LAWRENCE, Kan.-- Frank Mason III scored 24 points and No. 3 Kansas used a 21-7 run to force overtime and defeat No. 9 West Virginia University 84-80 in overtime on Monday night at the Phog Allen Fieldhouse. The Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5) were cruising when missed free throws and turnovers fueled a Jayhawks run. Devonte' Graham sunk a 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining to pull Kansas (23-3, 11-2) within two.…
In this passage, Schlosser sheds some light on the good in the fast food industry. One is a franchisee, named Dave Feamster. Feamster was once a NHL hockey player who was drafted in 1978 to the Chicago Blackhawks. After getting an injury that was incapable of being healed, he was forced to retire in 1985. He now owns five Little Caesars pizzerias in Pueblo, Colorado.…
SS- The security guard, Jed Archer testified the following, “ My name is Jed Archer and I have been a security guard with Appleby’s for the past twenty-four years.” Mr.Archer continued with the following statement, “ Rhonda pointed across the floor the man who had just given her the money. He was walking toward the down escalator. I yelled for him to stop. When he heard my voice, the man broke through the crowd and began to run.”…
On August 9th, 2014, Michael Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson were walking in the middle of the street when they were approached by a police officer by the name of Darren Wilson. With there being altered stories explaining what happened next rather than choosing one side of the story we can agree that an altercation occurred and it led to the unfortunate death of eighteen year old Michael Brown. Because of the differing stories and videos online, I will not focus on whether I feel like the killing of Michael Brown was justified, but whether the process to indict/or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson was justified and not flawed. Beginning as soon as you read the table of contents of the DOJ report on the Ferguson Police Department…
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury we are here today to reopen the case of JT Mcdaniel and the murderer of jerry a precious old man. This man had never done anything wrong in his life before and h had never yelled at anyone. Then my defendant had a rage come upon him when it did he did not know how to handle it. When my defendant felt this rage he dealt with it in the only way that he could think of and that was to kill the innocent man. When you review my defendants case you will see that the punishment that he was given was curl because he was an insane man and he did not know what he was doing at the time of the murderer.…
In a school in Detroit a teacher by the name of Tiffani Eaton tried to stop a fight between two students by hitting both of them with a broom. Because of her actions the school fired her, the students were suspended. In my opinion her punishment was unjustified, although I can understand the other side of the coin. She did cause the students physically and mentally harm. As well as brook the schools policy by not getting security and hitting a student.…
Energy independency has now become an international subject, spreading with radical pioneers who seek independence from the local power grid. Henk Rogers reiterates, through his campaign to run his house on solar electricity and amicable quest to ensure Hawaii's electrical independency by 2045, that energy independency is accomplished when an individual or even a community can successfully supply their own energy needs without assistance from the power grid. Through his tenacious aspiration to encourage residents to go off grid, Rogers has inspired countless residents to become energy independent. In doing so, he has prioritized it as his ‘number one’ objective, insistent to reduce carbon emission from combustible fuels. The key factor that lead him to partake of the clean energy movement was perturbing fact that Hawaii’s hallmark coral reefs are perishing in the increasingly acidic ocean.…
I do not agree with the difference thesis. James Rachels depicts an account of two men, Smith and Jones, illustrating how Smith kills his nephew for inheritance, and Jones plans to kills his nephew, however, his nephew hits his head and drowns as Jones looks on. Winston Nesbitt states, “... Smith drowned his nephew for motives of personal gain” (103). Smith had the intention of killing his nephew in cold blood, while Jones did have the intention, but due to unfortunate events, he didn’t save his nephew because of the profits involved.…
Philosophical analysts and scientists all over the nation continue to raise arguments when looking at the story of Chris McCandless and his journey. While some recognize him as a romantic hero following a life immersed in the nature of the world, some choose to see him as a fool for thinking he could live this lifestyle. When looking at both arguments, it comes down to the issue of morals, and the lifestyle the person analyzing has grown up in. Morals and values heavily influence the opinions of what Chris McCandless did with his life, even though it was his right to do as he pleased. To begin, by looking at both sides of the argument I believe my social environment helps shape my opinion of this story.…
Wonderfully delicious, cherry fruit is packed with full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants. In fact, cherries’ sweet or sour flavors are both well recommended by doctors and health educators for its nutritious benefits, such as preventing against such dangerous disease like cancer, or help boosting the immune system to combat anything that may harm the body, the list can go on. But often times, when we are buying cherries at a vegetable market, or a supermarket and whatnot, we do not spend time contemplating on the true history of cherries—where are they made? Or by who/whom are they made? Or what kind of labor it took?…
In the mid 1830’s, a surgeon in the U.S. army named John Emerson bought Dred Scott from Missouri to serve him while he went went off to perform his military duties. Later after moving several times, Emerson bought an enslaved female named Harriet. He permitted for the marriage of Dred Scott and Harriet and then they had two children. After Emerson died the Scotts saved money for several years in an attempt to buy their freedom from Emerson’s wife; she declined. Dred Scott then attempted to sue Sanford in state court claiming that since he had lived in a territory where slavery was banned, he was free.…
By writing her book, Stowe showed the world what she saw from a distance. She broadcasted the horrors of slavery. The way she did this was judged harshly by some. Although Stowe helped opened people 's eyes, her book also had some critics.…
The Supreme Court of Georgia subsequently set aside Defendant’s death sentences on the armed robbery counts, on the basis, that defendants are rarely subject to capital punishment for that crime. The Court upheld defendant’s death sentences with respect to the murder convictions. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Furman case, which held a death penalty statute to be unconstitutional, because it resulted in death being imposed in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner, the Georgia legislature revised its death penalty statute so that death could only be imposed when the jury had found the presence of specific aggravating factors. This effectively narrowed the class of murderers subject to capital punishment. The new statute created…
§5/2-6(b). However, courts may take into account additional factors to determine if a structure is constitutes a dwelling or “part thereof.” §5/19-3. In determining whether a structure is a dwelling under the residential burglary statute, the courts consider two main factors: (1) the physical attributes of the structure and (2) the use of the structure. Thomas, p.64; Cunningham, p. 1252.…
That is true. That is what makes the sacrifice of one’s life so special. It is an ultimate act of selflessness. However, not anything is worth dying for. Because life is such a precious gift, it should only be given up when appropriate.…