unit-4-the-man-in-the-water

Unit4TheManintheWaterDiscussion:1.Nowadays,oursocietyhasbeencriticizedtobeindifferent,cold,impersonal,doyouagree,whyorwhynot?2.Haveyoueverseenorheardsomeheroicorinspiringdeedsinourdailylifeorinthedisaster?Tellthestory.3.CanyougivemesomeinformationonaMalaysiaplaneMH370airdisasterhappenedinMarch8,2014?Furtherdiscussiononthetext:1.Newsfeature新闻特写Anewsfeaturedoesnotcoverallthedetailsanewsreporthastocontainandonlyfocusesoncertainaspectsoftheeventonwhichthereporterhassomethingtosay.Thoughthedetailsaboutthenewseventhavetobetrueandexact,thereportercanaddhis/herowncommentandinterpretationoftheevent,whichhe/sheisnotallowedinanewsreport.2.BackgroundThisistheshortessayaboutanaircrashthattookplaceinthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesintheyear1982.AplanetookofffromtheWashingtonNationalAirportanddidnotclearthebridgeoverthePotomacRiverbecauseofthethickiceonthewings.Ithitthebridgeandfellrightintotheriver,bringingallthepassengerstoinstantdeathexceptsixfromthetailsectionwhofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywater.Onlyfivepeoplesurvived,andtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthmanwhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandfloatationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.Aircrafttype:Boeing737-222Operator:AirFloridaPassengers:74Crew:5Date:January13,1982Type:CrashontakeoffAccidentsite:Washington,D.C.Fatalities:78(4onground)Injuries:10Survivors:53.Whoaretheheroesinthestory?4.Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?5.Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?6.Summary7.ThemeWhatarethepossiblethemesofthearticle?•heroism•moralpowerintimeofcrisis