8-Amat: Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam'

Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam'

  President-elect Donald Trump ripped the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" and noting that Hillary Clinton had already conceded. Trump charged in a statement that the effort was nothing but a fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein. Stein has already raised more than $5 million online for the recount in Wisconsin, which may begin some time next week. Green Party officials filed for a recount in Wisconsin on Friday after reports of possible voting discrepancies in areas that used paper ballots versus those where electronic voting took place. Both the Clinton campaign and the White House have said they see no evidence that any voting systems were hacked, although the Clinton campaign said Saturday it will take part in the recounts, joining with Stein, to ensure the recount is "fair to all sides."

7-Amat: Engineering Silicon-Based Lifeforms

Engineering Silicon-Based Lifeforms

1. Paragraphs 1 and 2 establish the tone of the article by explaining the creating of new lifeforms based on a study and the possibility for their creation. The words "bred' and "environmentally" establish the tone of the article.

2. The author is setting up an ambiguous tone by stating a new study that has never been performed by anyone except chemists.

3. The author is saying that this experiment is a test to see of nature can adapt simultaneously with silicon the basic living block.

4. The word choice helps develop the tone by expanding on how this experiment is important to engineering. The word choice helps explain the importance of silicon-based lifeforms and nature.

8-Amat Kanye West abruptly cancels remaining leg of Saint Pablo Tour

Kanye West abruptly cancels remaining leg of Saint Pablo Tour

    Kanye West has abruptly pulled the plug on his Saint Pablo Tour a few days after making statements onstage about how he "would have voted for Donald Trump" and after a stormy weekend in which he abruptly canceled a show after four songs. The move comes after a complex weekend for the musician, who abruptly ended a concert in Sacramento, California, on Saturday, then canceled a performance Sunday in the Los Angeles area. The latest drama comes after West went on a wild rant about Trump and others at his Saturday show. Captured on video by concert-goers, West in an over 10-minute tirade told the audience he was on his "Trump (expletive) tonight." He talked about Beyonce, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, Mark Zuckerberg, the radio and MTV at the stop of his Saint Pablo Tour. Saturday's outburst and truncated show became a hot topic on Twitter and other social platforms Sunday morning, as amateur videos circulated of West's rant where, among other things, he said he was hurt because he heard Beyonce refused to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards unless she won Video of the Year over him. He also urged her husband Jay Z to call him and "talk to me like a man." West’s tour was slated to resume Tuesday night in Fresno, but LA Times music writer Gerrick Kennedy reported that West had told Saint Pablo tour crew members that the remaining U.S. dates were canceled.

7-Amat Will Banning Killer Robots Prevent Robots from Killing?

Will Banning Killer Robots Prevent Robots from Killing?

1. The first 2 paragraphs establish a mock-serious tone by explaining how killer robots can be a possibility for the future even though we have not yet fully learned to make successful, advanced robots. The words "solution" and "weapons' establish the tone for both paragraphs.

2. The author is trying to establish a tone in which the readers should think back of technology that is used for robots to be built and programmed to work.

3. The author is saying that although people think killer robots are not real, some agencies are working to ban any robot companies from creating them.

4. The author's word choice varies from serious to mocking because it describes this robot issue as important but it also compares it to fiction movies. This word choice is trying to say that this issue is not impossible and must be stopped before people begin to get hurt.

8-Amat 'Make America White Again': Hate speech and crimes post-election

'Make America White Again': Hate speech and crimes post-election

Fears of heightened bigotry and hate crimes have turned into reality for some Americans after Donald Trump's presidential win. And the list of incidents keeps growing. While Trump has been accused of fostering xenophobia and Islamophobia, some people have used his words as justification to carry out hateful crimes. Recent days have witnessed ugly episodes of racist or anti-Semitic pro-Trump graffiti along with threats or attacks against Muslims. The governor said both New York State Police and the State Division of Human Rights will investigate the alleged hate crime. Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, were investigating reports a man approached a Muslim student and threatened to set her on fire with a lighter unless she removed her hijab. At New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, students discovered Trump's name written on the door to a prayer room for Muslims on Wednesday, school officials said. Minnesota high school student Moses Karngbaye said he was terrified to see racist graffiti scrawled inside a bathroom. Amid all the physical and verbal attacks, hundreds of Baylor University students rallied behind Natasha Nkhama to make sure she felt safe leaving class.

7-Amat Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

1. The tone of the first 2 paragraphs makes the tone for this article to describe the importance of math for engineering and how it can help and individual. The words "efficiency" and "learn" are used to establish the tone of of the article.
2.  The author is setting a humorous, but serious tone by stating the importance of mathematics in the engineering field.
3. It explains the importance of math and how it helped an ancient civilization build an awesome structure that still exists today. 
4. His word choice helps readers understand that even though math is needed for engineering, it might not actually be needed for many cases. This word choice affects the meaning of the text by questioning the actual importance of math on engineering. 

7-Amat Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

1. The tone of the first 2 paragraphs makes the tone for this article to describe the importance of math for engineering and how it can help and individual. The words "efficiency" and "learn" are used to establish the tone of of the article.
2.  The author is setting a humorous, but serious tone by stating the importance of mathematics in the engineering field.
3. It explains the importance of math and how it helped an ancient civilization build an awesome structure that still exists today. 
4. His word choice helps readers understand that even though math is needed for engineering, it might not actually be needed for many cases. This word choice affects the meaning of the text by questioning the actual importance of math on engineering. 

8-Amat Here’s What Donald Trump Says Will Happen If He Loses on Tuesday

Here’s What Donald Trump Says Will Happen If He Loses on Tuesday

         First, he has said the nation could face a messy fight around the election results themselves. Trump declined to promise at the final presidential debate that he would accept the election results regardless of outcome. So in the event of a Trump loss, he’s hinted at challenging the results or calling for a recount similar to 2000. But if Trump either doesn’t challenge the results or does and is still found to be the loser, he has said that Hillary Clinton would be tried for crimes in office and impeached. Two nights before the election, he said Clinton’s time in office would be ““likely to conclude in a criminal trial.” While President Clinton is being impeached and tried for crimes, Trump says outside Washington, the country will be beset by violence at the hands of immigrants and refugees. As violence pours over the borders and the nation’s president is embroiled in political scandal and criminal trials, Trump predicts an Orwellian system in which his supporters are controlled by the government and manipulated with biased media reports.

7-Amat Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

Math Is a Rite of Passage for Engineers—But Should It Be?

1. The tone of the first 2 paragraphs makes the tone for this article to describe the importance of math for engineering and how it can help and individual. The words "efficiency" and "learn" are used to establish the tone of of the article.

2. This phrase is trying to re-establish the actual design of these rockets in order to help spacecraft moon.

3. His word choice helps readers understand that even though math is needed for engineering, it might not actually be needed for many cases. This word choice affects the meaning of the text by questioning the actual importance of math on engineering.