Richard III

In Cold Blood, written in 1966, is arguably Truman Capote’s greatest piece of literary work. The novel regarded the 1959 murder of four family members who lived in the small community of Holcomb, Kansas. This remarkable novel was noted for the author’s exceptional use of several literary elements. In an excerpt describing the small town in the story, Capote demonstrated his elaborate use of stylistic elements, such as diction, imagery, and tone. Using those tools, Capote characterized Holcomb as…

Toy stores are fun for anyone to go into, so for this assignment I went to an actual toy store. For me a toy aisle wasn’t good enough. I wanted that childlike feeling of joy, wonder, and awe. The story is a little shop down on Massachusetts Avenue (Mass. Ave.) called “Mass. Ave. Toy Shop. It has been one of my favorite places to go since I was little and I thought it would be great for this assignment. The reason I did is because this store is a little different, not like your traditional toy…

Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” follows a 1959 massacre of a beloved family of four that took place in the remote town of Holcomb, Kansas . They were viciously murdered via a shotgun and knife by two men, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. As the book follows the murder case, we see sides of the killer that, given the circumstances, seem impossible. Capote makes it almost impossible for us to view Perry Smith as what he actually was (a cold-blooded murderer) in this famous novel as he spends most…

In Cold Blood is a meticulously constructed collage of witnesses, victims, police, killers, and citizens and their experience with the Clutter Family and their murderers, Dick and Perry. Although the nonfiction novel centers around Dick and Perry, the story is told through interwoven accounts from dozens of people. Capote bounces between these sources like a director cuts to different angles, in the end editing together a continuous product that supports itself like brickwork. Like a director,…

and in 1960. John F. Kennedy decided to run for president. He was elected in the 1960s. Was the 35th president of the United States. He was 43 years old. He became the first youngest man and the Roman Catholic to hold the office. Later on, he beat Richard Nixon in that election (John). As most know, JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The news spread quickly, almost like a rapid…

Tom Hopkinson is not the first and certainly not the last journalist to face a difficult choice regarding the truth. The phrase ‘The first casualty when war comes is truth’ presumably was coined by the US senator Hiram W Johnson more than two decades before World War 2 (The Guardian, 2011). The larger the magnitude of conflict the more truth suffers. When national survival is at stake truth is no more than an impractical idealistic concept. Admittedly, there were many cases in which truth was…

Forrest despite his disability, is able to achieve personal best and other achievements such as being in the “Ping-Pong” team, help him to make it to the White House, the highest honor to be awarded. In the movie, Forrest Gump met the President of USA twice, once for being a hero in the army, and once for being part of the “ping pong” team against China. This chance of meeting the President, symbolizes that even a mentally handicapped person can have a chance make it to the top and be recognized…

A good speech can leave a positive impact on the listener. This is true for many great speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, President Reagan's Challenger Speech, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. All three of these speeches come at a time of despair in America. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. Reagan gave his State of the Union Address the same day the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Challenger, exploded. President Kennedy’s inauguration speech came at a time…

seems to be especially unique against the others: Richard Kuklinski. Standing at six and a half inches at three hundred pounds and nicknamed “The Iceman,” Richard Kuklinski was a brutal and cruel man known for killing more than one hundred men in his lifetime. Most people who knew of Kuklinski’s background would not be surprised at his behavior. Violence is something he grew up with, so Kuklinski knew nothing of love and compassion for others. Richard Kuklinski was born on April 11, 1935. He…

Music has always been present during American wars. In the Revolutionary War the song “Yankee Doodle” was set to dances was sung to keep spirits. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Lincoln’s favorite song during the Civil War, was rivaled by “Dixie” in the Confederate States. In the middle of World War I Irving Berlin gave us “God Bless America,” which has become the unofficial anthem of the United States. Composers like Samuel Barber were hired to write upbeat songs for the government during…