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The article focuses on what it takes to make a conspiracy theory. The author cited some examples of a conspiracy. Conspiracy theories are usually attached to events that have shocked or hurt many people. Mark Fenster, a law professor at the University of Florida has written about the structural elements of conspiracy theories.

The article reports on the admission of a 10-day-old infant to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for possible shock.

Joseph Incognito had the scare of his life seven months ago. Returning home one afternoon, he was told by residents of the apartment building that his wife had just died. He arrived on his floor to see a stretcher and emergency services workers in the hallway. He said he felt as if he was about to have a heart attack -- until he realized that the dead person was not his wife, but a next-door neighbor. ''If I lose her, it's like cutting my arm off,'' Mr. Incognito, 80, said of his wife, Diane Incognito, in their apartment in Peekskill, N.Y. ''When you're alone, you can't make it.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the tsunami that hit Sendai, Japan and his experience of visiting the country in 2006. He writes to Japanese friends about his shock and concern for those who are affected by the earthquake and the ongoing nuclear plant crisis. The article notes a journal entry from 2006 where the author recalls the food and places of interest in Sendai, and a March 13, 2011 entry about praying for miracles at Fukushima for the Japanese people. The author concludes with a verse from the song "Oseh Shalom."

Nothing about it sounded right. Nothing about it sounded good. Anthony Labriola, 39, a restaurateur who lives nearby, first heard it -- the screech, the boom, the ''bump-bump-bump.'' It was 5:30 in the morning, and it woke him up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on what it takes to make a conspiracy theory. The author cited some examples of a conspiracy. Conspiracy theories are usually attached to events that have shocked or hurt many people. Mark Fenster, a law professor at the University of Florida has written about the structural elements of conspiracy theories.

Reports on the emotional impact of Hurricane Katrina on the lives of survivors in New Orleans, Louisiana. Difficulty for people to recover from mental shock caused by the storm.

Reports on the claim of physicians on the role of a shock from a Taser stun gun in causing a teenager to go into ventricular fibrillation in Chicago, Illinois.

Reports that sudden emotional stress – from grief, fear, anger or shock – can cause heart failure, in a little known and poorly understood syndrome that seems to affect primarily women. Reference to the fact that the victims are generally healthy, with no history of heart disease; Examples of some of the incidents that can lead to an attack, including a death in the family, an armed robbery, a car accident, a biopsy procedure and a surprise party; Suggestion in the new research on the condition, nicknamed broken heart syndrome by doctors, that there may be some truth to the old idea that people can be scared to death or die from sorrow.

Recounts the experiences of James Manas on street robbery. Length of trip from his house to William E. Grady Vocational School; Shock from the incident; Impact of the robbery on his academic performance.