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    Section B‚ Jane Rogers‚ ”Sports Leader” Summary of ”Sports Leader” A young halcyon boy is hired by a window cleaner albeit it was as a favor. The new boy had failed all of his exams‚ which caused the foster mother to become exasperated since he would lay back on the couch and watch TV all day. However‚ he is now employed by the window cleaner and the quintessence of their relationship is trust and reliability. The boy has a focal point of admiration on the latter when cleaning windows; he received

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    Black Dahlia Murder

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    The Black Dahlia Murder case remains to be one of Hollywood’s longest-running mysteries and one of the most dreadful of the 1940s. On the morning of January 15‚ 1947‚ the body of a pretty young woman‚ Elizabeth Short‚ was found severed in half in an empty lot on the west side of South Norton Avenue in Leimert Park‚ Los Angeles. The body was discovered at 10:00 am by local resident Betty Bersinger‚ as she was walking with her three-year-old daughter. At first‚ Besinger thought that the body parts

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    but they are uncertain.When I arrived at the Bed and Breakfast there was no murder weapon to be found. Body Billy was at the Bed and Breakfast when he was murdered.The evidence shows that either he died from the tea he drunk or the Landlady might have killed him. But the policemen and the detectives are both uncertain about what happened to poor Billy Weaver.The investigation began at 9:00pm the night before the murder happened.The person that we are trying to figure out who might have killed him

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    Murder of Emmett Till

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    Emmett Till was a fourteen year old boy who lived in Chicago. He was very outgoing and friendly with everyone he met. After his uncle‚ Moses (Moh-ss) Wright‚ came up to visit‚ he took Emmett and his cousin down to Money‚ Mississippi. Before he left‚ his mother informed him that life is very‚ very different for blacks in the South and the way he acted at home could not be the same as how he acted down there. He didn’t believe her warnings. As Emmett and his mother got to the train station Emmett ran

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    In Roger Caillois’ piece‚ The Ambiguity of The Sacred‚ he states “There is scarcely any religious system‚ even in the broadest sense of the term‚ in which the categories of the pure and impure do not play a fundamental role.” Most religions are based on what a person should do and what they should not do in order to stay pure‚ which is what religions want you to to strive to be. So what does it mean to be pure and impure? In his writing he explains what it means to be pure‚ how a person becomes/remains

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    The Alford Murder Case

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    not spend one day in prison. Jessica Price had entered an Alford plea in the 2013 death of her daughter‚ reports WLKY. An Alford plea means she acknowledges there’s enough evidence to convict her‚ but she does not admit guilt. She was charged with murder‚ but as part of a plea deal in March‚ the charge to be amended down to second-degree manslaughter. "No one can punish me more than myself‚" - a convicted killer’s plea for mercy ahead of her sentencing. The story at 5:30 on @WLKY. — Morgan Lentes

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    Getting Away with Murder

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    English 250 November 6‚ 2008 Getting Away with Murder When accused of rape‚ assault‚ or other crimes against their peers or other ordinary members of society‚ collegiate athletes are often times favored in the eyes of the courts as well as school officials‚ staff‚ coaches‚ and members of society with ties to the team. Because athletes are often times seen as role models‚ this reflects negatively and adds to the growing problem in America where those with money‚ fame‚ and talent are seen as

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    Ernie's Cafe Murder

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    Title:Ernie’s Cafe Murder   Detectives:Hezakya‚ Kaleb‚ Halle   We were outside of Ernie’s cafe at about 1:27 PM when we heard a gunshot coming  from inside. When we entered there was a dead man named Fannin. Ernie‚ the owner and  only employe could only tell us one thing: the murderer had leaned against the wall while  firing at point­blank range. The imprint of his hand is in clear view. The cash register has just  been rung up at $8.75.    The murderer shot with his left hand‚ there is a right hand print on the wall

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    A Brothers Murder Analysis

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    I chose the topic “A Brother’s Murder” because it involves problems that we are all too fond of today‚ problems within the black community. With this topic I would be allowed the opportunity to reflect on many of the problems that went on in this story with my own personal response. The purpose of this essay is for me to give a convincing explanation of my point of view on how to solve the problems of inequality against the black community as it relates to the article. It is now 150 plus years

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    Chinese Maze Murders

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    The book The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert Van Gulik is written in a Confucian view point. Even though it is written from this view point it does not hesitate to establish other religious views as well. Such as how Judge Dee is indeed a Confucian man. Not an Ideal Confucian‚ but a Confucian nonetheless. Judge Dee is a strict prefect which is not so much a Confucian way of ruling‚ but a legalist way. He uses both Confucian and Legalist teachings in order to run Lan Fang effectively. Also‚ this book

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