brought about the measure difficult crimes in rape, sexual-assault, and domestic violence (Dodge and Rennison 2015). Crimes that involved rape, or any type of violence are always harder for victims to talk about and report. The survey provides people the ability to report dragic falls on their life. An advantage of the NCVS involves more protection of the victim from an armed offender especially with assualts (Dodge and Rennison 2015). Another reason why the NCVS provides an advantage was by the…
What would you do if there was no clean water, where you work is where you parent work, or if you are poor than you are going to be poor for your entire life? Greek expanding started around from 400 B.C.E and ended around 150 B.C.E (Cole 83). It was a time of city-state, and expansion and innovation. While many culture have influence modern world today, Classical Greek have influenced the development of the Democracy, the Aqueducts, and Western though. To begin with, U.S.A, British, German…
New York State university in one of his books The Cattle Towns, talked about that “ the historical record did not support the violence and lawless and image of wide-open in famous end-of-the-trail communities such as Abilene, Ellsworth, Wichita, Dodge City, and Caldwell” (p. 205). He also mentioned that “ the legend of cattle town killings and cowboy violence lived on in public expression and popular fiction” (p. 205).The majority believe the West is the most violent place, cowboy with guns…
Where is Alyss Now? Would it be nice to live in perfect world? If humans did, we would not go through rites of passages, or in other words we would not become a different person. Many novels in this era have many rites of passages explained throughout the books, stated in quotes. Frank Beddor, author of The Looking Glass Wars explains through his writings that everyone goes through rites of passages and no one lives a perfect life. Beddor explains through many of his characters such as Alyss,…
06-21-2017 at 2153 hours I was dispatched to 333 South Westwood Boulevard (Walmart) in reference to shoplifting. While responding I was advised the suspects two black female adults and two black juveniles left heading north on Business 67 in a maroon Dodge Challenger. A short time later Officer Duckett attempted to stop a vehicle matching the description provided however the driver of the vehicle failed to stop. See Officer Duckett’s supplemental report. I responded to the location where the…
Made a Farmer It may not have been as dramatic as the stadium blackout that stopped play for more than a half-hour, or as exciting as the game, but for many viewers of Super Bowl XLVII, one of the standout moments was a deceptively simple ad for the Dodge Ram called "God Made a Farmer." This ad has a total run time just above two minutes which showed beautiful pictures from ten well established photographers. The photography was tough to beat, but the ads true power is dedicated to the voice…
But he was able to fend it off using the shield to block the incoming attack and the sword to slash the tentacles. He dodges, block, and parry his way through the incoming attacks, getting closer and closer to the enemy. Appendages-like things grew out and formed a sickle blade of bones. It struck down fast, leaving him little spaces to move or dodge. In trying to dodge the bone sickle, he got hit a few times by the tentacles. The monster made a big swing from the side leaving him no other…
The family's farm is in shambles and they are all stuck in the past with the killing of the baby. While responding to Dodge talking about the buried child Halie says “Ansel would’ve stopped him!...He was a hero! A man! A whole man! What’s happened to the men in this family?! Where are the men?! (110)” Halie believes that with the absence of Ansel there are no men in the house. Dodge is an alcoholic who sits and moans on his couch all day, Bradley can’t function with one leg, and Tilden isn’t…
Wagner Dodge. The pilot reported a great deal of turbulence over Mann Gulch, so the Smokejumpers were dropped from two thousand feet instead of the customary twelve hundred. Their equipment was scattered, and their radio was smashed when its parachute failed to open. The men and cargo were dropped by 4:10 P.M., and they had retrieved their equipment and regrouped by 5:00. No one was worried. They faced a sixty-acre fire that they were confident they could mop up by the next morning. Dodge left…
What Defines a Hero? Many people think that you have to have superpowers to be a hero, but I would disagree. Do you have to be able to fly to be a hero? Or shoot lasers out of your eyes? Or can you just be a normal citizen who helps people in need. In this essay I will be talking about how someone needs to act, what they need to do, and what traits you can’t possess to be a hero. If you are or want to be a hero then you will need to be able to act fast. For example, if someone spills their…