Alaskan Bermuda Triangle

Student’s Name
SPCH 1311
Tutor’s Name
Date
Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle
Informative Speech Outline
I. Introduction
Attention-Getter:
Within the intact beauty of the changing landscape of Alaska, a mystery loiters. Since there is an eerily increased rate at which individuals go missing, a big part of the state has turned out to be referred to as Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle. Tourists and inhabitants of Alaska seem to disappear into the largely intact environment.
Thesis Statement:
It can be said that, while the landscape of Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle has untouched beauty, it has been associated with missing people and evil creature, which makes the place extremely frightening to be visited by both state residents and visitors.
Preview of Main Points:
Besides being recognized for its intact beauty, the place has a remarkably high number of persons (locals and tourists), who vanish every year and cannot be traced, as if they vanished from the earth face. Aside from persons, several aircraft have vanished mysteriously in the area. Since 1988, 16,000 individuals have gone missing in Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle. The disappearance of people and planes is attributed to the existence of an evil being called the Kushtaka, according to the Indian natives in the region.
Transition to the Body:
The next section of this paper identifies the major issues of Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle, including the missing people and the tale of the evil being.
II. Body
A. Main Point 1: Many people have disappeared in the Triangle.

Support/Citation for Main Point
In 2007, soldiers of Alaska State included 2,833 vanished person posters to their “Missing Persons Clearinghouse” that keeps all related data. The figure represents 4 per 1,000 persons in the state (Gough 1).
Internal Transition Statement
Next, it is important to highlight the tales surrounding this mysterious disappearance.
B. Main Point 2: The mysterious disappearance of planes and people is attributed to the existence of an evil being called Kushtaka.
Support/Citation for Main Point
The Indians living in Alaska believe in their folklore that holds that a half-man and a half-animal creature that can bait innocent persons and trick them. This creature is called the Kushtaka, who were seen as evil and happily tricked the Indian who sailed farther offshore to die (Garden, Home, and Natural Threats 1).
C. Transition to the Conclusion:
The findings from this discussion can be summarized by reviewing the main points.
III. Conclusion
A. Thesis Restatement:
It can be said that, while the landscape of Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle has untouched beauty, it has been associated with missing people and evil creature, which make the place extremely frightening to be visited by both state residents and visitors.
B. Review of Main Points:
Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle is associated with the mysterious disappearance of the locals, visitors, and planes in the state. The vanishing is linked to the Kushtaka, who was a giant evil being.
C. Attention-Getter:
Within the intact beauty of the changing landscape of Alaska, a mystery loiters.

Works Cited
Garden, Home, and Natural Threats. “Why Has Part Of The Alaskan Wilderness Been Called The Bermuda Triangle?.” HowStuffWorks. N.p., 2018. Web. 31 July 2018.
Gough, Cody. “Thousands Of People Have Mysteriously Disappeared In “Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle”.” Curiosity.com. N.p., 2018. Web. 31 July 2018.