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I want to help someone change their life around in hopes that they do better in their community. Other than going to school full time I work part time at a grocery store and I 'm the mother to a awesome four year old boy. I have lived in Virginia Beach my whole life and even though we seem to have bi-polar weather I love it here. I hope that when I 'm older though I can move to the country side of Virginia where its more quiet. I recently took a cooking class and it was so much fun, I love learning how to cook new recipes. (I have yet to burn the kitchen down so I suppose you could say my "cooking skills" have improved) Ssome off my other interests include anime, camping, photography, fishing, football(go NYG!!!) and playing the guitar. As long as I can remember I 've always wanted to learn how to play. …show more content…

Some popular television shows that have brought the roles of CSI to the public are Dexter, Bones, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Law and order and so many more. In the result of these shows many people expect unrealistic expectations. Prosecutors have said that juries expect to have scientific evidence in every case and sometimes the majority of cases don 't call for that type of evidence. When jurors were surveyed about their expectations regarding forensic evidence they expected to see some type of scientific, DNA or fingerprint evidence in every case. Many CSI viewers had higher expectations for scientific evidence than non viewers did. Some real life cases you might find on the Internet are the The murder of Leanne Tiernan, Ted Bundy, or the Alantic Child

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Texas Servant Girl Murders - (HDSI) In a Public Service Broadcasting History Detectives documentary, a team of forensic scientists and detectives decided to attempt to solve a case more than 130 years old. The “Texas Servant Girl Murders” are a series of murders that took place in Austin, Texas in 1885. These murders have remained a mystery until modern day forensic scientists look back and may have been able to solve this crime easily today.

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CSI is a show that takes a team of forensic scientists who are trained to solve crimes by combing a scene for evidence and finding the missing link in the case and dramatizes what they do. Before CSI aired very few people knew about DNA or what a forensic scientist did. After CSI aired DNA became a household term and taught the people who watched the show how important blood, saliva, and skin evidence is to a case. They also show how those elements help to solve a case. CSI uses these effects to keep people coming back to the show.

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My thoughts Forensic science is used everywhere. It can be used to arrest and convict someone of a crime. Before watching The Real CSI video, I thought using fingerprints and DNA will get you 100% accurate results. Throughout the video my thoughts about the subject began to change.

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Statement of the Problem DNA has become a vital part of criminal investigations. DNA can include and exclude suspects of criminal investigations. During a criminal investigation, all DNA should be collected, properly preserved and tested, but at times this does not occur or the technology was not available for this process to occur. In addition, DNA has become an imperative portion of exoneration cases.

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National Junior Honor Society is the start of everything. This group helps set me up for my years to come. Being in the NJHS it helps me get into the one in high school, which looks really good one college applications. Having national junior honor society for both middle school and high school would give me a better chance to get into a college I really want to get into. I’ve always wanted to be someone who could help or make a change in this world, instead of just trying to get through life easy.

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated… We all know the fourth amendment. It's the amendment that guarantees our safety within our homes and our personal belongings. Yet, how much do you know about the fourth amendment? The fourth amendment is full of history, controversy, and discussion, even in modern day.

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Cesar Chavez has inspirational core values to accept all people, celebrate the community, respect life and the environment, non-violence, innovation, preference to help the most needy, knowledge, sacrifice, service to others, and determination. His first core value to accept all people, I was raised to not judge people based on their race or religion. Being raised this way has made me curious about other peoples backgrounds and cultures. Therefore, during my years in college I would like to spend a semester abroad in order to incorporate myself in another culture and learn as much as possible. Celebrating the community, one of the major ways that I have done this is being involved in Florence All-Around 4-H. We take pride in giving back to the community whether it is to help an elderly couple clean up their yard or volunteering for town events.

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