Thursday, March 20, 2014

Current event #6: Child falling from window saved by stranger, box spring mattress

A couple saw a toddler dangling from a three story building and with their quick thinking, they caught the toddler using a box spring mattress. The child was spotted trying to crawl out of the window. The child was not injured or hurt.

This event can relate to my psychology class because the child showed no signs of trauma,but if it did then they would use psychology to help it. Psychology is used for many different things in life and in this case it would be used for a toddler and for when it got older. I think that this event is a very scary thing because if you are not careful and watchful enough of your child then something bad might happen such as this.










http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/us/california-child-saved-box-spring/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Current event #5: Baby born in Jack In The Box parking lot

Paul DuPree worked in the medical field delivering babies for twenty years, but he never though he would have to deliver his own child. Paul's baby girl, "Harper Lynn DuPree was born in the front seat of a minivan in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box restaurant on N.C. 16 in Charlotte" (Turbyfill). Harper was born at 12:31 a.m. February 16 and is a very healthy 7-pound baby girl.

This event is connected to my science class that I took because it involves life. Biology is the study of life and this new baby was born into the world on February 16. I believe that this baby girl is very lucky her dad knew how to deliver a baby.

I feel like this event affects me by making me almost change my mind about having kids. My position for this issue is that it is amazing that the baby was born completely healthy. I believe that this little girl is so cute and I am glad I found this article.


  • How does the structure of the text refine and support the author's claim? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.
The structure of the text refines and supports the author's claim by the way the author organized it because she separated it with different sub headings such as: "False alarms, fast delivery, great support, [and] No joke" (Turbyfill). Also the author uses quotes from the parents to show her claim. 



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Turbyfill, Diane. Paramedic Helps deliver own baby just like he promised. 28 Feb. 2014. web. 5 Mar. 2014. <http://www.gastongazette.com/spotlight/paramedic-helps-deliver-own-baby-just-like-he-promised-1.284390>

Article source: Turbyfill, Diane. Roadside Delivery: Baby born in Jack In The Box parking lot.N.A.Print. 5 Mar. 2014.