Antioch, California

Jaycee Dugard was a regular 11 year old girl living in South Lake Tahoe, California. But, one day as she was outside of her home when two strangers asked her for directions on the side of a road. Seconds later she was shot with a stun gun. She instantly went numb and fell into the bushes. A man then rushed out of the car and abducted her. The two stanger’s where Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido. Her stepfather witnessed this event and tried his best to chase after the car that kidnapped his stepdaughter, but the car out sped him and his bike. News quickly spread about her kidnapping and the search began for Jaycee Dugard. After arriving at the kidnappers home in Antioch, California she was thrown in a small room with handcuffs always…

Jayce Gardner of Blackfoot, Idaho passed away Thursday April 17, 2025, in a fire after over cooking a marshmallow with friends. Jayce was born May 16, 2003 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Terra Wilson and David Gardner. He was survived by David Gardner (Father), Annie Gardner (Stepmom), Terra Wilson (Mother), Marcus Wilson (Step-Dad), Ashlyn Gardner (Sister), Justin Baxter (Step-Brother), Byllie Baxter (Step-Sister), Maddox Ramon (Half-brother), and Charlee Gardner (Half-Sister). Jayce was born, raised,…

Jaycee Dugard the author of A Stolen Life was born on May 3, 1980, in South Lake Tahoe, California. Dugard has two children, Angel and Starlet Dugard, which she had when she was 14 and 17 years old. Dugard was influenced to write this because, “...[she] was kidnapped by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in 1991, at age 11 [and] she spent 18 years in captivity” (biography). This meant that Dugard did not have a chance to finish school. According to Wikipedia.com, “Dugard was in the fifth grade”,when she…

Stockholm syndrome is an interesting psychological response that victims tend to develop for their survival. The term Stockholm syndrome came from an experience during a bank robbery from August 23 1973 to August 28 1973, where the victims became emotionally attached to their captors and would even go to lengths to defend them. This paper will address the phenomena associated with this syndrome. Stockholm syndrome can be observed in several groups of people, such as those in abusive…

The book “A Stolen Life” is about Jaycee Dugard, who is also the author. The book took place on June 10, 1991 when Jaycee was abducted and ended on August 26, 2009 when she was rescued during a meeting Philip had with his parole officer, and was reunited with her family. The book is a biography and was written only to tell her story. Jaycee Dugard was eleven when she was abducted by Philip Garrido and Nancy Garrido while walking out to the bus stop. Philip and Nancy had locked Jaycee up at their…

Michele Gelaude Friday, June 26, 2015 THEO 60250: Intro to Early Church Themes within the Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp Martyrdom, having its prominence during the third and fourth centuries, lasted for approximately 300 years under many different rulers. Emperors were intolerant toward Christianity and responded by putting Christians on trial, asking them to deny their faith or lose their life. The Christian martyrs who clung to their Christian faith showed the Spirit at work with…

Jaycee Lee Dugard was a nine year old girl who was kidnapped by a stranger at age eleven. Phillip Garrido was the mans name. She was kept captive for eighteen years, kept in a backyard moving from a barn, to a house, different rooms. Being so young and taken would be the worst, not getting to be with her family. Phillip had a wife named Nancy, they treated Jaycee like their daughter. Jaycee later on got pregnant two times. She now has two beautiful baby girls that are growing up with her. While…

From afar, the city of San Ramon appears to be a quaint, suburban California city. However, the term “quaint” is not totally accurate. There are a multitude of beautiful homes, apartments, and schools being constructed, and have been for the last 2 decades, and there are plenty of lovely parks for people of all ages to enjoy as well. This is the community that I have spent all the years of my life; this is my hometown of San Ramon. East of the infamous metropolis of San Francisco, sits San Ramon…

What’s An American Dream for Immigrants Undocumented immigrants come from different parts of the world not just Mexico. The ones that are mostly judged for coming to America to find and live the American Dream are the Latinos. We are the one’s that are different and have all these stereotypes about us; but not every Latino is a criminal or rapist. They don’t know the struggle that all undocumented faced everyday and fear that they won’t be deported and separated from their families. We all…

Introduction Companies are affected by an external environment as much as they are affected by the competitors. International issues influencing business are legal, political, social, technological and economic. In good understanding of these influences is essential while developing a business plan. The factors in the Australian environment affecting Disney 's global and domestic decisions in marketing include: the impact of trade agreements/practices and global economic interdependence,…