Tuesday, February 11, 2014
You are a local news journalist for a failing newspaper publication. Your boss tells you to ramp up the news by getting “creative” and inventing your own stories. What’s the first fake news story you create and publish?
Before we start writing our first essays in class, we will look at some topics on plagiarism. In this spirit, please write about the topic above, imagining you are a journalist who plagiarizes in your work. Please respond to the prompt above in a "comment" below. This a creative writing blog, so your posts are informal, but they should still show your own original work and thoughts, creative effort, and writing skills. Your response should be 1-2 paragraphs in length. Your post is due on Friday, February, 14th at 21:00 in the evening.
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Justin bieber is getting back with Selena Gomez!!
ReplyDeleteYesterday ,a reporter of our magazine took some picture of this young couple at midnight in California ;the pictures will be published later .Justin bieber this young attractive man has been involved in many troubles this year but he tried to conform to his fans that he is changing and he will make the best decision to settle down, and here's the first step of his process .Selena Gomez think that her boyfriend is changing and his no longer a douchebag also she looked so happy and exited with Justin bieber yesterday .Many witnesses said that they were kissing and laughing but once they saw the paparazzi they tried to hide .Really, people are very exited to know what Justin is up to !!!!
Are you a Belieber? Did you know Selena Gomez went to rehab? You should write for English gossip tabloids!
DeleteThe return of dinosaurs
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Yes!! Dinosaurs still existent. Archeologists have proved that huge creatures live in the far east of Morocco, and after several researches they found that those creatures were dinosaurs. Moreover, people who live in this area have testified that they heard strange voices and shades during a specified period of time. Right after this news, public forces came to examine the place accompanied by scientists. To date, there were a lot of damages. Houses has been destroyed, garden burned, and pollution has spread more and more. But the most important is that those enormous creature mate and travel from place to another. For that, it is important to stay at home or take security measures before you go out. Government promises to make all the citizens safe and to refund all the damages. And the last advices I can give you is BE CAREFULL!!
Oh, like Jurassic Park! I wish; I love that movie. Cool idea, Abla.
DeleteThis year's awful news has appeared this morning .. The President of our beautiful country had been shot to death yesterday night in his own house. He was with his family on holidays in a foreigner country. Actually the three men who killed the President only wanted to rob the wonderful house in which the Presidential family was staying. When they saw the President, they shot and ran away. The identity of the shooters is still unknown, and any other information had been revealed. But some questions are still not answered, like what was doing the presidential family in that country and no one knowing, even if the President's right hand? Or where were the President's gorillas when the firing happened ? We truly hope that the killers are going to be found, meanwhile our country's thoughts and prayers are with the Presidential family.
ReplyDeleteOh, no! That's terrible. Glad this is a fake story. Creative idea, Lina.
DeleteMichael Jackson was killed
ReplyDeleteFBI investigation led to find secret documents that prove that the death of Michael Jackson wasn’t natural but he was KILLED. it all goes back to his last concert when his producer chose the songs and effects for him but Michael refuse to sing what his producer chose for him. The little argument between Michael and his producer developed after the show when his Michael decided to quit the show but the producer said he shouldn’t. When Michael insisted, his producer was afraid because there was a contract between them that if Michael died while he’s still a client of the producer he will get 20% of his billions worth fortune. When Michael insisted, the producer didn’t see any other solution but to kill Michael. He had to fake it and make it look like a natural death. He asked Michael for some money for his wife’s surgery but in fact he needed the money to buy a strong Chinese poison. This poison wasn’t like any other poison, it doesn’t kill the victim but it stops the heart for about 24 hours after taking the poison. The night after he bought the poison, he came to Michael’s house to thank him, and while Michael was in the toilet, he poisoned his drink. When Michael drank his drink and after thirty minutes the poison’s effect started to show up. The producer called an ambulance and after one hour they called from the hospital confirming the natural death of Michael. The producer is in custody of the FBI and they’re still investigating with him to know who else is involved in the murder.
Yes, a conspiracy story! I love conspiracies. I bet there are many people that he was actually murdered and believe it was no accidental death. Interesting idea, Youssef.
DeleteThey really exist. Aliens exist. Some of you will think that I become crazy, and that I just want to sale my article to you, but it is the truth. Scientists proved that there are some facts and some evidences that shows it is not a human or animal act. I know, it is an event that causes fear, and that will change the land. Archaeologists found some proof of what the scientist said. Traces, weird bones ... There are also people from the area where they discovered all this who testified that they saw some strange lights and unexpected and bizarre voices. I do not want to turn you crazy, but do not let the governments lie to you. Aliens really exist, and you have to be aware of this fact. What should we do? Talk to them, what language are they speaking? It is confusing. Why are they in our world? What are they expecting from us? It is shocking, I do not know what to do toward all this, staying at home, fighting, being afraid all my life... Scientist do not agree on the purpose of their arriving on earth. Some of them thought that their planet are not safe anymore, so they searched for another one. The others claimed that they want to start a plantets war in order to colonize our planet. Did they come in peace? That is the real question. Be safe people on earth !!
ReplyDeleteOh, like Independence Day. That movie was really cool. I home the aliens are coming in peace and not to destroy us all. Maybe you could stop taking English classes and start learning an alien language. That would be cool. And then, you won't have to write blog post. I really liked your post.
DeleteDuring the last few years , the rate of suicide has increased in all over the world due to many causes but the main one is the financial crisis . Last friday , a dramatical incident happened in the fifth avenue in New York City a young jobless man who for several months was fighting to get his business like before but unfortunately his plan failed so he decided to threw himself from the 42nd floor . Leaving behind him his whole family with a kid of 4 years old who has seen all the dramatical scene .
ReplyDeleteWow! What a sad fake story. Glad it didn't happen. Good writing, though.
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ReplyDeleteWaiting for the unknown fate!
ReplyDeleteIn 2020, they will be no Earth gravitation and all of people will fall in the unknown and infinite space. Unfortunately, it’s not a lie, it’s the unwanted truth. This news is confirmed by many scientists from the NASA, but they preferred to keep it as a secret to don’t panic the world and try to find the impossible solution before this date. In one way or another, people must to know officially this reality because we are all concerned in this case. Actually, no one has an idea about how or when the Earth was born; however, all people now will know when it will disappear. To my mind, it’s the first time when the humanity will be unable to find any way out to save the world, it’s out our control. All what we have to do is to wait for this date and be ready to see off the world, or to pray to God to save us.
Wow! That's a scary future - no gravity! Interesting concept, Mohammed. I enjoyed your post.
DeleteWe all know that this age of humanity is full with new discoveries and exciting innovation. But nowadays, with all these new things, people seem bored all the time. Well sheer up !! Because finally we get something really cool. Actually it's a totally new technology which is still in its beta phase, and according to a sure source, it will be ready for use in the end of the next month. We are talking here about a new technology that provide us to drive any kind of car by only using our smartphones.
ReplyDeletejust imagine how col and useful is this. Let's take for example; if you forgot to park your car which is blocking the road for the others, and you can't go out your office since you were late; then you can use your new cool program to control your car without moving from your comfortable seat.
Oh, that could be a great invention for Morocco. Moroccan drivers are so fast and furious! Good post!
DeleteSuper power in the Lurks
ReplyDeleteMany Researchers and scientists predict that Morocco will be the world number one power in 50 years. Because of many reasons, Morocco is going to be a powerful country. The first reason is that this country has good leaders. The king is making a good decisions by building relationships with many countries. Also the government is making positive changes in the society. The second reason is that Morocco starts producing oil and many other power resources. The third reason is technology and industry. Morocco starts producing nuclear weapons. Finally, Morocco has now the second biggest army in the world. All this reasons are a clue that Morocco will be the most powerful country in the world.
A bright future for Morocco, helped by finding oil. It would be nice if this comes true. Clever post.
DeleteEpic new
ReplyDeleteIn recent weeks, we had several news of all kind. There were those who first advanced that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are together again, others say that dinosaurs did not disappear. But silly stuff for idle moments! We are here to serve you some news all the more real and tempting than the other.
Most of you know the Greek mythology, a mythology that thrills young and older. A genius from the time of ancient Greece, Plato, wrote:” humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate beings, condemning then to spend their lives in search of their other halves.” Recent searches have proven the truth of these statements!! Scientists have found scars on everyone... In the same place! It is under the skin, invisible to the naked eye. Even more incredible, researchers in an area of Italy have managed to unite two people which are, according to them, the same person separated into two beings! It may not be safe to a hundred percent but if there is just one chance out of millions, it worth be checked.
I always loved this philosophy. Really unique and creative post, Katia. I really enjoyed it.
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ReplyDeleteMorocco suffers from a lot of problems, but this article might bring the solution everyone was waiting for. A significative amount of oil has been found in a region near to Ouarzazate. Indeed, after long years of study and excavation, researchers finally confirmed that there is actually an important source of oil in the south of Morocco. This is for sure a huge discovery since we all know the tremendous impact this could have on the country. In fact, the economical issues will be a matter of the past. For instance, the country will finally be able to provide itself so the very expensive price of gasoline would fall to more affordable prices. It will also strengthen the country's relation with the most powerful countries in need of petroleum supply. We can then wonder that the country will develop in an incredible way as did the Middle East countries. In short, this discovery will for sure change morrocans’ lives and reduce their problems.
ReplyDeleteYes, that would be amazing. Cheaper gas would be great for Moroccans. But you know what they say, "more oil, more problems." Nice post.
DeleteSaturday 22 November is a day that Moroccan people will never forget. None expected that one day a Moroccan team will win the world cup, but thanks to Raja, this dream became true. This day Raja played against Bayern; everybody thought that Bayern will win, but the miracles happen and Raja did an amazing. match and win 2-1 . The stadium was full of supporters to the both teams. The king was also present and reset the medals the to players. At the end of the match, all the people celebrated the evenment in every city. Adults, teenagers, and even kids was so happy and proud of Raja because it realized what even the national team wasn't able to realize.
ReplyDeleteMorocco wins the World Cup...cool! I am sure many Moroccans wish this news story was true. It would be really nice for Morocco to host the World Cup some year. Inshallah...as they say!
DeleteAfter more than two decades of research, scientists have finally found a cure for the AIDS, one of the most dangerous destructive diseases the humanity has faced. Three days ago and thanks to the combined efforts of two Moroccan medical engineers and a Russian biologist, they discovered the magic potion that will save thousands of lives. In addition to that, they have also found a miraculous vaccine that will provide the body with the necessary immunity against that disease. This vaccine will prevent all the people from being contaminated with the AIDS; as a result, the yearly rate of death will decrease by almost thirty percent. The Moroccan company that discovered the cure desired to distribute it freely in the whole African continent, but since Russia is also a part of this great discovery, it doesn’t accept that deal. The two countries are still discussing that point and will make their decision in the few coming days. Keep on reading our newspaper and I promise you that you will be the first to be informed about the evolution of that negociations.
ReplyDeleteI wish this post was true! AIDS/HIV has been such a devastating disease, and this would bring relief to many people suffering from this illness. Also, we have to get those Russian scientists to not be so stingy and let the people that need it get the medicine! Very optimistic post.
DeleteDear readers I have the honor to be the first journalist to tell you the SCOOP . Well we all know that not only us are exposed to viruses but also our electronic devises , and I'm sure at least one of your devises got damaged by viruses . So
ReplyDeletefinaly computer science engineers invented an anti-virus that can erase all viruses from the internet . this great news can make us very happy and feeling safe and not worried anymore . engineers did a first experience on different kinds of devises and they were hoping to finish the whole project , but it was all a secret ; so after they succeded they decided to share the new miraculous product with everybody .
I know that many of you are exited about it , but also thinking about fees of the new anti virus , don't worry because at the last conference they made , they said that they are not wiling to get money from it , but they just want to win the battle against people who make evel viruses , so it's for free . Enjoy it
Free, amazing antivirus software! Where can I get it? I wish this wasn't a fake story. Good idea, Safae.
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DeletePaul Walker a famous amercian actor, he was the hero of the saga fast and furious, November 30 we heard that this amazing actor died in a car crash but that's just a rumour. Paul Walker is alive and well, he was injured badly but he is fine. The media said that he was dead because Paul didn't want his fans to see him injured. last week some paparazzi saw the actor in Florida with his daughter going shopping,so Paul Walker is alive and fine.
ReplyDeletewhat a good end for this tragedy.
it would have been a disaster if this Young actor died due to a car crash after he filmed 6 épisodes of fast and furious, so eventualy we will be Lucky to see fast and furious 7 aith Paul Walker in it.
I really liked Paul Walker. I wish this was a true story! Good post.
Delete6/02/2012. Anas Boulekboud became the first arab Muslim President of the United States. Everybody was surprised by the decision of the people. Of course extremists did not like the fact that the new president after obama is a muslim, but this is a proof that america has evolved to another level ,where muslims christians, and jews would live in one solid community.
ReplyDeleteThis nomination will have a great impact on the international relationships , especially the israeli-palestinian affairs, and also establish better relations with the meadle east therefore a great decrease in the oil price.
Anas for President 2016! I'd vote for you. I bet we will have an Arab American president in my lifetime. Cool story.
Deleteno it is not a dream, but reality ! The big brand phones and computers every teenager loves , Apple just created a new technology, a new guadjet that will change the lives of students ! and yes this is the new robot can replace you at your current time work , quizzes, midterms , final , etc. . may be that your life will change ! the Apple group will henceforth present this product differente university in the U.S. but also abroad, to test the effectiveness of the latter. this small robit is to replace you when you had to be peresent directly and send you the necessary information that you have missed. information will therefore be sent directly to your iphone, you will be offered with the purchase of this magical robot. our brilliant students will be proud of this wonderful innovation, the sale will be as soon as the presentations and the necessary studies will be done, maybe the beginning of the school year 2016.
ReplyDeleteThat would help people that have a lot of absences and tardiness problems. Cool idea.
DeleteA responsible from the N.Y highway safety authority has affirmed that Ellen Degeneres has broken both of his legs in a car accident. She has been carried by an ambulance to a local NY hospital for treatment, and how severe her injuries are still unknown at this time. However, She was unconscious the moment she got transported. Both of her legs were visibly broken and not life threatening according to sources. The accident involved a Porsche Targa 4S driven by Ellen Degeneres and an old male driver in a Mercedes. Some witnesses said that the driver was drunk. As a result, the driver failed to stop at a red light, and stroke the vehicle driven by Ellen Page at a high rate of speed which made her Porsche collapse. The driver was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license.
ReplyDeleteJalil - that was confusing. Did you want to talk about Ellen Degeneres or Ellen Page? Both Ellens are women. Those are some really nice cars involved in that accident. Sad, but creative story. Please do a little proofreading next time to prevent clarity errors.
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DeleteThe new president of France is GAYYY!
ReplyDeleteAn official source has confirmed that the new president of France was gay. Indeed, they saw "the president" accompanied by another men in a critical situation into a car. The two man were sitting together, hand in hand and were kissing each other untill they saw a paparazzi taking a picture of them. They imediatly started the car and went away. After that, nobody saw them. I let you discover this shock by IMAGE.
I think it's ok to have a gay president. I don't think it's OK for the paparazzi to attack famous people all the time. Short, but creative post.
Deletethe shocking news is Osama bin Laden is stil alive!. I know that most of people wont believe it, but the truth is he didn't die. He is living in Pakistan now and he is planning for a big surprise for the world. The US is afraid of what he could do no one knows what he might do, but for sure he will start with the US. We are not sure when he will do his next video saying he is stil alive. But soon everyone will be shocked and scared! .Hopefully they will catch him before he do anything!.
ReplyDeleteThat would be very shocking for many people around the world. Creative post.
DeleteA serial killer wanders freely Morrocan's towns and kills thousands of people these days. last week, lot of people died in several cities owing to a dangerous criminal who escaped from the jail. Acccording to the last news the serial killer promised to kill all morrocan citizens starting from the North until the South of Morroco. Police and detectives try as hard as they could to stop this psychopath from commiting these crimes, but unfortunately they found no evidence. To all Morrocans citizens, be carefull, don't let your childrens outside, and make sure that your doors are locked before you go to sleep.
ReplyDeleteThis is terrifying! I'm glad this is a fake news story. Scary, but well-written post.
DeleteThe story that I will tell is one of the most famous stories in the Middle East. The story took place in a faraway country many years ago, when people had the habit to use candles and eat without forks or knives. This story talks about two best friends, Amine and Samir, the first was rich and the second was poor. Despite the fact that they are coming from different families and backgrounds, their love and respect for each other are with no limits. Everything was good since the day that Samir decided to confess to Amine about his feeling for his sister, Jalila. After that, Amine was very angry and decided to stop talking to Samir. The situation stayed like this for weeks until something very terrible and unexpected happened: Jalila was pregnant… So Amine’s father decided to keep this secret and to marry Samir and Jalila. The couple was very happy to hear this but for the rest of the family and precisely for Amine, it was just unbelievable. So he left the country and didn’t come back.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's such a sad story. I was hoping that it would end happily ever after. Creative idea, if not written a bit late.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the most controversial debate of our time is about legalization of marijuana. The US war on drugs places great significance on arresting people for posses marijuana. Since 1990, approximately 17 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges, a number greater than the entire populations of many states. In 2010, state and local law enforcement arrested 746,000 people for smoking marijuana. This number has increase of 800% since 1980. As has been the cases all along 1990s, 2000's, the majority of those arrested for marijuana violations, were for simple possession 88%. The remaining 12% were for selling/manufacturing. These FBI statistics indicate that one marijuana smoker is arrested every 45 seconds in America. Taken together, the total number of marijuana arrests for 2010 are far more important than those arrest for violent crimes, including aggravate assault, murder, manslaughter.
People who smoke marijuana, like most of the American, pay taxes, love and support their families, and work hard to make a better word for her offspring's. And one day to another they are arrested, jailed and treated like the worst of the criminal solely because of their recreational choice. The state agencies consider a person who smoke marijuana dangerous for her children, therefor many children are placed into foster homes as a result.
Responsible marijuana smokers present no threat or danger to America or its children, and there is no reason to treat them as criminals, or to take their children away. As a society we need to find ways to discourage personal behavior of all kinds that is abusive or harmful to others. Responsible marijuana smokers are not the problem of America and it is time to stop arresting them.
Once we are aware of everything, it's clear that America's marijuana politic and laws need reform. using only the facts we must be able to open a debate. Alcohol are legal and marijuana are prohibited, it's hypocrisy
ANNUAL AMERICAN DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUGS
TOBACCO 400,000
ALCOHOL 100,000
ALL LEGAL DRUGS 20,000
ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS 15,000
CAFFEINE 2,000
ASPIRIN 500
MARIJUANA 0
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Source: United States government, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bureau of Mortality Statistics
Like any substance, marijuana can be abused. The most common problem attributed to marijuana is overuse, which often induce sluggish behavior. Marijuana may cause short-term memory loss, but only while under the influence. Marijuana does not affect long-term memory, and don't lead to harder drugs. That does not cause brain damage, genetic damage or damage the immune system and unlike the alcohol, marijuana does not kill brain cells or induce a violent behavior. Long term smoking is of course harmful for us because that can cause bronchitis, but the chance to contract bronchitis from casual marijuana smoking is ridicule. We can totally eliminate the health hazard by consuming marijuana with vaporizer or ingesting it via baked food
A 1997 UCLA School of Medicine study conducted on 243 marijuana smokers over an 8-year period reported the following. Neither the heavy nor the intermittent marijuana smokers exhibited any significantly sign of decline in lung function as compared with those who never smoked marijuana.” The study concluded: “No differences were noted between even quite heavy marijuana smoking and non-smoking of marijuana.”
So Marijuana does not cause serious health problems like those caused by tobacco or alcohol (e.g., strong addiction, cancer, heart problems, birth defects, emphysema, liver damage, etc.). Death from a marijuana overdose is impossible. In all of world history, there has never been a single human death attributed to a health problem caused by marijuana. Legalize marijuana and life will be better.
This is very good (and very long, and very late). But the goal was to write a "fake" news story, not an opinion piece. Remember to write creatively and stay on-topic. Most of this information is factual, and is being reported like this somewhere.
ReplyDelete5 foods to eat everyday for perfect skin!
ReplyDeleteAre you tired of using expensive and ineffective beauty products?its time to throw away all those ineffective products and and start eating foods for a perfect,smooth and glowing skin all over your body.People who tried this went from having terrible acne five months ago to not having it now!Doesn't that sound abnormally,ridiculously awesome?!!It was a little hard but it was possible,and less expensive than turning to pricey products.So lets cut the talk and get to the fun and exciting part,knowing the five foods that will give you the skin you've always dreamt of!
take three table spoons of black pepper and salt every morning,some oil will make even better.
mix up tomatoes with butter until they becomes like a cream,then apply all over your body.
finally having some blue cheese before you got to sleep or some peanut butter will do the trick.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW DIET:))