Portfolio 'Jennifer Jones': A Real Life Case

First, she needs to payoff her credit cards with the money she has on her savings account. She is actually going to save money by doing this because the credit cards charge interest rates much higher than the 1.5% she is getting from her savings account.

In the case of the murder of Sarah Stoat, less focus was placed on actually finding who or what may have murdered Sarah, but instead questions revolved around Sarah’s femininity and what was expected of her at the time that may have been a cause for her death. During this time period, the expectations of a female of Sarah’s age highlighted sexuality and chastity, with stereotypes that were expected to be followed for a girl such as Sarah. So, when Sarah’s body was found floating in a river, many questions both arose as to how she had been killed, but additionally focused on why she may have been there. Gender and the Development of Forensic Science: A Case Study by Julia Rudolph delves into the issue that gender brings up in the case of murders, particularly in this case of Sarah Stoat. Rudolph looks closely at what went about in the case of the murder, and follows Sarah’s mother, Mary, to see what her goals were after the death of her daughter.

A little over a century ago an atrocious double murder was committed, in the two-half story house at 92 Second Street, in Fall River, Massachusetts. This crime shocked the city of Fall River, as well as the nation, as Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old Sunday school teacher, went on trial for the murder of her father and her stepmother. (Augustine). An all male jury eventually acquitted her on the accusations.(Aiuto). To this day, the murderer of Andrew J. Borden and Abby Gray Borden is still unknown, but in the public mind everyone believes it was Lizzie Borden.

On a cold night in1836, Jewett was found dead with her corpse roasting on her elegant bed. With engrossing details, Jewett murder became an example of media sensation with leading newspapers featuring stories on the murder case with the accused Richard Robinson trial becoming the center of focus. The intensive coverage of the gruesome crime established the template for crime reporting, which ideally endure to present day. Certainly, the murder of one prostitute in a metropolis city like the New York could have easily been, forgotten had it not been for the sensational reporting. By drawing evidence from a range of renowned scholars, the paper aims to paint a picture

Gruesome crime and the mission for justice: the premise of, New York Times bestselling author, Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder mystery series. The first book of the series, Sworn to Silence, is about a chief of police, Kate Burkholder, and her desperation to uncover the truth about an all-too-familiar murder (Castillo, Linda, "Linda Castillo's Website"). The novel predominantly features the Amish culture along with crime and the functions of the police department- both written with a natural authenticity, despite Castillo having no direct connection with the three. How does she do this?. The answer: studying through books and hands-on, first-person experiences.

Though set in entirely dissimilar countries at different points in history, Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’ and Hannah Kent’s ‘Burial Rites’ possess significant comparisons. Both for instance, are fictionalized historical novels following the tribulations of a female protagonist convicted of murder and both have been widely acclaimed for their incredible literary style which merges classic poetry, epigraphs, folklore and historical articles with fiction. The most striking parallel between each novel that can be drawn, however, is the way in which authors masterfully craft the stories of untrustworthy, cunning and deceptive criminals to elicit sympathy from their audiences. Readers of the novel and secondary characters alike are gradually pulled into sympathising with ambiguous and untrustworthy female leads, Grace Marks (Alias Grace) and Agnes Magnusdottir (Burial Rites). Despite the heavy suspicions of others and a lack of evidence to support their claims of innocence, these characters present artfully manipulated features of their defence stories to provoke empathy, sympathy and trust from those within the novel, and those reading it.

Unit 8 Essay If you have ever read both the play Trifles and the short story “A Jury of Her Peers”, both by susan glaspell, then you’ve probably realized that they are the same story, if you haven’t then you aren’t missing much. The story is about a murder case lead by the sheriff, the county attorney, and hale while mrs.hale and mrs.peters are downstairs gathering mrs.wright's, the wife of the victim and the prime suspect, things when they accidentally discover the evidence and the motivation that would convict mrs.wright without a second geuss and decide to hide it from the investigators, their husbands, because they sympathize with her. While “a jury of her peers” and Trifles are the exact same storey written by the same author, the way

This paper will present a compare and contrast of the short story, "Witness for the Prosecution" to the screenplay of the same name written by Agatha Christie. The focus of the similarities and differences will be, a review of the characters and the story.

Although a light read, her experience is heart-breaking as she is abused at home, institutionalized, and instead of being treated for her depression, doctor’s attempt to “feminize” her with eye shadow and lipstick. She is the type of advocate that makes noise in a silence because she tells a tale that would otherwise be unknown.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Liautaud Graduate School of Business Department of Finance Professor Hsiu-lang Chen 1 Practice Problem I

This unforsaken tragedy, an untimely death for one proves to be a new beginning blossoming for the pair. The death also leads to the figurative death of the “old” Lucy, and makes for a shifting, dynamic character to arise. A defining moment of her transformation occurs when lonesomely wander the city, her thoughts begin to take control. Her mind wandered “the gates of liberty seemed still unopened. [Lucy] was conscious of her discontent; it was new to her to be conscious of it. "The world," she thought, "is certainly full of beautiful things, if only I could come across them" (27). It is clear here that she seems trapped, in a way she her self can’t explain, she is only aware that she isn’t happy with the way she is and has been living. This feeling was new and she was aware of just that, she had unlocked a new level on consciousness she had been unable to acquire in the home country of England. She knew she needed to leave it behind, to break away from this feeling that was consuming her, but how she was going to go about it, had her confused. Subconsciously she knew this was a step in the right direction to finding her identity. Her whole life Lucy had merely allowed other to make decisions on her behalf, she was no stranger in being told what to do. As Lucy began discovering her own identity and becoming her own person she struggled with the new obligation of thinking for herself, “This solitude oppressed her; she was accustomed to have her thoughts

Lisa Scottoline in the novel, Lady Killer, skillfully illustrates the reality between the law and relationships. Scottoline supports her demonstration by telling the story between Mary DiNunzio, her work, and friendships. Scottoline’s purpose is to capture the reader with realistic events that are normally not talked about in order to grasp the interest of her readers, and reveal the reality of criminal justice. Scottoline writes in a conversational tone for her young readers without previous knowledge about criminals nor law.

For the purpose of this essay I will be considering Nils Christie’s (1986) concept of the ‘ideal victim’. In considering this concept, I will discuss what is meant by an ‘ideal victim’ and will also be focusing on the high profile Australian criminal case of Anita Cobby in Blacktown on 2nd of February 1986. Anita Cobby was only 26 years old when she was abducted, brutally raped and murdered by four ‘ideal offenders’. This essay will also consider, the ways in which the media and criminal justice system have constructed Anita Cobby as an ‘ideal victim’.

Belknap, J. (2001). “The Invisible Woman.” Gender, Crime and Justice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Even though phoning the police would have possessed much ease, not one of the many witnesses took the stand to do so. Heartless excuses uttered out of the mouths of those who pretended as if nothing had happened. Police looked on with disappointment. Had society taken charge and helped out a woman crying out, her life would have been spared. This predicament represents how society should not make selfish decisions and should just help others out. In the case of Catherine Genovese, she lost her life, but if faced with similar scenarios, society should be proactive and join together to save the lives of