying. What kind of message does this send to
children?
Their are only so many ways to complete a project and to
word things, what if your way just happens to be similar to a
website, now the student is plagiarizing. How is a child
supposed to know if the information they put down is too close
to the words in the book. Students aren’t even taught the
correct way to take notes for a project until they are in middle
school, if that. So they may write something down from a source
word for word and not realize that this is cheating. If
teachers really don’t want to see plagiarism, then teach good
habits from the start.
Also, it is so hard for a teacher to be one hundred
percent sure that a student is cheating. Then, once a student
is accused they are defenseless. It is an authorities word
against theirs. How often does a person take a break from what
they are doing and just look around? What if it looks like the
student is glancing at someone’s paper? Is it all right to
accuse them of such a serious offense and not be positive the
student was doing wrong?
Cheating can easily lead to discrimination or
stereotyping. Teachers are human and have their favorites and
those they just don’t like. People read things into situations
and often see what they want to see. If a child angers a
teacher or isn’t the smartest, how much more likely is it that
this student would be accused of cheating? Of course the
teacher is going to make sure a student at the top of their
class is cheating before taking action. Would this same
courtesy be given to a student who may be failing? Most likely,
no.
So, what is cheating? Who knows? Cheating is wrong, but
how far does a student have to go to be punished? Is the
student sharing ideas, confused about what cheating is, are
their intentions truly harmful? The regulations on cheating are
too strict and vague, and that is leading to increased problems.
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