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    David Berkowitz: the Son of Sam or the .44 caliber Killer On the summer night of July 29, 1976 shots rang out in a New York City neighborhood. This marked the beginning of the .44 caliber or the Son of Sam murders. His reign of terror would grip this city and its surrounding areas for over a year. Sadly the Son of Sam whom was eventually identified as David Berkowitz a severely disturbed young man that fell under the several theories of crime causation. In his early life he felt awkward and

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mentors feature prominently in the Gothic genre. From Dr Van Helsing in Bram Stoker's Dracula, who leads the young heroes into their quest to annihilate the Count, to Rupert Giles, the Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, older and more experienced adults have provided essential guidance for the younger protagonists of the genre. The differences in media of expression and the subsequent adaptations from novel to television series has not affected the presence of this

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    in the summer of 1942. When Gene arrives at the school he meets a very intriguing person by the name of Phineas also known as Finny, they end up starting the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session, where they meet

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    The series Smallville takes place is a small farm town of the same name. Twelve years before the show begins the town was affected by a meteor shower. The meteors brought the main character, Clark, to planet Earth; he was found by an older couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, who weren’t able to have children. Clark is no ordinary boy though, he has the powers of Superman; the super strength, and fast speed. Throughout the show we see him wear all three of Superman colors red, yellow, and blue. The

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    Summary of Proud Family Show The first episode was aired in the year 2001 on the Disney Channel. Main Characters: Family Characters are Penny, Oscar, Trudy, Suga’ Mama, baby brother Cece, and baby sister Bebe. Friend Characters: Dijonay, Zoey, Sticky, and LaCienega. Bullies: The Gross Sisters Summary of Proud Family Show The show is about a African American 14 year old teenager, Penny Proud, and her life in a wacky family, her eccentric friends, and even the bullies in her life. This show shows

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    The Guide On Owning Kids

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    counting the seconds as they tick by. School?s almost out and summer is right around the corner, which means that camp season is almost here. If you?re a parent, you?ve definitely heard of summer camp. You?ve seen the signs for summer camps ?enrolling now!? in the springtime, and you?ve been researching all the kinds of summer camps offered in your area, whether they?re outdoors or sports

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    overtly sexual women has affected how they think and feel about their own sexuality, and allows them to be treated as a minority despite the gender being half the population. The first Ann Summers retail store opened in 1970, and current CEO Jacqueline Gold introduced the Party Plan in 1981. Presently, Ann Summers does well to help empower women, and is ultimately positive in terms of female sexulity representation and discussion. When Jacqueline Gold was appointed CEO in 1993, she was a key figure

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    that don’t really matter. I believe making yourself your number one priority is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. I haven’t always thought this way, but this summer something completely unexpected happened to me, and made

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    minor injuries, but a few unlucky athletes will experience a major injury causing their season or career to come to an abrupt end. Even though injury is not wished upon by an athlete, great benefits may emerge from these setbacks. The summer of 2014 was the summer I significantly broke my finger. As minor as it sounds, it posed a huge threat to my athletic career. I am a baseball player, an outfielder to be exact, so my hands are what got me to where I am now. It all began on a Tuesday afternoon

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    For as long as I can remember, I was always fascinated with how things worked. I’d take apart electronics simply to learn about them and reassemble them afterwards. If I would receive a piece of technology, the first thing I’d do is dismantle its hardware and software to learn how it worked and how I could improvement. However, I noticed that something was missing— electronics never had the close-knit relationship with people; you were essentially working with machines; you’d input a command and

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