Bruno Latour

The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 20 month-old son of the legendary pilot, is a controversial case that involved all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. The first component of the criminal justice system that was encountered were the police. On the night of March 1, 1932, immediately after being notified of the kidnapping, the police began to conduct interviews with the family and house staff. The police performed an official investigation of the house and the…

1932. Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh identified the body as that of their missing child. Two years following the crime, one of the ransom bills was used to purchase gasoline and the police apprehended Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The trial began on January 2, 1935 and ended with the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann on April 3, 1936. As a result of the Lindbergh kidnapping, Congress passed the Federal Kidnapping Law, influencing the Federal…

applies these concepts to elements in the fairy tale. The Oedipus complex is the psychoanalytic theory that a child has an unconscious desire to have a sexual relationship with the parent of the opposite sex. In his book, The Uses of Enchantment, Bruno Bettleheim suggests that fairy tales, especially “Beauty and the Beast”, help children understand his or her “oedipal difficulties” (Uses of Enchantment, 307) and offer them hope that they will be able to “master” (Uses of Enchantment, 307) these…

this case had gotten so much publicity then a law had been named after it. Lindbergh's law is a law that makes it a felony offense to transport a kidnapping victim across state lines. Though the evidence was given on both sides of the investigation Bruno Hauptman was still convicted of the crimes, but some belief these convictions…

In the essay The Child’s Need for Magic by Bruno Bettleheim, we begin to understand the importance of fairytales and myths and why it is important for children to experience both fairytales and myths as they grow into young adults. In this excerpt, Bettleheim explains the difference between myths and fairytales, the difference between the Bible and fairytales and why is it important to experience fairytales during your childhood. The Webster dictionary tells us myths are any invented stories,…

The Kidnapping of the Lindbergh Baby Overview: Charles Augustus Lindbergh was kidnapped at 20 months old on March 1, 1932 on the second floor of the nursery in the Lindbergh home. Document Examination: An analysis of Hauptmann’s handwriting showed similarity to the ransom note. Final Findings: The tool marks, wood was matched to wood in his attic, Condon’s number and address was found, and similar handwriting. The JonBenet Ramsey Case Overview: Six year old JonBenet was found murdered in Boulder…

Lindbergh Baby: Overview- The 20 month year old baby was kidnapped in the baby's own home. They used the window and then left a ransom letter behind. The abductor got their money and said the baby was with two women but the baby was actually dead. A truck driver found the baby in the woods dead one day. Document examination- There was multiple different ransom notes sent to the parents saying to send the money for the baby. Officer Osborn carefully examined the notes for a while to try and link…

Bruno Latour manifests that humans are “all members of the Parliament of things”- life a community. He highlights that science, society, and elements of nature are interconnected. Latour wants to view the relationship between society and nature not as a “theory”, but as a “practice”6. By considering that society, science, and the environment…

Dawkin's theory and philosophy is very scientific and also based on scientific experience, whereas Lennox's philosophy is based mainly on believe and falsifiablility. Thus Latour would rather side with Dawkins than Lennox. 7. MY OWN VIEW I do not believe that science has buried God! I am a Christian and I believe that all life came to be through God. Science does make it more difficult to believe these days, because they…

Highmore, Ben. “Familiar things.” Ordinary Lives. London and New York: Routledge, 2010: 58-85. In Ben Highmore’s Ordinary Lives, his chapter “Familiar things” is an insight into the argument of the meaningfulness of objects in our everyday lives. Highmore’s claim begins by creating a relatable situation in saying that there are tons of things in our homes or daily lives that we interact with but pay no attention to. Highmore goes on to say “Things act on us and we act on things. There seems to…