Aliens took the Malaysian Plane?

This article was about the missing plane from Malaysia airports. It was mainly about all the theories set around the situation. There are some ridiculous theories, like alien abduction, and there are some theories that sound quite accurate. One theory is that the pilot was using the plane to commit suicide and mass murder. Terrorism is another theory because two passengers on the plan had stolen passports. Some say that decompression caused the plane to lose oxygen and killed everyone. The shoot down theory is also very popular. It is said that the plane lost power but the engine still worked so the pilot decided to turn around in the middle of the night. When the pilot turned around he passed by some unfriendly country and they shot the plane down then covered it up.

This article can relate to the Salem witch trials that we learned about in English class. No one knew that the town was going through a wave of hysteria so they came up with crazy scenarios to solve the problem. They clung to witchcraft as the reason to why everyone was acting that way. Now since no one knows what is going on with the plane people are making up crazy theories to what the actual problem is.

I believe that it is a good thing and a bad thing that people are coming up with these theories. It could be good because it allows people to be more open to what could've happened. It gives ideas on where to search for the plane and who to ask about the planes whereabouts. Some of the theories could be a big help to the search party of the plane because some of them actually make sense. While on the other hand, some theories are expecting the worst. The bad theories are worrying families of the missing passengers. They aren't helping the situation at all and are just making things worse.

• How does the author use language to advance her point of view? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

-The author uses sarcasm and humor to get her point across on how ludicrous the theories are about the missing plane. In paragraph two she shows humor and sarcasm by saying, “And last but not, least here's that old Internet standby so popular among conservative conspiracy theorists: It's Obama's fault.” In this quote she was trying to be funny by making fun of people that blame everything on Obama. Even when there is something that has nothing to do with. Another example in paragraph two is when the author says, “ Somebody shot it down. Aha! We can't see the plane because it's invisible! No, it's a sign from God that the Rapture is coming! The Illuminati are behind this!” This is another example that shows the author using humor and sarcasm to get a point across. She is being sarcastic on what happened with the plane.

Dooley, Kevin. "US Airways." Photograph. Flickr. Yahoo, 23 Nov 2013. Web. 23 Mar 2014, <http://www.flickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/11262472956>

O'Neill Ann. "Flight 370: When Facts Run Few, Imaginations Go Wild." CNN. N.p., 22 Mar 2014. Web. 23 Mar 2014, <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/21/world/asia/missing-plane-mystery-clues-theories/index.html?hpt=hp_t1>

Mother Tries To Kill "Possessed" Children

A pregnant woman, named Ebony Wilkerson from South Carolina was making her way to Daytona Beach. Wilkerson had her three children with her in hopes of keeping them safe from her violent husband. She fled to her sister’s apartment and her sister noticed something strange about her. Wilkerson’s sister decided to take her to a hospital to have her checked out. Wilkerson checked in the hospital and quickly decided to check out. She got into her minivan with her children inside of it and dove to the beach. Witnesses saw her drive her van straight into the Atlantic ocean and fled to save the children. As the men worked towards opening the doors, the children pleaded, "Please help us, our mom is trying to kill us." Wilkerson was fighting her son over the wheel as he was trying to steer the car out of the water. The helpers were able to rescue all three children and even the mother. After they had her children out of the van she just walked away. Before the accident Wilkerson was talking to her sister about there being demons in her house. It is believed that Wilkerson thought her children were possessed and that is why she attempted to kill them.

This story connects to my English class. We were just learning about the Salem Witch Trials and this article relates. In the witch trials people would accuse others of being a witch or working with the Devil. After they were accused they were given an unfair trial and most were hung or killed in other ways. In this story Wilkerson accused her children of being demons. After accusing the children she decided to take action and attempt to murder them, luckily this didn't work out.

It is horrible to even think something like this could be true. The children did not deserve this at all. If she didn't want the children there was no need to try and kill them. There are other options out there, like putting your children up for adoption, or just giving them to a trusted family member. She should not be allowed to have her children back at any point in time. As soon as she gives birth to her newborn they should take it away from her also. Wilkerson deserves many years of prison for such a crime, or at least lots of time in a mental hospital because it is apparent that she has serious issues.

• What is the impact of using [statistics/quotations/headings/bullets/personal experience] (choose one of the options and write only on it.) If you have another element that you would like to discuss on this question, get the okay from me before proceeding. Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

- The impact of using quotations is that the choice of the quotations put into the article give us an idea of the emotions from the mother and children during the accident. In paragraph seven it states that the children were screaming, "'Please help us, our mom is trying to kill us'" as people were trying to save them. This shows that the children were terrified for their lives as their mother was attempting to murder them. As the people were trying to open the doors of the van the mother kept repeating,"'We're OK. We're OK. We're OK'", which is stated in paragraph eight. This shows us that the mother had no emotion or any kind of thoughts going through her mind as he drove into the ocean. It also shows that she must be going through some kind of mental issues.

Botelho, Greg. "Mother Who Drove With Children Into Ocean." CNN, 9 Mar 2014. Web. 9 Mar 2014, <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/08/justice/florida-mother-minivan-ocean/index.html?iref=allsearch>

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