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Ishaan's Feature Lead
Since I've already written my entire feature story, here's the lead that I want to use, since it fits perfectly with my feature. Of course, if you all don't think it's very good, I'll write a new one...
It’s eight o’clock PM, and the CBS hit TV show “Survivor” has just ended. For the most part, its thirteen million viewers are moving on with their lives. Many stick around to watch “Criminal Minds”. Some change the channel. Still others turn off the TV and finish the dishes, or put their kids to bed. But for twenty-five die-hard fans, the work has just begun.
It’s eight o’clock PM, and the CBS hit TV show “Survivor” has just ended. For the most part, its thirteen million viewers are moving on with their lives. Many stick around to watch “Criminal Minds”. Some change the channel. Still others turn off the TV and finish the dishes, or put their kids to bed. But for twenty-five die-hard fans, the work has just begun.
d c feature leads
Leads:
Twist: Who is an entrepreneur? Society's opinion, and probably yours, is that an entrepreneur is a brave, smart, fearless and innovative person who through their charismatic leadership maintain a friendly yet working relationship with their employees. Their business starts small and grows exponentially, making big money while at the same time eventually becoming a shining symbol of their countries economies. Unfortunately, the truth cannot be further than this. For every successful start-up there are thousands that fail. To just reach a decade of existence is great challenge in itself, never mind making money.
Descriptive: A stack of pristine, untouched work papers lie on his desk. Next to is a jumble of half-chewed pencils, pens, erasers and a couple of pills of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. A man leans back in his soft-leather executive chair. He’s on the phone with a potential investor, trying to secure a large sum of investment to get the company by for the next few months. A few rays of light peek through the drab window shades, casting long shadows throughout the room. Green vegetation dot the room, slightly brightening up the grey and blue building. The man, having finished his call, stretches up and walks satisfyingly over to his window and looks out to the city below him.
Twist: Who is an entrepreneur? Society's opinion, and probably yours, is that an entrepreneur is a brave, smart, fearless and innovative person who through their charismatic leadership maintain a friendly yet working relationship with their employees. Their business starts small and grows exponentially, making big money while at the same time eventually becoming a shining symbol of their countries economies. Unfortunately, the truth cannot be further than this. For every successful start-up there are thousands that fail. To just reach a decade of existence is great challenge in itself, never mind making money.
Startling statement: After years of hard work and desperate perseverance, Wei Xingzhao finally realized that, “In the modern world, the company actually has very little power.”
Leads for Yahir
What do we use astronomy for? Local astronomy teacher, Ms Earnhart, argues that We used to use it for guidance, but now we have GPS for that. We used to use it to tell the seasons but now we have calendars for that. Nothing really. And so why study something for other than oo that’s pretty. So why is it still being taught?
“I still think it’s important and relevant for people to be learning about it because it makes think about things outside of ourselves, it makes us look beyond this little tiny speck of dust that humanity lives, it makes us humbled when we look at the vast expanse of space.” says astronomy teacher Ms Earnhart, “And studying astronomy is studying where we come from, the origins of reality itself so it’s helping us get a better picture of what reality is really like.”
Astronomy is something everybody everything should be taught about. It teaches one about history and is very intertwined with other subjects such as Greek Mythology. Senior Hannah Loopa, astronomy student, says she likes being able to look up and tell the constellations and why one god is angry at another. “I still think it’s important and relevant for people to be learning about it because it makes think about things outside of ourselves, it makes us look beyond this little tiny speck of dust that humanity lives, it makes us humbled when we look at the vast expanse of space.” says astronomy teacher Ms Earnhart, “And studying astronomy is studying where we come from, the origins of reality itself so it’s helping us get a better picture of what reality is really like.”
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