Current Event #8

The flight 370 disappeared 46 days ago. Officials still have not been able to located the missing plane. Families of the victims can now file a law suit against Boeing. The process can be done but its quite complicated since bodies are yet to be found.

This article relates to class because I have been following this story from its beginning for the current events.I think it is correct for the family's victims to file law suits. There love ones have disappeared and I believe Boeing should pay for the consequences. Every time I will aboard a plane, I will be scared.

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 to inform the latest news about the Flight 370. Boeing can now be sued according to the passage "Attorneys have approached families about compensation lawsuits, but Bajc said the feeling among the relatives is that they do not want to file lawsuits of that type to chase money". The passage also stated "In fact, at least one law firm has already taken the initial steps for a lawsuit. Aviation attorney Monica Kelly said she filed a request for documents and other information in an Illinois court last month in a case against Malaysia Airlines and Boeing. She said she represents Januari Siregar, whose son was aboard Flight 370." The quotes explain the seriousness of the lawsuits against Boeing, stating that lawsuits have already began against Boeing. Boeing will need to prepare against upcoming lawsuits.

Payne,Ed"Flight 370: More than 45 days into the search, here come the lawyers"CNN.22 Apr 2014.web.22 Apr 2014<http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t2>

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Current event 7

The article talks about the missing plane. It has been weeks since the plane disappeared mysteriously. Search crews have now found something that might be tied to the lost plane. A Chinese boat picked up two pulses. This could be the new lead to the discovery of the plane.

I connect to this article because I have been following this plane ever since its disappearance. This relates to my history class because we are talking about inventions right now. In a few years this plane will be in history books and the FAA will change its rules to prevent this from repeating.

I feel that search crews have took to long to find the plane. If there were any survivors, it will be difficult for them to survive this long since the plane's disappearance. I will now be worry when I aboard an airplane, hopefully the FAA will crack down on its rules and regulations

• 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 author uses headings by listing out the possibilities vs the doubts of finding the plane. The author listed four reasons to believe, one example is 

"1) The frequency doesn't occur in nature. 

The Chinese Haixun 01 patrol ship detected pulses at a frequency of 37.5 kHz, the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency reported. That's the same frequency of black box pingers -- and that frequency is no accident. The pingers were designed to have that frequency because it does not occur in nature."

The author has divided the outcomes up; he uses six reasons to doubt the pulses. The author states  

"6) The underwater search of a vast area started only recently.

The search area is so large, and the underwater search has just begun. It almost defies belief that the pingers could be found so soon. But then again, almost everything about this case defies belief." By the author using headings for the pros and cons of the pulses he lets the reader make up his own mind. The author enables the reader to make its own assumption of the article instead of trying to pursue a point of view.

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Ahlers,Mike"MH370: Is it the pinger? 4 reasons to believe; 6 reasons to doubt"CNN. 6 Apr, 2014.Web. 6 Apr, 2014<http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/06/world/asia/mh370-black-box-pings/index.html?hpt=hp_t1>