In “A Rose for Emily,” Miss Emily’s actions shock the reader—she kills her fiancé and keeps his body in her home for years. People often react with disbelief when they hear about real-life stories that seem just as unbelievable. Write about the most shocking or “craziest” news story you have ever heard. What happened, and why did it stand out to you? How did people react to it, and what does it reveal about human behavior?

Prompt Response: Well Ive heard many crazy news stories (usually in Florida) One crazy news story that i remember was when earlier sometime this year there a was a story about a lady who had a religious psychosis breakdown and went online and told people that the rapture or some other christian doomsday thing was happening and a few days later she walked out into the middle of a highway and was killed but also caused a major car crash. It stood out to me because as a agnostic person its so strange and frightening to me seeing how certain people especially mentally unwell people who happen to be religious will claim to be peaceful and to love everyone while at the same time doing something like spreading paranoia online and intentionally causing a car accident that lead to the death of themselves and other people. I know that religious people will disagree with me but considering that there are thousands of religions in the world, all religions were created by humans as a way for people to try and explain the unexplainable such as the creation of the universe and earth. It says something about how a religion thats build around love is used as an catalyst for such horrible people and horrible things.

Summary: We finished reading A Rose for Emily and answered question about the text

Reflection: I learned more about how to analyze short stories

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