Once edited the veins of the leaf popped from the photo taken under the plant. I like the change in angle from how most people see plants.

The beginning orange bud on the tree was in pleasant contrast to the purple of the leaves. After the color was drained from the photo the little orange bud popped more without the leaf distracting so much.

Zack Van Zante
Ms. Keener
AP Government
18 August 2016
Democracy in Action
The Fairview Park city council meeting was held in city hall for a regularly scheduled meeting. This particular meeting was for people to receive the city’s approval for new construction projects. The first action was to take attendance of who on council would be voting today. Once roll call was complete, they started taking people’s cases. That day, my troop leader, was first on the list of articles to go over. My troop wanted to build a shed in Messiah Lutheran’s church parking lot, since they are our home church, so our Scoutmaster asked council if they would be happy with the plans we had. As they scoured over the plans we gave them, they had one complaint, “the shed isn’t going to be this red color right?” It was explained that was the generic computer model, they suggested we paint it in neutral colors, beyond that we were cleared. Next a man from PNC Bank spoke, explaining the PNC Bank on Lorain was moving and wanted to build an ATM in Giant Eagles parking lot. The council told him of the recent ATM machines being hit with cars and stolen, to which he told them PNC Bank planned to concrete the ATM four feet down with steel reinforcement. Council asked about security measures and if it would be a problem at night, the man explained they would have lights and a camera. Once all of council’s questions were answered, the man sat back down, as the next stood as his case was called out. A carpenter, the school across from Messiah Lutheran wanted a fence for the children to play unseen in the front of the school. The council was delighted by his fence idea and just asked it be neutral colors. Other cases came and council gave their judgment, going on for an hour.
The people on the council who were of importance were the mayor Eileen Patton and the council president Michael Kilbane, with ten other wards and varying ranks. All of them coming for a local government council meeting. From this meeting I had learned that there were ATMs being stolen in Fairview Park and Rocky River and other cities around the two.
This event shows to me that our city wants to have everything be looking good with nothing too out of the ordinary to keep our city respectable and decent, as it has been since 1910. With all the questions of safety, that goes to show they want to make sure people will not be hurt by what they approve; mandating the lights and camera for the ATM so people can use it safely at night.

Trump Calls for ‘Extreme Vetting’ of Immigration Applicants
New York Times
The Associated Press 15 August 2016
Who: Donald Trump
What: Political policies
Where: Youngstown, Ohio
When: 5:22pm August 15, 2016
Why: protect America from terrorist
Within the past week, Donald Trump visited Ohio to address more of his campaign. On Monday night Donald Trump address his followers with his new plan for “extreme vetting,” or in other words, exclude anyone not American enough from America (which violates the constitution and founding ideas, but that is fine.) Now, instead of only excluding Muslims from America, Trump plans to exclude anyone from either a terrorist country, or maybe those attacked by terrorist such as France and Belgium. Religious freedom, gender equality, and gay rights stances are some of what an immigrant will be asked, answered correctly and they will be deemed American enough to enter American. Donald Trump then goes on to attack Hillary Clinton “declaring she lacks the ‘mental and physical stamina’ to take on the Islamic State.” Though Trump has only come up with allying with countries in agreement with how to stop ISIS and join them.
My opinion from this article is a mixture of confusion, fear, and anger; fearful of how someone so stupid could be so close to president; confused on how Trump wishes to only have people come who “believe in out constitution” yet he breaks the first amendment, can not understand the full second amendment, and I am sure is breaking a variety of other laws in America; all this stupidity frustrates me, being if people manage to make him president I will have to live through that decision.
I learned that Trump is more screwed up on what is correct and what is not than what I originally believed him to be.
This information affects all the people immigrating from those “terrorist countries,” trying to flee the threat on their lives, but will be barred out completely for a while, most innocent and just want asylum in America.
Mr. Trump, what is the full first and second amendment?
How does your “extreme vetting” work with the first amendment?
How is Hillary Clinton not have the “mental and physical stamina” to defeat ISIS?

http://www.nytimes.com

Democrats, Looking Past Mere Victory, Hope to End the Trump Movement
New York Times
Amy Chozick 3 August 2016
Who: Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Trump
What: Presidential election
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
When: July 28, 2016
Why: Hillary on rising edge for election, Trump is drowning
As the election runs closer Mrs. Clinton and the democrats have a plan for the white house. While Mr. Trump is “shooting himself in the foot,” says Mr. Dowd, Mrs. Clinton plans to make better relationships with voters. After the Democratic Convention ended on July 28th, Hillary had a promising lead against Republicans. Using the new wave of electorates, Mrs. Clinton plans to not only beat the Trump campaign, but to put “the country on a path where Trump’s views of the world are far in our rearview mirror.” Mr. Trump manages to continue to let himself drown, most recently with the criticisms of the Muslim-American soldier killed in an explosion, and only manages to build up his core supports.
I feel as if Mrs. Clinton is going to win this election, sheerly on the fact that Mr. Trump is more hated by Americans, and even his own party.
I learned that Hillary Clinton is able to rise from the ashes to go for presidency, while Donald Trump manages to burn himself more, without ever entering a really fire.
This information can affect my life from voters, being if Mr. Trump becomes the president then i believe America is doomed.
Why do you want to end Trump’s opinions?
How are you going to use Trump’s stupidity to your advantage?
Do you believe Trump will just drop the race?