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    Patty Hearst Kidnapping Patricia Campbell Hearst was a rich daughter who got abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) when she was only 19 Years old. She was highly intelligent, attended college, and is now a actress. Always remained in Private Schools, four to be exact.y In 1982 she wrote a book with Alvin Moscow called ¨Every Secret Thing.¨ She was the third daughter of Randolph A. Hearst. She was born on February 20, 1954 and is currently 63. The SLA did not treat her like your normal hostage. But here i'm going to tell you about the SLA and Patty Hearst's kidnapping. The Kidnapping The year was 1974, on February fourth was when the 19 month sentence with the SLA began. Hearst was at her house along with her fiance´ when the abduction happened. Her fiance´ at the time was Steve Weed. Weed was assaulted with a wine bottle as the incident occurred. Little did Randolph Hearst know, he was about to have a pretty hefty ransom for his daughter's life.…

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    Patty Hearst Trial

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    hostage by the Symbionese Liberation Army (S.L.A.)? Patty Hearst was. Have you ever robbed a bank, been in court, or been kidnapped? Patty Hearst has done all of those things. Patty was kidnapped, and she claimed that her kidnappers forced her to commit horrible crimes. The outcome of her trial said different however. When Patty Hearst was found guilty in court, she did indeed commit the crimes on her own free will, she pronounced herself a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army,she robbed a…

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    It was fun as well as informative. Hearing about how the hippie culture impacted America was very interesting and it showed how hippies made an impact on everyone. The answer of “my wedding” as fondest memory, knowing that my grandma would want to hear the recording when it was done, has to bring a laugh to everyone. Also, hearing about Patty Hearst was really interesting. I had never heard the story before and it is a pretty crazy one to hear. From LSD hippies to bank robberies it was very…

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    explains how they were caught by the security camera in Patty Hearst Trial (1976). The criminals were caught by a security camera in the bank. After figuring out who was part of the crime some were caught specifically Patricia Heart a few months after the crime. (Linder, Patty Hearst Trial 1976) John Greenya described how Patricia was captured after analyzing tapes of bank robbery to say it was her committing the crime in When Patty Hearst Met Revolution. Patricia Hearst and Wendy Yoshimura were…

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Burger Ranch ordered 137 Christmas trees from Pine Trees, and they were supposed to be delivered and decorated as well. Once the workers of Pine Trees finished decorating the Christmas tree at one of Burger Ranch’s restaurants in Canoga Hills in the morning, that same night the tree caught on fire which caused it to spread throughout the store. The fire essentially caused the restaurant to close down for six months as they had to completely renovate the damaged areas. They…

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    The Miracle Worker is a play during the 1960’s written by Will Gibson and revolves around Annie Sullivan and the struggles she must go through while having to teach Helen Keller the art of language. As the story progresses, several different types of conflicts are introduced to us through Annie. Examples of this would include man vs. man and man vs. himself. Helen Keller, as a growing six year old girl without the ability to see, her or talk is also having a difficult time with adjusting to…

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    Perfume Ad Analysis

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    Advertisements work to convince the viewer of a certain message, whether it is to vote for a particular candidate or buy a certain product. This is done through agents of persuasion. By analyzing several different perfume ads from two different magazines we can discern the intended audience, the message, and the different routes of persuasion used. To start, the Modern Muse perfume ad from Cosmopolitan magazine uses both central and peripheral routes to persuasion. The Muse ad…

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    The Perfect Cleanser Cosmopolitan magazine is for an audience of fashionable women and what is trending now. This magazine is published by Hearst Corporation May 2015. Cosmopolitan was first published in the United States back in the late 80’s. The magazine’s purpose is to demonstrate how women are beautiful through makeup and fashion. Women may feel persuaded to get advice in fashion or love. Most women may find it appealing in different aspects. The advertisement “Simple” located in the…

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    Built as the building for the College of Mine- a college which taught some relatively unique majors, the Hearst Memorial Mining Building was designed to have a different character compare to other colleges. With this in mind, it can be observed that some interesting expressions were specifically and intentionally crafted under the drawing pens of John Galen Howard and the outcome is worthy to be discussed and investigated. At the very first, the idea of emphasising the speciality of mining…

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    Graham had a good-sized crowd but it wasn’t the size that he had wanted (Graham, 1997). But one night before the event, the place was crawling with reporters and photographers. When Graham asked what was happening, one reporter answered, “You’ve just been kissed by William Randolph Hearst” (Wooten, 2001, p. 8). Of course Graham had heard of the famous newspaper owner, Hearst, but he had never met him or even talked to him. Graham did not know the exact reason why Hearst decided to tell his…

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