Procedural History: Clayton Fountain was convicted of first degree murder against the guard Hoffman by a jury. The judge had sentenced him to no less but no more than 150 years in prison. He was also ordered to make pay $92,000 of restitution to Hoffman's estate, and $98,000 to Ditterline. He was also ordered to pay $300,000 to the Department of Labor. Silverstein and Gometz were tried together for the murder of Clutts with the same judge and before a jury.
Practice, squeeze, shoot! In the story, “Marble Champ”, by Gary Soto. Praiseworthy is the person who should be congratulated and admired for doing it. The person I thinks that praiseworthy would be Lupe because she 's brilliant, and a solid worker. Furthermore, Lupe is a person who should be congratulated because she is always a solid worker.
With both cases of the Kennewick Man and Elgin Marbles, there is controversy on who should own the artifacts or sites that was found. There are good claims from both sides on who gets to keep it. The arguments goes from culture and tradition, property, history, and science. In this prompt, the Kennewick Man is the main focus. Some Native American tribes, scholars, and the federal government are fighting for right to own the remains.
“Practice, Practice, Practice. Squeeze, Squeeze, Squeeze. “ This is what the protagonist, Lupe Medrano says in, “The Marble Champ,” by Gary Soto. Lupe is very determined to become good at marbles. She does this by being very hard-working and staying confident in herself through the whole process while not giving up at the same time.
Cassius Clay was well known for being the best boxer of all time. Three years after he retired he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder in which cells in a part of the brain that controls movement begin to die. As result, patients slow down, lose coordination, and tremble. Cassius clay was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17th, 1942.
Born in 1599 to a farmer, Oliver Cromwell started his life in little Huntingdon and quickly rose through the ranks to lead the New Model Army against Charles I and the Royalists. Cromwell is a hero of the Civil War because of what he did to make England a place of equality. Therefore, Oliver Cromwell was a hero of the English Civil War because he had strong character and was a natural leader, he turned England into a leading power in Europe, and he was fair and just to the people of England. Oliver Cromwell had strong character and was a natural leader by the way that he led the New Model Army against the Royalists. He also was a great influence to England and created a very strong navy and the world’s first, Professional Army.
Marble Champ Have you ever worked hard at something you're not necessarily good at? Well in the story “Marble Champ,” by Gary Soto the main character Lupe shows us the theme of hard work pays off in the end. “Hard work will pay off later. Laziness pays off now. ’’ -Unknown
When people think of serial offenders, often the first to come to mind is serial killers and possibly sex offenders. Likewise, when people think of a house fire, people usually assume it is due to electrical failures or a negligent individual rather than a serial arsonist. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, defines arson as “any willful or malicious burning or attempting to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc”. Thomas sweat is possible the most famous arsonist in the Maryland and Washington DC area and arguably the united states history. Over the course of his pre-incarceration life, sweat took credit for over 350 fires, some of
Achilles and Gilgamesh Achilles and Gilgamesh are both heroes of our past-time. Both men were part human, part god. Achilles was son of nymph goddess Thetis and of Peleus, commander of the Myrmidons (Homer). Gilgamesh was son of goddess Ninsun and King Lugulbanda (Gilgamesh), Both demigods were prideful. Achilles was so controlled by his pride and rage, it costed him his best friend's life.
McClellan quotes Walter Benjamin’s statement that “civilization always masks injustices committed in its name.” These injustices are discussed in detail, focusing on Napoleon’s forced appropriation of works for France, and Britain’s exploitation of world conflict to acquire the Parthenon statues from Greece, and Germany’s confiscation of artworks during WWII. Reminiscent of the author’s statements in the introductory chapter, this practice of removing artworks from other countries often occurs in reaction to political events. The author also invokes Benjamin’s theory of lost ‘aura” as he describes Quatremere de Quincy’s objections to the removal of artifacts from their original source.
Who was Galileo: Galileo Galilei was a man born on February 15, 1564. He pioneered modern science with his discoveries in physics and how the solar system functions. He was the firstborn of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei, who was a well known musician and musical theorist at the time, and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo started his education in 1583, entering the University of Pisa to study medicine, later becoming fascinated with mathematics and physics and primarily studying those.
The question is; should cultural treasures should be returned to their countries of origin? The answer is yes. For example; Native American cultural, spiritual sites like the Black hills and Mato Paha (bear butte) was taken by the europeans that travelled here and took their land also. These cultural landmarks had cultural, and religious association for the area from which were taken from the government and settlers. The sites like: Mato Tipila (Devils tower), Hinhan Kaga (Harney Peak), Mato Paha (Bear Butte), and He Sapa (Black Hills) were all once a sacred site for all native tribes for religious reasons, but the europeans came and took their sacred sites, their land, and their animals, commonly the buffalo.
If people truly want to keep the statues, the government should move the statues to a specific museum, so people that want to see the statues can. If people don’t want the see them the people don’t have to. Many people also think that it proves many things about the war and the people and that it is worth it to maintain. Would you want your taxes and money to be misspent on this statue?
Being hard worker is tough but in the story, Marble champ By: Gary soto Lupe is hard working all throughout the story. Because she works hard strengthening her thumb. Also works very hard in school. It first started of where she could not swim,ride a bike, rollerskate, or even can’t catch a pop fly. Lupe kept on doubting herself she would say “I’ll never be good at sports” “ I wish I could win something, anything.
Literary devices are used to bridge the gaps and fill in the cracks for me where simple words do not suffice in some stories. I find myself constantly searching stories for and identifying different types of literary devices. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, three uses of literary devices were demonstrated and used consistently. These literary devices are: repetition, imagery and flashbacks. This literary narrative is centered on an epic journey that utilizes literary devices to enhance the complexity and understanding in the story.
