Community College Success Professor: Jason Roberts Student: Jeridiah Watson

March 20, 2014

Newspaper Summary and Reflection 1. Source: New York Times. March 18, 2014. International. Front Page, Section: A-8. 2. Authors: Matthew L. Wald and Michael L. Schmidt. Keith Bradsher. 3. Titles: Computer Sent Missing Plane Off Flight Path 4. Flight 370- A Malaysian Airlines Plane has Mysteriously Vanished with 277 Chinese aboard.

A. Main Idea: Did Computer Send Missing Plane Off Flight Path?

B. Three. C. Interesting Facts to Consider. a. Malaysian Airlines Plane diverted from its usual flight path. b. The Plane with over 200 people aboard has still not been found. c. There have been no reports of anyone answering the shouts out made to the passengers or flight attendants aboard plane. In addition, no one from plane has attempted to make contact to even though most reportedly have cell phones.

5. In 1987 a flick called Maximum Overdrive by Stephan King was released in the Cinemas. In the beginning it is said that on June 19, 1987 the Earth passed through the extraordinarily diffuse comet called Rhea-M. So Earth was actually in the tail of a rogue comet. Earth would remain in the tail of the comet for the next eight days, five hours, 29 minutes, and twenty three seconds. During this time the electronic devices like video games, computerized equipment, large semis, gas pumps and even electric knives malfunctioned and seemed to develop minds of their own and go on a worldwide mutiny against humanity. Sometimes with fatal results..in a similar real life situation the Malaysian Airlines plane, Flight 370 reportedly did a wide u turn in the middle of the night over the Gulf of Thailand and then spent nearly half an hour swooping over two large Malaysian cities and various towns and villages. There was apparently an eerie silence aboard the plane the whole time that this was occurring. Why? 6. I find it interesting due to the facts that at this time the plane is still missing along with over 200 passengers, who are mostly from China. For some reason it brought to mind the Maximum Overdrive flick, which was not only written by but, was also directed by Stephan King. a. As per the article which appeared in the New York Times, a credible source. Investigators are speculating that a Computer Sent Missing Plane Off Flight Path. Investigators at this time have no idea where the plane is located. It has simply vanished with 277 passengers aboard. b. Investigators at this time have not been able to determine if anyone aboard the plane has even tried to shout out with their cell phones. c. There is a theory that the plane may have been intentional depressurized by exceeding heights of 45,000 feet. In addition this would cause a minute supply of oxygen and a limited amount of useful consciousness. Computers do not need an oxygen source. d. In a valid argument from the New York times article title Questions Over Absence of Cellphone Calls From Missing Flights Passengers, if the plane were actually hijacked by living persons such as terrorists. Hopefully in an act of humanitythey would then have the formidable task of providing food, water, and shelter to over 200 people. A computer would have no such concerns.trippy.