Calico Jack

heard of” (Cobb). The Hammersmith Nude Murderer, or also known as Jack the Stripper was a serial killer in the 1960s. This infamous murderer got their name for being very similar to Jack the Ripper for the simple fact that both murderers killed prostitutes. They were also similar for the fact that both caused terror in London, though their killing methods were different they were both feared by the public. The famous murderer known as “Jack the Stripper” killed six to possibly eight women…

Many may often ask, “Who is the most successful golfer to ever play the game?” and the majority of answers would either say Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus. But first, the level of success in the game of golf ranges from many different aspects, all being dependent on the person playing the game. This is one of the things that makes the game so great. One may think he or she is successful at golf if he or she can consistently break 80 every round. Others may find that they are successful in the game…

The film , invasion of the body snatchers, directed by John Siegel, portrays the fear of the spread of communism in the 1950's. This movie being written at the peak of the Cold War and the Red Scare, displays how many Americans we're worried communism would eventually reach the US. In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Miles and Becky try their hardest to resist the evils of their replicated self but soon, Becky falls asleep and wakes up as "one of us". Like the pod taking over Becky, several…

Whitman Predicting Ginsberg Every piece of poetry examined thus far this semester has had one common underlying thread. Regardless of form, style, or language, every collection of works has served as a vehicle to document history and warn humanity about the future. A fine example of this is the juxtaposition of mid 19th century poet Walt Whitman, and mid 20th century poet Allen Ginsberg. In his poem, Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry, Whitman envisions a hopeful future for America, while subtly…

Love and Alienation: Love Is Blind A great mind once said that “Love is blind”, which has come to mean that if you love someone, you cannot see any faults in that person. Some believe this is a lifelong feeling, but I believe it is only temporary. In the film Her by Spike Jonze, Theodore falls in love with his operating system and is forced to grow out of the honeymoon phase as the operating system advances. When Theodore first starts to fall in love with Samantha (his OS), he is blind to the…

Voluntary euthanasia or physician assisted suicide (PAD) is a heated topic and caregivers may be faced with discussing this option with a terminal patient and their family members. Like doctors, nurses also take an oath “to do no harm” so this topic may be difficult to reconcile as an option ("Florence Nightingale Pledge"). Practicing nurses need to know that in Washington, Vermont and Oregon, patients can acquire lethal prescriptions from their provider, this has commonly been known as Death…

grade of A in this category. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire was launched following the success of Fireball’s launch and therefore did not uncover unmet needs. Ranked number four globally as top liquor brands, Jack Daniel’s has a very loyal following and makes a mark with $2.7 billion worldwide annual sales (Holodny, 2015). Jack Daniel 's Tennessee Fire’s image is representative of the positive attributes of its parent, brand Jack Daniel 's Black. Consumers regard Jack Fire as an attractive…

In the original Hippocratic Oath, written in 400 B.C.E., physicians were made to swear that they would “neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will [they] make a suggestion to this effect.” While many physicians to this day fiercely agree with this statement, it would be unreasonable not to reconsider and evaluate a centuries-old perception on physician-assisted suicide. Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) calls for physicians to prescribe lethal medication to patients with…

Literary Analysis on Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg, an influential poet, wrote unconventional pieces of work. Allen Ginsberg was born, in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday June 3, 1926 to Louis and Naomi Levy Ginsberg (poetry 1) from having a rough life from childhood to adulthood it had an impact on his writings and poetry. Therefore having a rough life he had different sexual preferences that made him different during the beat movement in 1950’s. Hence when someone who has been scarred from…

During the 19th century, France had their own version of the famous Britain serial killer Jack the Ripper, and his name was Joseph Vacher. Joseph Vacher killed twice as many innocent people then Jack the Ripper. The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science, written by Douglas Starr gives the story of Joseph Vacher’s life and the brutal crimes he committed. Starr also introduces the criminologist Alexandre Lacassagne, for whom he gives credits to for the…