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The film Lone Star (1996) directed by John Sayles is controversial. It’s one of few films that you the audience have to pay close attention to the plot. In trying to solve the murder mystery of Charlie Wade there is a lot of discovering interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas throughout the whole investigation. The local sheriff Sam Deeds is the man for the job in starting to investigate the forty-year-old skeleton that was found in the desert by accident as two men were…

and you want to see something special. What if one can’t find anything special. Well I know if you go to Kansas City we have fountains. We have over two hundred fountains around Kansas City. One might think that Kansas City is very large but once you get to know the city it is very small. Whenever I go to visit these fountains they bring me joy,and happiness. The first fountain made in Kansas City was on 15th and The Paseo, but was later destroyed. Although later that year George Kessler…

It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning when I was headed to the park at 7:00 in the morning. My friend had just picked me up from my house to head to our last practice before our event. Our event was called, “The Battle of the Tribes.” “Battle of the Tribes” is an event where schools our the area compete with each other in creativity, games, and making skits. Our leaders double checked to make sure everyone brought their costumes and props. We ran our skit on last time before heading to…

Task 2-1 Step 1 Individuals with disabilities in the Kansas City metro, and everywhere, have varying degrees of need in their everyday lives. To have these needs met, it is vital that they know the advocacy organizations and resources available to them. Several organizations exist in the Kansas City metro that allow individuals with disabilities to live enriched and fulfilled lives through school, home, community, and camp programs. Two of these organizations are The Joshua Center for…

If the reader continues on to read the back cover of the novel, where it reads, “On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family are savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces” (Cover). This sentence makes it very obvious to the reader from the start that of the novel that there is going to be a murder…

In a two to four sentences, the book In Cold Blood was a non-fiction true event of the murder of the Clutter family. It took place in Holcomb, Kansas in 1955 by ex-convicts Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock. The crime took place in the home of the Clutter in expectation to find a safe filled with cash but end up only with forty dollars in cash, a radio, and binoculars. Perry and Richard, (also known as Dick) were displeased and kill the entire family and flee the city. While on the…

The Death of Dreams Every person has dreams they would like to accomplish. In the stories by Truman Capote, the characters all have dreams that pertain to improving their lives or the lives of those around them. For many of the character’s in Capote’s stories, their lives are not perfect, and that as we have the ability to dream, those dreams will not always come true. Whether it is because of the decisions that we make or the decisions made for us, dreams will not always be achieved. While…

and add the element of mystery to it. The combination of fictional devices and journalism allows Capote to document the occasion, while adding his own characterization and personal touch on the situation. While the murders did take place in Kansas, and the detailed descriptions…

In the midst of the 19th century, the United States entered in a controversial war with Mexico which was opposed by a large portion of the country. Thoreau, believing one should always fight for their beliefs no matter the odds, refused to pay taxes in support of the war. As a result he was jailed…

The desperation and agony of a flawed and failed view of a dream consorts to the genesis of fault and immorality. Sometimes it takes a great occurrence to produce a change. The humanization of a murderer is difficult idea to grasp but is a necessity to clearly define the blindness and innocence of the killer. Ultimately, the confection of these concepts sets the stage for a murder novel. In his book, In Cold Blood, Truman Capote illustrates the murder of a family with strong metaphors and…