Based on "Hills Like White Elephants"

Genre: ‘News’ article (intended to be a bit humorous)

Based on: Hills Like White Elephants

American in custody for wanting to kill a child!

This past Friday, an American young man was reported of having pressured a girl into getting an abortion. They were seen Friday afternoon at Bar Madrid by the train station just outside Madrid and later at the train station itself. Eyewitnesses tell us that they saw the American and the girl drinking beer at the bar, where after they proceeded to go outside waiting for the train. They were talking in loud voices, with the American the loudest, and even though the word ‘abortion’ was not mentioned, it was still very clear that this was what they were talking about. It was obvious to the eyewitnesses that the girl was hesitant and had not yet decided which decision she was going to make. A source tells us that the relationship between the American and the girl had long been on the rocks and what happened is, therefore, not surprising.

After eyewitnesses had called the police, the American was taken into custody and is now awaiting his verdict. Sources close to the victim tells us that she is doing seemingly fine. No comment has yet been received on whether or not she decides to go through with the abortion.

Genre: Journalism Text: Tom Wolfe – From The Right Stuff

October 14, 1947

The Impossible Flight

Up in the high terrain of the Mojave Desert in California, is where Muroc Field is located. The informed reader should not be worried that they have never heard the name of this Air Force base before, as it is a well-preserved secret. It has, however, become necessary to inform the public of this national secret, as it has been made known to this newspaper that an unrivalled feat was performed there on October 14, only a few days ago.

We have received information from an anonymous, but highly reliable source, through a personal meeting that the impossible flight of Mach 1 has been achieved. The team at Muroc Field has been working on this task for several years, and with the amazing flight skills of the pilot,

Chuck Yeager, the bullet-shaped X-1 plane broke the supersonic sound barrier high above the Mojave Desert. Yeager a young, but highly decorated American Air Force pilot from Hamlin, West Virginia have, thereby, set the record to be the first human being to fly faster than the speed of sound.

The team at Muroc Field can be rightly proud of the result of their hard work and America can the proud to be the first country to achieve such an accomplishment, indeed!

Genre: Prose – diary entry based on “Hills Like White Elephants”

July 15

He says that he only wants me to do it if I want it, too. I have told him plenty of times that I do indeed want it, but now I don’t really know. I think it’s my head talking rather than my heart, and shouldn’t one listen to one’s heart in these types of cases? I don’t know. It’s all so surreal, still. Even more so than the day where we found out.

Today, we’re headed out for the procedure as they call it. We’re late, though. I said I needed to clear my head and that’s what I’m doing now. This is the point of no return, wouldn’t you say? Once I stop moving the pen across these pages that is when I need to make a choice. I tell you again that my head has already made it for me. It is within my heart that the struggle continues on. I feel I should listen to my heart, but for some reason it is my head that appeals most to everyone else. I don’t assume you can give me an answer, but I will ask you nevertheless: do I stay loyal them or do I stay loyal to myself?