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It is an awful thing, and I love that my state, Indiana, is going to extreme measures to ban it. Eric Holcomb and Mike Pence may both be idiots but his beliefs on that topic, are very similar to mine. I respect everyone’s opinion, but if you feel the same way I feel about abortion, I respect is ten times more. I don’t like getting into discussions about the…

Gun control has become a major issue in the recent years of the United States due to all of the tragic massacres that have occurred. Despite all of these shootings throughout public schools, theaters, and churches, nothing has really been done to prevent more of these in the future. Gun lobbyists and the NRA have a strong grip over congress, which is a big reason for ultimately no change. In response to all of these tragic shootings, the United States needs to crack down on gun control to make…

For instance, a Georgia court sets a higher standard of negligence than Texas court. Holcomb v. Long, 329 S.E.2d 687, 783 (Ga. App. 2014). The court of appeal of Georgia held that the "willful conduct" or "willful failure" to perform a duty is more than even "gross negligence." Id. The standard of conduct is criminal or quasi-criminal in…

Capote explores multiple aspects of a killer's psychology and attempts to tell Dick and Perry’s side of the story while exploring what led them to kill the Clutter family. Capote gave the readers an extensive backstory in an attempt to explain their psychological states, but as a result he also created relatable characters that sympathy from the readers. From a reader’s perspective this gives another dynamic to the story, but for the living Clutter family this made the killers relatable which…

What exactly is justice? Justice, in many cases, is an eye for an eye or maybe a hand for a hand. However, the only way justice can be served in this case is a life for a life. Perry Smith and Richard Hickock murdered the Clutter family, which consisted of Herb and Bonnie Clutter, and two of their children, Nancy and Kenyon on the night of November 15th, 1959. They shot each member at point blank range with a shotgun. They did this after they cut Herb Clutter's throat and tied up the entire…

shape his criminal tendencies? In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel written by Truman Capote. In Cold Blood was first published in 1966. It focuses on the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. As well as the murders Perry Edward Smith, and Richard Hickock. The novel goes into detail about Perry Smith more than Richard Hitchcock. Through Perry Smith, Capote addresses mental illnesses as well as the American Dream. Perry’s…

Cultural competency is an expectation of all human service professionals. Define this concept and discuss its relevance to practice. Chenoweth & McAuliffe share the broad definition that culture is comprised of the ‘knowledge, beliefs, customs and values in a given society’ (2015, Chapter 9) meaning that culture goes beyond simple connotations of race and ethnicity, to how we define our sexual orientation, our gender, our religious beliefs and even our disabilities. Cultural competency is…

Amongst the many criminal acts one may commit, cold-blooded murder bares the most severe punishment by law. In Truman Capote's 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, the punishment of such an act is argued due to the amount of verification needed to authorize the death in the court of law. It assesses the plea for insanity as being the main action taken by Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock during the trial for the four murders of the Clutter Family, and the most common act for murder…

The 1950’s were a time when discrimination occurred all over the place, for a multitude of reasons, such as religion, social class and illnesses. A less accepting society existed back then than today. The town of Holcomb, Kansas in 1959, faced a major crime exploiting how society deals with differences, when the most respected family, the Clutters, were all brutally murdered. In Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, Capote introduces the psychological state of one of the killers,…

Security and safety are two very extensive factors in modern day society, and without them, the world known today would be greatly altered. America, as a whole, is built to stand tall and provide this sense of protection as it is called the land of the free. This simple phrase means a variety of different ideas to everyone. An American social critic and citizen himself, H. L Mencken, once said, “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” Articles, situations, movies,…