Eyewitness testimony

for Christ Lee Strobel comes to the conclusion that all the evidence proves that Christ is real. If all the evidence matches the teachings then the all of it is true. In order for the biographies of Christ to be trusted you have to have eyewitness accounts, to prove that it is correct. The biographies of Christ are ultimately found in the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The…

In the Supreme Court case, United States v. Russell, 411 U.S. 423 (1973), Respondent Richard Russell was charged with three counts of a five-count indictment on behalf of unlawfully manufacturing and processing the drug methamphetamine. The controversy that surrounds this case derives from the respondent, Richard Russell’s decision to argue the legal term known as entrapment (United States v. Russell, 1973). This specific term is typically used when a Law enforcement agent induces an individual…

The sensationalism of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) brought on by television and the media has captured the attention of many around the world. The actual inner workings of DNA analysis and its use in the judicial system however, is quite complex. From its infancy until now, DNA use in forensics has grown into something that has become quite beneficial to the court system. Many a jury, lawyer, judge, and person involved in criminal proceedings has been affected by the use of DNA evidence. The…

On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. Timothy McVeigh went into the annals of history for committing the single largest domestic terrorist attack in the history of the United States, killing 168 people – 19 of which were children. He was later captured that day by an Oklahoma State Trooper when he was stopped for driving a vehicle without a license plate and being in illegal possession of a firearm, then developed into the suspect of the event, indicted and convicted. On June 11, 2001, at 7:41 a.m.…

Ecological validity is the extent to which psychological research and experiments mirror the events of real world situations. This essay will present examples in historical and recent psychological research and evaluate the role of ecological validity in each. In doing so, other key elements to psychological research will also be approached. Firstly, this essay will look at the experiments of Bandura et al. who sought to investigate the effect of social learning and aggressive behaviour in…

John is an eyewitness account to the life, words, and acts, of the Lord Jesus Christ. In order to properly understand the Gospel of John the historical context the book must be properly understood. The authorship of John is commonly debated between biblical scholars. The author of the book refers to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:20, 24). He also says that “we have observed his glory” (John 1:14) indicating that he was both a disciple of Christ and an eyewitness of…

Imagine what it was like to be Clayton Lockett on April 29th 2014, the day he was executed. The paramedics punctured his left arm with the needle, but forgot to use a bandage to keep the needle in place. By the time they finally remembered the bandage there was blood everywhere and they needed to start all over. They tried to insert the needle ten different times all over his body to no avail. It seems they gave up at this point and figured they could try something never done before and simply…

Again, thank you for the opportunity to discuss Faith with you! The first principal of the gospel is Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. As you mentioned in your essay: In Hebrews 11: 1 we read “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Alma 32: 21 from the Book of Mormon says “faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.” Faith for us is things hoped for and we have not…

How deep do we really look? Think about how many times you’ve heard about something on social media how fast you jumped to the conclusion of something you had minimal information on. Social media has become the main source of information for many people around the world. According to a study conducted by the Pew research center in association with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation showed that 63% of people use Twitter and Facebook as their source of information. This is causing us to…

As a surprise, forensic science error is the second leading cause of wrongful convictions. This could be due to how forensic scientists or forensic examiners present the evidence. Invalidated or improper forensic science contributed to the wrongful convictions of about half of DNA exonerations. (innocence) Though there has been a significant increase with science over the years, there are still issues with other forensic techniques, such as hair microscopy, firearm tool mark analysis, bite mark…