When the 21-year-old Georgian Olympic luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, died in a crash during practice on Feb. 12, controversy sprung from many different angles regarding the nature of the incident. Some articles say it was inevitable and shouldn't have been a shocker, yet others describe it as unexpected.
A BusinessWeek article says the death shouldn't surprise anyone, stating that “[t]here are plenty of words we can attach to the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili… Tragic applies. So, too, do heartbreaking, horrific and just plain old sad. One word that does not belong, however, is unexpected.”
It can be perceived that the bias of sensationalism may play a factor in calling the incident “unexpected” and “shocking” in opposition to what the Business Week article asserts. However, these descriptions could also just be conveying the general reaction of the masses to the incident.
Nice post Aden. I'm sure Zypchyn would be proud of your linking! It sounds like the word 'unexpected' in your fist paragraph is taken from an article/source? It could have benefited from being presented as a partial quote like you have done so thoroughly in the rest of your post.
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