Hi! Just asking - for the advice column, would other people’s questions be counted as words, or is it only your response?

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WestEndLover15 wrote:

Hi! Just asking - for the advice column, would other people’s questions be counted as words, or is it only your response?

You response. And your questions

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Part 1: Main Informational Article (800 words)
Politics — Make up some political figureheads to write a fake article about.

Jonathan P. Cragerhauser, head of the Polarist Party, made a statement this Friday evening in reply to any complaints against him and his Vice President, Gary Wilmore, in their party’s decision to withdraw from the Presidential race.
“These past few elections, the party has simply not pulled enough support from other, larger parties. Too many people have lost faith in the little guy. So, this year, we have near-unanimously decided not to endorse any candidates or to put forth one of our own. This has been agreed upon by all the party, not merely a few leaders. We fully support democracy and, if we’d had any remarkable candidates to present, we would have.”
Cragerhauser posted a similar message on his private Social Media but refused to answer any questions about why they had no candidate. This has raised some speculation that he attempted to get a place on the ballot but was turned down by the rest of his party. As the Polarists refuse to give any more information about their proceedings immediately before the election, this speculation has been widely accepted, particularly because of Cragerhauser’s comment about the populace having “lost faith in the little guy,” which many find a rather accusatory statement.
Several other smaller political parties, which often form tight-knit but obscure and, by some accounts, trivial communities with respect to other, larger, more polarized parties making up the political climate of today.
“We can do this. #Smith2024” Miranda Lee, a member of the Pseudo-socialist party, commented on Twitter in support of the party’s candidate just moments before ballots were first accepted. Live counts put Smith as one of the highest-voted candidates of a non-mainstream political party, with almost half the number of votes as the currently winning candidate, and gaining (Please view our live election votes counter HERE for current, insightful commentary and regular updates by our reporters Browne, Chang, and Hiller).
“Small parties can make big change” proclaimed the spokesperson for the Liberty party, George Weathers. The Liberty party, however, has not publicly endorsed a specific candidate, nor have they put forth one of their own.
Indeed, the numbers of candidates from smaller, lesser known parties has been decreasing slowly in the past decades, according to PRS (Political Research Sciences). PRS experts also state that the political climate has been severely, and negatively, impacted by riots and violence against people for their political views. For small parties, it seems like a much more dangerous threat than it may appear to larger, more widely accepted political groups. There is certainly some safety to be found in higher numbers of supporters.
Currently a rally, which is as of yet unmarred by violence, is taking place directly outside of Liberty Hall, and in the surrounding streets, in Georgetown by those protesting the shrinking of democratic power and the heightened legislation of this past year (access our live footage and commentary of the event HERE). Many of these problems several candidates, including Smith, have promised to address if elected. Promises satisfy few, however, as Hadley climbs in the live candidate rankings, now number two under Pliny.
Hadley is the most polarizing candidate of this, or perhaps any, election year. He is criticized by some as being ruthless and cruel, considered by others a visionary and brave, “willing to do what it takes” (see our interview with Georges Brown, Hadley’s number two, wherein he addresses criticisms and praises of Hadley HERE). However, as evidenced by the live updates on ballot counts, this does not mean he has no support.
In fact, it seems that the more polarizing the situation becomes, the more ardently people support their own, very specific view, and the less likely they are to change their minds about their political opinions. “It’s that mindset where, when something is off-limits or disliked by authorities or the populace, it suddenly becomes far more appealing, more ‘cool’,” Marie Gracen, Psychologist with the PRS, commented in a recent interview about the situation.
Back where we started now with the Polarist party, who out of anyone it seems should have benefited with their famously moderate and widely accepted views, but who instead were hurt so badly by the political climate that they do not even have a candidate running for office. Sympathy and support for the “little guy” has been near non-existent this past year as the country warms up, kinetic and ready for the tension of the election. People hold on tight to their opinions even as they become more polarizing, censoring and hating the other side because they censor and hate them.

All comments are either directly from verified Social Media accounts or interviews with the quoted participants. To view the interviews go to our interviews page HERE.


Brian R. Gosling is a freelance journalist who lives with his family and three dogs in…
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Part 2: Main Opinion Article (800 words)
Book/Movie/TV review — About any book, movie or TV show you want to review. Make sure to keep it Scratch-appropriate.

Batman: the Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. It was released in 2012.
Overall this movie has quite a bit of action, higher stakes than the first installment, and shows clear character growth in the titular character from beginning to end, and wraps up the trilogy well.
(Beware, this review has spoilers ahead!)
Full disclosure: the author of this review never finished the second Batman movie (The Dark Knight) because Joker totally freaked them out. If you were similarly uneasy, you will hopefully have no trouble with the third movie. The main villain through most of the movie, Bane, while he is certainly threatening to Batman and Gotham, is notably different from the Joker in his character and manner. His voice is the main thing which pulls away from the more menacing appearance of his masked face—he just does not really sound all that intense or scary, rather his tone is tenuous, almost sounding as though he’s trying not to laugh half the time. Yes, indeed, the main critique I levy against this movie are about the voices of both the main hero and the main villain. While Bruce Wayne has a normal voice, when masquerading as our favorite masked, Bat-themed vigilante, he severely lowers and roughens his voice in an attempt to disguise his identity—an attempt which, based on nearly everyone’s inability to recognize him, succeeds. This may not seem that big of a deal, but when Bane and Batman are very important characters, and Bane at least has a couple of lengthy villain monologues, it gets a little tedious to try not to focus on it.
It is also worth commenting on the similarly tedious process of the story’s exposition, which seems unreasonably slow at points but also like we’re being peppered with enough new characters to bode a pause while they are introduced. The latter happens primarily within the first few minutes of the movie, however, and becomes less of a problem quite quickly. Still, the first hour or so of the movie feels somewhat meandering, like they’re taking too long to get to the point. Still, the scenes are not poorly executed and many are proven important later on, or at least add to certain characters.
Batman has found a business ally in Miranda Tate, a Batman supporter (of whom there are few after the end of the previous movie) in Blake, and a maybe-sort-of-ally in Selina, aka Catwoman, though she’s never referred to by this title in the movie.
Surprisingly enough, they manage to pull off the character of Catwoman in a way that makes her both cool and clearly competent. Eventually she turns from being a burglar to being a friend and ally to Batman, cemented by the climax, and the character arc is slow enough as to be believable.
Tate, however, it is revealed in a twist that she is not only the daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul but has been working with Bane the entire time, even masterminding the plan to blow Gotham to dust with a nuclear bomb they’d fashioned out of the reactor she had been working on with Wayne Enterprises as a means of renewable energy for the city. The reveal scene, aided by some very pretty flashbacks, is done well, the tension helped by the fact that Tate is stabbing Batman as it is revealed. It was not foreshadowed much, but the story Bruce heard where several of these flashbacks were used the first time was completely misinterpreted by him—and through him, the audience—to be about Bane, when really it was about Tate. The power of perception. Those flashbacks were one of the most interesting and different parts of the movie, they felt very separate, the way they were told was like a legend from long ago, but they ended up having a big impact on the story.
Blake’s character (who it was revealed at the end was Robin, but more on that later) was well done and he didn’t seem over or under-used. As a cop he was targeted during the Bane- induced anarchy that plagued Gotham, but he didn’t give up despite learning some rather unsettling truths about Commissioner Gordon, who had been a mentor figure for him up until this point.
Overall, the three major new characters didn’t feel out of place and contributed a lot to the story as a whole.
The best part of this movie, however, was undoubtedly the ending, from the last part of the climax to the great resolution of the final scene. Besides the hiccup of the fact that Commissioner Gordon somehow doesn’t recognize Batman, which has been true since the first movie, the end was amazing. After the bomb detonates, far away from Gotham and any human habitation thanks to Batman, it is revealed that Blake is Robin and has resigned from the police force in order to take up the moniker and responsibilities of Batman. Everyone thinks Batman is dead, Alfred is particularly and acutely distraught because of his fight with Batman before his “demise.”
However, very few movies actually kill off their main character, and this one is no different.
In a callback to a scene early on in the movie, Alfred goes to a restaurant and looks around. He said that all he really wanted was for Bruce to be happy, and he would hope, whenever he was gone, that he would be gone for good, because Alfred didn’t believe Bruce could be happy when he was serving Gotham the way he was.
Bruce, from a few tables away, catches Alfred’s eye.

Bonus comment: I probably love the Scarecrow character in these movies far too much and it was a lot of fun to see his character come back, even though it was for a very small role. Actually, I think they managed the size of the role really well—they certainly didn’t need another major villain—because it came off as more of a fun cameo than anything else.
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Part 3: Column (500 words)
Weather — Natural disasters, or something like a script for the weather segment on television

Today the city of Georgetown in Virginia saw the first of a new, catastrophic kind of natural disaster. Never before in human history has such an occurrence been recorded, unless you count those potential accounts found in the caves in northern Africa, but experts cannot agree on the veracity of claims that these cave drawings point to a similar disaster. Displaced peoples from Georgetown have sought refuge in surrounding towns and cities or with relatives across the country. Please, if you wish to give donations to rescue teams stationed around the disaster zone, visit HERE. Clothes, toiletries, non-perishable food, medical supplies, and money are all accepted.
Now, we turn to our reporter Clara Dawson for a first-hand account of the disaster. Warning: some topics or scenes may be distressing to some viewers.

NEWSCASTER: So, Clara, what can you tell us about this newfound threat facing America?
DAWSON: Hi, Gary. Yes, well, I really haven’t seen anything like it. No one has, so far as most experts are concerned. Things were reportedly peaceful for days leading up to the disaster, and no one suspected it was just the calm before the storm. The clouds drifted in quickly, so local news and weather teams had little time to investigate before it hit. There were intense winds driving these huge, huge clouds. That was nothing compared to when the storm finally hit, though. It was raining cats and dogs. And I don’t mean that figuratively.
NEWSCASTER: Do we have any idea how this catastrophe happened?
DAWSON: The prevailing theory is that strong winds formed a hurricane that, after sweeping through Georgia in Hurricane Lisa, picked up many unfortunate household pets. The disaster moved across the water of the coast and at first experts were under the impression it would travel out to sea and disperse itself. Unfortunately, it did not. While the hurricane died down, the winds were still powerful and the storm was by no means banished. Instead it was quickly swept inland before many people of Georgetown had a chance to evacuate. Cats and dogs were more common than rain in this terrible storm, and they currently cover the town, making any attempted rescues all the more difficult and long-winded.



DAWSON, voice-over: The emergency evacuations are hindered by the now immense population of household pets. Vehicles are being borrowed from the surrounding towns and cities, yet they have proved to still be lacking in numbers. Not only are vehicles in short supply, rescue teams dedicated to retrieving people from the wreckage of the town are having difficulties, the animals distracting much of their focus. No one wants to leave these poor pets, who have already survived so much, behind. Still, it is even more important to get as many people out as possible. So far there have been far fewer casualties than expected, but experts are now on the lookout for similarly devastating disasters.
NEWSCASTER: Thank you for your insights, Clara. Well, that’s all for today’s natural disasters program. Come back for more news on Georgetown tomorrow. Good night, folks.
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Part 4: Other (200 words)
Obituaries — A biography of an imaginary recently deceased person, time of death, cause of death (scratch-appropriate)

Esmeralda Valentina Drewwit died June 23rd at the age of 83 due to heart failure. Born in 1943, Esmeralda never married and is succeeded by her two nephews and one grand-niece. She was adored by her community and made many significant contributions to the world in the form of her art. Esmeralda was a watercolorist and brought beauty to the world through her paintings, her passion for which those who knew her remember her fondly for. “Passion” is indeed a good word to describe her, and she brought this same power and intensity to other areas of her life. She served on the board for her community’s senior center for several years and was greatly respected for her contributions such as her donation of the vending machine you will find in the entrance hallway. She once said “there are few things better than chocolate” and can be remembered through eating a Hershey’s bar from her own vending machine. Many pieces of her art are being posthumously showcased by the members of the senior’s center, and donations to the center can be made at the show. Details on the following page. The memorial service to celebrate Ms. Esmeralda Valentina Drewwit is being held at Hope Church on Morning Drive this following Saturday at 2-4 PM.
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Part 1: Main Informational Article (800 words)
Fake crime — Write a report on a fake crime, but be sure to keep it Scratch appropriate.

You have no doubt heard many rumors about the great sock thief. For good reason. This mysterious, masked figure has been imagined on countless rooftops this winter. Carrying a bag surely full to bursting with socks. No one, though, has ever seen him.
Thousands of socks. Stolen. Gone without a trace.
Some socks have been taken from washing machines, dryers, which finished their load only for the hapless victim to open the door and realize that every last sock was missing.
Still others have been taken straight from the feet of a sleeping victim without rousing them to wakefulness.
So why are these socks being taken?
Finally, the experts are speaking out. Giving their sound opinions on what could
possibly be the cause of such a horrific, and deeply unusual, crime.
The renowned Dr. Evangeline Jones suggested that the thief had some sort of emotional attachment to a specific sock, likely given to him by a loved one, and is now scouring the homes of many to find a comparable article of clothing to this treasured possession that was lost to him.
One theory is that perhaps this thief suffers from some sort of condition, causing his feet to be so cold they require layers of socks to remain warm.
Another expert theory is that this is some sort of Robin Hood attempt. Perhaps many poor feet are freezing this winter, which has been unusually cold. This theory, though, has been recently discarded because no socks have resurfaced on this earth since their fateful disappearance.
No, these socks are gone. To all those out there who have lost socks, may I take a moment to express my deepest sympathy to you and your family, who are surely taking this loss hard as any of us would.
Now, I’m sure many of you are curious as to whether or not this city-wide thievery includes department stores. Are all socks lost? Will my feet freeze in this cold winter? These questions surely flood your mind.
This may come as a surprise to many, so make sure you swallow your coffee before reading. Strangely enough, the thievery does seem to be limited to homes.
Once again, I will bring back the experts to explain why this might be the case.
One expert has suggested that perhaps the thief is worried about security. The average house might not be well secured beyond a lock, but stores have much more formidable security systems.
A theory, which I assure you has no proof as of yet, is that the department stores themselves are engineering this fiasco. However, I would like to remind you to not think less of the owners of these department stores. This has no backing as of yet.
Another theory that is in line with the oddity of this case is that perhaps the thief is only interested in socks that have been worn before.
“This thief may be looking for dirty socks, as strange as that sounds,” Dr. Jones explained. Dr. Jones attempted to run tests on her dirty socks as opposed to clean, newly bought ones to see what merits this idea holds, but after turning around for just a moment, she found them stolen from her lab!
An anguished Dr. Jones described the scene. “I can’t explain it, I looked away for just a second, and when I returned . . . they were gone! All that was left was a sterile, blank table. If any good came out of experiencing this firsthand, it is that my determination to bring this person to justice was renewed. I promise I will do everything in my power to keep this tragedy from befalling anyone else.”
Well there you have it. To those with feet suffering from this travesty, our hearts go out to you.
If the sock thief is reading this, I hope you know the pain you’ve caused to the innocent. I hope that the knowledge torments you in your sleep. Tortures you inside. I hope you see the faces of poor, sockless civilians as you eat, as you speak, even as you look at yourself in the mirror. I hope that the pain will make you return these dear possessions to the suffering people that you stole them from.
To all readers, please do your best to support the police, who are working hard to combat this strange scenario.
Many cops have been working overtime to dust each crime scene for fingerprints. All testing has come back with no unusual sets of prints, meaning the detectives have no leads to go off of.
If anyone has seen someone acting strangely around socks lately, please call the non-emergency line and give all the information you have to these poor policemen and women, who will take any information, however vague and unhelpful, over this darkened abyss of emptiness. Good luck, and may your socks be protected.

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Part 2: Main Opinion Article (800 words)
Restaurant review — Write a review of a fake or chain restaurant.

No one knows where Socks! got its name. However, despite the new restaurant’s questionable name, it has thus far done remarkably well. I myself have gone many times in the week since it has been open, and every time it has been nearly full of people, laughter, and delicious food.
Service is excellent, though the waiters and waitresses do not wear shoes or socks, probably due to the recent, tragic sock thief incident. Socks! has an optimal atmosphere for just about everything. A date, a get-together with friends, even a business party. All this and more would benefit from the comfortable air in this wonderful place.
The building itself is strange, but not unappealing. In fact, no one knows what it was designed for. It seems from the outside to have originally been a sort of office, but the inside is not room after room like you might expect. Instead, an open space dominates the restaurant, while smaller, private rooms are set aside for large parties.
The design itself is something to be wondered at. With its high-contrast color palette of whites and dark grays, it is polished, but the rooms are lit mostly by candlelight, giving it warmth to draw away from any potential ostentatiousness. Round tables covered in pristine white tablecloths give the rooms an elegant touch, while soft chairs add an inviting and homey feel. Calming yet engaging music creates the perfect setting for a relaxed dinner, while not being distracting if something more important is being discussed over food. Freshly picked flowers are set in gorgeous hand-made vases on the tables. Overall, it is a gorgeous place for a wonderful meal.
The food is of great quality and price for said quality. All the money I’ve spent has been well worth it.
Something that further adds to the appeal of this exciting new restaurant is the fact that the owner and chef are unknown. The secrecy around these two figures has led to much speculation.
Once again, Dr. Evangeline Jones sheds light on the situation. “Perhaps the chef and owner are disfigured, causing them to not want to be seen. Maybe some horrible accident, perhaps with some sort of hot cooking instrument, has left them scarred and unwilling to show their faces.”
Dr. Jones said that it is also possible that “the chef and owner are one person and don’t want the world to know.”
“It could also be a business tactic. The air of mystery that surrounds the place and the chef and owner’s identities certainly results in some interest,” Dr. Jones has suggested.
Another idea Jones came up with was “a mental condition”, which “could result in them wanting to avoid contact with customers.”
We truly have no idea.
This is far from the only mystery Socks! has to offer. While the food has always arrived warm, fresh, and uncommonly tasty no one quite knows what it is.
When I was there last night, I ordered the soup du jour, which was delicious. On the other hand, it was impossible to come up with any idea what it was. It looked nothing like any soup I’ve eaten before, but tasted better than any soup I’d ever had, too. I tried to ask the waiter, but he staunchly refused to answer my prodding questions. At first I thought it was because I’m a well known reporter, but my dear friend, Dr. Jones, also tried for naught to convince anyone at the restaurant to inform her what is in the food.
“Every time I asked about the food, all the waiters simply turned their backs on me! If the food had not been so delectable I might have left right then and there. The lasagna-looking thing—not a very scientific term, I know—I ate that night was heavenly.”
In fact, so closely guarded are their recipes that they did not even allow Dr. Jones to take food home when she asked.
“I didn’t have any leftovers, but I asked for some food to go. I was planning on examining the genetic makeup of the food to see if I could get some clue as to the ingredients of the dish. I didn’t even tell the waiter my plan, and they still flatly refused!” During this point of our interview, Dr. Jones sighed deeply, likely remembering the food. “I can’t stay angry for long at that place, though. It must be something in the food.”
I am sure that everyone has to agree with Dr. Jones.
Despite the mysteries, Socks! is an extremely enticing restaurant. If anything, this business has benefited from the curiosity from citizens all over the city, who come to see the fabled place for themselves. The mysteries surrounding Socks! may never be revealed, but all we truly need to know is that their food is some of the most delicious ever to grace this earth.

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Part 3: Column (500 words)
Gossip — About people’s personal lives. Only write about imaginary people please!

Mr. Eugene Wilson has recently moved into the city, and has caused quite a stir. Why, you may ask, would this thirty year old, extravagantly rich man draw such interest? Perhaps your wife or daughter obsessively listens for any new information on the reportedly handsome, and single man. Perhaps you are tired of hearing about him. Well, I’m sure the information I am about to share will make you just as interested.
Mr. Wilson has recently gone to several parties and his fellow guests have left with many stories to tell. I myself was there one of those nights, at Mr. and Mrs. Alder’s New Year’s celebration.
I had refrained from interviewing Mr. Wilson for the majority of the night, in a feat of willpower that I think was quite splendid and certainly worth it.
Finally, just as the fireworks were beginning, I started across the room to ask Mr. Wilson a few questions. However, I found him heading across to me. Clearly, he had something to say.
What was it, you might ask? I must leave you in suspense for a few moments while I inform you of something, quite shocking, I noted about his appearance in that interaction.
Mr. Wilson was wearing socks.
Due to his rather too short pants, I could easily see socks pulled up high on his legs. It was almost as if he wanted me to see them. Which is ridiculous, of course, because everyone in town has taken to hiding their socks. Clearly, Mr. Wilson was just considerably bad at it.
Now, in any normal circumstances his socks would not come as a surprise. Because of the recent sock thievery, however, it was very astonishing indeed.
The socks were striped with many colors. Swaths of yellow, pink, even brown covered the material. They seemed quite thick, perhaps made with wool. They appeared dreadfully comfortable. I longed for my socks to be returned to me, and for that despicable sock thief to be placed behind bars (without any socks of their own) where they belonged.
Then, an even more mind blowing realization occurred to me. Those were my socks!
While you digest that revelation, let me describe what Mr. Wilson said to me that night.
“You’re Mr. Alexander Redding, right? The reporter?” he asked me in a conspiratorial tone.
I replied that I was, causing him to nod with a thoughtful look on his face that left me anticipating his next words with equal amounts dread and excitement. What would this strange man tell me? What stories would I then be able to tell?
“Well, Alex, do I have a story for you.”
He gestured urgently for me to come nearer, and I obligingly leaned in closer.
“I know who the sock thief is,” Mr. Wilson whispered. With a wink and flash of his pristine white teeth, he withdrew.
I urgently asked for the thief’s name, but Mr. Wilson simply shrugged. “Tell the city what I’ve told you and maybe I’ll tell you next time we meet.”

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Part 4: Other (200 words)
Invitations (fake) — Birthday parties, venues, concerts, local events, etc.

Mr. Eugene Wilson instructed me to do one more thing that fateful New Year’s night as fireworks exploded over our heads. He told me that he wished to share something with the entire city. I believe that it is the valuable information he volunteered to disclose to me at a later date: the identity of the vile sock thief. Perhaps he will give the answer as to why he himself was wearing socks. Especially my socks, which were stolen from me in the first few days of the thief’s scourge on this great city. I miss those socks dearly, and it confounded me how Mr. Wilson came into possession of them. Maybe after this event we will have the thief in prison where they belong.
Come to Mr. Wilson’s estate at six thirty PM on February the 1st if you want to know the truth behind the thievery. Dress should be formal, but I am sure that under the present circumstances, socks are not required. Gifts to our gracious host would not be amiss, but be sure to bring your families, your curiosity, your righteous anger, and your appetites. Mr. Wilson has promised food and drink, catered by Socks! as well as answers.

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Bellevue91 wrote:

SWC Weekly #2 - Newspaper

We’ve made it to the second weekly of the month! This time you’ll be creating a newspaper - throughout the activities you’ll get to write an array of segments. This weekly has four parts, all of which must be completed to earn points. Each part contains a list of options; you should choose one activity from each list to write.

You may begin the activities in this weekly at 12:01am on the 10th of July, UTC timezone.

Part 1: Main Informational Article (800 words)
Real-world — Any current events ongoing, perhaps a viral go fund me, or a weather crisis. Keep this one non-political.
Politics — Make up some political figureheads to write a fake article about.
Scratch news — About any event occurring on Scratch, explain its importance and impact on the community.
Sports — Describe a situation that is going on in any sport. Any team changes or major losses?
Fake crime — Write a report on a fake crime, but be sure to keep it Scratch appropriate.
SWC news — Any changes or interesting events happening in Scratch’s Writing Camp!
Satire — Utilize humor to express an opinion on a current event, keeping it non-political and scratch appropriate.

Part 2: Main Opinion Article (800 words)
Scratch opinion — Keep it positive only, write about the good aspects of Scratch
Book/Movie/TV review — About any book, movie or TV show you want to review. Make sure to keep it Scratch-appropriate.
Music review — About a piece of music and possibly the meaning behind it, information about the artist
Restaurant review — Write a review of a fake or chain restaurant.
Real world opinion — Keep it non-political.
Sports opinion — Offer opinions about sports and/or sporting events.

Part 3: Column (500 words)
Advice — Answer questions people send in! We have a studio here where you can submit questions for other people to answer.
Gossip — About people’s personal lives. Only write about imaginary people please!
Science — Cover the latest discoveries in fields from astrophysics to psychology.
Tech — New technology and how people are using it.
Arts & Style — Theatre, fine arts, pop culture, and more!
Travel — News relevant to people planning vacations
Weather — Natural disasters, or something like a script for the weather segment on television
Business & Finance — News relevant to consumers
Medicine — Discoveries and announcements in medicine and health

Part 4: Other (200 words)
Comic — We’re only requiring a script for your comic, but if you’re an artist and want to add some art to your weekly, you’re more than welcome to turn your script into comic pages!
Advertisement (fake or real) — Advertisements for applications/inventions/sales/coupons/etc.
Invitations (fake) — Birthday parties, venues, concerts, local events, etc.
Awards/recognition (fake) — Prizes from local competitions, fake community awards given to fake members of a community, etc.
Recipe (created by you!) —Must be an actual/believable recipe somebody can follow to produce an actual dish, recipe must be created by you
Obituaries — A biography of an imaginary recently deceased person, time of death, cause of death (scratch-appropriate)
Horoscopes — Come up with your own readings for all 12 horoscopes, horoscope readings must be created by you

To earn 3500 points for your cabin, you should comment in the main cabin that you've completed the weekly and include links to the following:

• Your main informational article (800+ words) from Part 1
  
• Your main opinion article (800+ words) from Part 2
  
• Your column (500+ words) from Part 3
  
• Your miscellaneous section (200+ words) from Part 4

This comes out to a total of at least 2300 words.
All proof must be provided before 11:59pm on the 16th of July, UTC timezone. If your weekly is late or incomplete, you will not earn any points.

Once again, you have an entire week to complete this weekly! There’s no pressure to get everything done immediately; and if you feel like you’re not able to complete this please don’t strain yourself <33
Good luck!

Thank you to Robin, Zai, Bakie, Zura, Sawyer, Birdi, and Lio for planning and writing this weekly!

Hi, just asking, can we do multiple things for one part? Like for the first part, we do fake crime and scratch news (800+ words in total)? Please answer me.

I think we can do more than one for each (at least I did for parts 3 & 4), but I'm not entirely sure. The way it's phrased does suggest we can do more than one. Like “invitationS”, and “art & style” is a category. So I think we can

Part 1: Main Informational Article
fake crime — Write a report on a fake crime, but be sure to keep it Scratch appropriate.

As everyone knows, there is a thief roaming around the city. This is none other than the candy snatcher. Some say he or she is a little kid on a sugar rush but others think they are dangerous and an adult. Nobody seems to know why they like candy so much or what they do with it, the people only know to be scared. During the past 3 days, over 30 candy stores have been robbed. Police are trying to find evidence but it may take them a while. People have claimed to see the thief but the police proved them wrong. The name the people gave the thief was the candy snatcher. Now let's talk about the worst things the snatcher did. Just yesterday. The snatcher stole from the celebrity Rordon Gamsay. Yes that's right the thief stole scratch's #1 chef Rordon Gamsay! While he was baking his candy cake deluxe, the candy snatcher broke into the oven and ate the whole cake. Another shocking discovery was that last week, famous singer Cardi A's candy stash has went missing. Here were some of her words: “I KNOW THAT CANDY SNATCHER CAME ALL THE WAY HERE JUST TO STEAL MY CHOCOLATE. THAT WAS 120 DOLLARS WORTH OF CANDY. 120 DOLLARS!” And that was proven. Last time Cardi A shared a pic of her chocolate stash, many calculated 120 exact dollars of chocolate in the basket. Now we have some theories on what the snatcher does with the chocolate.
Theory #1 - Many people think the snatcher is a little kid just wanting candy. He could be parentless and just wants the rich chocolate taste melting in his mouth so he gets a bit of happiness. The people who believe this estimate the age of this thief to be 8-12 as a person below 8 wouldn't be smart enough to sneak in a house for candy uncaught. And a person above 12 wouldn't sneak into houses just for candy. Let's move on to theory 2.
Theory #2 - Some other people believe the snatcher is a spoiled dad, wishing for his kids to get all the candy in the world. The dad could have a car so he could travel faster to get to houses and stores. The dad is estimated to be 20+ so he has a drivers license. So basically the snatcher takes the candy and gives it to his kids.
Theory #3 - The snatcher wants to be rich. People are saying that the candy snatcher holds a secret stall that only opens in the middle of the night. He sells the best candy he has and he probably has more then 5k dollars. Many humans have seen broken candy stalls but there are just so many in the world, we have no idea which one is the candy snatchers.
We have sent over a thousand detectives and police to find this thief but so far nothing too big has been found. But detectives have noticed that the candy snatchers most stolen candy was the 1$ Choco bars and 5$ cupcakes.
The worst thing about this criminal is that some candies are the only good food more poor kids get to eat. A 1$ Choco bar would mean a lot to a less rich person but the snatcher is snatching all the candy away, making 6000 people sad and less than 400 people starve.
Dentists are doing their parts too. The most famous, Scratchy Tooth dentist has been searching for people with dirty teeth who could possibly be our culprit. The Scratch charity is also donating all the money they get to buy chocolate for the poor. We are all so glad people are helping solving this mystery.
People are so scared of the snatcher, they are hiding their candy in a safe at their house. A safe in a safe for some. Their passwords are so extreme they can't remember without writing it down. That is how scared the people are.
The candy thief has over 1000 100$ candy and we have no idea what he will do with them. Some of our less likely theories are:
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The snatcher wants to make a big candy dessert. Maybe a cake with all the chocolate as toppings or candy melted and stuck on each other. This is a less likely but still possible option of what the candy snatcher does.
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He wants to build a candy castle. Imagine, a castle made out of candy. It's like He's Willy Wonka! I wonder how much he's constructed if he is. And where he wants it to be.
Please stay safe from the snatcher and keep your candy safe too. We recommend setting small alarms in your secret candy stash. Don't go too extreme but this is a small thing you can do to keep safe.
If you have any idea on what the Candy snatcher does, contact us on CandysnatcherMystery@Emailzz.Com or call 12+34567890 (THIS IS FAKE) Thank you.
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Part 2: Main Opinion Article
Restaurant review — Write a review of a fake or chain restaurant.

The brand new Scratch Diner has opened and we have opinions from many people including Scratch's #1 chef, Rordon Gamsay! The scratch diner is a brand new restaurant with food you never heard of. Some unique food include pasta popcorn, Yoghurt-sickle and much, much more. Let's look at the basic food.
The #1 item on the menu is none other than ramen deluxe. This ramen dish includes: Ramen, Carrots, green peas, roast chicken and soya sauce. It has a 4.7 star review and our star Rordon Gamsay loved this meal.
Next we have some nuggets. “The best chicken nuggets in scratch! I never knew cooked chicken had so much flavor until I tasted this.” - Gobo The chicken nuggets have a secret recipe behind them. Nobody knows what except the cooks. When asked at a recent interview, all chef Terra said was “That is something no one knows. And no one will know.”
After we have the 3rd best item. Instead of something delicious to eat, the 3rd best item is bubble tea. In the place, you can order bubble tea with more than 30 flavors. The best ones are: Milk tea, Peach tea and coffee.
Pizza is also very good. Like bubble tea, there are over 30 pizza options you can have. Rordon Gamsay most favorite flavor is pepperoni and olives. As in the title, there is extra cheese, chopped peperoni and olives. “I never tasted pizza so good in my life!” -Rordon Gamsay
A bowl of pasta is another community favorite. The tomato sauce is cooked to perfection and the pasta is soft. 14 options of pasta to choose from. Some include: Noodles, Cheesy noodle, Chicken pasta and the deluxe pasta plate. The plate includes half noodles and half pasta. Tomato sauce spread all over and veggies. There are chicken and beef for non - veg scratchers.
Back to drinks, the latte is amazing. It tastes amazing and is very good. It has a rating of 3.9 stars and everybody loves this.
Now what's a restaurant without dessert? The best deserts in the menu are:
Ice cream - this sweet treat brings the memories of your childhood. You can have 3 scoops for the price of one! And enjoy all the 20 flavors. They have a range from Apple to Yoghurt flavored! Crazy! The scratcher's most favorite ones are: Cheesecake, peanut butter, mango cream and the original, one and only vanilla.
Cheese cake - 4 delicious flavors include: Chocolate, strawberry, blueberry and just plain. The cheesecakes are perfect for a birthday cake. And speaking of birthdays, let's look at some snacks you could order for a party!
The best snacks at the Diner are:
Crackers - Cheese and salty crackers are awesome snacks. They come in packets and are super simple to open. Gobo's favorite crackers are the cheese ones. Rumour has it that Gobo has a stash of it hidden in his office.
Pretzels - basic salty pretzels. One of the underrated snacks. these are baked to be the best pretzels in scratch. The salt is spread evenly throughout the snack and scratchers all over scratch enjoys it.
peanut butter cookies - the best snack on the menu is the peanut butter cookie. You can order normal or extra peanut butter. Normal is a cookie baked with cinnamon with a layer of peanut butter spread on top. Some peanuts are even hidden in the depths of the biscuit. Extra is like normal but peanuts and peanut butter are mixed into the cookie's batter and a more thick layer of peanut butter is spread on top with even more cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Lets talk about serving. The waiters and waitresses wear a blue and white uniform with a green and blue apron on top. A design on the apron is the letter S. Possibly standing for Scratch but that is not confirmed. the waiters serve in time and make sure the food is still warm by the time they get to you.
A question people really want to know is: How did the scratch diner become so popular?
A young Pico was the founder of this Diner. Not a famous Pico. But now, Pico gets 1 million dollars a month. He was never asked how he got so very famous. Except on his scratch profile but he never replies to comments. Pico was a normal guy who opened a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. After 2 months, Scratch diner was the most famous restaurant in scratch! Surprising I know. People think he advertised it a lot. But nobody has ever seen an advertisement on the Diner. Not that we know of. The main reason is probably somebody tried it then advertised it to their friends. Maybe some people posted it on their projects and even got the attention of Gobo and Rordon Gamsay.
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Part 3: Column
Advice — Answer questions people send in!

Scratchers struggle in life. That is why we have some advice for you!

@icebunny11
“My dog magically eats the mangoes from my fridge and I know this because he has mango juice all over his teeth …. Help?”
Well. To stop your dog from having mangoes, I have a few ideas. First one is to not let your dog enter the kitchen. This will help a lot as the fridge is in the kitchen and if your dog can't go in the Kitchen, he won't steal mangoes. Secondly, eat them mangoes before your dog. Then there will be no mangoes left for your doggo. Last option is to keep the mangoes out of the fridge. Your dog will be so confused and won't know where the mangoes are. You can keep them in a high cupboard or anywhere else. Hoped that helped

@Dark-Ehko
“Will I ever get to scream as loudly as I want to?”
The answer to that is it depends on where you are. If you are at home and your parents are around, you can't as your parents will find it annoying and will ban you from your devices and you'll have no choice but to quit SWC But, if you are in an open place with barely anyone around, you might be able to scream really loud. make sure you avoid crowded places and scream in open places and its even better if you're alone.

@SqueakyBird520
“What do you do when a capybara asks for directions to a place you've never heard of?”
Papaya. Just give it a papaya. Then everything will be alright If you forgot to carry an emergency papaya, you need to give it random/wrong directions and run where you need to go. Make sure you don't give the capybara the same directions you're going in or bad things will happen. It's best to lead them far far away.

@ShinewithAanya25
“I'm undergoing a huge block in my life. FYI: Block in my case means when you can't get any ideas for something. I feel like my whole life is a block. Like I can't get ideas to build things in Minecraft, or what to draw, or write, or even STUDY in math. Video games, programming, you name it. Also, looking up random ideas to build in Minecraft DIDN'T help. Also, I'm friendless. plz somebody help!”
We have lots of options to solve this problem. I'm sure many people experience this and we need an answer. let's start with Minecraft builds. Minecraft is a game of creativity and fun. If looking up idea's didn't help, try doing something new. Start a new survival series or a hardcore one. It can be fun you just need to do it. Same with searching ideas. Just do one you think you can do. Drawing I can help. I'm no artist but I love spending free time doodling. Try asking a person you know (mom, dad or brother) to give a description of a person. Draw it. Trust me, people giving descs are MUCH better than online websites. Whenever I write a new story, I base it off my dreams. Once I dreamed of going to a carnival alone with my cousins so a book I wrote was about 2 girls going to a carnival of fear. Basically to summarize it, just do it. If you start it you won't wanna end it. Making friends is easy. Just say hello and how are you for a few weeks and you've got yourself a friend
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Part 4: Other
Advertisement (fake or real) — Advertisements for applications/inventions/sales/coupons/etc.

The new Doggy Ruins shop is THE place to adopt a pet dog. Dog's are cute, fluffy and nice. Doggy ruins have just had a HUGE offer. If you buy a dog for more than 30$, the next time you come you get a dog for free. You just need proof that you adopted the dog and this is your second time visiting. This will end on September 6th 2022. More offers include 3 packs of dog food for the price of 2! 2 for the price of one and one for half of two. Ending on August 15th 2022. And if you've purchased an item for the tenth time you get a free doggy pet starter pack. This includes a pet bed, 5 packs of dog food and feeding bowls. With over 100 breeds of dogs, Doggy Ruins is the place to go. So many offers and a summer sale going on too. 20% - 50% off on all pets. Pet toys are 10% - 30% off and that is why you should visit Doggy Ruins Shop. Make sure you go before these amazing offers finish. Vouchers are also available making Doggy ruins the best pet shop in Scratch. Have a great time shopping at Doggy Ruins.
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