Neil Trotter Research Paper

Johnny Cade did not kill unlawfully and also he can’t apply for a minor committing the crime because he’s 16, one year over the limit. According to Oklahoma law, first-degree murder is a person “unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being.” It is also not manslaughter because it is not a homicide committed without a design to effect death and in the heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a dangerous weapon. Johnny did not have time to think and had to stab Bob to save Ponyboy’s life. Ponyboy was being drowned and to save him, Johnny had to commit the act of homicide. It lists that it was a justifiable homicide because it means that homicide is legal when committed in the lawful

"His family were enormously wealthy – even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach – but now he’d left Chicago and come East in a fashion that rather took your breath away: for instance, he’d brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest. It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that."

Krepice, Poland, July 27, 1917 Joseph Sher was born to Simon and Felicia Sher. Simon was a tailor mainly for priest. Joseph had five other siblings, three sister and two other brothers. As he grew up he learned that Jews were disregarded and second-hand citizens in Poland. But little did he know that it would get much worse for them.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The firing of Iowa State football Coach Jim Criner on Wednesday night climaxed a stormy 21-month period that began when he kicked his two starting wide receivers off the team, included the arrest of several players on criminal charges and an NCAA investigation of his program.

Rudy Ruettiger was born on august 23, 1948 in joliet, illinois. His dad was an oil refiner and his mom stayed at home.was the third child out of 14. He was dyslexic and wanted to see Yankee stadium grew up near chicago. when he grew up he got a degree in sociology he was 5 foot nothing. And didn’t have a speck of athletic ability. Played last 27 seconds in last college game. Got a sack and a interception. Last player to be carried off field since 1993. Graduated from notre dame.

Jim Bridger was born on March 17, 1804 , He lived in Richmond VA. He died on July 17, 1881 near Kansas City Mo. Jim Bridger also goes by the name James Bridger. In 1812 Bridget's dad , a surveyor and an innkeeper moved his family to Illinois farm near St. Louis Mo. Bridger explored many places. In 1824 Bridger was the first white man to visit Great Salt lake. He was the first to explore the geysers and sights of Yellowstone region. In 1843 he established Fort Bridger in southwestern Wyoming. In different states his visited he has different names .

Ralph ”Sonny’’ Barger Is famous for being member of the Hell’s Angels outlaw motorcycle club. He was a founding member and became president of the Oakland, California chapter of this organization. Some believe that Sonny is them most iconic figure to come out of Hell’s Angels, becoming the face for the organization.This paper will explore who Sonny Barger is and how he influenced a group that itself is surrounded by over dramatised journalism, police reports and stories from all night benders.

Patrick Kearney was born on September 24, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. He is now serving life in jail for his crimes and is still alive. His parents were George and Eunice Kearney. He had two younger brothers and lived in a stable home. But, he was a thin and sickly child and was bullied because of it.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. What in the hell is the Craig Sager Curse? Allow me to expand. During this years All-Star break TNT broadcaster Ernie Johnson and Hall of Famer Reggie Miller decided to pay their respects to the late Craig Sager. They did this by rallying up a few professional ballers as well as a few celebrities to take place in a new contest; The Sager Shootout. The rules were rather simple, make a 3, $10,000 gets donated to the Sager Strong foundation. One minute into the contest they were still $370,000 short of their goal. So without much resistance, Ernie Johnson called up Stephen Curry and told him one thing. Make a half court shot and we hit our goal. Easy for the 2X MVP you’d think, right? Well, that’s actually wrong.

Turk Bauer, is exposed to goes through events in his life that affect his choices in the future. Turk is a self-proclaimed white supremacist who despises anyone who is not a white Christian, especially those who are black. His hatred sprouted when a black man was involved in the car accident that killed his brother. Although Turk was told it was his brother's fault, from then on he had a deep seeded disgust for all who aren't white Christians. Raine Tesco was the first one to introduce Turk to the different organized groups who had similar beliefs on race, religion, and sexual orientation to both men. Raine invited Turk out one night where he showed him how people like them should treat people who are not like them by jumping and beating

Our Beginning....1850.  N.S.J. Strider and M.T. Strider.  A century ago when carpenters and cabinet makers used to make both furniture and the casket, it was not uncommon for undertakers to be in the furniture business, and or vice versa. Today caskets and furniture are made in different plants and by different companies.

In allusion to Hugh Latimer’s famous quote, the old woman says “Play the man, Master Ridley,” before she strikes a match, setting herself and her books on fire. In the mid 1500s Queen Mary of England attempted to convert the newly rising Protestant ways back to traditional Roman Catholicism. People convicted of heresy were tried and burned at the stake. However, brave and courageous Protestants continued to practice and preach their religion despite the potential consequences.

James Roy Horner is Las Angeles native, born on August 14th,1953. James Horner started playing piano at the age of five. At a young age, James studied in London, where he attended the Royal College of Music. He returned to America, where he attended Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona, and later received his bachelor's degree in music from the University of Southern California. After he earned a master's degree, he started work on his doctorate at the University of California, Los Angeles where he would later complete his Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory. In the 1970s James had several small scoring assignments with the American Film Institute. It wasn’t until 1982 when James got his first high profile assignment, he scored Star Trek II: The

During the war, battles would continue into night but tended to be quite unproductive as you could not see where you were shooting. Tracer bullets were originally invented in 1915 as a way to create light while fighting late at night but the light trail was “erratic” and only lasted 100 meters. Finally in 1916, the .303 SPG Mark VIIG tracer bullets were invented. This version emitted a much brighter, green-white trail and was a great success during nighttime battles. One thing the British did not expect was for the trail to be flammable, this tracer bullet

“Mark Knopfler is one of the most celebrated British guitar heroes to emerge in the ‘70s and ‘80s” (All Music). He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 12, 1949. His family then relocated to England when he was seven years old and that was where his passion for music began. In 1967, Knopfler enrolled at Harlow Technical College to study journalism. Not to long after, he was given the opportunity to take a job position with Yorkshire Evening Post where he wrote about music. Mark graduated in the year of 1973. The young man did works with the famous Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Scott Walker and much more before Knopfler released his own non-soundtrack album “Neck & Neck,” in 1990.