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The Son Of Sam And Terror New York
1,296 wordsThe Son of Sam and Terror of New York "At one a. m. on July twenty-ninth a man was cruising in the Bronx when he spotted two young women sitting in a parked blue Oldsmobile. He swung around a corner and abandoned his car, pushing the bag-covered pistol into the waistband of his trousers. With his characteristics gait he shuffled back toward the women, Donna Lauria, eighteen, a medical technician, and Jody Valenti, nineteen, a student nurse. They were parked in front on Lauria's home; her parents...
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Lesson Before Dying Learned A Lot
1,545 words... o school for, you " re stripping me of it, I told my aunt... The humiliation I had to go through, going into that man's kitchen... Now going up to that jail... Anything to humiliate me. All the things you wanted me to escape by going to school. Years ago, Professor Antoine told me that if I stayed here, they were going to break me down to the nigger I was born to be. But he didn't tell me that my aunt would help them do it. Grant tells Vivian how Miss Emma needs a memory of Jefferson standin...
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Teenage Years 000 Deaths
1,645 wordsThroughout the nation and our world people are suffering from this disease. Depression effects people of both genders, all ages, and any background. People once believed that teens never went through any form of severe depression. Some still believe this to be true, but if it were why are teens homicidal and suicidal? This report should give support for the fact that a teen's depression deserves attention, not the shrug of the shoulders or the turn of a back. Depression is defined as the point o...
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Cop Killer Political Correctness
1,104 words... of free thought, tell me: Why did political correctness originate on America's campuses? And why do you continue to tolerate it? Why do you, who " re supposed to debate ideas, surrender to their suppression? Let's be honest. Who here thinks your professors can say what they really believe? It scares me to death, and should scare you too, that the superstition of political correctness rules the halls of reason. You are the best and the brightest. You, here in the fertile cradle of American ac...
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Excise Taxes Legalized Gambling
1,202 words... h' is the strongest. However decreases in tax revenues are not the only reason that private sector gambling is on the rise. For the many areas in the United States that are experiencing extremely poor economic conditions, legalized gambling is very attractive. The incredible destitution of Indian reservations has prompted many to push measures through that would allow them to build bingo halls and casinos on reservation properties to create jobs. (Indian Gaming, incidentally, took in approxi...
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Robert E Lee Battle Of Gettysburg
1,211 wordsMichael Shaara's historical novel, The Killer Angels is based on the Battle of Gettysburg. Shaara's experience as a teacher shows by breaking down the characters and events surrounding this critical turning point in the history of the United States. Shaara helps the reader understand the significance of this important battle in which two percent of the male population at that time gave their lives for a cause (Sherwin, Elizabeth). He brings to life the great leaders of the North and South, men l...
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Put To Death Death Penalty
807 wordsLooking out for the state of the public's satisfaction in the scheme of capital sentencing does not constitute serving justice. Today's system of capital punishment is fraught with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. It satisfied the public's need for retribution. It relieved the anguish of the victim's family. Realistically, imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. Retroactively, it has yet to be proven as a...
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Amount Of Time Ted Bundy
1,022 words... month later a witness called in stating they saw a VW Bug speed away from a high school the night Kent disappeared. Bundy was arrested on August 16, 1975 caught speeding away with no lights on, in the Salt Lake neighborhood. A search was conducted of the VW. There was no passenger seat, there were the handcuffs, a ski mask, and an ice pick and tape. The was connection was made to the previous attempted kidnappings, Bundy was convicted of the attempted kidnappings and sent to prison after Dar...
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Tom Robinson Deadly Force
852 wordsRichard Ramirez was born in 1963 he was also known as the "Night Stalker" What kind of person is prejudice? Is it a person who is rich and looks down on others? Is it someone who is poor? Are they mean? Or maybe even a nice person? All of these people are the answer. People all over judge others on stereotypical ideas, or believe they are inferior doe to their race, religion, or sex. It happens every day, one will shy away from a black man on a dark street, or another may poke fun at the Arabic ...
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Opened The Door Urban Legends
1,079 wordsWhat is an Urban Legend? They are usually stories that have a wide audience, have circulated spontaneously, and have been told in several different forms. Many have chosen to believe these stories despite the lack of actual evidence to substantiate the story (Urban). What makes an Urban Legend is how it is told. This depends on whether the story is being told in first, second, or third person. Most of the time the real event happened to someone entirely unknown to the person telling the story (U...
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Form Of Media Video Games
1,498 wordsThere are many different views about video games and the effects violence has on children and society as a whole. Many feel that games are harmful and have no purpose but to serve as an unintelligent and wasteful medium of entertainment. Others feel that games have plenty to offer and will one day be as respected a medium as television, radio or books. Input from both sides of the issue was gathered and a conclusion was drawn based on various studies and opinions. Throughout The course of this r...
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Death Penalty Information Center Form Of Punishment
844 wordsThe death penalty is the most inhumane, cruel and degrading form of punishment. The effectiveness of the death penalty has never been proven to be a deterrence of crime then any other form of punishment. Execution is irreversible and can be inflicted on the innocent. The cost of one person on death row far exceeds that of a person in prison for life. Race is also a factor in sentencing a person to death. Lastly political influence is a factor in which a person lives or dies. Since the founding o...
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Saddam Hussein Chemical Weapons
409 wordsSaddam Hussein is back with a vengeance, and his threats of world destruction aren't to be taken lightly. The United States tried unsuccessfully to target him during the Gulf War in February 1991, however, they confidently expected the Iraq leader to be gone within months. Now, seven years later Saddam has shown a remarkable ability to survive and to rebuild his military to almost its peak potential and the US are threatening to lead air strikes over weapons inspections. Iraq is able to produce ...
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Victor Frankenstein Mary Shelley
993 wordsNovels, are they parallels of the authors lives? The story of Frankenstein is the first articulation of a womans experience of pregnancy and related fears. Mary Shelly, in the development and education of the monster, discusses child development and education and how nurturing of a loving parent is extremely important in the moral development of an individual. Thus, in Frankenstein, Mary Shelley examines her own fears and thoughts about pregnancy, childbirth, and child development; hence a link ...
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Boys On The Island Born Evil
1,086 wordsThere is hardly ever a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, one could argue that man, in the state of nature, is born evil. The boys in the novel, represent a metaphorical idea in which they are born unto the island, and manifest mankind's true nature. As the story progresses, the boys construct a society and ruin it. They revert to the primitive association in which fear and tyranny lead to ultimate rule...
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Surely Be Put Put To Death
485 wordsI have an opinion on many subjects. Whether or not you agree with it is your opinion. This country, being a free country, gives me the right to persuade you to see things my way. This is my goal with the following essay. Hanging, firing squad, electrocution, gas, and lethal injection. They are all methods of execution used by the American government to punish murderers. Thirty-eight out of fifty states and Washington D. C. have the death penalty as a method of punishment. The subject of capital ...
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One By One Book
507 wordsAgatha Christie's And Then There Were None, published by Washington Square Press, is regarded by most critics to be her masterpiece. After publishing almost eighty books, this was the one she was truly most proud of. Why? Mainly, because critics have quoted it to have sold more copies than Shakespeare and the Bible. However, Christie has so much more to be proud of in this novel. With an outstanding mystery / murder plot, combined with a dark, cryptic setting involving many deranged guests; one ...
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Serial Killer Michael Jordan
713 wordsIs a hero a person who wears tights and a cape and goes around saving the world? And is a villain a person who schemes evil plots against the hero? Even though heroes and villains might be seen differently through the eyes of individual people, we all know that not all heroes and villains are recognized for their actions. A hero can be somebody as big as Superman or someone like your mother and a villain can be somebody like Charles Manson or a fictional character such as DR Evil from Austin Pow...
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The Killer Angels Chamberlain A True Leader
375 wordsMichael Shaara presented Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in his The Killer Angels not only as a courageous, heroic soldier with outstanding integrity, but depicted him using tremendous leadership skills in a large variety of situations. When we were first introduced to Chamberlain he gave a remarkably motivating speech to over one hundred starved and angry soldiers. With his passionate and honest plea he was able to break through their barriers of hate and betrayal and inspire them to fight for a be...
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Isnt Necessarily Evil Killed Her Husband Person
747 wordsDoes being a criminal necessarily mean a person is evil? This is an interesting question, in which there are many different opinions. This is not a straight yes or no answer. To have a debate on an issue like this we should first define the word evil. The dictionary defines evil as being: Morally reprehensible, sinful, wicked (Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary). People who say that a criminal isnt necessarily evil might be thinking like this: If a poor person went into a store and stole foo...
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