Kenyan Mall attacked by Al-Qaeda

In a CNN.com article posted on September 22, 2013, the story of a Kenyan mall attacked by a division of Al-Qaeda is released to the public. Fifty nine people have been killed, and and close to one hundred and seventy five people have been injured. Fifty nine people have been taken hostage and are still being held in the well-established Kenyan mall. The location of the attack is the Westgate Shopping Mall, a destination well-known to both locals and foreigners. Two of the victims killed were relatives of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Al-Shabbab is the division of Al-Qaeda that is taking responsibility for their attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall. Kenyan soldiers formed a perimeter around the mall following the attack. 

The Investigation of the TWA Flight 800 Crash

The article I chose is the June 20, 2013 article from CNN.com that discusses the investigation of the crash of the TWA Flight 800 passenger airplane. This airplane crashed mysteriously on June 17, 1996 on its way to Paris, France. All of the two hundred and thirty people aboard the flight perished. Witnesses of the crash reported seeing a strange ray of light and a large explosion, which created the suspicion of terrorism. After extensive investigation, the  National Transportation Safety Board ruled that the accident occurred because of a short circuit in the fuel gauge line. However, others disagree with the claim of machine malfunction. The data from the radars is evidence against the claim of malfunction. Now, there is a petition to reopen the investigation case of the crash of TWA Flight 800.

"Frank Hall, American Hero" summary

The article "Frank Hall, American Hero," located in the June 24, 2013 edition of Sports Illustrated tells the story of Frank Hall, a high school teacher and football coach from Chardon, Ohio. He has four adopted children and is known to be very caring. Although he is an enormous man, he is considered a gigantic teddy bear. However, this "teddy bear" faced one of the most trying days of his life when a student by the name of T.J. Lane opened fire within the cafeteria in which Hall was monitoring. Lane killed three students in the cafeteria and paralyzed another on his rampage through the school. There would have been more casualties if not for Frank Hall, however. He chased Lane out of the school. In the days following the shooting, Hall saw himself as no hero. He only thought of how he could have saved the three lives who were so abruptly taken. The purpose of this story is to tell the heroic actions of Frank Hall, even though he sees himself as no such hero. Students, teachers, and parents are all part of the audience. The author uses repetition twice to share facts about the event.