Ship of Fools- Analyzing the Media

Abby tried a solo voyage.

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• opinion

It's a parent's job to realize their kids' dreams.

• fact

• opinion

A storm knocked out her mast.

• fact

• opinion

Parents must invoke maturity where their child lacks it.

• fact

• opinion

She abandoned her boat.

• fact

• opinion

A court in the Netherlands stopped a teen from taking a solo sailing trip.

• fact

• opinion

Someone should have imposed parenting standards on the Sunderlands.

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• opinion

Choose the reasons the author of "Ship of Fools" gives to support her claim that letting Abby take a solo voyage was foolish and dangerous. Select all that apply.

• Being the youngest to do something is not as significant as being the first.

• Now, some fans on her site have offered their own money to help recover her boat.

• Parenting requires invoking maturity where a child lacks it.

• It is a parent's job to realize their child's dreams.

• The Sunderlands used Abby's voyage to create an audience for media projects.

Which sentence in the editorial represents the writer's claim?

• "I think it's a parent's job to realize their kids' dreams," -Laurence Sunderland

• Any record that requires more than 10 syllables to explain does not need to be broken.

• Protecting a 16-year-old sailor, not enabling dangerous dreams, is a parent's responsibility.

In the first quote, Abby's father says, "I think it's a parent's job to realize their kids' dreams." What is the editorial writer's counterargument to this statement?

• Parenthood requires you to invoke maturity where a child lacks it

• Her father also disclosed that he's been shopping a reality show with the working title "Adventures in Sunderland."

• And I'll admit that parenthood requires one to overcome a certain intolerance for risk.

• Abby Sunderland may find a way to convert her misadventures into lingering fame.