Directions: Type your answer below the prompt and submit. Read the following news report about an accident:
This morning at 9:00! two cars collided on Main Street. A blue sedan
driven by Tim Walker was stopped at the light at Main and Hudson
streets. Marlene Hansen was traveling down Main Street when she
slowed down to avoid a cat in the road. As Ms. Hansen accelerated, Mr.
Walker hit her passenger side. No injuries were reported.
Imagine that you are Mr. Walker. Tell your side of the story, in the
first person. Then imagine that you are Ms. Hansen, and tell your
version of the story. When you have finished, reread the two
eyewitness versions of the accident. Can they both be true? How does
point-of-view affect even a "factual" account?
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