It was a breezy Sunday in Santa Monica, Hollywood. Lawrence Exeter and his wife were buying clothes for their soon to be son at Goosie Gander Baby Shoppe. “I don’t understand why our son needs to dress like this,” exclaimed Mrs. Exeter as she held up a navy blue button up shirt. “I told you already he needs to follow in my footsteps, the key to success is about how you dress!” replied Lawrence, a very successful businessman.…
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, On January 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee looked forward to another eventful exciting day at Woodlawn High School. Sadly this was not any ordinary day when the afternoon came around and Hae went missing. This was undoubtedly a horrible tragedy but the evidence will strongly support that Adnan Syed is not guilty. The state's main evidence will strongly depend on the claims of Jay Wilds a criminal and he is known to change his story multiple times.…
There are multiple similarities in the themes emerging from these stories including eruptive small crimes, attention to detail, apparels, crime investigation, location or setting, deception, and blessings in disguise. It is possible to share exactly the same set of themes and even setting, yet have a different set of storylines. This discussion allows readers and potential authors to find an interesting relationship between unrelated articles. Although stories and setting may have been different, the outcome in terms of shared theme is ultimately the…
Paragraph 1, Introduction Ellie's Story is about a search and rescue dog named Ellie. Ellie's Story is by W. Bruce Cameron, who also wrote the novel A Dog's Purpose, Bailey's story, Molly's story, Max's Story, and many other books all based off of A Dog's Purpose. A Dog's Purpose even had a movie made about it. EllIe's story didn't have many main characters. Some of the characters consist of Jakob, Ellie's first partner, Maya, Ellie's second partner, Ellie herself, Albert, Maya’s husband, Wally, and Belinda.…
A properly executed murder required an impenetrable alibi, one that cannot be questioned or found to have faults. In order to achieve such an ideal alibi, Gévigne of Boileau and Narcijac’s novel, Vertigo, must convince an old friend and former police detective to believe he has witnessed a suicide, as opposed to a murder. Gévigne plans to kill his wife, Madeleine Gévigne, so that he may inherit her enormous wealth, however, he must have some way to avert attention away from himself so that he can live in peace with the money. To do so, Gévigne plans to have Robert Flavèires, the old friend, witness the death of Madeleine, and believe it to be suicide. This plan required Flavèires to not only be present at the murder but to believe that Mrs.…
In this book Alex Scarrow tells the story of three teenagers named Liam O´Connor, Maddy Carter, and Sal Vikram were supposed to die but seconds before they were pulled to safety by a man. Now they are part of a group called The Time Riders. Dr. Paul Kramer is from 2066 and he went back into time. Kramer is trying to alter history. He is wants to take over the world and become dictator.…
The play “Twelve Angry Men” displays an interesting story with compelling characters. This play plays with your mind on about who’s right and wrong. The case tricks the Juror's mind if the boy is even guilty at all. This starts a huge drama story with a few cases of confusion . The “Hero” of the play or the person who convinced every Juror that the boy was Not-guilty is Juror Eight.…
Perception is key when reading the “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie, as the lawyer Mr. Mayherne attempts to navigate the complicated characters within the story. Despite dissecting their dialogue, actions, and thoughts within the text, it is difficult to reach an absolute conclusion due to the representation of the likes of Leonard Vole, Romaine Vole, and Emily French and what they reveal over time to Mr. Mayherne. “The Witness for the Prosecution” develops, undermines, and complicates the characters; they constantly test Mr. Mayherne, leaving a trail of ambiguity to the end, making the murder impossible to solve, as there is no clear definition between truth and deception. The beginning of the story works to develop…
"I think this was a great opportunity to teach kids that they can make a difference no matter how young they are. Their enthusiasm for asking visitors to help, their persuasive sales spiels and their eagerness to pour and serve was a blessing to see (Leslie, Davenport, FL). " Everybody can impact the world, even children. Alexandra Scott was born in January 18, 1998. She started her own foundation before the age of 8.…
Walter Lee Younger, one of the main characters from A Raisin in the Sun is a desperate dreamer that strives to be able to take care of his family. Walter experiences the most change out of all the characters throughout the the play. The play tells the story of Walter and his family as they struggle to survive the abounding hardships that a black family faces in the 1950s in Chicago. Throughout the play, he makes countless decisions that hurt the members of his family and himself, but by the end of the play, he is able to regain their respect and change his ways. Walter has a great deal of self-hatred which is also changed by the end of the play.…
In his play Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose brings us back in time to 1957, to a jury room of a New York Court of Law where one man, Juror #8, confronts the rest of the jury to look at a homicide case without prejudice, and ultimately convinces Juror #2, a very soft-spoken man who at first had little say in the deliberation. Throughout the play, several jurors give convincing arguments that make one think about whether the boy is “guilty” or “not guilty.” Ultimately, one is convinced by ethos, logos, and pathos. We can see ethos, logos, and pathos having an effect on Juror #2 as he begins as a humble man and changes into someone brave at the end. Although all three modes play a part in convincing Juror #2, pathos is the most influential because…
Alex Friendly and kind is how you first start to describe her. Alexandria Johnston, or as most like to call her Alex, is very friendly and outgoing. She uses her bubbly and energetic personality to lift people spirits and make them feel better. It feels like Alex never really has a dull moment. One way she spreads her personality is through her friends.…
Dan Gallagher played by Michael Douglas is a prominent New York attorney who is happily married to Beth played by Ann Archer. Dan resides in Manhattan where he met Alexandra or Alex Forest played by Glenn Close editor for a publishing company. Dan’s wife Beth and his daughter, Ellen played by Ellen Hamilton Latzen, are away for the weekend. In Beth’s absence Dan has a desirous week-end affair with Alex. Dan thought that Alex was the type of woman who understood his position (married man) and that his week-end fling with her was just that a simple week-end fling.…
While listening to the Serial Podcasts I heard many different people voicing their opinion on whether Adnan Syed is guilty or innocent. My opinion is that he is an innocent person who was wrongly prosecuted. The whole case is built on a timeline that has many flaws, and they call it a crime of passion or crime of pride. However, they have no evidence of how Adnan might have felt. In addition, they have no physical evidence to pin on Adnan.…
“Maus” by Art Spiegelman is a compelling and masterful story of survival told by Art’s father, Vladek Spiegelman. A Jew that lived in Poland during World War II. Vladek’s accounts are recorded and published in an odd manner. Instead of the traditional biography of a Holocaust survivor, like the Elle Wiesel’s “Night,” “Maus” was made into a comic book. Not only was “Maus” a comic book, but the characters are rendered very uniquely.…