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    they have done. Throughout his novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ Capote tells the reader of Perry Smith’s past to make the reader feel sorry for Perry‚ as is evident in the following discussion. To better understand how the author conveyed this‚ one must examine Perry’s dream‚ his life in the Detention Home‚ and his relationship with this father and his mother. People can learn a lot about a person by simply looking at what someone’s dreams consist of. In‚ In Cold Blood‚ Capote tells the reader about Perry’s

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    The Cold Equation

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    Cause and Effect on The Cold Equation In the story "the Cold Equation" by Tom Godwin‚ the author created a cause and effect relationship by having Marilyn decide to stowaway on the emergency dispatch ship that only has enough fuel for one person. Because Marilyn decided to stowaway she ended her own life‚ forced Barton to deal with having to kill a woman‚ negatively affects the results of the mission to Woden‚ and for her parents and brother to deal with her death. Marilyn’s last moments of her life

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    unidentified. The Clutter case had become one of the most mysterious incidents that Kansas had ever encountered. It took many brilliant detectives from all around the country to solve this curious case. Countless numbers argued that the criminals were cold-blooded and that they deserved to be punished. Their actions couldn’t be justified; even the courts said so. But were the courts and the majority of the others discriminating against Dick and Perry? Apparently‚ Capote thought that the justice system

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    Although the novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ by Truman Capote‚ shocked the nation in its description of a heinous murder of an entire family‚ the initial crime theory included a murder-suicide since the husband and wife slept in separate bedrooms. However‚ through careful‚ descriptive analysis of the crime scene‚ the actual culprits of the cold‚ blooded killing were found and determined to have serious mental illness of schizophrenia and other brain injuries leading to a series of events that ended in a brutal

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    In the provided translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem Judith‚ the author presents the story of an atypical‚ yet ultimately genuine hero: Judith‚ a widowed member of the oppressed Israelite town of Bethulia‚ who through the clever use of only her wits‚ beauty‚ and unending dedication to the continued freedom of her people‚ leads them to a well-earned victory over the antagonistic General Holofernes and King Nebuchadnezzar’s tyrannical rule. While some may argue that Judith’s character is unworthy

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    In Cold Blood Essay (Question 3) In the novel In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote portrays Perry Smith as both a victim and a hero in order to make the reader connect more sympathetically with Smith‚ thus making him the protagonist of the text. Protagonists are generally the character with whom readers sense the author has the most sympathy. Throughout the text Smith is constantly portrayed as the victim. In the first introduction regarding Smith describing his physical appearance prior to the murders

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    The Cold War‚ 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1. How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our allies. Since South Korea was an ally‚ we assisted them in repelling the invasion of another communist nation. This help for South Korea

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    Stone Cold

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    “Stone Cold” By Robert Swindells and adapted by Joe Standerline. The play “Stone Cold” is written by Joe Standerline and is based on the novel by Robert Swindells. The plot has two main characters‚ Link and Shelter‚ who are very different people. Link is a sixteen year old boy who now lives on the streets because he felt neglected at home. Shelter‚ in the other hand is completely different for Link. He comes across as an affectionate man taking in the people off the street but then his personality

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    when stumbling along a dark path of pain‚ confusion‚ and struggle. Ordinary People‚ by Judith Guest‚ showcases this very theme by utilizing specific relationships to help further the growth of her main character‚ Conrad Jarrett. Conrad’s relations with his girlfriend Jeannine and counselor Dr. Berger play an important part in his recovery and coping with his depression after a recent suicide attempt.Throughout Judith Guest’s Ordinary People ‚ Jeannine and Dr. Berger are able to help Conrad become whole

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    In Cold Blood The town of Holcomb is the perfect place to set the stage for murder. In the opening of “In Cold Blood”‚ Truman Capote paints a picture of Holcomb that is nothing more than a dull‚ boring‚ and desolate small town. He develops his view thought specific detail selection which depicts visual imagery‚ a detached and repetitious tone‚ accompanied with a specialized sentence structure. In a town that is as dreary as Holcomb‚ no one would ever expect a quadruple murder. Through his details

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