Holcomb

Statistical Analysis: Means and standard deviations were calculated for body composition (body fat), power (vertical jump, Broad jump, average power), speed (20M sprint), Lower limb strength (1RM Squat) and endurance (12min run) for each training group. A factorial repeated-measures ANOVA was used to examine significance between the independent variables of testing (pre- and post-) and groups (control and chest and hip deep) on the dependent variables. Statistical significancewas set a priori…

In Cold Blood: The Head Injury that Eventually Killed Dick Hickock In 1959, the quaint agricultural town of Holcomb, Kansas was robbed of its innocence by the senseless killing of the prominent Clutter family. The perpetrators, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock, were less than extraordinary men; ordinary looking at best, on the outside. However, on the inside, deep within their psyche existed two disturbed men with pasts that culminated in murder. Capote details the life of Perry, creating a round…

story, Capote’s use of ethos comes across when another character described Mr. Clutter stating, “If Herb had thought his family was in danger, mortal danger, he would have fought like a tiger” (82). Capote shows us that everyone in the small town of Holcomb knew that Mr. Clutter was not known as a man to give up easily, by quoting this given information from one of the characters in the story. Many people knew that Mr. Clutter would not back down and would put up a fight if he knew his family…

Throughout the entire writing process, when conducting interviews to the residents of Holcomb or the murderers themselves, Capote “[transcribed] conversation without using a tape recorder” and claimed to have “95 percent accuracy” (Plimpton 3). While certainly impressive, it raises questions about many of the smaller details that Capote chose…

Introduction The Bill of Rights was passed in 1791. It is composed of the first 10 amendments proposed to the Constitution and encompasses a wide range of protections for American citizens (Lab et al., p. 41). One such protection comes from the fourth amendment which states, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by…

Music is everywhere: on the radio, in cell phones, on the television. There is no need to wonder why educators impress its importance and express the need for its presence in schools. That being said, a fine line exists between the desire for such education and its necessity. While many people believe music education should be a fundamental aspect of students’ lives, I question the extent to which this should be the case. Specifically, I do not believe that music education should be a part of…

individuals to rely on the primed stimuli to respond accurately in a shorter amount of time, Brunel, Vallet & Versace (2009), found that priming is a component/ability of a person’s learning process, whereas the online study was interested in replicating Holcomb, Anderson & Grainger (2005),…

In the book, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote the two killers, Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, should have both been sentenced to death. Even though Dick never pulled the trigger or assisted anyway in the killing of the Clutter family he never told Perry not to stop. Dick brought the shotgun and had intended on using it but never did. Perry was the one that killed all four if the Clutter’s so his sentencing was more clear cut than Dick’s. They killed them left and on their way back…

Truman Capote revisits the 1959 Holcomb, Kansas, tragedy and recreates the surrounding of the monstrous Clutter murders in his contentious non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, along with that, he recalls extensive the manhunt and trials that followed. Capote wrote the book to demonstrate, what he views as, the “cold-blooded” cruelty of the death penalty in the United States. However, opposite to Capote’s intentions, through his long attempt to argue against capital punishment as the severest form…

Banning books because of what? “Never take a learning opportunity away from a student”, this was said by a character on the hit show, How To Get Away With Murder. Should we, as students, have the right to learn what what information books provide us, or should all questionable books be locked away from the world where no student can ever learn from them. Books are wonderful sources of information, but everyday, books get banned from schools for strange, and sometimes ridiculous reasons.…