Luke Redman
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Core Biology Current Event
March 13th, 2017
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/science/mh370-malaysia-airlines-indian-ocean-seafloor-maps.html?action=click&contentCollection=science&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article&version=column&rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Ftrilobites>.
The article I read, “From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Ocean’s Unknown Depths”, was about the information that was gathered as a result of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 307. The aircraft and its 239 passengers and crew vanished over the Indian Ocean in early March of 2014. A massive three-year search for remains or wreckage of the airplane took place, and as a result produced a massive database with information about the Indian Ocean. Scientists were able to access and record data in over 100,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean. The search for the flight provided rare details of the geological workings in the Indian Ocean. Millard F. Coffin, a marine geophysicist said, “I’ve been working in this part of the Indian Ocean for 30-plus years and over many voyages, in the eastern Indian Ocean I’ve never seen this level of resolution.” Dr.Coffin led a team of scientists to collect the seafloor data for signs of the airline. As their search through the Indian Ocean continued, they were constantly reminded that the data they were collecting was because of a major tragedy. The Indian Ocean’s quality before the search was about 5 kilometers, with photos being taken with satellites. After the search, the quality of the photos was down to centimeters.
These researchers were able to obtain massive amounts of data about a large portion of the Indian Oceans, some of which was unknown before the search took place. With these new findings, researchers can learn even more about Earth’s vast oceans and expand our limited knowledge on the ocean floor. Flight 370 is not the only flight to disappear over uncharted waters, and as of right now, will probably not be the last. With these vast oceans, pilots can easily get lost without certain geological landmarks and 3D maps. However, with this intense research, more pilots can safely cross over these waters without worrying about getting lost in the giant, featureless ocean.
The article, written by Nicholas St. Fleur, had multiple strong points. It was very short and precise, giving the reader enough information to understand the topic while keeping it short enough to keep the reader’s attention. The article also included links to the studies and interviews referenced throughout the article, which allows the reader to further their knowledge if they want. The language used in the article was very well written, bordering on the line between too advanced and not detailed enough, which made the article an enjoyable read. However, I believe that the article could have been better if the author had included more information about the process of the research, such as where the team of researchers started and more of their findings. I also would have liked confirmation on if any evidence of the plane crash was found, which the author did not provide. Although the article had some faults, overall it was very informative and well written, and I enjoyed reading it.
Caroline Brashear
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Core Biology
3/13/17
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. .
Luke Redman’s review of an article about research in the Indian Ocean after the Malaysian Airlines Flight that vanished was detailed and well-written. After he introduces the main idea of the article, Luke does a good job of including a lot of key facts in his summary to enhance the quality of his writing for the reader. For example, he includes that “scientists were able to access and record data in over 100,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean,” (Redman, Current Event). This was an important piece of information to include because it gives the reader an idea of the vicinity of the research, and how large the area being covered was. Additionally, Luke nicely incorporated a quote from a member of a team of scientists who collected seafloor data for signs of the airline. The quote was about the level of resolution the data collected was, which gives the reader insight into the quality of the research being performed. Lastly, his last paragraph about how he would improve the article was nicely done, because it included many good suggestions for the author, which prove that he thoroughly read the article he reviewed.
There was very little content that needed to be improved in this review, but Luke could have talked a little bit more about the relevance of the article that goes beyond airplane flights, and how else this new information will be of use to the world. Also, included in the article that Luke read is a diagram that includes some of the data from the research. He may have wanted to make his review a little better by including information about the chart and discuss some of the specific data collected to maximize the learning experience for the reader.
I was able to learn a lot from this review, and I chose it by reading the first few sentences which immediately interested me. Not only is the article based on an interesting topic, but the review was easy to follow since the information all flowed and transitioned well. This changed my perception of overall research, because when you hear stories such as the vanishing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight, one tends to forget about it over time, but it is interesting to know that past events are constantly being researched until breakthrough information is found. Also, since there is now more detailed data of the features of the Indian Ocean, it will be safer to travel across, because it will become easier for pilots to distinguish features of the area with this new information.
Peter Brennan
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Core Biology
Current Event Comment
I read an article written by a fellow clause mate named Luke Redman, this article was titled “From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Ocean’s Unknown Depths” written by Nicholas St.Fleur. This critique provided great insight to the vastness of the Indian Ocean and how this tragic Malaysia airlines flight turned around to help scientist learn more about our oceans. Luke did a very good job of explaining what information was gathered from the search of the lost plane. Luke used very good sentence structure and his paragraphs were very thoughtfully written, in that they were easy to follow. I feel Luke did a very good in showing how little we knew about the Indian Ocean befor this search.
A thing I would improve in Luke's critique would have to be paragraph transitions, while what was in the paragraphs flowed nicely the transition between two seemed quite rough. This could be fixed with simple transition sentences that incorporate both topics. Another thing I would have personally liked was some more information that they gathered and what kind of instrument that the scientists used.
I learned quite a lot from reading Luke's article, I did not know that scientists amassed so much data from this lost plane that they could advance their study of the ocean. I was very interested how people are making this tragedy into a sort of scientific discovery. This article caught my eye because I remember the tragic Malaysia airlines disappearance and wanted to learn more. This will change the way I see scientific learning in that learning can come out of such a tragic event.
Susie Goodell
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Core Biology
3/23/17
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. .
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My classmate, Luke Redman, wrote a wonderful review on the article “From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths." by Nicholas St. Fleur. Luke starts off his review with great background information on Flight 370 and a summary of the article. He writes this in a way that is easy to understand and only includes key facts. Luke doesn’t add any unnecessary details to keep the summary succinct and understandable. He also helps the readers understand how important this new information is to discovering our oceans. Luke writes, “With these new findings, researchers can learn even more about Earth’s vast oceans and expand our limited knowledge on the ocean floor.” He also discusses how the new discoveries will help future pilots stay on track and ease their worries of getting lost in the ocean. Luke did a great job with the critiquing aspect of this article. He discussed what he thought could be improved on, including more details about the process of the research, and what was really well done. Luke didn’t go too in depth with this and kept it short, so his readers can better understand the points he is making.
To improve his review, Luke could have discussed more about the relevance of the discoveries beyond future airplane flights. This is something important that he should include because the readers need to understand the significance of these findings, not only for airplane industries. Something else Luke could add to his review is more details of the research that was found. The readers are given is that the findings were “rare details of the geological workings in the Indian Ocean,” but we aren’t provided any specifics of the geological workings in the area or the type of information that was found. Luke later writes, “The Indian Ocean’s quality before the search was about 5 kilometers, with photos being taken with satellites. After the search, the quality of the photos was down to centimeters.” This made me a bit confused as to why they didn’t explore this region of the ocean before and gather better information about it. However, overall, Luke composed a great review that was informative and easy to follow.
Before reading this review, I only remembered the flight going missing and the mourning throughout the world. I didn’t know that people searched for three years in the region where the plant disappeared or how much data they collected about the Indian Ocean. I think it is so interesting and amazing that this tragedy could actually bring about many new discoveries about our oceans. This makes me interested to see what else can be discovered in the wake of tragedies such as this one.
Kevin Leka
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Core Bio H
March 23 2017
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
For this week’s current event review, I read Luke Redman’s report on "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Ocean’s Unknown Depths.” Luke wrote a fantastic review that was short and precise just like the article he had read. He did a good job explaining and reviewing the article’s main points by addressing the Malaysian Airline early in his writing. Luke first opened up on a recent article that discusses the new insight gained from the Flight 370 hunt, an aircraft that contained 239 passengers and crew which had vanished in 2014. He wrote a good explanation and gave background to how little the oceans have been explored. Luke also explains the benefits of further mapping out oceans to prevent future plane hunts from ever occurring. Although this is a topic that broke hundreds of hearts in 2014, Luke did a good job reporting on this almost forgotten incident. He used a rich vocabulary which showed his understanding of the article. While he was analyzing the article in his review, he used the same terms found in the article and referenced a scientist and his views. This reference further showed his understanding about the topic. Also, Luke’s analysis was well done because his review was carefully done and gave good feedback towards the author of the article and areas of improvement.
Since Luke had written such a fantastic review, he could only improve in a few areas. He could have furthered the research and explained why the process of the research and how the data was gathered. Although the author of his article did not describe the process, Luke could have looked further into the subject and included this information. Luke did not have any spelling or grammatical issues and he wrote a great paragraph on the importance of mapping out the oceans because “researchers can learn even more about Earth’s vast oceans and expand our limited knowledge on the ocean floor.” Luke could have discussed more information about how they were able to start the hunt, how they found pieces of debris and what did those pieces tell scientists about the disappearance.
While reading Luke’s review, I realized how much of the ocean is unexplored and how little we know about the ocean. Although this tragic incident caused the disappearance of over 200 passengers, it brought a new map of the Indian Ocean which will help prevent future plane disappearances. This review was interesting to read because I unfortunately had forgotten about the tragedy and was eager to see if they had found the plane or any new evidence leading to the plane. The review was very interesting and Luke’s analysis was well done. Reading the review reminded me of the unknown areas of the ocean and how important it is for the unknown to become known in a world full of surprises.
Kevin Leka
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Core Bio H
March 23 2017
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
For this week’s current event review, I read Luke Redman’s report on "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Ocean’s Unknown Depths.” Luke wrote a fantastic review that was short and precise just like the article he had read. He did a good job explaining and reviewing the article’s main points by addressing the Malaysian Airline early in his writing. Luke first opened up on a recent article that discusses the new insight gained from the Flight 370 hunt, an aircraft that contained 239 passengers and crew which had vanished in 2014. He wrote a good explanation and gave background to how little the oceans have been explored. Luke also explains the benefits of further mapping out oceans to prevent future plane hunts from ever occurring. Although this is a topic that broke hundreds of hearts in 2014, Luke did a good job reporting on this almost forgotten incident. He used a rich vocabulary which showed his understanding of the article. While he was analyzing the article in his review, he used the same terms found in the article and referenced a scientist and his views. This reference further showed his understanding about the topic. Also, Luke’s analysis was well done because his review was carefully done and gave good feedback towards the author of the article and areas of improvement.
Since Luke had written such a fantastic review, he could only improve in a few areas. He could have furthered the research and explained why the process of the research and how the data was gathered. Although the author of his article did not describe the process, Luke could have looked further into the subject and included this information. Luke did not have any spelling or grammatical issues and he wrote a great paragraph on the importance of mapping out the oceans because “researchers can learn even more about Earth’s vast oceans and expand our limited knowledge on the ocean floor.” Luke could have discussed more information about how they were able to start the hunt, how they found pieces of debris and what did those pieces tell scientists about the disappearance.
While reading Luke’s review, I realized how much of the ocean is unexplored and how little we know about the ocean. Although this tragic incident caused the disappearance of over 200 passengers, it brought a new map of the Indian Ocean which will help prevent future plane disappearances. This review was interesting to read because I unfortunately had forgotten about the tragedy and was eager to see if they had found the plane or any new evidence leading to the plane. The review was very interesting and Luke’s analysis was well done. Reading the review reminded me of the unknown areas of the ocean and how important it is for the unknown to become known in a world full of surprises.
Alisa Fominykh
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Biology 10H D Odd
March 31, 2017
St. Fleur, Nicholas. "From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. .
My classmate, Luke Redman, summarized and critiqued the article, “From Flight 370 Hunt, New Insight Into Indian Ocean’s Unknown Depths” by Nicholas St. Fleur. The article is centered around the idea of how the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 307 sparked an in depth search throughout the Indian Ocean in hopes of finding clues regarding the wreckage. The recorded data from this mission provided scientists with rare details of geologic locations within the Indian Ocean. This information was all then transferred to a data base. Prior to the search satellite images were quality wise 5 kilometers in detail while afterward they specifics were down to centimeters. Luke did a good job addressing how although this search proved very important to science, it is still important to understand this occurred as a result of an unfortunate event and must be kept in mind. Second, his summary of the article was excellently done, since it addressed the importance of it and how the data collected was significant. Finally, his criticism of the article is nicely done since it points out many of the critiques I had. For instance, he addressed how nothing regarding if any of the plane’s remains were found. Along with how nothing was mentioned about the research process.
However, he could have researched certain aspects on his own in order to further inform the readers on the aspects he critiqued for not being mentioned in the article. Finally, Luke could have elaborated on the article’s relevance in aspects other than the impact it had on the search. Since, data collection of the oceans geography must play a more important role than merely for aviation related purposes.
I found this article interesting since I was not aware that such an extensive search was conducted for the plane. Additionally, it was intriguing to me how such a devastating occurrence proved to be an advancement for the scientific community.