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: The craziest news I ever heard about was when I was in middle school and I heard about my grandpa friend's son getting shot in the head because his friend was playing with a gun in the back seat of a car. This stood out to me because it could have been easily avoided if the son's friend wasn't playing with a gun. people were sad about it but they all said they son's friend shouldn't have been playing with a gun. This reveals that human's curiousity can be dangerous.

Summary: Finished "A Rose for Emily", then answered discussion questions about it.

Reflection: Learned how to use quotes from a story and interpret what they mean.

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