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representative prior to signing. Myers states that the City does not have Just Cause to terminate Pinkstaff. She goes on to reference the criminal law case of Rogers v. Richmond, 365 U.S. 534 (1961). Myers also references litigation involving false confessions in Robles v. Autozone, Inc., 2008 WL 2811762 (Cal. Ct. App. July 22,…

Kino was once a simple man who lived a simple life, content with his home and family. He realizes he can obtain much more which uncovers his true greed, and selfishness. In John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl, Steinbeck emphasizes how materialism corrupts and destroys through the values and intentions other characters have regarding the pearl, the harm caused to Kino’s family, and the death of Kino’s own son. Kino was once someone content with his simple and indigent life, yet his values,…

may think this quote is talking about the dreams as in goals and things people want to do in their life, but think again. Have you ever wondered about real dreams? The one’s you have when you’re asleep at night; the normal dreams, lucid dreams, the false awakenings, and even the nightmares? A dream is a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep (Dream). Dreams are a great wonder to the world that scientists still do not have a firm grasp on. The purpose…

read the data and analyzed its frequency bands (Beta, Theta, Alpha, and Delta). Light stimuli were used to induce the participants into lucid dreams using very bright red LEDs that flashed 8 times every 2 seconds. The participants were told to respond to the flashing lights while they slept if they were lucid by 2 left right movements of their eyes (LR2). They were told to do the same movements 4 times (LR4) if the light was waking them up. For a dream to qualify as a lucid dream, participants…

. Another very important piece of policing that has also evolved with the times is police interrogation methods. An interrogation is when someone examines a suspect by questioning them formally. The biggest difference in interrogation methods used in the past compared to the more modern method is between the confrontational and non-confrontational methods. Confrontational interrogation, also known as the Reid Technique, is an aggressive way to obtain a confession. It begins by a fact finding…

Throughout all texts we have read, we have encountered a selection of antipathetic characters. Part of what makes these stories so compelling is the presence of these characters that not only challenge the protagonist’s, but also our own moral limits. Emma in God is Not a Fish Inspector, Cameron and Val in Forgiveness in Families, Laird and the father in Boys and Girls, are all examples of antipathetic characters that help us understand the plight of the protagonist. While each of these…

The article “Inside Interrogation: The Lie, The Bluff, and False Confessions”, published by Jennifer Perillo, and Saul Kassin, discusses situations and potential contributors that can result in false confessions. Perillo and Kassin focus on what are called situational pressures, the use of false evidence, including the use of a fake witness, or false documented proof of the crime happening-also known as a bluff tactic- as risk factors for why people falsely confess to crimes they did not commit…

becoming tight in my throat. I can feel the blood leaving my head and becoming numb. My eyes are fixed on his, my full of forgiveness and his full of vengeance. He tightens is grip while a struggle. I can start to feel myself lose consciousness and get light-headed. The last thing I see is a triumphant smile of Charlie. Then a wave a blackness washes over me. Everything is dark.…

The book that I read was The House of Hades. The author is Rick Riordan. It is the 4th book in the Heroes of Olympus series. But it starts off from where the Percy Jackson series ended, so it is technically the 9th book. This book or series is played off from Greek and Roman mythology. This specific book was published in October 8, 2013. Currently, the 10th book is now out. The intended audience for this book are teenagers. The genre is fantasy adventure. But since this is the 9th book…

I choose scenario two police interrogations and false confessions, as you see today on the news people who claim they were innocence at the time of the crime, but was made to say they were guilty were later set free. False confession is very much alive today, especially in the legal system in North America today , and there is a very long history of these type of wrongful declarations (Chapman, 2013). One of the first references to a false confession was recorded in 1660. a servant's name…