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    Within the analogical aspects of healthcare there has been a traumatic discrepancy when it involves receiving adequate healthcare in rural areas. Throughout the scope of healthcare individuals in these types of areas lack adequacy when it comes to receiving proper services since there is a lack in services and transportation issues, because the nearest emergency facility is approximately 50 miles away. So many of these individuals are sick and if traumatic incidences happen in these areas many of

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    The Devil in the White City, follows the story of America's first serial Killer, Dr. H. H. Holmes. Holmes terrorizes the victims, which he lures through the magical experience of the Columbian World's Exposition and through his own charm. While Holmes may appear to be a handsome and successful business owner, he is really a psychopathic maniac who wants pleasure and power. Image result for h h holmes Dr. H. H. Holmes (his actual name is Herman Mudget) One characteristic of Holmes that influences

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    Henry Howard Mudgett, better known as H.H Holmes, to most is just a ghost story. He is nothing more than a black mark on America’s extensive history, a part of history that is skipped over more often than not. However, H.H Holmes was an important part of United States history. Without the horrors of H.H Holmes, we would not have as strong of a law enforcement as we do today. H.H Holmes helped open a new world of research to psychologists and without him, psychologists would not have as much knowledge

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    Classical architecture, ferris wheels, 1500 pound chocolate bars. These new, unheard of attractions at the Columbian Exposition attracted millions of unsuspecting, innocent guests to the preying ground of the narcissistic Dr. H. H. Holmes. Chicago, Illinois, the host of the 1983 World’s Fair, was home to this sadistic serial killer who attracted his prey using his education and occupation as a means to gain trust from new, unsuspecting travelers from the 46 nations who participated in the exposition

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    Herman Webster Mudgett, a.k.a Dr. H. H. Homes was a notorious criminal in the 1800's. He is well known for his big insurance schemes and the murder castle he constructed, where he "killed at least 27 women during the World's Fair in Chicago" (Brown 2015). He took delight in pulling off scams with cadavers. He also enjoyed mutilating animals when he was young and as an adult, he began mutilating corpses. He had a rough past that leads him to be very sadistic. Holmes went through many obstacles in

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    White City” surrounds the events of the 1893 Columbian Exposition World’s Fair in Chicago. Larson does a magnificent job intertwining the lives of two men who were changed by the events of the fair. Daniel H. Burnham, the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World 's Fair and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. The purpose of this review is not only to summarize Larson’s fascinating and satisfying work which vividly portrays

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    Have you ever known a psychopath who finds pleasure of going around and murdering thousands of people? In Erik Larson’s nonfiction novel, A Devil in the White City, published in 2003, he sets the scene around the World’s Fair in Chicago. During this time, the city preoccupies themselves with the new construction and excitement of the fair that it draws away attention from the rather secretive, sly, serial killer, H.H. Holmes. Larson uses figurative language, imagery, and juxtaposition throughout

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    all different from the others. In Eric Larson’s book, The Devil in the White City, two individuals walk in Chicago at the same time. One is Daniel Burnham who is the overseer of the 1893 World’s Fair and the other is a charismatic serial killer named H. H. Holmes. Two opposites, the annihilator and the designer, never meet but both transform Chicago and the world forever. Larson builds suspense which thrills readers at every page, shows perspectives that filter the story through many eyes, and recalls

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    The main focal point of Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City is centered around the excitement, murders, and magic of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. In 1890, Chicago was becoming a very populated and anxious city of America. The city itself wanted something to prove to the more traditional eastern cities of the United States. Driven by its massive civic pride, Chicago joined in the election against New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. to be considered where the placement of the next World’s

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    In Chicago, Illinois, an expansive hotel stands gloriously at the corner of a street. Civilians crowd around it, looking for a place to stay as they visit the incredibly popular World 's Fair. They are greeted by an attractive young man, who beckons a select few inside and offers them rooms to stay for the night. These unknowing guests make their way up to their supposed rooms, and are befuddled at first by the strange structure of the hallways. Paying no mind to this abnormality, they enter their

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