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    My Future Story

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    Ramsy murder case, I was heartbroken and for that little girl but I was also heartbroken that she will never have a voice again. I wanted to be that person who brought voices back from those who didn’t have one anymore. I wanted to be a homicide detective. After highschool I went to a private college for my assosciates degree in criminal justice, I shined in school, I was even on the deans list almost every semester. I graduated and immediately went and got my bachelors degree at westfield state

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    False accusations were lodged against me by my employer, Cheri Collins of American Bail Bonds during November 2015. I was told that my cash was short by $1600 and was informed that my failure to reimburse Cheri Collins would result in her obtaining warrants for my arrest. It was further explained to me by Cheri that her word was all that was required to initiate said charges and she posed the question; “Who do you think they will believe, me or you?” It was not unheard of for my cash to be short

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    The officer brought his cigarette to his lips and blew a cloud of smoke into the sky. Samantha then searches the surrounding area, but all she finds is pile after pile of trash. Samantha decided to turn her attention to the witnesses hoping that they could help her bring this case to a quick end. She walks over to Todd Stevens who is leaning against a stone wall and just staring at the exact place that the body was lying a minute ago. Samantha asks the homeless man the question once more, and she

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    jumps in front of him and swiftly beats them up. In shock Norbert just stands there, takes out his phone, and calls 911. The cops arrive and bring everyone back to the station for questioning. His parents come and coo over Norbert. Norbert tells his story over and over again to all the cops listening. It takes a couple hours but finally Norbert and Boo are free to go and the guys are arrested. Norbert parents bring him back home and Norbert goes directly to his room, shuts the door, and silently watches

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    One of the many jobs in the field of Law Enforcement is a homicide investigator or detective. A homicide investigator is someone who can collect and analyze data from a homicide crime scene in order to justify a case. In order to do so, the detectives must be critical thinkers who are good at working in teams and are able to communicate evidence within their teams. In this field of work, you must be determined and willing to adjust and understand multiple cases at once. This is a good job for someone

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    There are three different kinds of on screen detectives: the amateur, the private investigator, and the police. The most popular and widely known type of detective is the amateur. According to the article, The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction, an amateur detective can be, “of any age, or any class… their interest in the crime is because of sheer curiosity or the need for intellectual stimulation... receive no pay for what they do other than their own personal satisfaction of outwitting the

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    Undeniably, the foremost element of mystery and detective fiction is that of discovery. The most familiar and general plot found is the genre is a simple one: an unknown situation or event is presented and, through investigation or curiosity, an explanation is found. While many circumstances can be applied to this formula, the main appeal of such stories "consist in finding out... the true order and meaning of events that have been part disclosed and part concealed" (Barzun 144) Consequently, it

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    The Detective Mystery: Who murdered Frimbo? Rudolph Fisher’s, The Conjure Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem is a complex detective mystery story published in 1932 by an African American. The story intertwines Western ideology with African myth, and religious traditions that exploits the lifestyle of blacks living in dark Harlem. Fisher very cleverly disguises the culture of dark Harlem through colorful characters, murder, mystery, supernatural events, and detective work that revolves around

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    around us, which can include a sports team, academics, and many others. However today I am focusing on a discourse community that relates to my major, criminal justice. In order for me to understand swales six characteristics I interviewed a homicide detective relating to criminal justice. A discourse community is a group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field. A discourse community is defined by six characteristics. The six defining characteristics

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    the mystery-thriller Seven from 1995, we meet the two homicide detectives William Somerset and David Mills, played by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. Together they are hunting a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as reasons for his murders. At the end of the movie, the two detectives are out in the desert together with the murderer, John Doe. He has told them that they are going to find the last two corpses. The two detectives have already found five of his victims, so the last two bodies

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