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Apple refuses to violate privacy of users

1. editoral

2. It's about the battle between apple and the FDI about privacy.

3. The editor believes that it's a violation of privacy. "Here, the risk isn't worth the potential consequences, which would be much worse for the country and all iPhone users."

4. Yes.

5. No, they weren't. I feel as if they were quite solid with their opinion. 

6. No.

7. Mostly 3rd with a little bit of 2nd.

Drug dog investigations have students feeling as though their rights are being violated at school

1. Granger Coats

2. It's about the drug dog investigations being against basic rights of the students.

3. Their direct opinion is that it's wrong to have students be stripped away from their constitutional rights. "So why does a place of education, whose goal it is to better prepare students for the world and promote the ideals of  democracy take away students constitutional rights?"

4. No.

5. No, they are definitely set on what they believe in.

6. There are things in quotation marks but it doesn't say exactly who said it.

7. third person in the beginning and then first person in the end.

Social media, back at it again

1. Alicia Molina

2. It's about the dumb "damn daniel" video.

3. Their direct opinion is that "the video was funny at first, but after a while it was starting to get annoying." Also, she's glad that the boys are using their fame for good.

4. Not really.

5. She was a tiny bit wishy washy with her opinion because she was saying how annoying it was and then called the boys good.

6. Yes.

7. first person

Beyonce causes controversy

1. Fuaad Ajaz

2. It's about beyonces music video "formation" taking a stand for the black lives matter movement. 

3. Their direct opinion is that it was ridiculous for people to get angry by the video. "For some reason, there was a noisy backlash against her expression of opinion."

4. Yes.

5. No, they definitely feel as if the video is perfectly okay. 

6. Yes.

7. third person

Is the AP world history test worth it?

1. Mia Barbosa

2. It's about how whether or not taking the AP world history test is worth it.

3. Their direct opinion that it's worth a try.

4. Nope.

5. No, they stated only the positives from taking the test.

6. No.

7. first person

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.

1. Hard news stories doesn't reveals the writers opinions.
2. Hard new stories are based on facts while opinions have opinions.
3. A hard news story will most likely have more quotes.

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page?

I feel it's because they want to fit more words onto the page.

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?

1. gender roles

2. dress codes

3. movie review