Rick Yancey

Willingham; The Innocent Man Cameron Todd Willingham (1968-2004) was an American man who was convicted and executed by lethal injection for the murder of his three young children by arson in Corsicana, Texas, on December 23, 1991. Although Willingham fought for his innocence for 12 years on death row, he was executed in Texas in 2004. Many questions came up with the investigation of the arson of Willingham’s case and many recent and new evidence have proven Willingham’s innocence, but yet, it was

Thanks to my lack of interest in reading, sitting down are reading a full story has become a difficult task. The stories that captivate my attention and hook me in have to be full of action, mythical creatures, and relatable characters. Rick Riordan’s book “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” really hooked me in as there was a lot of description and he was able to bring Greek Mythology to the modern world. For example, Percy Jackson, the main character in the novel, goes on and

seem like simple fiction to most, mythology has become intertwined with the Greek culture, and is key in an overall understanding of how the world works. The book I have read is “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief”. Through the eyes of Rick Riordan, a simple story of an ordinary student begins to unravel, and discusses several key figures and moments of ancient Greek culture, and therefore, mythological beings of grand power. Close to the beginning of the book, the main character, Percy

Rachel Passig Mrs. Reynolds World Literature II 21 October 2014 Comparing and Contrasting Odysseus and Percy Jackson Why are not all humans exactly the same? What separates humans apart from each other, aside from their external appearance? Each individual human being is unique and extraordinary, due to the different characteristics they possess. Granting the fact that humans having similar qualities is a frequent occurrence, no two individuals attain identical personalities. Comparing and contrasting

The book revolves around a 12 year old kid named Percy Jackson finding out that he is a demigod and the one of Poseidon, the god of the seas. The Lightning Thief is the first part of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 book-series. Written by Uncle Rick Riordan, it introduces another side of the typical Greek Mythology series in which he had made his own story of the Olympian gods and their children using them as a guide and reference. As you start reading chapter one, it will ultimately tell your

The Lightning Thief is a fictional book that is in the point of view of the protagonist, Percy Jackson. In the beginning of the book, Percy discovers that he is a half-blood, a half-human half-God. After an encounter with a Minotaur and his mother mysteriously disappearing, Percy is sent to Camp Half-Blood. At Camp Half-Blood, Percy meets many kids just like him. Percy also discovers many more things about himself. For instance, he finds out that his father is Poseidon, and that his best friend

"Why is she always the one getting kidnapped? I'm the princess here!" — Amalia Sheran Sharm, Wakfu ( French Cartoon ) In 1999, Rare ( a video game development company ), was working hard on a game for Nintendo 64 called '' Dinosaur Planet ''. It was set to include one of two main character , Krystal. Krystal was depicted as a strong sixteen year old female fox who wielded a spear and was tasked to fight prehistoric monsters and save the current world , but due to production issues , the existing

Tony I need you in the lab ASAP, and bring the vita radiation device with you.-Bruce’s voice sounded agitated. -On my way!-Tony answered concerned at Bruce’s request, that only could mean one thing.-We’ll finish this later big guy! - He said to Thor as he turned to run towards his lab. Thor ran behind him, something was wrong, Banner’s urgent tone told him so. When Bruce and Steve got Leah into the medical lab she asked him nervously –Bruce, what’s wrong?- -I’m not sure, a fever is an indicator of

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians craze started in 2005 and finally ended with grand total of 10 books in 2014. The series, which was broken into two parts, follows young demigods as they work to save the world, all while fighting hordes of monsters and dealing with temperamental gods. All the books were well liked except for the final book: Blood of Olympus; which faced hard critiques from longtime fans. The preceding four books introduced seven new characters that were detrimental to the storyline

In 2004, a Texas man named Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for murdering his three young daughters by setting his house on fire. This conviction was based on faulty forensic science which assumed that the fire was caused by arson. There multiple fire science experts who reviewed the case and became opposed to Willingham’s execution stating there was no evidence to prove that the fire was intentionally set. In 2010, the Texas Forensic Science Commission released a report admitting that Willingham’s