Katy Perry

Environment in In Cold Blood In a nonfiction book, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, tells the story of the murder case of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. The novel is based on real-life crime which was committed by two convicts: Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. The crime is mentioned early on a book before the story begins: "four shot gun blasts that, all told, ended six human lives" (Capote 5). Those six lives are the four members of the Clutter family, and the two…

her house. The fun is interrupted when Bryan calls on Madea to come watch the teenagers while he goes out of town. Madea brings Joe, Hattie, and Bam along to help crash the party. The main characters that are in the play are Madea (Tyler Perry), Bryan (Tyler Perry), Tiffany (Diamond White), Bam (Cassi Davis), Hattie (Patrice Lovely), and Aday (Liza Koshy). The setting of the play is in a neighborhood where Madea comes to set some teenagers straight on Halloween night that are planning to attend…

Eyes of the innocent What if you found out that someone who seemed totally innocent was actually evil? In the novel by Brad Parks, Eyes of the Innocent, A fast moving fire at about nine o’clock the night before had swept through a house on Littleton Avenue in Newark, killing two little boys, Alonzo and Antoine Harris, ages four and six. An Investigative journalist Carter Ross is obligated to write a story about an apartment fire that took the lives of two young little boys. Carter realize…

One day in January, 2004, Dr. Gerald Hurst, an acclaimed scientist and fire investigator, received a file describing all the evidence of arson gathered in Willingham’s case. Gilbert had come across Hurst’s name and, along with one of Willingham’s relatives, had contacted him, seeking his help. After their pleas, Hurst had agreed to look at the case pro bono, and Reaves, Willingham’s lawyer, had sent him the relevant documents, in the hope that there were grounds for clemency. Hurst opened the…

This novel tells the story of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith as they ruthlessly murder an innocent family, The Clutters, in search of wealth. Capote, compared to Shakespeare, does a much better job of portraying the burden of death. From the first hand experience report from Perry, Capote gives the reader a look into the crazed mind of a…

Through the use of rhetorical strategies, Truman Capote manipulates the reader’s emotions by portraying Perry Smith in In Cold Blood as a sympathetic character. Perry Smith, along with his partner Dick Hickock, murder the Clutters, a well loved family in the town of Holcomb, Kansas. This small town consists of people, who immediately outkast the murders because they only understand their own lives, and nothing outside of Holcomb. Although there are two murderers, this rhetorical analysis will…

characters (Burdon). Capote uses informed opinions and vivid descriptions to debate the good within evil, and how Perry and Dick relate to this. By the use of these rhetorical strategies, Burro’s quote is proved valid through Capote’s text. Perry Smith could be the most highly debated character character, because he was not truly evil. Perry uses his own opinions to justify and explain his crime. Perry explains,…

Most people in their years of school have cheated in one way or another, whether it be using your phone on a big test, the cliche form of writing the information on your arm, or forgetting that you had a homework assignment and copying off of your friend five minutes before the bell so that you don't get a zero. As you read those examples you probably either said whoops I've done that but its not that bad or you looked at those and thought they were so wrong. This process is called your morals,…

detail in their personalities and background than others. For example, Perry Smith, one of the murderers, was characterized in much more depth…

The song Pretty Hurts, written by Sia Furler and performed by Beyonce Knowles in a video directed by Melina Matsoukas has been viewed more than 203 million times on YouTube. At first glance the lyrics and storyline of the video, are moving and even at some points heartbreaking. The setting of a beauty pageant shows some of the darker aspects of girls trying to fit into societal beauty standards, which is all too relatable for far too many people. It might not be until your second or third…