...Sorry for the loss – essay Sorry for the loss is a short story, written by Bridget Keehan in 2008. It is a story filled with contrasts, and tells the story of an innocent person’s courage, as she wanders through the harsh prison, to deliver some sad news to a killer-inmate. The story is playing out in what seems like a classic county prison. Evie, the catholic chaplain, is assigned to tell the inmate, Victor Zamora, that his Nan dead. As she enters his cell, she immediately notices, that Victor is not a regular long-term prisoner. Even though he has been imprisoned for five years, for killing a fellow student with a butterfly knife, he does not have any long-term staleness, as you would expect people like him to have. His skin is still olive and his eyes are blue, and they still have spark. And when she brings him the news, he does not react, as you would expect. He does not start to cry or become upset, which would be the typical reaction. And at the same time, she wonders, how something with as peaceful a name as a butterfly knife can be used to perform such a horrible act. The plot of this story proceeds chronologically, and we are thrown directly into the story without any form of introduction. There are no flashbacks, no flashforwards or foreboding. It is all happening as it would in real time, without any jumps in time. It is a third person, limited omniscient narrator, which is following Evie’s point of view. It is a third person narrator, because terms such...
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...The author, Charles C. Mann's purpose in writing Coming of Age in Dawnland was to inform that Native Americans weren't savages or an enemy even though some people say they were. The story tells you ways that the Native Americans lifestyles or some of the things they do weren't that different from the way settlers or people today do things. An example of this was how the Native Americans were taught to be good people or taught what we call manners. They were taught to be honest and not to complain. They were not taught to be savages. The quote "The primary goal of Dawnland education was molding character. Men and women were expected to be brave, hardy, honest, and uncomplaining”(Mann 28). proves my thesis because it shows that Native Americans...
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...Before we actually start, id like you to take a look at us today, this hour, this minute, this very second. Are we at peace with ourselves or with the individual next to us?Yes. So are we a peaceful species at heart? Yes. Don't mention the Egypt crisis please, thats a different issue and its just a minor percentage of the worlds' population. Yes throughout out history we have fought like maniacs, but are we peaceful deep inside? I think we could be, its just environmental factors or lack of knowledge in my view, like religion, race, territory, wealth and of course the natural factors like envy and jealousy, etc. We need people who can sit still and be able to smile, who can walk peacefully. We need people like that in order to save us. You are that person. I am that person. We are the peace the world needs. We are angels experiencing humanity. You wouldn't know it by current world events, but humans actually evolved to be peaceful, cooperative and social animals. Early man was not an aggressive killer nor fighter, he was a talker. It was just the natural instinct for survival. If they didn't hunt they would end up being cannibals and that's definitely not peaceful. Our intelligence, cooperation and many other features we have as modern humans developed from our attempts to out-smart the predator. Although great freedom fighters did use weapons to free life but the explicit idea and technique of non-violence evolved by Gandhiji was miraculous. Non-violence had been the...
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...Savannah 12 November 2013 Is Killer Really the Right Word? “1961 first orca is captured and taken to the Marineland of the Pacific Park in Los Angeles. She dies a day later after repeatedly swimming around her pool at high speed and ramming into the sides” (Smith). Killer whales are a very large and powerful animal like any other wild animal, they can be unpredictable. Killer whales are beautiful creatures. The experience of seeing a killer whale for the first time is breath taking. My grandparents took me to SeaWorld in Orlando was I was 8, and after seeing a killer whale I was hooked. After going back many times it influenced me to want to become a whale trainer. As years have gone on I have learned killer whales in SeaWorld means they are in captivity. Why are these amazing animals spending their whole lives in a small swimming pool? Killer whales have been taken out of their habitats and put into captivity for research to be done on these amazing animals. An associate director of the Environmental Group Earth Island Institute Mark Berman says trying to incarcerate an animal as large as a killer whale or an animal with a large brain it’s proven it does not work (Pete). These killer whales need the freedom to travel wherever they’d like, not to have a routine day after day for the whole lives. The killer whales swimming in pools of aquariums builds frustration and aggression. Lori Marino is a neuroscientists says when whales in captivity are thrown with other whales that...
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...The community of Marin County remained shaken up for the rest of 1979 by the murder of Edda Kane. The peaceful woods were no longer a place of refuge. But just as people began to once again hike without paranoia along the gorgeous trails in the area, the killer stuck again. In early March of 1980, the body of 23 year-old Barbara Schwartz was found in the same park that Edda Kane had been killed in less than a year before. The young woman had left to go hiking on March 8th, taking her dog with her. Even though the location and the fact that she was a woman alone were the same as Edda’s murder, the method was different. Barbara had been stabbed repeatedly in her chest. She had not been shot like Edda had been. A witness had seen the whole...
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...Summary of The Shack The Shack is a novel that was published in 2007 and did not become popular till 2008. It was a New York Times Best Seller and sold over 5 million copies in print by 2009. The story starts out with Mack and his 3 out of 5 kids going camping in a state park in Oregon. After a few peaceful days of camping it turns south when Mack’s son tips a canoe leaving Mack no choice but to rush into the water and free him of the canoe. Leaving Missy at the campsite alone, when he returns, he notices that Missy is missing and immediately reports to the cops. After hours and hours of searching they come to find out that Missy has possibly been abducted and murdered by a serial killer named the Little Lady Killer. What leads the cops to their conclusion is there is a small pin that the killer left behind of a ladybug with 5 dots on it. When the Little Lady Killer abducts a victim he leaves a pin behind each time and each time he adds a dot to the back of the ladybug. After searching and searching the police find an abandoned shack in the woods with Missy's bloody dress in it but they still find no body. Not only does Mack’s heart sink but also his life goes into what he calls “the great sadness”. No evidence is found in 4 years but then Mack gets a suspicious letter in the mail from Papa, the name his wife calls God. Mack’s family has a planned vacation to go visit relatives and it finally gives Mack a chance to go visit the shack alone. He begs and begs his friend...
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...idea to write a book. In Cold Blood was originally written to show how a small town is affected by a murder. But while Mr. Capote was writing the book they police caught the killers. This paved way to a second authorial intent. In Cold Blood start to shift to explain the idea of what makes a killer a killer. Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood to show how a small town is affected by and responds to a murder and at the same time what makes a killer a killer. Capote started writing In Cold Blood with the intent of showing how a small town is affected by and responds to a terrible murder, and uses this setting to his advantage. The horrifying murders of the Clutter family occur in Holcomb, Kansas. This location is the definition of small town America where everyone thinks they can trust each other. In this part of the country, “[t]he land is flat, and the views are awesomely extensive; horses, herds of cattle, a white cluster of grain elevators rising gracefully as Greek temples are visible long before a traveler reaches them" (Capote 3). No one would expect such a tragedy to occur in a remote town like this Holcomb. One more fact helps Capote in achieving his first authorial intent. Holcomb, Kansas is located in the absolute center of the nation. By establishing such a vicious crime in such a previously peaceful and innocent setting, Capote demonstrates that there is no place in America that is truly...
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...structured. Locke was a fan of man to say the least. Locke describes man in his writing’s as being inherently good natured. Locke goes on to explain that man in a state of nature is peaceful. Locke contested that man should challenge authority by using self reason to search for the truth. He said that man shouldn’t just expect the opinion of the authority or be subject to superstition. By man choosing to use reason he can then find the truth and challenge the legitimate functions of institutions hence optimizing human flourishing for the individual and the society. Locke explains that without the establishment of a common political authority, man will remain in a state of nature. This is a clear example of how Locke felt about man and how he viewed them as a whole. Lock stated “All men in their natural state are in a state of perfect freedom (Locke, 1690).” The positive side of Locke's anti-authoritarianism is that he believes that using reason to try to grasp the truth, and determining the legitimate functions of institutions will optimize human flourishing for the individual and society both in respect to its material and spiritual welfare. This in turn, amounts to following natural law and the fulfillment of the divine purpose for humanity (Stanford Encyclopedia). Locke has this idea that man is peaceful in his natural state. To me this contradicts every violent criminal case our justice system deals with every day. Not to debate a man of intellect like John Locke …but, I do believe...
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...that every person deserves to be forgiven no matter what wrong they did, and every person should be quick to forgive. The action of forgiveness grows to become the major idea of the novel, The Shack, because Mack must forgive several important people in order to further his relationship with Christ. There are many cases throughout the novel where Mack must learn to forgive those who have hurt him deeply to better himself and his relationship. Research and multiple cases have continued to prove that forgiveness is a key aspect to maintaining a content life. William P. Young’s novel, The Shack, ties in this main goal of forgiveness and portrays the overall theme of forgiveness through the actions of Mack forgiving God, his father, and Missy’s killer. To begin, forgiving someone who caused severe pain and hurt can be hard, but it is definitely not impossible. Nearly every person in the world has been hurt...
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...Mehmet Yılmaz University of Social Science and Humanities Warsaw-2012 Forensic Psychology Case study paper. Turkey is not as familiar with the serial killer case as much as the United States Of America is, but still, there have been several reported cases of serial killers during the criminal history of the Turkish Republic. In this essay, I will report upon my findings and opinions concerning one of the most notorious Turkish serial killers, Yavuz Yapicioglu. The essay will begin by a brief life story and criminal records of Yavuz Yapicioglu. I will then try to take a deeper look at his personality and serial killer identity from a psychological perspective. Yavuz Yapicioglu is a Turkish serial killer who murdered at least eighteen people between the period of 1994-2002 and assaulted many more. Even though criminal records tell us that he murdered eighteen people, his family and eye witnesses claimed he murdered between forty three to fifty people . What is more, his brother claims that Yapicioglu is not only a serial killer, but also a rapist. His brother believes that his sibling is responsible for raping and then murdering as many as two young university student girls, but police investigators do not have enough evidence to confirm it. Despite the fact that the true number of his victims remains unknown, his eighteen official criminal records are proof that he killed the most people in the entire criminal history of Turkey. It is worth starting, at this point...
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...Bloodthirsty, ruthless, killer: shark. For years people have feared and slaughtered sharks because of the bad rap they have received from Hollywood, but these beliefs are not justified. Sharks are not vicious and are actually quite gentle. Of the more than 388 species of sharks only two (the Great White and the Tiger) have been known to attack man and then only because of mistaken identity. Wetsuits and surfboards used by surfers are mistaken by sharks as the thick, rubbery, skin of seals, which are their main diet. Once the shark bites the surfer, it almost immediately lets go because it does not taste like its favorite meal. Not all big sharks have huge jaws full of teeth, as many people believe. Whale sharks, the largest fish in the world, are the most affable creatures you will encounter in our world's oceans. These sharks (that can weigh over three thousand pounds and grow up to five stories in length) have no teeth at all. Instead they have a mouth full of baleen that they use to filter plankton and tiny fish out the hundreds of gallons of sea water that passes through their monstrous mouths at one time. These peaceful giants have been known to let divers ride on their backs and don't show any aggression when approached. People should treat sharks with respect, as they should all earth's creatures. The only way for future generations to learn to appreciate these magnificent creatures (instead of fear them) is through education. This can be accomplished through...
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...the introduction of the knights of the round table Fanfare introducing Camelot Camelot musical song Choral music while God talks to the knights More fanfares between the tales of the knights in the troubadour style Source music – patsy playing the trumpet badly The Tale of Sir Robin – Source music with the minstrels who travel with him, starting and stopping music to improve humor The Tale of Sir Galahad – intro by monk chant. The holy grail gets a high vocal chord. Scary music approaching the castle. Peaceful harp and vocal music inside the castle. Romantic music pays behind the scenes. More siren like music in the background of the bathing chambers. King Arthur – low mystical music with the mystic. Scary dissonant music in the forest. Electronic. KNIGHTS WHO SAY NI!! The Tale of Sir Lancelot – more mocking musical with the singing son, constantly interrupting. Court musicians play for the wedding – source music. Rolling Timpani to represent Lancelot running Killer bunny rabbit! Chanting accompanies the holy hand grenade Short organ piece along with...
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...What were the Victorians devices and how did it effect their daily life? Between 1837~1901, it was the time of Victorians. It seemed to be a peaceful time however, there were hidden killers everywhere in their home. There was the hidden darkness behind the wonderful inventions. 2000 victorians died because 1/5 of milk those days were adulterated with borax. When milk gets old, it becomes more acid so to seem fresh, victorians added borax which is alkali to make it neutralize. Borax makes bacteria in side our body called bovine-TB and that damages the bones. In order that people pass the stairs freely, the length of the steps ought never to be less than four feet, though it was 2 and a half feet so as you can see, it wasn't comfortable for...
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...continues leading the vulnerable Awá people whose living, growing coca leaves, which are the base for cocaine, makes them targets for the U.S. funded fumigations. Doris is determined to defend her people and end the violence by speaking out. Ludis is a Kankuamo widow, and mother of three, who is framed and imprisoned on false charges of rebellion. After a year, Ludis is released from prison. She returns to her village and forms a weaving collective with other female victims of the systematic murders perpetrated by paramilitary bands. Later, Ludis confronts her husbands’ killer and spares her sons from perpetuating this cycle of violence. Flor Ilva is the first woman entrusted to lead her 300-year-old Nasa tribal government. She faces a crisis caused by police barracks that endanger civilians by placing them in the rebels’ line of fire. After the army kills an 11-year-old boy, Flor Ilva spearheads a peaceful movement to dismantle the barracks. Despite this small victory, Flor Ilva and her people are still not safe. Their tribal lands continue to be militarized by...
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...USA. It have gotten much attention the Medias. Nevertheless, there are more places than in the US where brutality from official forces strikes. In South Africa, police brutality has tippled in the last decade, more precisely said: it has gone up by 313%. The only difference between here and in the US is that there are no media coverage. Marikana killings For example, in August 2012, during a demonstration, 34 South African miners where shot and killed by the police. It started as a peaceful demonstration where 3000 miners walked away from their job, demanding to be paid better. It’s said that there was fired one bullet from the crowd, and the police backfired, which then again led to the murder of 34 innocent miners. Out of this happening, you would think that some of the officers were arrested and charged. BUT, the total opposite happened. 240 miners were arrested, and charged with the murder of their colleges, and even the president, Jacob Zuma, officially referred the miners as killers. The next year, in 2013, a taxi driver were murdered by the SA police. You can also say that he was tortured to death. After the taxidriver was pulled out of his cab, he were so to be tied to the back of the police car, and dragged to the police station, where he was later beaten up to death. So you can in a way say that this was a go go go signal to the police that they can do what they want without getting punched. And following statistics, it did affect them. There were more deaths...
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