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    William Goldman’s abridgment The Princess Bride is a fairy tale. Generally the number three or seven occur in fairy tales (Ashliman). Ofttimes, fairy tales have a “happily ever after” ending. Fairy tales usually begin the story with “Once upon a time…”, and take place in a far away setting and time. Magic will appear a number of times in fairy tales. Magic will occur in fairies, witches, or talking animals. Fairy tales are written to show children that even with the toughest struggles in life,…

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    Overall, the solution to this problem isn’t a matter of more regulation, instead we need better regulation. Unnecessary red tape actually benefits the “too big to fail banks” because the smaller banks can’t keep up the new rules. With that in mind, we need the proper leadership to enforce the laws that are on the books. For instance, the Justice Department received an abysmal average of 72 referrals a year from bank regulators for potential criminal charges for the period of 2006 through 2010.…

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    would be tied in a different case for a robbery in Las Vegas in 2008. The judge for the case was in fact the same judge who heard the trials of The People v. O.J. Simpson. Because this judge knew O.J. was guilty for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, she gave Simpson the worst possible punishment for this case. This resulted in a 33-year sentence to prison for the 12 counts of crime O.J. Simpson committed on September 13th of 2007 (Arsenuik 1). Orenthal James Simpson will remain in…

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    dead body in Guilder (Goldman 96). However, his plan for kidnapping goes awry when another ship is following them across the Channel (Goldman 101). Vizzini, Inigo, and Fezzick are faced with the challenge of trying to beat the Man in Black in fencing, a battle of strength, and finally, a battle of wits. In the end, each of the three men are defeated by the Man in Black, allowing Vizzini to come to the realization that perhaps he is not as intelligent as he thought he was (Goldman 160). In…

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    O. J. Simpson Case Study

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    On June 12, 1994 at about 10:15 pm (Courier Post Online, 2016) Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, all while Nicole’s two children were still asleep in the house. After the bodies were discovered, the next of kin for both families needed to be contacted. Officers were sent to the home of O.J. Simpson to notify him of his ex-wife’s death.…

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    Westley, the handsome hero in William Goldman’s classic novel The Princess Bride, is selfless. He is selfless because he willingly sacrifices his life to save the lives of the people around him, particularly Buttercup, Westley’s true love. Westley does this with little regard for his own well-being. Instead, he is all about putting others’ needs before his own. This is because he can see beyond his own concerns. Thus, he is able to be there for others, particularly Buttercup, when the need…

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    One of the most controversial and infamous trials that shocked the world was the trial of O.J Simpson. On the night of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found brutally murdered outside of Nicole’s condominium on Bundy Drive in Los Angeles (Linder, 2000). Nicole’s neck was nearly severed from her body and Ronald’s body had been stabbed nearly thirty times (Linder, 2000). Nicole Brown Simpson was married to O.J. Simpson and filed for divorce after she had endured spousal…

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    on 23rd of April 2001 on the Australian network, network ten. The show was cancelled seven years later due to an alleged sexual assault. The show then returned on the 13th of August 2012 on network nine hosted by Sonia Kruger and narrated by Mike Goldman. In 2013 Big Brother there was a twist at the very beginning of the show. The house was divided in to two areas. On launch night the housemates were told to pick a key that opened one of two doors. One door opened to the safe house which had a…

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    Orenthal James Simpson is a famous Nfl player, and actor. In 1994, O.J. Simpson, was convicted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. They were found dead outside Nicole’s home in the Brentwood area in Los Angeles. Nicole had been stabbed in the neck and in the head. She also had some self-defense wounds. Nicole and Ron had been dead for at least two hours when the police showed up to the home. One important piece of evidence found at the crime scene was a…

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    attain in their brain for future references. One part that I personally enjoyed in the book is how William Goldman made it seem like S. Morgenstern was actually real, when in reality he was just a symbol of imagination. It was very creative for William Goldman to say that he was just shortening “the classic tale of true love and high adventure”. I also found it very interesting how William Goldman would transition from his father reading the book to his son and back to the…

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