Current Events Quiz 3.1

1. In Thursday's paper on page D1in the story called "Flatbed taking on key role in arts," what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story.

An art gallery in Austin called Flatbed, started out as a small business on the corner of a small street but soon became bigger when they moved the location. Now it's part of the Gallery Shoal Creek as of this year. 

2. On the side of that story, there is a "sidebar" with additional information about arts in Austin. What types of information were provided in those sidebars that you didn't get from reading the "Flatbed" story?

The sidebar talks about the East Austin tours as well as specific artists.

3. In Wednesday's paper on page D1 in the story called "Formula one for success," what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story.

This article is about a man experiencing Formula One and finding it as a true passion, when he was in England with his father. After that he traveled to different places to watch the races, and how everywhere he goes there is unique food. Now he cooks meals based on where the Formula circus is racing that week. He shares a story about when he tried to cook fish heads for China but miserably failed by cooking them too long.

4. What does the writer do that causes you to keep reading the article even if you don't care about cooking, or formula one car racing?

He talks about each of his experiences and you never know what is going to happen in these situations that he is in.

5. What techniques did the page editors at the Austin American Statesman use to break up the lengthy text present in that story?

They split the story up on two different pages, as well as putting  additional information about the story on the sidebar, like a recipe. 

6. In Tuesday's paper on page D1 in the story called "Hug to out is the ethos of Roy Spence," 

what is the main focus of the story? Please be specific and summarize the entire story.

This article is about a man, Dale Roe who is very uncomfortable about hugging, meeting a man named Roy Spence who wrote a book about hugging and all of its forms. Spence experienced extreme loneliness being away from his family, when he felt a feeling of warmth as if he had been hugged, which inspired him to write a book about it. His book talks about mental hugs, and life lessons he has received from his dad. Roe explains how after his interview with Spence, he felt more comfortable about hugging. 

7. Would you want to get a hug from Roy Spence? Why or Why not.