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

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. 

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.

Current Event #4: Prank turns deadly for Arkansas teen

"A 15-year-old girl" (Stucker and Ford) died from a prank going completely wrong. Adrian Broadway was with a group of teens and they went to someone's house to get revenge on another teen that had pranked her on Halloween and all they did was throw toilet paper, eggs, and mayonnaise at the car that was parked there. "As they were leaving, a man came out of the house and opened fire" (Stucker and Ford). The teenage driver "suffered injuries to his right arm" (Stucker and Ford) and was rushed to a hospital and was treated and released. The shooter was identified as a 48-year-old named Willie Nobel and he was charged with first-degree murder.

This current event relates to school because it is a little like bullying and bullying happens in school. Also, I have experienced bullying before and pranks are kind of like bullying to me. I believe that the pranks that teens do just go way too far sometimes. I feel like this event is really crazy because a 48-year-old shot a teenager and I think that is going way too far.

• How does the author support his/her claim?Use evidence from the selection to prove your answer.

The authors support their claim by using quotes from what people said about the prank, for example, Lt. Sydney Allen stated, "When those kids left to go out and do this, they--by no means--did any one of them think that this was going to be a horrible event" (Stucker and Ford). Also they name specific people that were involved or were there to sit in court. 

Kitter, Mitch. Your Pranks, Hurt the one's you Love. 25 Apr. 2005. Flikrcc. 28 Feb. 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchk/10921564/in/photolist>

Current Event #3: Kansas teen uses 3-D printer to make hand for boy

       Mason Wilde "has always had a passion for figuring out how things work" (Williams). Mason took apart his mother's table and ottoman when he was 4 years old, also built a computer last year completely from scratch. But, about two months ago, the 16-year-old Mason, made a prosthetic hand using a 3-D printer for a "family friend's 9-year-old son [Matthew] who was born without fingers on one hand" (Williams). Mathew's condition only occurs for unknown reasons "in about 5 out of every 10,000 births" (Williams).
     This article is connected to my Biology class (and Robotics club) because it involves the study of life and technology as well. This shows that people can use technology and science to produce an invention that can change, a persons or whole families, lives completely. The prosthetic hand that Matthew has, has helped him gain new confidence and new outlook on his condition.
       I loved this article before I started reading it; as soon as I saw the title I was excited. I read the entire article and thought that it was an amazing thing that Mason did for that little boy that was born without fingers on his right hand. It is sad that he was born that way, but it is awesome that he now has a functioning prosthetic hand. This event affects me by making me feel more appreciative that I wasn't born without any of my limbs, but it also makes me feel confident that one day I might be able to make a difference in someone else's life one day in some way.

• What is the author's point of view, and how does it impact the overall effect of the text? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

    The author's point of view seems to be third person point of view because she knows everything about this event but isn't involved in the event itself. She has quotes of what Matthew's mom has said and what other people have said which proves that it is third person.

 Sleezer, John. "Kansas Teen Uses 3-D Printer to Make Hand for Boy." Photograph. Kansas City Star. 31 Jan. 2014. web. 7 Feb. 2014. <http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2014/01/31/20/32/19uyP4.St.81.jpeg>.

              Sleezer, John. "Kansas Teen Uses 3-D Printer to Make Hand for Boy." Photograph. Kansas City Star. 14 Jan. 2014. web. 7 Feb. 2014. <http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2014/01/31/20/33/WuwkT.St.81.jpeg>.

Current Event #2: Scientists create green glowing piglets

 So, I found this article and the first thing I thought was, "Oh my gosh. This is ridiculous! Why would you want a pig to glow??".  These scientists in Southern China have "created piglets that glow green under a black light." (Robarts, Stuart). They say that the glow is caused by a fluorescent protein from a jellyfish's DNA and it was part of an experiment to test the rate of moving genetic material between animals. Their long term goal for doing this is "to introduce beneficial genes into larger animals as a means of creating less costly and more efficient medicines.

The connection I have is with my Biology class that I took in 10th grade because it is dealing with science and the study of life which is Biology. This relates to Biology because in Biology we studied what makes life so interesting. Also, we studied what makes up the human body and how it reacts to certain things.

My position on this article is that I am against it because I don't think that it is right for scientists to experiment on anyone or anything. But, I also see the other point of view that if they experiment then they can find out if something works or not but, I still don't like the idea of them doing and possibly hurting innocent people or animals. This event doesn't really affect me in any way but, I disagree with their choice of experimenting on poor little animals.

camknows. Piglets drinking milk and sleeping. Flikrcc. web. 21 Sep. 2009. 23 Jan. 2014.

• What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

The central idea of the passage is that the scientist are experimenting on piglets and they were successful in their experiment. They videoed the piglets glowing but, you have to go to the website to see it because it is copyrighted. "Created piglets that glow green under a black light." (Robarts, Stuart).

http://www.gizmag.com/scientists-create-green-glowing-piglets/30469/

Robarts, Stuart. Scientists Create Green Glowing Piglets. Gizmag. University of Hawaii. 15 Jan. 2014. web. 23 Jan. 2014.

Current Event #1: Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan

 A 14-year-old boy died while trying to stop a suicidal bomber in Pakistan in front of the school building. He started throwing rocks at him and when that did not stop him he tackled him setting off the bomb and killing the bomber and the 14-year-old hero. The bomb did not harm the other students inside the building because the boy blocked it from doing that.
This connects to my Public Speaking class that I took because we did a debate and my groups debate was about suicide and the news. We debated whether or not suicide should be publicly announced on the news. We also talked about people who saved suicidal people.
 I feel like this article could save someone else who is suicidal because it could show them that what they do to themselves can hurt other people as well. I think that it was amazing for this 14-year-old teen to risk his life and die for these other students. This event affects me because I have had a lot of people save me in so many different ways and some of that was a matter of my life or death and it makes me think of those people who mean so much to me.

• What is the purpose for 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 you answer.

 What is the purpose for using quotations? The purpose for using quotations on this event is to show the audience that the information is credible and factual;coming from the real source. For example, Musadiq, the cousin of the 14-year-old, says, "The other students backed off, but Aitazaz challenged the bomber and tried to catch him. During the scuffle, the bomber panicked and detonated his bomb."

(Sherazi,Zahir, and Mohsin, Saima. "Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan." article.CNN. 9 Jan. 2014. web. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/world/asia/pakistan-boy-stops-suicide-bomber/index.html?hpt=wo_c2>