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    become the most infamous figure in criminal history? Three of his main crimes were the Hinman murder, the Tate murder, and LaBianca murder. The Hinman murder was only because Manson needed money, Hinman was Mason’s friend. Manson had sent Bobby Beausoleil, Mary Brunner, and Susan Atkins to go persuade Hinman to give them money. When Hinman was uncooperative he was held hostage. “After a few days Manson went over with a sword and slashed Hinman’s left ear” (Crime Library). After a while Beausoleil stabbed him twice in the chest. “They used Hinman’s blood to smear the words “Political piggy” on the wall along with” (Crime library). Beausoleil was arrested after found sleeping in Hinman’s vehicle the…

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    state than southward returning to lost angelous area hippie style. Which they settled and lived in topanga canyon, malibou Charles manson was a star figure to his family and they would seem to do just about anything. So just about the middle of Augest 1969 a series of murders. Manson gathered a group of his family members to carry out a massacre among “beautiful people”. Manson himself took no part in the killings but directed his family to slaughtered every one. Ironically Manson and his family…

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    rationalization, and attitudes which accompany crime” (EDU). Moreover, an individual is conditioned to the norms of society as soon as they are born. Therefore, Manson’s violent life of crime can also be explained through this theory, as his criminal behavior was primarily influenced by a criminal mother and the absence of education on acceptable societal norms. Manson’s delinquency further flourished in to adulthood due to the tremendous excess of definitions favorable to violation of law,…

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    Charles Manson Biography Charles Milles Maddox – referred to by most as Charles Manson – was the leader of the Manson Family cult in the revolutionary period of the 1960’s. The Manson Family was responsible for nine murders, starting with the infamous killings of the actress Sharon Tate and four of her friends, occurring within five weeks in the year 1969. Charles Manson is still alive today serving a life sentence in Corcoran State Prison. Manson’s dark childhood was an appropriate indicator…

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    1969 there was a bloody five week period where the Manson Family slaughtered nine innocent people. It all started on August 8, 1969 when Manson ordered a small group of his followers to brutally kill five people at the Hollywood home of director Roman Polanski. The victims included Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, celebrity hair stylist Jay Sebring , writer Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger and Steven Parent. Tate and Sebring were found tied together by a rope around their necks…

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    The Destructiveness of Jealousy and Greediness What made Othello, written by William Shakespeare in the 17th century, popular is that the play dealt with sensible topics as racism and race. The protagonist of the play is a dark skinned foreigner, surrounded by white characters. Othello’s race makes him sensible for criticism of the people around him, because he knows that he will always be the weaker ‘species’. But what is shown in this play is that it is not his race that will be his downfall.…

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    The Manson Family was a cult that was formed in California in the late 1960’s. It was let by Charles Manson and the group consisted of 100 of his “followers” who lived an unconventional lifestyle with the use of hallucinogenic drugs. Most of the members in the group were young women who came from middle-class backgrounds, many that were profound by Manson’s teachings and drawn by hippy culture and communal living. Manson grew up with a troubled childhood and displayed violent and manipulated…

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    Charles Manson is the founder of the Manson family. He is the mastermind behind many devistating murders in the late 1960's. Charles is still alive but is living in jail. He got a sentance for life in prison after what he has done. Charles childhood may have been the cause of all his destructive activites. Let us start by looking at a history about Charles Manson and his activites while leader of the Manson family. In 1934, Charles Milles Maddox was born to an unmarried sixteen year old…

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    On January 25, 1971, Charles Manson and his followers were brought into court to hear the jury’s verdict. Charles Manson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins had each been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and seven counts of murder in the first degree while Leslie Van Houten had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of murder in the first degree. The penalty for all four defendants was death on all counts. Bugliosi had stated to…

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    still a nearly impossible and unhealthy model. The magazines promote high protein and low carb intake and excessive painful workouts. Men are told to take pride in their muscles since that is an increasing pressure they have to face. The images of men show them as strong god like figures that portray dominance, but they achieve this through harsh dieting and obscene exercises, (Parasecoli). Instead of following what that media displays, men should be able to eat what they like and they shouldn’t…

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