Trench coat

“People often picture child sex offenders as unclean men with a long beard and a black trench coat. This, however, is typically not the case” (“Inside the Mind”). The image of the common sex offender is very misconstrued. Many times they are not rough and gritty men, but more so clean cut gentlemen. Many people tend to think that a child molester…

On October 4th, 1888, George Eastman had patented a new camera. This camera was incredibly easy to use, easy to carry, and affordable to middle class; costing about twenty five dollars for the camera and ten dollars for film and development. The camera was a black leather box about sixteen by nine by eight centimeters. It was handheld and had a fifty-seven millimeter lens. (Steidl 9) This camera was the Kodak Camera. In 1900 Eastman now came out with the Brownie Camera. It was a six-exposure…

On April 20, 1999, two gunmen walked into Columbine high school in Littleton Colorado, and open fired. The gunmen Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, killed thirteen people that day (Springhall 1999). The shooters had trench coats, and ski masks, further, they walked into that school “armed with a semi-automatic carbine rifle, two-sawed off shotguns, a semi-automatic assault pistol, and dozens homemade bombs” (Springhall 1999:622). Students fled the school, and the gunmen entered the library…

“No, I’ve got it. My car is out front too so I can drive him the motel you’re all staying at.” Maison looked up at Dean, even though they weren’t sure it was true. At that moment, everyone being together was far too much for Maison to deal with. One person at a time and normally that would be Rachel, but right now Castiel needed her more than Rachel did. “It’s the Shooting Star motel, about twenty miles back on the outskirts of town. We’ve got the rooms at the far end. Here, take our room and…

1999, two students entered Columbine High School armed with weapons. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered their own school, killing 23 students and teachers, and wounding 20. The two students were part of a group, who called themselves the trench coat mafia. This group had about a dozen juniors and seniors who were often referred to as the “misfits” of Columbine High School. After the five hour siege, Harris and Klebold killed themselves inside the library of the school (Brooke, James).…

Chapter Eighteen A Dizzying Blur of Woozy Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. The way Chance saw it escape was futile. “Look, we’re tied up.” He walked over to a window and glanced down. “And we’re on the third floor. Unless you’re suggesting we hurl ourselves through the glass and dive to our deaths. Besides, this place is infested with guards.” I realized he was right. Men were prowling like packs of wild hyenas, lurking in the shadows, waiting to devour us whole. “If we did manage to flee, which is…

On December 14th, 2012, 20 year old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people at an elementary school. Before doing so, he shot and killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, at their home in Newtown, Connecticut. He then took a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle and two pistols which belonged to his mother (“Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting: What Happened”). Once he arrived, the doors to Sandy Hook elementary school were locked due to a new security system which locked the doors at 9:30 am each day. Authorities…

The Industrial Revolution that occurred in Great Britain throughout 1760 to 1830, was a time in which many advancements in technology and industry occurred. However, the repercussions of the revolution are often overlooked, due to the focus on the positive elements. Certain advancements were made to the agricultural industry, the process in which textiles were made was improved, the growth of the mining industry occured, iron products were created, basic transportation such as railroads were…

Film Noir, launched just before USA’s entry into the World War II and peaking during the Cold War, was a hybrid of glamour and grittiness, exposing a seamy underside of America during the mid century. Film Noir was cast with wised-up men and wordly women who might not have had the right answers, but certainly had all the right moves. More than often, they held mixed motives and malign agendas. The name ”Film Noir” was coined by french film critics whom, after the trade-blockade following the…

There was a soft warm breeze in the air that day. It was very comfortable. The sun was shining, school just got out, the trees were green, and I was hanging out with my friends. Connor Beckworth and Kyle Nordin are my two best friends. Connor had dark black hair, a tan face and heavily built in the legs, but his arms were scrawny and thin. He was about 5ft, and his upper body is toothpick thin. Even though he was short he could go 3 miles on a 6min pace. Kyle had more of overall…