This report is based upon the book the killer’s cousin written by Nancy Werlin. It is a 240 page book published by Delacorte Press in 1998‚ but was later published by Speak‚ and imprint of penguin group in 2009. I chose this book because I really enjoy this genre and its summary looked interesting. It also is a winner of the Edgar award for best young adult mystery in 1999. The main characters in this book are David Yaffe and Lily Shaughnessey. David Yaffe is a tall and skinny‚ and also
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jury I will get a lighter sentence? That reminds me of this one time where my cousin Joe‚ you know Cousin Joe right? Anyway‚ he was caught murdering five people and they locked him up real tight but if he sold out his accomplice he would get a lighter sentence. Cousin Joe only got life for his murders. That’s a deal if I’ve ever seen one. Cousin Joe is still waiting to be released to this day. Man‚ I can’t wait to see Cousin Joe. Anyway‚ what were we talkin’ about? Oh yeah‚ the robbery. It all started
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It was a long hot summer day as me and my cousins sat around the tank at our ranch as we thought of something to do after the morning dove hunt was over. I was 10‚ my cousin Lane was twelve‚ and the rest of my cousins ages ranged all the way from seven to thirteen. We were all drained from the sun‚ with our young age we couldn’t sit in the sun and possibly have an energy. Lane is the oldest as he lead the pack with such a great lead he was disappearing over the distant hills. Austin was so young
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Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and devoted father‚ is an intelligent man whose wisdom‚ consistency‚ and ability to see past the ill in people prove him to be a respectable and exemplary father. He teaches his children and the people of Maycomb how to stand up for one’s belief in the face of prejudice and ignorance even when faced with the possibility of being looked down upon and scorned. His personality and character is retained throughout the entire book‚ making him an ideal moral guide and voice of conscience
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My Cousin Vinny Synopsis Cynthia S. Fridlich While there are many metaphors in My Cousin Vinny that would be interesting to explore‚ and we certainly could delve into the “transformative moments” that are peppered throughout the movie‚ the more interesting aspect of the movie is in the area of expert witnessing. To jump right in‚ when all seems lost for the jailed boys‚ William and Stanley (accused of murdering a store clerk‚ but thinking they had only accidentally shoplifted a can of tuna)
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Today has been weeks since cousin Chin-Kee first arrived. I wish that he could go back to china‚ where he belongs. He has embarrassed me since the first day of his arrival. Moreover‚ people have treated me differently since I hang out with cousin Chin-Kee. I figured that some people are just being racist like when Chin-Kee dance while singing on top of a table for no reason today. Some of them have expressions that look very judgmental‚ just because he acts and looks different. But in that moment
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on a vacation for a weekend as my birthday present. I was so axcited when he informed us that we’d visit the famous Jeju Island located in South Korea as it was my dream place vacation after all. It feels like a dream comes true and I can hardly describe how am I feeling that time. Jeju Island is one of the most visited place in Korea. A lot of newly-wed couple have their honeymoon there. The scenery was so cool and beautiful‚ the weather was fine and the people were friendly too. There’s
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A Reflection of Rational Databases with MS Access Written by: Joshua Gibson Relational Databases with MS Access INFO161 American Military University Instructor: Dr. Bolden 25 April 2015 To take a look back on this course and its overall impact it had I would have to say that it was very interesting and informative. This being my first time actually using Microsoft Access it was an interesting journey through these past eight weeks but it was a good interesting. The majority of databases I’ve
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described‚ who was once a child delinquent‚ is like many other children in America who faced the same fate. Since the very first court case of a child murderer‚ the debate of whether children should be tried as adults has been a raging discussion. Joshua Phillips’ story is one that stands out among many cases of children tried as adults. It was November 3rd‚ 1998‚ in Jacksonville‚ Florida when 14-year-old Phillips was out in his front
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Describe the Laocoon and discuss the artist’s interpretation of the subject matter The Laocoon is a Hellenistic sculpture from either the third or second century BC‚ and it depicts the demise of the Trojan priest and his two sons. The scene is lifted from Homer’s The Iliad‚ when the gods send sea serpents to kill Laocoon to stop him from warning the inhabitants of Troy about the Greeks hidden inside the large wooden horse delivered to the city gates. The multifigural sculpture shows great
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