Current Event #2: Triple Murder Suspect Goes on Trail

This article features the story of a 2008 murder and the killer is finally being put on trial. Justin Hurd killed three people back in 2008 and set the house they were in on fire before fleeing the scene. This murderer is being represented by three different attorneys; all from out of state. This crime was huge in the Charlotte area and now the prime suspect is being put on trial and it's likely the prosecution will ask for the sentence of either life in prison or maybe the death penalty.

This relates to the Political Government class we took last semester and the English 11 class this semester. In POL 120 we studied the due process of law and I also did a project on Timothy McVeigh and the death penalty. In our English class we are also talking about law in a way by studying the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible.

I think this man should be given at least 50 years in jail for what he did. Hurd brutally murdered three people, a young couple and their niece, for no reason the article states. I really want to know why he targeted this young couple or even their house. What Hurd did disgusts me and makes me lose a little respect for society that someone thought it was ok to do this and tried to get away from this.

Wiberg, D. "Murder." Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Media Wiki, Jul. 25, 2005. Web.  Jan. 24, 2014. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Anatomy_of_a_Murder_2.jpg>

How does the author use language to advance her point of view? Give examples from the article. 

The author uses such words as gruesome, notorious and , mysterious to advance her point. In one sentence she uses all three of these to describe how the case affected the Charlotte area. Smith, the reporter, claims the cases was "one of Charlotte's most notorious and gruesome killings. It was also one of the [the cities] most mysterious (Triple Murder Supect)."

She also argues that Hurd came into court "like someone dressed for a job interview." Hurd came into court looking very professional, not as you would expect a criminal to come to a court date (Triple Murder suspect." This was interesting to me because I just couldn't see such a criminal in regular clothing like he had a nice demeanor.


Works Cited.

Smith,Sharon. "Triple Murder Suspect Goes on Trial. WBTV. Raycom Media Station, 2014. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. <
http://www.wbtv.com/story/24495371/triple-murder-suspect-goes-on-trial-for-his-life>

Current Event Post 1: Sochi Paralympic Games

Heather Mills was under extreme pressure over the New Year after withdrawing from the Sochi Paralympic Games after being accused of grabbing an official. The ex-wife of Beatles singer Paul McCartney claims a problem with a different boot she had been using caused her to drop out.

The author uses specific quotes from the British Paralympic Association to express how much time Mills had to change her boot and recover from her injury.

Officials state that Mills and Skiing Chief Sylvana Mestre got into an altercation following Mestre confronting Mills about her skiing boot; the boot was said to have been modified for the season " claiming she had a to wear the boot per her IPC instructions (Heather Mills...Paralympic Offical)."
   

Scholz & Friends. "Paralympic Symbol." Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Media Wiki, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Paralympic_flag.png> 

This connects to the World History class we took in ninth grade because we learned about Ancient Greece and  the ancient Olympic Games. Now with the 2014 Winter Olympics coming up in Sochi, Russia athletes are remembering everything that got them to that point and some may even be thinking of the first Olympic Games where only men could compete and how far women athletes have come.

The author uses specific quotes from the British Paralympic Association to express how much time Mills had to change her boot and recover from her injury.

Works Cited
Heather Mills accused of abusing Paralympic Official."  CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc,20 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2014 <http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/19/sport/paralympics-mills-skiing-ipc/index.html>.