from chapter 1 that a pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide or crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people”. The 1918 influenza is a classical example. I was assigned to watch the hunt for the killer flu. This documentary attempts to trace the legacy of the 1918 influenza outbreak that destroyed over 40 million people. It describes the virus and its potential deadly effects. The video examines the expeditions of scientists who are searching for
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In Serial‚ Adnan is betrayed by those around him and falsely convicted for the murder of Hae Min Lee‚ showing that Adnan should deserve a retrial. First‚ the police interrogates Jay a lot. One of the days Jay was interrogated‚ 3 hours of the interrogation was not recorded. Jay has something new to say every time with a different version of a story. In this 3 hours Jay probably had said many things. In those stories there might have been crucial amount of info that could have helped but was not recorded
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Stalker‚ also known as the Golden State Killer--an epithet coined by Mcnamara herself. In her article‚ McNamara analyzes some--at the time--newly revealed details of the case‚ as well as shares stories of others who have become absorbed by the mystery‚ their obsession with the case taking tolls on their personal lives. She even shares how the case has impacted her own relationships. She writes confidingly‚ “...people have asked whether it worries me that the killer may still be out there…‘He can’t hurt
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Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ is a serial killer from Washington who committed an estimated amount of murders ranging between 48-90 female prostitutes or runaways throughout the 1980’s - 1990’s. He lived a fairly normal life with a wife and son‚ as a truck painter with a military background. He came off to many people as a good natured man‚ easy to talk too‚ and religious. He would constantly read the bible at work and evangelized throughout his hometown. Some of his interest
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Suspense is Killer F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ uses suspense to introduce Jay Gatsby who is clouded in a veil of mystery as no one knows who he really is. Jay Gatsby is thought of a huge partying millionaire and who mysteriously obtained a fortune‚ his past is foggy and rumors fly around about potential pieces that fit into the puzzle of Gatsby’s past. Nick Carroway‚ our narrator‚ wanders the party with Jordan Baker and the twins talking about the mystery that surrounds their
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The Machinist: A Psychological Portrait of a Killer Despite being an esoteric genre‚ several films dare to delve into the realm of psychological thrillers. Films such as “Pi”‚ “Mulholland Drive”‚ “Jacob’s Ladder”‚ and “Memento” are some examples of suspenseful movies which tap into the human psyche. However‚ Brad Anderson’s 2004 film “The Machinist”‚ is a bit of an exception to this genre. Written by Scott Kosar‚ although still suspenseful‚ this film focuses more into the psychological aspect‚ rather
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was passing along a road leading to my grandmother’s house. I was all alone‚ and very scared. The wind was whistling in the trees overhead. I even heard the cry of a night bird. The road passed by a burial ground. At that time I remembered horror serials I had watched on television. Those fearful stories came into my mind. On the side of the road there was a thorny bush. It was so dark that nothing was visible to the naked eye. As I came near the thorny bush‚ I heard a rushing sound. I was at my wit’s
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into the profundities of fancy in view of his need to know his past. Alexie educates how smith dreams regarding when he was stolen from arms of his local American mother and compelled to live with his folks. The genuine theme of Indian Killer is reparation through violence. This is the reason behind the bias that is causing severity all through the novel. David Rogers kin‚ Aaron‚ and his sidekicks begin beating chaste Indians in the city to impact them to pay for David’s vanishing. On
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“Chasing Lincoln’s Killer” is the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was the United States President during the Civil War‚ which was a very turbulent time in America’s history. The majority of the American people had very strong feelings‚ either in favor of Northern policies or for the Southern cause. John Wilkes Booth was one of those people. Despite the fact that Booth lived and worked in the North‚ he was a firm supporter of the Confederacy. He hated Lincoln and Lincoln’s policies
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with minié balls. It’s because medical hygiene didn’t exist until a few hundred thousand soldiers died of infections. Fortunately‚ someone figured it was a bad idea chopping off limbs and cleaning soldiers with dirty medical equipment. In the novel‚ Killer Angels‚ by Michael Shaara‚ we get an insight of what unhygienic conditions soldier’s had to face during the war. A grand total of about 414‚000 soldiers died during the
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