How can i relate this to the world around me?

Topic sentence: After reviewing the shocking story on CNN's web page about two young collage students in Nevada who where nearly killed by a a car with a drunk driver in it, I got to thinking about how much this reflects the world that is around us, and how one can get drunk to show how upset they are and to fix their own problems and then not even feel sorry for the ones they hurt and claim that they thought it was their girlfriends house.

First lead-in: Two young collage students where sleeping in their house when a drunk driver slammed into the side of their house and on to their bed nearly killing them."Two Nevada college students struggled to stay calm after a drunk driver allegedly tore into their home, ripping them from their slumber."
First lead-out:After the couple allegedly got woken up at 4 in the morning by the drunk driver the couple was shocked by the surprise and nearly speechless.The couple was stuck under the car for nearly an hour and the fire department struggled to get the couple out from under the car.

Second lead-in:The drunk driver that crashed into the house of two Nevada state collage students claimed that he crashed into the house because he thought it was his girlfriends house."A motorist allegedly drove into their bedroom around 4 a.m., mistakenly believing it was his ex-girlfriend's home."
Second lead-out: The drunk driver that nearly killed the couple in collage mistaken the house for his girlfriends.He had a plan to kill his girl friend if he didn't already kill her with the car.He claims that the house that the couple lived in is indeed his girlfriends and that she was probably just at her boyfriends house cheating on him. The drunk driver had stolen the car that was crashed into the house and had many deadly weapons to kill his girlfriend.

Third lead-in: The couple that was woken up at 4 in the morning and nearly killed by a car ended up being ok and only having a couple burns and scraps."The two left the scene with relatively minor scrapes and burns."
Third lead out:The couple well under the car of a drunk driver,had a fluid leak on them and they feared that the car might explode on them , killing them. The fire department was able to use a chain saw to cut through the car and make it easier to slide the couple out with out breaking their legs. The couple made it out with only some bruns and a couple of scrapes.

Conclusion: Although this story was very shocking, I thought it reflected the world and the events around us because it has a lot of whats on the daily news like drunk drivers crashing and hurting others.Also it has a lot to say about what our world has become and how it may look in the future.

short story response # 1

To answer the Question "How do words and actions influence who others become?"I choose the short story " The Scarlet Ibis". I choose this story because I think that it strongly explains how ones actions and words can changes ones attitude toward someones thinking like learning to walk. This is exactly what happens in the Scarlet Ibis. A young boy named Doodle was born weak and thin as a twig, and Doodle's older brother was upset about his little brother being weak. So one day Doodle's older brother pushed and told his little brother that he could walk, all he had to do was try. Those simple words were all it took to get Doodle to his feet and practice walking. This goes to show that eight simple words and the fact of a older brother trying so hard to help his little brother can make one walk and change their appearance and confidence of themselves. For the second question "To what extent do actions change intentions?" I choose the short story "The Scarlet Ibis." I choose this story because I think it also explains well to what extent actions can change ones intentions. Doodle's older brother just by telling him and teaching him how to walk, changed Doodles intentions about walking, because at the beginning of the story every one had low intentions on Doodle walking.