The Usual Suspects

the first half fo the run. My goal is always to make it to the halfway point without having to slow down to a walk. I achieved this goal, but was feeling short of breath. I shortened my walking stints as short as possible, and only did so twice. As usual, I finished strong with a sprint to the finish. This effort was worth is as I made a new time today of 14.48. Back in the classroom, I was rewarded with 5 merits. Chief Robertson said that he was upping the value of our merits for PT…

Cause of Death: The Police Despite a number of movements to lessen the effects of racism in America, it is still a hot topic in the news today, especially in light of many recent shootings of unarmed black men by white police officers. Correspondingly, this leads many to questions of whether or not the police can really be trusted to protect our rights, or are they targeting non-whites as the criminals? Today, police brutality against unarmed african americans is an increasing problem in the…

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax: A Legend Reborn On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts with the following investigation of their murder placing Lizzie Borden as the prime suspect. “There have been more than a dozen retellings in popular culture of the Lizzie Borden trial” (Borden). What makes the biopic Lizzie Borden Took an Axe stand out from the rest? For starters, the story itself is appealing in the mystery surrounding the murders of…

face from where a bullet hit the curb, Governor Connally, who had injuries to the chest and thigh, and President Kennedy, who was hit in the back, neck, and head. The president was then rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he died.9 A lone suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald,…

have harmful effects on the body. Many people even put up with the symptoms of a bleeding disorder without even knowing that they are doing so. A bleeding disorder can go unchecked as they are commonly relatable to a woman 's period for example. The usual side effects that come along with a woman’s period such as abdominal discomfort and of course blood are two things you would expect of a woman during her period. If she had a bleeding disorder, it would be very hard to tell that is was even…

he Incident Former Kaufman County attorney and Justice of the Peace, Eric Williams, convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of: District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife Cynthia, and top prosecutor Mark Hasse. Eric, along with his estranged wife Kim Williams,planned the murders together, even going so far as to renting a storage unit and stocking it with weapons. He sent an anonymous e-mail to authorities from his own computer after the McLellands were found dead in their home. Their…

Walter Carwardine was murdered near a pub in Hereford in March 1831, and his body was found in the River Wye in April. The plaintiff, Mrs Williams, gave evidence at the Hereford assizes against two suspects, but did not say all she knew between 13 and 19 April. The suspects were acquitted. On April 25, 1831, the victim's brother and defendant, MrCarwardine, published a handbill, stating there would be a £20 for..."whoever would give such information as would lead to the discovery of…

No doubt about it, America is a nation of coffee drinkers. The numerous chains and coffeehouses built every day in this country is a testament to the staggering number of people who just love the look, feel, and smell of a hot cup of coffee to get them going in the morning or calm them in the evening. Any type of coffee drinker can find a coffee service that they like, and they can have any kind of specialty gourmet brands overnighted to their home or office. Search online for Internet coffee…

Sports hold tremendous value in American society and all athletes have at least one thing in common: the risk of getting a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that results from a direct/indirect action or force that causes the brain to shake rapidly within the skull (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). This injury can mildly or severely affect the brain’s function by damaging brain cells and producing chemical alterations (CDC, 2016). Throughout the…

Joseph McCarthy and Margaret Chase Smith were both Republican Senators that had strong opinions about communism. Even though they were both anti-communism, their opinions on communism in the USA were completely opposite of one another. In Senator McCarthy’s Lincoln Day speech to the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, he talked about how he thought his fellow senators needed to realize that communism is a quickly rising issue, while Senator Smith refutes McCarthy in her…