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When you can tell the difference between good and bad, it shows morality. When you can differentiate between principled behavior and nefarious behavior you have, by definition, values and ethics; but having morals is more than just knowing the difference between right or wrong, it is showing compassion for other people and animals, feeling guilt when you know you have done something wrong, and taking personal responsibility for your actions. Perry shows all of these characteristics, whereas…

In today’s culture, men and women’s’ lack of prudence, in all areas of life, cause a slew of undesirable effects every day. Often enough, irresponsible actions cause one to leave the stove on overnight, or miss one’s dentist appointment. However, the idea of irresponsibility takes on an entirely new meaning in Truman Capote’s true-crime novel In Cold Blood. In the novel, Capote analyzes the personalities of the late Clutters, but also those of the culprits, Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Smith…

After pages of introduction to Holcomb as an unremarkable place, describing it as uneventful, dull, and small, the author gives his first implication to an event that might take place in this town. He emphasizes the insignificance of the town before implying that something important is going to happen. Capote references the crime committed, establishing that the kind of book that he seems keen to write, one that is blunt and explanatory, rather than a mystery. This quote also explains how from…

Truman Capote, an enthusiastic American novelist, published the nonfiction piece “In Cold Blood” with the intention of recreating the murders of the Clutter family, and its impact on Holcomb, Kansas. Capote blends imagery along with figurative language in order to manifest the tone of the passage from happy to mournful. The passage opens immediately with the device of imagery. Capote describes the Clutter’s house starting with Nancy’s bedroom “There were four bedrooms on the second floor, and…

privilege to attend the American Legion Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy. Boys State is an interactive experience that is a simulation of state government, which develops self-purpose and promotes respect for American politics. At the beginning of the week I was introduced to some of the most motivated high school juniors in Kansas that I knew nothing about. At the end of the week I left with friendships that will last me a lifetime. Kansas Boys State taught me how the state government…

I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know Asraa Abdulwahab. She is a student at Boise State University. She lives with her family in Boise, though they are originally from Iraq. Asraa’s parents met while attending college. They married and had three children. They decided to move to the United States from their home country of Iraq so that Asraa and her brothers could have more opportunities for their careers and lives. Asraa explained to me that prior to 2003 life in Iraq was…

Oklahoma has a minimum wage law based on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Oklahoma’s law does not specify a dollar amount, but is tied to the federal minimum. Oklahoma’s minimum wage law affects business with at least 10 full-time workers and businesses with annual sales total of $100,000 or more. Certain people are exempt from Oklahoma’s minimum wage law, these include workers that receive tips, high school and college students, and some disabled workers. In 2000, the minimum wage in…

Many people have heard the name Amelia Earhart but, they do not know of all her amazing accomplishments. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean along with many other records and accomplishments..…….. Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, KS. She was born to Amelia Otis Earhart and Samuel Stanton Earhart. She had a younger sister Grace Muriel Earhart. As a child Amelia was a big tomboy and was interested in women being able to do the same as men. She…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- Tanner Campbell's lights out performance propelled the West Virginia University baseball team to a 5-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday at Monongalia County Ballpark. The freshman right-handed (2-1) tossed five innings of one-hit baseball. He struck out two and walked two. Campbell took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The Mountaineers (16-11) relied on its youthful lineup to defeat the Eagles (12-16). Its freshman starters picked seven of WVU’s eight hits up.…

Mary Earhart, named after her two grandmothers Amelia and Mary, was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Being the daughter of a railroad attorney she spent her childhood in various towns, including Atchison and Kansas City, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa. She spent the winter months with her grandparents, Alfred and Amelia Otis, in Atchison and the summers with her parents in Kansas City, Kansas. Her mother and sister, Grace Muriel, visited her while she stayed with her grandparents, but she…