Charles Whitman

Charles Joseph Whitman was a twenty-five year old male living in Austin, Texas and enrolled in the University of Texas. He was married to Kathleen Leissner and had three younger siblings by his biological parents Charles Adolphus and Margaret Hodges Whitman. He grew up in a very authoritarian style household and his parents had marital problems brought on by the physical and emotional abuse of Charles Adolphus. Charles Whitman was a part of the Boy Scouts at a young age, joined the United States Marine Corps in 1959, was awarded a scholarship through the corps to attend the University of Texas, and held many leadership positions throughout his life. Records show poor grades through his senior year of high school up until his second enrollment…

Charles Whitman was born and raised in Lake Worth, Florida with his two younger brothers Patrick and John. His dad, C.A Whitman, was a successful plumbing contractor and also an accomplished businessman with the help of Charles’s mom. Despite being a hard worker, Whitman’s father believed in abusive behavior, or corporal punishment, as a form of discipline for the boys. He also had a propensity for mixing love and violence, often in the same sentence. He always resolved matters with discipline…

The Incident: During an August morning in Texas, a man by the name of Charles Whitman, dressed as a janitor and with a footlocker in his hand, introduces the nation to public mass murder. Charles reached the University Tower at UT Austin by means of killing the secretary and 2 other individuals that attempted entering the building. He then reached the tower and began to fire at people, managing to target his victims hearts. During the 90 minute rampage, Charles killed 14 individuals and…

On August 1, 1966 Texas faced a terrible tragedy where many innocent life’s where lost in the hands of a man. Whitman killed a total of 14 people and wounded 32 others after killing his wife and mother. The story that left many people questioning themselves; why this individual would commit such a hateful act. Whitman medical history was researched and an autopsy was later performed upon his request. Doctor records described a poor mental state and inability to control thoughts and emotions. He…

Spoiled and proud to flaunt his heritage, Whitman blatantly disregarded rules, for which he displayed little remorse. On the surface, Whitman had what many would consider an easy life; money, popularity, and the ability to hover above the law. Eventually, Whitman’s life would take a turn, when his antics caught up with him. Despite his high intellectual ability, he lost his academic scholarship and after dropping out, Whitman started to realize that his life’s aspirations were not coming to…

TOO bad sainthood is not generally conferred on bakers, for there is one who is a possible candidate for canonization. She fulfills most of the requirements: (1) She’s dead. (2) She demonstrated heroic virtue. (3) Cults have been formed around her work. (4) Her invention is considered by many to be a miracle. The woman: Ruth Graves Wakefield. Her contribution to the world: the chocolate chip cookie. One day in the 1930s, Mrs. Wakefield, an owner of the Toll House Inn, in Whitman, Mass., 23…

"Do anything, but let it produce joy." (Whitman, Leaves of Grass). This quote in Whitman 's most famous work is the epitome of his beliefs and what he showed through his many works of poetry. His life had a lasting impact on society. He changed the perception of poetry and ultimately the views on homosexuality. Walt Whitman, considered to be the most important American poet of the 19th century, impacted the world of poetry with his unique writing style and newly ushered free verse. Whitman…

conversation with a child asking what grass is. The line of answer is "the beautiful uncut hair of graves" (Whitman 2747). When we die, we are buried in the ground. We are returned, in a sense, from whence we came. God did form Adam, the first man, from the earth. William Cullen Bryant says in "Thanatopsis," "earth that nourishes thee, shall claim thy growth, to be resolved to earth again" (Bryant 2673). The earth has now become our home, our resting-place, our lap, "and here you are the…

personal matter established directly by the individual himself. Another core belief was to aim to inherit the goodness of both people and nature. Transcendentalist tended to put much emphasis on nature. Transcendental writers expressed themselves seriously and intensely through their writing,which was usually written in essay form.The Transcendentalist centered on the divinity of each individual; this divinity could be self-discovered only if the person had the independence of mind to do so.…

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were two highly influential poets from America during the 1800’s; critics as being radical as it rejected the traditional conventions of death in a dominantly Puritan state describe their poetry. Both poets were fascinated by the theme death throughout their poetry, although their depictions of death were different, both poets shared the similar concept that death leads to immortality and therefore should be embraced. However, despite sharing similarities in…