Tommy Lee Jones

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    State V. Jones Case Study

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    Mr. Jones was arrested three weeks ago for firearms trafficking and diversion. The police launched an investigation into Mr. Jones based upon a tip that large numbers of automatic weapons were being sold out of Mr. Jones’ home. The investigation led police to believe that the sale a purchase of the weapons was gang-related and they obtained a search warrant on this basis. On the day of the arrest two uniformed officers approached the residence of Mr. Jones while other officers positioned…

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    In Raiders of the Lost Ark by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman, we see how the story is an example of an Epic. We see how brave and wise Indiana Jones is when he figures out how to get out of situations and how he figures out different ancient articles. Even when he travels around the world like to South America and Nepal and also Cairo. Also how he has superhuman abilities such as punching people out of cars and sliding under cars without getting hurt. There also is a lot of supernatural things…

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    Monica stayed in Paris for a few months. But she eventually decided to travel through time and space. Monica's space-time-dimension ship landed in a town, located on planet Oberon. Tall cylinder buildings that were built out of shiny metal surrounded the ship. "Stupid ship," Monica said. "You never takes me where I want to go. Monica took a deep breath. "I might as well go explore," Monica said to herself. "Oberon's a big planet, so I don't think the Kratos government will find me." Monica…

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    Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy stars as Tomas Shelby, leader of the Shelby family and the Peaky Blinders gang, in a post World War I England. The gang draws the unwanted attention of both the law and rival gangs in the country, while the cunning “Tommy” weaves his way through each of them. Stylish cinematography and powerful performances, Peaky Blinders is a great (and fairly dark) historical piece, loosely based on reality of course.…

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    Jim Jones was born in rural Randolph county Indiana to James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam. Lynetta was said to believe that she had given birth to the messiah. During the great depression, in 1934 the Jones family moved to Lynn Indiana. Jones was said to have studied on Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler. He concentrated on the strengths and weaknesses of each. Jones also developed a great interest in the idea of religion. Early on in his adulthood he…

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    Jonestown Massacre

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    people in the jungle of Guyana. What happened has been painstakingly studied however the how and the why continue to be the subject of discussion more than thirty years later. The death tapes captured much of what transpired on November 18, 1978. Jones was heard to say,” “Die with a degree of dignity. Lay down your life with dignity; don’t lay down with tears and agony. I tell you, I don’t care how many screams you hear, I don’t care how many anguished cries…death is a million times preferable…

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    4 Black Artists who Won a Grammy for Album of the Year When it comes to awards and recognitions for musicians, the Grammys is certainly the cream of the crop. Here are four African-American artists who earned the most prestigious, Album of the Year. 1. Michael Jackson – The legendary King of Pop won Album of the Year for Thriller in 1984. Thriller was released in 1982 and became a huge phenomenon. It became Jackson’s first number one album for 37 weeks. In 1984, he became the first artist to…

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    Jim Jones Research Paper

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    last words spoken by Jim Jones to his following before all 909 of them joined in on an act of revolutionary suicide. Jim Jones was born in 1931 rural Indiana. He was a megalomaniac that suffered from various mental disorders and drug addiction. In the 1950s he worked as a self ordained Christian minister and aimed to start a church of his own. In the mid 1950s he had opened People's Temple Church, a racially integrated church, which was unusual for churches of the time. Jones was influenced by…

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    and the lights flickered on. Henry saw his grandpa at the door and in the far corner of the room he saw a woman and a man with familiar faces. These two people were Henry’s parents, they called out to Henry but they didn’t say Henry, they called him Tommy. Henry was so confused, he didn’t know what to do. At that moment his grandpa grabbed Henry and pulled him out the door. His parents called out to him and Henry tried to free himself from his grandpa’s grasp. Henry’s mom and dad both struggled…

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    On August 17, 1998 President Bill Clinton delivered a speech to the American public addressing an inappropriate relationship with a former White House Intern, Monica Lewinsky. In comparison to Robert M. Eisingers “The Political Non-Apology” Clinton 's public apology has some of the characteristics of a full apology but, is predominantly a non-apology. Although, acknowledges the offense committed, he minimizes his offense throughout the speech and plays the victim card in attempts to…

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