the concept of ‘uncanny’ in a two-pronged approach: how the narrative sets up the trope of ‘uncanny’ and how the film addresses the ‘uncanny’ cinematically to evoke an affective experience for the audience. Kyoshi Kurosawa’s The Cure narrates a story of a detective trying to solve a series of murders which seems…
There are several ways to find the criminal of a crime. For example, there is testimony, direct, and forensic evidence. But, only one will give the truth of the crime. This type of evidence would give truthful evidence that none of the other evidences can give a person. In the passage “Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation,” by Andrea Campbell, the best evidence to get through a trial is forensic evidence. Forensic evidence is evidence that is found in the crime scene, this…
Mystery stories are commonly known for the retrograde type of story telling and logical deduction used by the main character to solve the crime at hand. The entire genre is always centered around an individual trying to solve an issue, usually a crime, in a detective like manner. Mystery stories can suck the viewer in as they try to solve the mystery in the same way that the main character is approaching the problem at hand. Due to the ease of adapting the criteria for a mystery story into most…
Contextual information unknowingly affects how opinions and perceptions are made; because it is human nature to associate information with future perceptions, as a way to achieve a sense of security and predictability (Houck & Siegel, 2015). According to Dror et al (2006), contextual information is defined as, information that provides an understanding of the context of an event or issue. In forensic investigations, contextual information affects most areas of forensic science, from blood…
Thrones, adapted from the fantasy novel A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, has been acclaimed by critics for its story telling, acing, scoping and especially its complex characters. The series has received 38 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2015 and 2016, more than any other primetime scripted television series. (Wikipedia) The story sets on the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and it focuses on the dynastic struggle for the iron throne among the…
enjoy routinely reading murder mystery books and novels and stories on a routine and regular basis. That being said, as a general rule of thumb, these people are not typically themselves murderers (generally), nor would these people really ever enjoy seeing someone commit an actual murder, nor would most of them actually enjoy trying to solve an actual murder in real life. They (these people who read murder mystery books and novels and stories) probably enjoy reading murder mysteries because of…
with Sophie Neveu a French Cryptologist. Their journey to solve the mystery behind the curator’s death leads them to discovery of the Priory of Sion, the secret society that holds the truth about religious conspiracy. Dan Brown wrapped this amazing story with remarkable details with the mixture of history and mystery which makes this novel a page turning suspense. In Chapter 3, Dan Brown writes about Langdon views about Paris atmosphere while he was thinking about the death of the curator in his…
Career Narrative: Forensic Science Forensic science technicians sometimes called criminalist or crime scene investigators collect evidence at the scene of a crime and perform scientific and technical analysis in their lab. The scientist generally perform their work inside the forensic or crime lab where they are responsible for comparing and interpreting the physical evidence that was from the crime scene. I feel that I fit personal qualities of a forensic scientist because, I love to solve…
A forensic scientist is the who someone who investigates crimes. He/she gathers and investigates information at the crime scene such as physical evidence from the scene. The evidence he/she gathers can range from fingerprints, footprints, hair, blood, splatter, tire tracks, fibers, chemicals, handwriting, drugs, DNA, and broken or bent objects. In this paper I will inform you on what you need to do to study and become a forensic scientist, costs to study it, where/how you can get employed, if…
Career overview: Crime scene investigators or CSI go through many names such as the, evidence technician, crime scene technician, forensic investigator, crime scene analyst, criminalistics officer and more. This job is a rather complex and multi-faceted one, as large number of subspecialties field exists within this profession (2). However, in general, a crime scene investigator is the profession trained to document and collect evidence to proof the crime. In contrast to forensic scientist…