Jordan Hoang
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics C Odd
11/10/19
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
In this article, Stephanie Serrano recounts the 1 year anniversary of the destructive camp fire that took over the city of Paradise, California. Only two days after the tragic event, the forensic anthropology team at the University of Nevada came to investigate and scavenge for identifiable bodies. Serrano, herself, had a chance to interview the leaders of the investigation, Marin Pilloud and Kyra Stull, the only two certified forensic anthropologists in Nevada. Marn and Pilloud explained how the ultimate motive in an investigation such as this fire is to differentiate animal and materials such as plastic from human bodies. Additionally, they expressed their experience witnessing the aftermath of the fire- with Stull emphasizing that “it might be one of the first times in my life where I was speechless.” Although a difficult scene to look at however, the team benefited greatly from being able to investigate the scene. Not only was there a multitude of anthropological evidence for examine, but the students had a chance to interact with police and law enforcement as well. If need be, the team at the University of Nevada is ready to use their tools and new knowledge from the Paradise camp fires to take on a future forensic anthropology expedition.
Through reading this article, I thought it was interesting to see how widespread the duties of a forensic scientist is. It is intriguing to read about how much the team was involved in a camp fire investigation, as I previously perceived their job to be more based in crime scene analysis. Unfortunately, however, the article emphasized how there are little certified forensic anthropologists employed; there is only around 90 in the US. It is imperative that find a way to have more people involved in the forensic work force so that we are equipped to take on investigations as destructive and invasive as the camp fires in California.
I though Serrano did a good job pulling from Marn and Pilloud’s experience. Talking to the team about their feelings investigating Paradise made for a more personal and unique article. If I were to critique, I wish Serrano had interviewed Marn and Pilloud more on the scientific, forensic investigation they did throughout their time at Paradise. Possibly talking about what techniques and processes they performed to identify bodies at the camp fire would made for an even more insightful and intriguing review on Serrano’s part.
7 comments:
Olivia Martin
Mr. Ippolito D Odd
November 13, 2019
Current Event #8
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
https://bhscsi.blogspot.com/2019/11/recovering-human-remains-forensic.html.
Jordan’s review of “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire.” by Stephanie Serrano was very informative and interesting. Firstly, I thought Jordan's summary was very well written as it discussed many aspects of the fire that destroyed that Paradise, California. Jordan explained how the forensic anthropologists investigate bodies and differentiated animals and materials from human bodies. She also mentioned that the team interacted with police and law enforcement as well. Additionally, I thought Jordan efficiently integrated details and quotes. When she mentioned in her summary that forensic anthropologist Kyra Stull said, “it might be one of the first times in my life where I was speechless.” after witnessing the aftermath of the fire that struck Paradise, it emphasized the amount of destruction that the city faced. Lastly, I thought Jordan’s relevance paragraph was very interesting. She mentioned how few certified forensic anthropologists there are in the United States, only around 90, which I found extremely surprising.
Although I enjoyed reading Jordan’s current event review, she could slightly tweak a few things. Firstly, Jordan could have elaborated a bit more about how forensic anthropologists investigated the bodies. She explains that the scientists had to differentiate them from animals and other materials, but not in great detail how they did so. Additionally, Jordan could have added slightly more about the effects of the fire on Paradise. She explains the fire was devastating, but it could have made the article more interesting if she included a bit more facts and statistics about the damage caused by the fire.
Jordan’s review informed me more about the fire in Paradise, California and about how few forensic anthropologists are employed in the United States. When I first began reading Jordan’s review I found it very intriguing and as I read more I found the review even more interesting. This article changed understanding of forensic science because although few forensic anthropologists are employed, they still came to Paradise to examine the aftermath of the fire just two days later, which demonstrated the importance of their careers and how passionate they are about their jobs.
Sarah Whitney
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics
Current Event 8
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
Review link: https://bhscsi.blogspot.com/2019/11/recovering-human-remains-forensic.html
In her review of “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire” by Stephanie Serrano, Jordan did many things well. First, her summary was very insightful and included all the necessary information without becoming overwhelming. I also appreciate the fact that Jordan included some - yet not too many - quotes from the original article that provided the reader with an idea of the original author’s ideas. Third, I think Jordan did a fantastic job carrying a sophisticated tone throughout her article which helped express her understanding of the subject,
Although Jordan did many things well, there are two things in which I believe she could improve upon. First, I wish she would have gone further in-depth in her relevance paragraph which could use a bit more insight. Second, I wish she would have explained her criticism a bit further and possibly included some specific places for improvement.
I found this article interesting as it is such a relevant topic with so many wildfires occurring every year. With all the focus on the fire itself, many forget about the teams such as forensic science teams that have the difficult job of identifying the people tragically lost in these fires.
Masha Popovic
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics D-Odd
Current Event 8
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
For current event number 8, I read Jordan Hoang’s report of “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire”. First of all, she did a great job of thoroughly explaining the article without being redundant. Also, her incorporation of quotes added another level of detail and expression into her writing. Being able to connect the authors own thoughts to hers makes this read very enjoyable. Lastly, Jordan did a great job at incorporating her own opinion and reflection on the article. She explained what intrigued her and what she thought the article was missing.
As great as Jordan’s report is, I felt that it was missing one or two things. For one, I felt that she made some great summarized points, however, needed evidence to back them up. For example, I would have liked some specifics about the anthropological evidence that was up for examination, as she mentioned. Second, although I said I liked that she incorporated quotes, I wish there were some more because they really highlight the message of the article author and Jordans perspective.
Overall, Jordan did a wonderful job with reporting what she learned from the article she read. I enjoyed hearing her opinions on the matter and am excited to see what other articles she chooses in the future.
Angie Pearson
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics D-Odd
Current Event 8
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
For current event number 8, Jordan Hoang’s reported on “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire”. Firstly, Jordan was concise and wrote in a sophisticated manner while still being able to thoroughly explain her findings. Secondly, by adding in her opinion on the article, it made the read much more interesting. Lastly, her addition of quotes provided good insight into this article and strengthened her review. Overall, Jordan did a great job at summarizing and explaining her article.
Although Jordan's review was great, there were a few things that could be improved upon. Firstly, there was a spelling error that could have been corrected. In the last paragraph she wrote "though" instead of "thought." Secondly, she provided a great summary but I feel as if some evidence could have been added to make this piece even stronger.
Overall, Jordan did a great job with reporting and reviewing her article. I look forward to reading the pieces she chooses in the future.
Angie Pearson
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics D-Odd
Current Event 8
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
For current event number 8, Jordan Hoang’s reported on “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire”. Firstly, Jordan was concise and wrote in a sophisticated manner while still being able to thoroughly explain her findings. Secondly, by adding in her opinion on the article, it made the read much more interesting. Lastly, her addition of quotes provided good insight into this article and strengthened her review. Overall, Jordan did a great job at summarizing and explaining her article.
Although Jordan's review was great, there were a few things that could be improved upon. Firstly, there was a spelling error that could have been corrected. In the last paragraph she wrote "though" instead of "thought." Secondly, she provided a great summary but I feel as if some evidence could have been added to make this piece even stronger.
Overall, Jordan did a great job with reporting and reviewing her article. I look forward to reading the pieces she chooses in the future.
Sunday Ladas
Forensics
Mr. Ippolito D-ODD
4 November 2019
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic
Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8
Nov. 2019,
https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic
-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
https://bhscsi.blogspot.com/2019/11/recovering-human-remains-forensic.html
I like how Jordan informed the reader as to how the forensic scientist perform the autopsy. It was and what it was and how she explained the steps the forensic scientist took when performing the autopsy. I also found it interesting how she explained the positive and negative effects of the new treatment that is being researched as the writer of the article did. I also liked how she incorporated current problems when opening their body and how it tells them what happened. Lastly, I thought that she did a really good job incorporating the article into her article, I liked how she incorporated quotes that the Author of the article she read said.
I did not like how she listed facts then talked about a dispute between two forensic scientists and then listed facts again. I felt she could have listed the facts and then talked about the dispute between the scientists regarding the new treatment. Although she did a good job tying the article into current day events and problems, I felt she could have added more to tie in the cause of death to current events or given more examples as to what the cause of death was.
When reading this article I learned lots of new things about forensic anthropologists that I didn’t know before. I found that the new treatment that makes it easier to perform an autopsy could potentially be easier. I think that this particular case is very interesting because the forensic report differentiated animal parts from human parts.
Serrano, Stephanie. “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember
California's Camp Fire.” KUNR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.kunr.org/post/recovering-human-remains-forensic-anthropologists-remember-california-s-camp-fire#stream/0.
For this week’s current events, I analyzed Jordan Hoang’s response of “Recovering Human Remains: Forensic Anthropologists Remember California's Camp Fire.” First off, Jordan does an excellent job at describing forensic anthropology expedition of the fire a year ago in Paradise, California. Jordan the ultimate motive in an investigation such as this fire is to differentiate animal and materials such as plastic from human bodies, making it very clear the purpose of the expedition was to determine the motive, and also explains how the motive is different regarding the evidence found. Jordan also does an excellent job in explaining her interests surrounding the article. “ Through reading this article, I thought it was interesting to see how widespread the duties of a forensic scientist is. It is intriguing to read about how much the team was involved in a camp fire investigation, as I previously perceived their job to be more based in crime scene analysis.” Jordan highlights her views and excitement for what stands out about the career of a forensic anthropologist. As well as this, she also does an excellent job reflecting on her opinion about the author's work. “I thought Serrano did a good job pulling from Marn and Pilloud’s experience. Talking to the team about their feelings investigating Paradise made for a more personal and unique article.” She explains how their personal experiences and stories made the article more interesting and entertaining.
Jordan could have included more direct quotes from the article, to highlight the author’s point of view in more detail, making it easier for the readers’ to understand the perspective of the author. As well as adding more direct quotes from the author, Jordan could have shared more examples as to what her critiques are, such as adding super specific examples of the type of investigation she wanted to hear about.
Overall, Jordan did a very good job summarizing the article and providing background about the situation, and explaining what she wishes was included.
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