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artists, authors, and poets use their art to explore or comment on this heavy, complex topic. Specifically, Truman Capote investigates the American Dream through his work of creative nonfiction, In Cold Blood, which centers on the violent murder of a Kansas family in the 1950’s. After interviewing law enforcement officers,

The life of crime is not for everyone but some people are just thrown into it and cannot really control it. On just a regular day back in 1959, the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas were murdered in cold blood by 2 men: Dick Hickcok and Perry Smith. Truman Capote heard about this and decided to learn more about it and once hearing about it more he decided to combine this real life event and a little bit of his own creativity to create this masterpiece. The established author Truman Capote wrote the

Aren’t we all a bit crazy at times? In Truman Capote’s rhetorical masterpiece, In Cold Blood, is about a murder that actually occurred in a small town in Kansas. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, also known as Dick and Perry, are the criminal minds behind the murder. Capote’s work is regarded to as a masterpiece because he uses many rhetorical devices to convey his message. He uses rhetorical devices such as diction, imagery and pathos. Capote’s purpose for writing the book is to show the insights

nThe Lindenwood football team travels to Pittsburg State this Saturday. The Lions and Gorillas will kick off their contest at 7 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan. nLindenwood enters the contest with a 1-2 overall record. Last week, the Lions scored the first 16 points against Washburn, but the Ichabods scored the final 26 points of the game for a 26-16 win. nPittsburg State is 2-1 on the season. The Gorillas have won two straight games, including a 68-21 road victory over Northeastern State last Saturday

On 12/16/2017, I, Dillon Dickerson, badge #155, was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. While driving in lot 20 which is located behind Wilner Auditorium I heard a loud banging sound. From past experiences it sounded like someone ran over multiple barrel cones. On 17th street they are doing construction from 17th and Hillside to 17th and Oliver. I arrived in the area of 17th and Hillside at approximently 0235 hours

attend college following graduation? Attending college is important in helping people receive a college degree that will help in educating them for a successful future. Deciding where to attend college can be a challenging choice. The University of Kansas (KU) and Washburn University (WU) are two colleges where one can obtain a degree. When deciding which college to attend, one must consider the costs involved, the housing options, and the student activities offered. When comparing colleges, a person

dinner and change because we were going to take Christmas photos. I had no idea where we were taking the photos at, Austin picked out the place. He was going to wear his uniform for the photos, but he realized he forgot his tan under shirt back in Kansas. I was upset because I really wanted him to wear his uniform for some of our photos. I finished getting ready and we rushed to the closest and only military apparel store hoping they would have a shirt in his size. They didn’t have a short sleeve

occur in 2016. However, a copious amount of these crimes go uninvestigated or unpromulgated. When two strangers brutally assassinate four members of a family in a small Kansas town, Holcomb, a daily newspaper publishes a minuscule article about it. An author, Truman Capote, finds the news story intriguing, so he travels to Kansas in an attempt to solve the case. In Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock pursue a robbery of the Clutter household but execute four murders instead

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." In the novel “In Cold Blood”, the author Truman Capote tells us the story of the brutal murders of 1959 in Holcomb, Kansas.In a town that was so peaceful that you could hear the birds chirp in the morning,everyone that lived in this town were really close you could almost call them all family.The two main characters play a really big part in this book because their life goals are to get rich and live the “American dream” but end

Through his numerous short stories, fiction novels, and even nonfiction novels, Truman Capote has notably been considered one of America’s most prominent literary writers of the twentieth century. The numerous conflicts in which Capote dealt with in the earlier parts of his life led him to procure solace in writing (McMillan). Emerging as a prolific author who was commonly known for his excellent usage of prose, Capote came to publish the notorious nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, in 1966. During