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The first murders widely attributed to the Zodiac Killer were the shootings of high school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Road, just inside Benicia city limits. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. their bodies were found. Robert Graysmith postulated that another car pulled into the turnout, just prior to 11:00 pm and parked beside the couple. Jensen appeared to have exited the car first, yet when Faraday was halfway out, the killer apparently shot Faraday in

Summer was finally here! I was sitting on my bed thinking of some possible choices we could go to this summer. The only problem was deciding where to go, should I go to New York and swim in the refreshing blue waters? Or should I go to Adventureland and get on the fun and scary rides? Or maybe I could go to Disneyland and get inside a real life castle and see all of my favorite disney characters around me?. What am I going to do, all these places sound fun and amazing. Ugh! I wish I could go to all

To people foreign to California, the state is boxed into a set of stereotypical characteristics. The Golden State has received labels such as ‘surf nation,’ and ‘liberal land.’ But to those who have received a chance to live within this great state appreciate the opportunities and ambitions that come with living in California. Furthermore, what truly differentiates California from any other place in the world is the consistent paradoxical environment. This notion is best epitomized by the Central

Ethical Dilemma on the Battlefield: Analysis of Lone Survivor Scene Military personnel operating in combat missions must maintain mental and situational awareness of their area of operations. This includes a complete understanding of their physical and doctrinal training. Besides accomplishing their mission, soldiers must also consider the rules of engagement and the personal and professional ethics, values and morals that factor into their decisions in high stress environments (Allen, 2013). Well

In our best efforts, things may go askew, leaving us with pain. Dreams turn to ashes of lost ambition. Our hope promise joy, but things go at a faulty pace, leading us down a path of willows and sycamores where the rabbits sit still. A path of dying dreams where the rabbits still sit like statues. Many travel down this path, their paradise long lost. In his novella, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses characters George Milton, Curley’s wife, and Candy to prove that the American dream is dead. First,

Daughters of The Dust, directed by Julie Dash, provides audience with a “whole new concept and setting” that captures the lives of descendants of slaves still living in the rural islands of the IBO Landing. It portrays the conflict between a family amongst its own members, the religions portrayed on the island, and the doubts of moving to the mainland. Dash uses Daughters of The Dust to bring audiences to a realization of transition of the Peazant family during the early 20th century and is a very

The misrepresentation of minorities is frequent in Hollywood films and Arabs are one of the many minority groups Hollywood misrepresent. Arabs are portrayed negatively in films for long time even before 9/11. The Arabs characters are portrayed with always having accent, wearing traditional attire, untrustworthy, aggressive and almost always associated with terrorism. The continuously falsification could lead to stereotypes, misjudgment, and damage to Arabic culture.                   There are handful

Kingston, Thiebaud, Shepard, and everyone else we have encountered incorporate ambiguity as a way to provoke the reader and open up conversations regarding the current state of California. Despite all the opportunities available in The Golden State, it is indisputable that it is a placed filled with uncertainties. California, as a landmass, is filled with rustic and natural beauty, yet for the past decades, it has not seen anything other than industrialization. The state is a sanctuary for immigrants

There are many different names for father, some include: padre, pappa, baba, abba, and dad. Having a father brings different memories to many different people, depending on their upbringing. Some may have happy memories of their father’s teaching them some basic mundane actions, such as how to eat with utensils and tying shoes, whereas others may not have the same joyous memories of their fathers, if any. In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main character, Amir, has both pleasant

The Change The LA Riots Brought African Americans in Los Angeles and throughout the United States have experienced racial oppression for centuries. Rodney King was an African American motorist who inspired positive police reforms after he had a brutal conflict and was beaten by four members LAPD. Rodney King’s encounter resulted in a social and legal compromise because the incident made people aware of the police brutality, gave African Americans a voice against police abuse, and resulted in reforms