University of Kansas

For the purpose of this assignment, I chose Blue Valley Multi Service Center which is located here in Overland Park, KS. Overland Park is about 40 minutes southwest of Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location one…

In northeast Finney County, 27 miles from Garden City, sits a house with wooden siding and a stone shed with a metal roof. To those that passing by it is a common scene in western Kansas. Though the house is fairly new, this shed is nearly one hundred and thirty years old. Though now it is used as a place for storing and repairing farm equipment, it was once a schoolhouse for the town of Eminence. Not only is the town of Eminence gone but also is the county it was a part of. Both are now…

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a book that details the murder of members of the Clutter family. The book takes place in Holcomb, Kansas, a small and quiet city. Perry Smith and Richard Hickock were the two men convicted of murder. Essentially, Richard was the mastermind behind the murder, he was in charge and created the “blueprint” for the killing in which he used Perry as his puppet. Perry Smith was the man who actually did the killing, in other words he was the one who got his hands dirty.…

After pages of introduction to Holcomb as an unremarkable place, describing it as uneventful, dull, and small, the author gives his first implication to an event that might take place in this town. He emphasizes the insignificance of the town before implying that something important is going to happen. Capote references the crime committed, establishing that the kind of book that he seems keen to write, one that is blunt and explanatory, rather than a mystery. This quote also explains how from…

Truman Capote’s true crime novel In Cold Blood tells the story of the murder of a prominent family in Kansas. The Clutters- Herb, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon were mercilessly murdered by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith on November 15, 1959. The murder of the Clutter family left the towns of Holcomb and Garden City, Kansas in shock and fear. Capote examines all aspects of the Clutter case throughout the novel. In 1967, director Richard Brooks brought Capote’s text to life in the film adaptation of In…

Truman Capote, an enthusiastic American novelist, published the nonfiction piece “In Cold Blood” with the intention of recreating the murders of the Clutter family, and its impact on Holcomb, Kansas. Capote blends imagery along with figurative language in order to manifest the tone of the passage from happy to mournful. The passage opens immediately with the device of imagery. Capote describes the Clutter’s house starting with Nancy’s bedroom “There were four bedrooms on the second floor, and…

Planting Peace is a foundation created for the sole purpose of, as the name implies, spreading the message of peace across the world. From doing charity work in third-world countries to helping here in America, Planting Peace only has one true mission, that being equality. However, not everyone sees the world in such a light, and there are even groups designed to spread their opposing views on this subject. In this instance, Westboro Baptist Church is known for their infamous hate speech and…

Without hesitating is told from principally two perspective focuses; that of the two executioners (particularly Perry Smith) and that of the general population in the town of Holcomb, Kansas and the encompassing zones. Capote then again is a portrayal of Truman Capote's work in writing In Cold Blood. It completes him the high points and low points of his written work in the meantime the "Mess Case" is being fathomed. Normally, because…

Many people have heard the name Amelia Earhart but, they do not know of all her amazing accomplishments. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean along with many other records and accomplishments..…….. Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, KS. She was born to Amelia Otis Earhart and Samuel Stanton Earhart. She had a younger sister Grace Muriel Earhart. As a child Amelia was a big tomboy and was interested in women being able to do the same as men. She…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- Tanner Campbell's lights out performance propelled the West Virginia University baseball team to a 5-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday at Monongalia County Ballpark. The freshman right-handed (2-1) tossed five innings of one-hit baseball. He struck out two and walked two. Campbell took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The Mountaineers (16-11) relied on its youthful lineup to defeat the Eagles (12-16). Its freshman starters picked seven of WVU’s eight hits up.…