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    so “startling and titillating” as the Great Train Robbery? (Crichton 7). When Pierce was asked at his trial about his motive for “planning and executing this dastardly and shocking crime,” he simply answered that he “wanted the money” (Crichton 357). Pierce’s true motivation was caused by a simple desire; instead, it was caused by his character flaws of greed and egotism. Michael Crichton captured Edward Pierce’s avarice in The Great Train Robbery by focusing on his overly self-confident,…

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    On Friday, September 02, 2016, at approximately 0237 hours, I responded to the Shell located at 1437 Highway 138 in reference to an armed robbery. When I arrived to the location, I met with the complainant/victim, Frank Woods. Woods advised me two black males robbed him at gunpoint as they walked back to Intown Suites, 1125 Northlake Drive, Conyers Ga 30013. As I talked to Woods, he appeared shocked, startled, scared and anxious. Woods had a hard time reacting the course of events that had…

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    of an American Fireman. This longer film was an immediate success and would lead the industry into an era of longer films. A motion picture, named The Train Robbery, was one of the most influential films for the motion picture industry. It was over 650 feet and had a story made up of 14 scenes. (Lambert Castle, n.d.) The Train Robbery was the first narrative motion picture ever made. The motion picture lasted around eight minutes and set the fashion for American film. In 1910, the first…

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    Representations of Americans in Grant Allen’s “The Great Ruby Robbery: A Detective Story” Tales of the American West were highly popular in Victorian England. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show was a particular hit with English audiences when it arrived in England in 1887: “From foreign dignitaries to Queen Victoria herself, Cody pulled in audiences from every station of Victorian society and presented them with his vision of heroic, indelible Americanism” (Robinson 1). Novels,…

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    Case 1: The main issue that some one was smoking marijuana in the class, professor locked the door of the class until the perpetrator inbeing identified. The student began to get anxious. Tyler grabbed the professor by her arm and shook her. Ron grabbed a piece of the door to hit the professor with it, the piece of the door instead hit Diana causing her an injury in her leg. In this case Tyler physically strikes a professor and her put her in fear of immediate harm. He seized her and shook her…

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    chose to visually compare Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery with Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. I have watched all the movies on the list and thought that two films would have several characteristics to compare. The Great Train Robbery was a revolutionary film that was one of the first in the Western Genres. Citizen Kane’s greatness comes from the fact that it remains relevant over 70 years after its premier. The Great Train Robbery used advanced filming techniques for the time and…

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    Abstract This paper will focus on a theory that I have chosen that will best explain why the offender would commit a certain crime. In doing so, I will talk about robbery, what it is, according to UCR definition, the rates in which crime occurs nationally and in the State of NY. Characteristics of the offenders and their race, gender and age. Also I will be discussing the potential relationship between the victim and the offender and its data. The first part of this paper I will be using UCR…

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    transported Robert Irby to Regional 1 and on Monday, September 14, 2015, Robert Irby died from the injuries he received during this incident (“Crime Stoppers”, n.d., p. 1). Fithermore, this incident fits the definition of robbery. The crime fits the definition of robbery, according to Lyman (2011),…

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    Irene Adler's Crimes

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    against the king of bohemia and his accomplice Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Irene Adler; as an eyewitness and victim, decides to come forward and tell about the crimes that have been done towards her. The king will be served charges of attempted robbery, stalking, and arranging these crimes for others to join in. While Holmes will be charged with trespassing and being an accessory to the crimes that the king has led Holmes to do. Dr. Watson will be served charges for working with Holmes on a…

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    jewelry. Many people think the robbery was an inside job, but that is so impossible. It was a federal case, and people went to jail for it. However, many people think the robbery was staged, but it was not. Kim Kardashian went to Paris for Fashion Week, but she did not expect to be robbed. Many conservative media outlets like Fox News have said that Kim Kardashian staged the entire robbery. However, this is highly unlikely. They accused Kim of faking the robbery to get “butt reduction”…

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