Highway Patrolman

Boom. That is the sound of hearts falling and shattering with the walls of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building on April 19, 1995. No one anticipated the chaos that would break loose that morning. At the time, those who witnessed the tragic event were not aware of the cause. The only thing they knew was that blood had been spilled, and stained the innocence of mankind. Twenty-one years later, the memory of this disastrous event still burns and aches in the hearts of Oklahomans as well as the family

The Essex and Hazel Motes in Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor In her 1952 novel Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor presents Hazel Motes's Essex automobile as a symbol for Hazel himself. The car's dilapidated state corresponds to Motes's own spiritual decay; however, the initial quality of the car's workmanship corresponds to Hazel's Christian upbringing, which he cannot deny in spite of himself. Motes's identification with and reliance upon his car as a means of escape becomes ironic as the Essex

Ted Bundy Throughout history, criminal investigators have encountered different forms of serial killers. One of the many famous serial killers in the twentieth century was Theodore Robert Bundy (Ted Bundy). Ted Bundy was responsible for the Chi Omega killings and many more. When people think of serial killers, they visualize some dirty, crazy, looking individual that would stand out from everybody else. In Ted's case this was different. Ted Bundy was a very smart individual who had attended college

Every day I perform a self-check on myself. I change my routines up, and I always keep a close watch on my surroundings. I used to leave doors open when I would go directly in and out of my home, but there is too much crime that takes place to trust people. Any place that used to be a “hot spot” have been turned into open view areas. The impractical thing I could ever do is let someone let me be victimized again, especially when I know not to leave doors unlocked. The one person who has never left

Boom! Pow! Shots were fired! Screams could be heard from miles away. Tears could be seen from all over the town. Many things were lost that day, which include three beautiful lives. The Orangeburg massacre was a tragedy which transpired on the dreadful night of February 8th, 1968. A large group of African American students protested with riots by cause of the segregation of a bowling alley titled “All Star Bowling”. The students protested with a brawl/riot on the University of South Carolina (USC)

A Barrier to Death Dying is never lovely. Mary Roach, defines in her essay, “Don’t Jump”, the mania from the sensation of her dropping from a precipice. The fall would have resulted in certain death if not for the attached cable halting her torso, SPLAT! Suggesting in the essay, “That jumping-off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge would be a lovely way to go” (Roach, 2001). There are people that are desperate in life and choose this picturesque setting; the beauty of protruding boulders stippled

errand or running to the grocery store for example, is exponentially more dangerous than ever before. In 2015 alone, 3,477 people’s lives were lost that can be attributed to distracted driving along with a staggering 391,000 people injured (National Highway

"It has been calculated that American kids see about 200,000 acts of violence and 25,000 murders on television by the time they reach age eighteen." (Schleifer 18) Arrests of people under the age of eighteen for violent crimes rose forty-seven percent from 1988 to 1992. (Miller 174) The American Medical Association conducted a study that found a direct relationship between viewing and homicide. (Miller 176) Does this kind of overexposure to violence have a significant effect on children and teenagers

Introduction: In times such as now when many have allowed smartphones to take priority in their lives over the immediate present, there is constantly a battle of distraction in the palm of one’s hand diverting more attention to the screen rather than the environment around them. Automobile manufactures are rolling out more safety features in cars than ever before, such as lane drifting notification, side curtain airbags, GPS navigation, automatic breaking, and rear-backup cameras. On the other hand

looked to be Mexican because he believed them to be an illegal immigrant. The problem was that officers were roving the border and stopping individuals for no reason other than to see if they were illegal immigrants. The Fourth Amendment held that a patrolman is prohibited to crowd the Mexican border just to stop and