On Thursday 8 march 1973 at 2:10 am, there was a fire bombing at the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Brisbane Fortitude Valley. James Richard Finch and John Andrew Stuart both started this fire. Finch was 29 and Stuart was 33 when they were arrested for setting two 23 litre barrels of fuel in the clubs foyer on fire. James Richard Finch who was 29 at the time was born in England while John Andrew Stuart (33) was born in Australia. Finch had previously been found guilty of malicious wounding with an unlicensed pistol, which he fired two shots injuring two men in Oxford Street Paddington.…
On Monday April 15 2013, which was Patriot Day, an atrocity happened in Boston, United States. As everyone already knew, it was the Boston Marathon Bombing. The annual Boston Marathon bombing started just like other years, without any clue of the calamity. The marathon began as usual and horde of crowds gather along the sidewalk, cheering for their families and friends. The contestants endured the tiredness and headed towards the finish line. A spontaneous chant of "Go, Go!" bursted out as the runners moved closer and closer towards the ending. But just then, a bomb was released on Boylston Street, near the finish line. Many people screamed, and the air was filled with dirt and gases.…
April 19th, 1995, will be a date forever etched into the minds of the American people. The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City - left 168 people dead and over 600 injured. Timothy McVeigh, the man at the center of the attack, is known for his anti-government militant views. The hatred of one domestic extremist, shocked the nation and changed the way many Americans viewed safety in this…
In the story One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, the protagonist Randall Patrick McMurphy faked his insanity so he could go to a mental hospital instead of facing the crimes he committed. He goes in with his mind set on his goal without a care for anyone else, at least, that’s how it was in the beginning.…
An attack Sunday night in the Quebec city mosque left six dead and eight injured. The targeted were in the Cultural Islamic Center of Quebec, the suspect was later identified as 27-year old Alexandre Bissonnette a white French Canadian who was charged with five counts of attempted murder. He was not charged with terrorism, which under Canada’s Criminal Code requires a broad proof of intent to intimidate the public. Though “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it an act of terrorism, and there was a collective outpouring of remorse and empathy.” According to Debroise he described Bissonnette as nice but anti-social. In their meetings, he said, Bissonnette often spoke admiringly of U.S. President Donald Trump and the French far-right…
Timothy McVeigh was the bomber behind the Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19, 1995. The state of Oklahoma raised money to build a memorial, which holds many artifacts. McVeigh impacted many lives -- the lives of the victims, injured, and survivors.…
Much has been written in recent years about terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction. Explosives are the weapon of choice for many terrorists as reported by the media on a routine basis. The bombing of the Pan Am Flight 103 that occurred on December 21, 1988 over Lockerbie and Galloway was no different. This bombing became the largest criminal investigation that was led by the smallest police force. (CIA)…
The audience, mostly socially liberals, are those who wish to be more politically active and informed. They want to hear what they can do to fix an issue from a source that is equally passionate about the topic. The tone is appropriately rousing, providing a course of action along with its ethos- and logos-driven information. In addition, the article was published when readers would be most susceptible, having acquired some information on the topic from the news, but still lacking the knowledge to have informed opinions or act. Accordingly, the readers learn more about the issue, see that the solution will be complicated, and are satisfied having obtained the information to act.…
For this paper, the three people I interviewed were my brother Jason, my father Richard, and my grandmother Virginia. I asked my grandmother questions about World War II, JFK’s assassination, and the Internet becoming popular. The questions for my dad were on Apollo 11, Elvis’s death, and 9/11. My questions for Jason were about the Columbine High School shootings, the release of the first smartphone, and the Boston Marathon Bombings. The thing I asked about involved some major events that affected the entire U.S.; whereas, some of the other events I asked about covered things that were influential to smaller groups of people. To start, we’ll look at what my grandmother had to say and work towards my brother.…
On April 15th 2013 the unexpected happened near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) where detonated, at the feet of the spectators while they were cheering on the runners, in an interval of just seconds and a distance of approximately 200 feet. Three victims were pronounced dead on scene and there were close to three-hundred injured. Luckily the Boston marathon was highly equipped and prepared for the worst and had a lot of first responders and medical personnel in close proximity to come to the victims’ aid very quickly. This research paper will address how effectively the responders managed the incident, how they could improve in future incidents, the parts of the incident that went well and the…
It was just another Patriots’ Day in Boston on April, 15th, 2013. It would be the 117th annual Boston Marathon, with spectators from all over the world. For Sydney Corcoran and her parents, they were there supporting their aunt run in the race (Brian 6). At 2:49 that afternoon, it would never be the same for Sydney. With over 5,600 runners still trying to complete the twenty-six mile run, a pressure-cooker bomb exploded near the finish line on Boylston Street. Next, another bomb exploded within seconds of the first, only a couple hundred feet down the street (“Boston” History). For Sydney, it was the beginning of a nightmare. She had lost her parents, and was down on the ground with a piece of metal the size of a cell phone stuck in her foot (Brian 5). There was no turning back now for most bystanders near the finish line, and the Boston Marathon would never be the same. The suffering and sadness of this tragedy left the city with three deaths, hundreds without limbs, several hospitalized, and billions of Americans worried about…
For my 2016 history paper I decided to write about the catastrophic events of the 1967 Detroit Riots. Taking place in the blistering July, where it was very unlikely to have an air conditioner, after police raided a blind pig on the infamous 12th Street. That Small act gradually generated the largest riot in American history. After the raid, a crowd of about 200 gathered around the bar. People were spreading rumors about the police using excessive force, later resulting in an empty bottle being thrown at a rear window of a police car. All of this then escalated into the event we all know today; the Detroit Riots.…
The Oklahoma City Bombing claimed the lives of 168 people and caused hundreds of injuries (“From Decorated Veteran to Mass Murderer” 1). But who did it, and more importantly why? The attack happened during a time when most Americans thought terrorism was an overseas problem and served as a wake-up call; no one expected that an act of terrorism would be carried out on US soil, let alone done by American citizens. The bombing left the country stunned and has caused various social and political changes in the US; Oklahoma City was not the only place impacted, the whole nation was.…
The two resources that I picked for my final journal are ‘Not In Our Town’ and the CNN article about Officer Elsokary in New York City. The reason why I picked “Not In Our Town” is because this article shows that people are sometimes really mean, rude and obnoxious, but it also shows that people are sometimes nice, caring, kind and supportive. The attacks and this story took place in Billings, Montana. The attacks were against people in the town who were Jewish. The reason why I picked the CNN article is because it shows that some people are rude to the people who are protecting the country that they are living in.…
The purpose of this lab is to determine whether salt affects the movement of water in the cell. Independent variable is the factor that affects the value of variables dependent to it. In osmosis lab, the independent variables are the potato and onions. The dependent variable is the variable whose value is measured to determine the extent of the effect of another variable to it, as in an experiment. In osmosis lab, the dependent variable is the length of the potato. The controlled variables are the amount of water, amount of salt, and the size of the potato. If the potato is placed in a higher salt concentration, then the potato will decrease its size.…