Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

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Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Prof. Sindor Aloyarc » Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:57 pm

The life giving sun is a powerful thing, and an obvious delight to the Heat Miser who thinks it just can’t get hot enough! It symbolizes everything he loves, and he loves anything that represents or symbolizes it in return.

“Its core is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit, 15 million degrees Celsius!” You overheard him proudly telling one of the more fascinated students back at the castle.

It’s no surprise when you and the other participants find yourselves outside a building where muggles make one of their newspapers, The Sun.

“A little on the nose, don’t you think?” A giggling Snow Miser says, and you turn to see him tap a finger against the side of his elegant nose. Many members of the blue team erupt in chillingly over dramatized laughter while the bronze team hiss-crackle-and-roar back playfully in return.

The rage seen in his brother’s eyes at this point leads you to believe it must be a sensitive subject for the Heat Miser, who seems understandably a bit put-off at having what appears more like a large tomato rather than a nose.

But he shakes it off, grumbling, then hollers out that anyone looking to collect beans is gonna have to find a way to make it into the non-magical tabloids.

“Shine bright enough to let them see you, or your work,” he barks, “but if you use magic: don’t get caught!”

Task:
Think you’ll make the front page? Create a Signature & Avatar! What might have gotten you a splashy headline in the paper, and what might that sensational title be? Include the title along with any theme(s) you come up with in your imagery. Size for Avatars is 100x100px, Signatures are 250x100px.

Alternatively, expand on your headline by writing a News Article using 100 words or more from the perspective of a muggle reporter covering the story of what you chose.

You may wish to make your themes more serious, though they can also be as silly or comedic as you like, and you’re welcome to incorporate whichever team you’re on into what you come up with. That is to say, these do not specifically have to revolve around the actual sun, though you may choose to do something similarly heat related if you’re a member of the bronze team, or play around with colder concepts as a member of team blue.

This task is worth 10 beans with an additional 10 bonus beans for completing all Week One tasks by end of activity. Deadline is 11:59pm (HOL time) on Monday November 28th.
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Kalgri Sicaria » Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:30 pm

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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Rhaneyra Black » Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:57 pm

The Sun - A dragons egg

The sun, a beauty in it's own right, has for years been given stories about how it's created for children, the scientific version is that the sun is a star, it burns bright and will burn for a millions of years, however, there will come a time, that the sun, like any other star, will burn up and die. But many children back in the day, were told stories that the sun is actually a dragon egg, an egg so big, that when it hatched, the world would end, as the dragon is bigger than the entire universe. Most people told their children this story, because Dragons are born from fire, a heat that is needed for the dragon to be born. So it makes sense that since no one at the time knew that the sun was a star, stories like this was actually quite popular.
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Anne-Marie Gagne » Fri Nov 04, 2022 1:48 am

It Is Hot, Hot, Hot

Hoo boy readers, this year is hot! It is the first week of November, it has been hot. This time last year temperatures in the Tri-State area were in the mid-40s Fahrenheit to mid-50s Fahrenheit. This year it was been mid-60s Fahrenheit to low-70s Fahrenheit. Today it hit 72 degrees. Seventy-two. In November.

Is the cause global warming? The closing of the ozone layer? Could even be the Heat Miser haha! This isn't an article about that though, I'll leave that to the ones qualified to actually talk about that. This is just a report on the weather to expect after all!

This week and the next, the temperature will stay around where it is now but starting on next Friday, the temperatures will fall to the mid-50s and below like we expect from November weather.

Enjoy the sun and the heat while it lasts! Christmas is just around the corner!
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Prof. Will Lestrange » Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:49 am

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my headline is "Not the first Lestrange to play with fire", as featured on my image showing another Lestrange channeling the essence of the Heat Miser (in a day otherwise dominated by the Cold Miser no less!)
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Ereshkigal Csintalan » Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:38 pm

The image I'll use for my Avatar:
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My new Signature:
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The Headline says: A Song of Fire and More Fire
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby February Fortescue » Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:52 am

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cue the snowflakes
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Caius Magnusson » Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:21 am

Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Magical Backfires, Says Specialist

It has been known by the medical community that Vitamin D is an important nutrient in many bodily functions, including the absorption of calcium obtained through food intake and the prevention of depression. However, recent studies by the Healer Iris Lightbringer showcase a correlational link between improper Vitamin D intake and magical backfires.

Dr. Lightbringer's study had the participation of approximately 7,000 volunteers, who had their average number of backfires analysed throughout an entire month. During the same period, their bloodstream levels of Vitamin D were regularly assessed, with both variables being plotted over time.

The study identified that magical backfires were more prevalent when low levels of Vitamin D were present in the target's bloodstream, indicating the need for that nutrient in order to guarantee the safety of spellcasters. A new experiment devised in order to identify whether the link between the vitamin and the spellcasting results is causal or a mere correlation is currently being developed at Durmstrang, in the wake of Dr. Lightbringer's findings.
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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Adeline Morior » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:18 pm

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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Louis Walles » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:16 pm

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Re: Sun - Task #02. - “Making Headlines”

Postby Harry Walles » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:17 pm

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