"A" Is for Alibi

Until the 20th century, women’s role in the American political sphere was greatly restrained by lack of suffrage. Nearing the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, women were able to exert a minor influence on the politics of the developing nation through their image as, “trusted repositories of America’s treasured revolutionary ‘virtue’,” (Cogan 398). Through an analysis of “The Reynolds Affair and the Politics of Character” by Jacob Katz Cogan and “One…

later she continued to cry as she told her story of breakthrough. The policemen did not doubtful that she was the real murderer of her own husband, they even treated her friendly but after few minutes , they checked out her explanation. After the alibi was verified, they seem to have gone attention in her as a unsure. She continued to act innocent as she sensed that she couldn’t change and didn’t feels good while the investigation was happening. Finally, she could not “touch a thing” of the…

He can turn very violent as he had been in a violent fight with his former girlfriend and has cut her hair off with knifes before. Jason had not been questioned during the trail, but he was looked at to see where he claimed he was at.. His alibi for the night had been the restaurant he had a job at but the time clock and punch out looked odd and irregular (Killer). Therefore it shows that it could have been changed and set straight. He should have been interviewed and seen as a suspect…

In his 1977 essay, “In Defense of Masks”, Kenneth Gergen introduces the concept of multiple personas and personalities as being ‘masks’. In his psychological and sociological research, Gergen concludes that people do not have a coherent sense of identity and need masks to be happy, healthy, and successful in society. I agree with Gergen because different situations call for different personalities; such as acting professional for a job interview, being lively with friends, or maintaining a…

cases get solved. A fire claim where a house is completely destroyed is a huge loss that insurance companies do no pay off lightly. After reading this article I learned a thing or two about circumstantial Arson cases. First, I learned that the alibi of the insured is a key component for fraud investigators. Trained fraud professionals know also need to take highly detailed notes regarding the scene. The article mentioned how…

emory on its best day is reconstructive by nature. However, the occurrence of a significant event can help aid in the encoding process of a memory from short to long term. The ability to recall a memory is influenced not only by personal ties and connections but, information received after an event has occurred.The lack of credible and tangible evidence in the trial of Adnan Syed leads me to believe he is innocent of the crimes in which he is convicted for. Adnan’s former classmate, Jay…

A blind boy named Ken whose wonderful singing skill and melodious voice brought joy to the people in the sharecropping settlement he lived in at Alabama. Given the irresistible nature of the rhythm that flowed from his tambourine and the melody of his songs, the drummer boy becomes a deal of attention for well meaning as well as for those who meant harm to him. He wandered off from home after being given bad directions by some foes after he went to perform for an old lady.Madam…

In a trial, there are four main types of evidence that can be admitted into a case: testimony, circumstantial evidence, direct evidence, and real or physical evidence. Today, evidence usually comes from sources of the real of physical evidence such as bullets, body fluids, and fingerprints. Inside that category of evidence, there is a specific field called Forensic Science. According to “Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation” by Andrea Campbell, the physical evidence category,…

Do you think that a pregnant woman can kill her husband? in the short story lamb to the slaughter written by Roald Dahl is about a pregnant married women named Mary Maloney that with a frozen lamb leg murders her detective husband Patrick Maloney that was cheating on her with another woman. The short story takes place in a small American home around the mid-1950s. ‘’lamb to slaughter’’ shows you should never underestimate females because they are capable of murder just as men are The author…

were white males who under this Jim Crow era will always be considered innocent because of what they looked like. Reading this book you will realize how similar the problems were for Till’s mother to get justice for her son to the issues Stevenson's touched on in his book. For instance, they both explained how everything is setup in order for the innocent to be denied their justice by the judge, lawyers, the police, and most importantly the jury. In ‘Just Mercy’ Stevenson explains how…