Hard News- Update on missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis

I chose to write about the news on Heather Elvis. She was a 20-year old girl from Myrtle Beach, SC who disappeared on December 19^th.  I found an article on the Myrtle Beach News website. The most updated news on this event was just found today, February, 24.  Heather Elvis has been missing for over two months. Finally this past Friday they began to uncover the mystery of her disappearance. The Moorers who have been at suspect during this entire time have been arrested.

The married couple was first charged with kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and indecent exposure.  Finally today it was reported that they would face murder charges for the killing of Heather Elvis.  The article begins with the most recent information, also being the most important.  It then continues to talk about the evidence and facts about Heathers disappearance. The article then follows with background information from previous discoveries in the case such as here whereabouts before hand, the discovery of her abandoned car, as well as stating that the Moorers have been suspects from the start.

The article then continues to talk about how the initial search warrant led to one thing, then another, allowing them to build the case with greater charges. The article continues and explains various reasons for the lead as well as including a quote that gives more information about the term “kidnapping”. The article explains what this term actually means due to many people having the wrong idea. It also educates you about the Moorers having different attorneys, which is very common when a husband and wife are both arrested in a case. Finally the article states that they have not yet found her body, but are not worried about having enough evidence to successfully charge them with murder. The article concludes with the statement that there is still a long journey ahead and that the ultimate goal is to find heather.

            This article is a huge deal. The Heather Elvis case has attracted many followers on social media, and has become a well-known case.  This article begins with the most important facts, what is most recent and is the “breaking news” on the story. The article then continues to educate readers and the public about previous chargers so they can better understand the case and what they have found. The article goes about this in a good manner. It is a very upsetting event for many and it does a great job informing us about the case and helping the public to understand it fully. I also believe that the way the  article ended was don't well because it ended by stating that the most important thing is to find Heather. The final statement is a quote from Rhodes “We realize that this is only one step in the process, we are continuing the investigation because our ultimate goal is to locate Heather. We’ve crossed one hurdle and we still have numerous more to go. We recognize that.”

Shirley Temple Obituary

Megan Traub

ENG 225

February 11, 2014

I chose to read and analyze Shirley Temples obituary. Many people, even people of younger generations, know of Shirley Temple. The obituary is relatively recent stating that she has passed in 2014. The first paragraph states the facts about her death, including when and where. The obituary then goes on to talk about all of her achievements as an actress. The obituary includes that she was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wife. It then goes into great detail about her achievements. The obituary makes sure to key in on all of the top box offices she hit, fame as a child star, and how she even beat many older stars. They also speak of her successful films, and her ranking of number 18 out of 25 actresses in 1999 as a young child. Shirley’s obituary goes into detail how young children admired her and even mothers would dress their children like Shirley. It talks about how unlike other young stars, her mother worked to keep her away from the negatives of fame. It then continues into her popularity among many people and how during this time she was was loved and adored by America.

The obituary continues to her later life and into her adulthood. They speak about her retirement from acting and entry in politics, marriage and motherhood. It then continues with quotes from a few of her directors stating how hardworking, inspiring, and dedicated Shirley was. It talks about the work she did in politics and her main focus of human rights. The end of the obituary then talks about her children, details about her marriage and divorce to John Agar, then remarriage to “Black”. The obituary ends with her successful surgery with breast cancer where they include a quote from her stating the urge for other women to get checked.

            The format of the obituary is much different than one of a more common person whom is not open to fame. It goes into very depth details about her life and countless achievements. In most obituaries they do not use this much detail. Another characteristic is that it did not go in chronological order, instead it follows the inverted pyramid stating what they believed to be the most important facts following with facts that are less important and providing smaller details. One thing it lacked was the names of survivors and details of the funeral. I understand that this information is usually not given when someone is famous. It is just an observation I made noticing the difference between an actresses obituary vs. a common person.

            I was not surprised by the layout and context of this obituary. I knew it would contain a lot of information because of her fame. It focused on all positive aspects of her life, which is very important when writing an obituary. They did a great job of issuing her life achievements and impact she had on many.