Military Contractor Killed Committing Home Invasion Summary

Those who don’t know any better come into our neighborhood scared. They think we’re dangerous. They think we will attack them with shiny knives. They are stupid people who are lost and got here by mistake. (28)

On the night of July 20th, 2012 the term tragedy was rewritten as the largest mass shooting in United States history took place in a movie theater located in Aurora, Colorado. What is now known as “The Batman Massacre” resulted in twelve casualties, fifty eight injuries, grief ridden family members, and left the rest of the United States searching for answers. This horrific scene will be replayed in the minds of the survivors for life and will be one of grave devastation to the family members directly involved. The shooting has many dynamic angles to consider, especially the ones that involve the shooter. Included here is his background, the legal issues inflicted, and his motive to carry out such a

The president appeals primarily to pathos by listing ordinary people who fell victim to “deadly terrorist attacks.” He draws upon the audience’s feelings of anger and sorrow by including “moms and dads, friends and neighbors” among the murdered. President Bush details the efforts of different parts of the government to guarantee safety and stability. He guarantees his audience that everything possible is being done to find the terrorists who were responsible for the attacks. Also, the president shows pathos by saying this “Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.”

“It really does appear the victim’s home was targeted at random,” Hunter said. “It’s a very dangerous situation where an intruder forcibly enters a home. ... And if there was a fortunate moment ... it’s that the victim is a highly trained police officer who showed restraint where deadly force would’ve certainly been justified.”

In conclusion, both Quindlen and Sitton show both sides of tragic events. The imagery used in the articles sets a realistic tone, emphasizing the great emotion that came with both of these tragedies. Innocent lives were taken, four little girls and other countless blacks in the civil rights era and innocent lives in the collapse of the twin towers of 2011. Both changing a nation, shaping it and bringing the people together. Unbelievable events of sorrow still impact America to this day, as the nation honor the lives to the people that sacrificed for all we have, for America. In the articles, both authors use vivid imagery of American disasters and the loss of innocent lives to emphasize its effect on the people that rise as nation through the debris of hate.

“After abandoning everything in our home, everything my parents had worked for, I was met by assault rifles, searchlights and quarters too small for the amount of people it accommodated” my grandfather assured. The property, belongings, jobs and businesses were all left behind in the rash fear

As the 9/11 attacks were happening millions of people’s eyes couldn't leave the t.v. screens they all thought only that it couldn’t be real. The assistant fire chief was talking with his men after he had his coffee when what he thought was a t.v. show came on but soon found out the terrorists hijacked a plane and crashed it. Many of the first responders were busy treating smoke inhalation when the first plane struck its target, but many others waited for their broken bones and bad burns to be treated. The emergency responders do these things every day, protect other people from getting hurt by these types of things.the noises around them was the hardest things to see happen what he heard was pain and death.

Part of the public believed that Rogerson should take the full responsibility because he killed an innocent woman in her own property, which is her backyard. On the other side, there are also some people pointed out that Rogerson is also a victim, because “citizens were responsible for protecting themselves against

I find myself looking over my shoulder every time I step outside my front door. Violence has opened my eyes and destroyed my dreams of peace. When I first moved to Philadelphia from Puerto Rico, I moved into a neighborhood that was full of gangs and drugs. Philadelphia represented a new start, a chance for me to breathe again. I had experienced a tragic shooting right before my ten year old eyes in Puerto Rico; my mom’s best friend was killed, while the murderer calmly walked away. We escaped to Philadelphia, and I thought my days of witnessing horrific violence were over. However, my dreams were shattered like gunshots in the night. One day, while I was napping, I was awoken by a series of deafening pops. As soon as I heard them, I dropped

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The article “He Was Shot Vegas Shooting” a man (hero) saved people during the shooting at the festival. The hero saved his family before anyone else. Later, he saved two little girl that were hiding and where not completely hidden. During him saving the girls he was shot in the neck and he began to feel nauseous. He was then helped by a police officer the told him “everything was going to be ok” which he had also been telling the other people. He was later rushed to the hospital and was told throughout America that he was a hero. He said “i'm likely to spend the rest of my life with this bullet in my neck.” He said he would want people to do the same for him in that situation or any situation for that matter.

The characters did not seem to be bothered by being stopped of using parts of their house. As the story goes on, they lose more and more of the house not questioning the fact that they cannot see the invader. Until the brother hears something leaving the house and sister following without question, locking the doors and throwing away the keys leaving their house to the unknown invader. They move on like it was nothing because of their riches but did not want others to come and be chased out showing some fear of the

While reading the articles “Falling Man” written by Tom Junod and “What is an American” written by Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur, the reader feels a sense of hope and patriotism. During the article “Falling Man” though the largest terrorist attack in history on American soil had just occurred not one time during the length of the article was

A recent news article came out with the title “Four arrested after armed home invasion in Vaughn”. Where the article talks about how four individuals entered a home armed.