CHARLES MANSON BY: JACOB A. BOOKOUT Charles Manson is a convicted serial killer who has become an icon of evil. In the late 1960’s‚ Manson founded a hippie cult group known as “the Family” whom he manipulated into brutally killing others on his behalf. Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati‚ Ohio to 16 year-old Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen had run away from home at the age of 15 and spent the next few decades drinking too much‚ with periods of time spend in jail. Since his mother couldn’t take
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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began hearing Charles talk about murdering people. Many of his followers were surprised of what Charles was planning‚ however he was also a good manipulator and was able to persuade them to agree with his plans. He was inspired by the Beatles song “Helter Skelter‚” in which he believed they were predicting a race war. Charles’ plans were to murder people that would grab the publics attention rather than a simple individual. The first recorded murder was on August 9‚ 1969. Charles and four of his
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The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote
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A une passante is one of Charles Baudelaire’s most celebrated poems. This sonnet was first published by the artist in 1855‚ in the French magazine L’Artiste‚ and later added to the last edition of Les Fleurs du Mal. It belongs to the section Tableaux Parisiens of the collection‚ since its content can be easily linked to the theme of contemporary life and to the poet’s experience of modernity. Indeed‚ this composition delineates the chance meeting between a man (the sonnet’s narrator) and a magnetising
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a controversial topic in today’s world. State and federal laws still collide on the issue of marijuana legalization. On November 2‚ 2010‚ California voters voted on a ballot called the Regulate‚ Control‚ and Tax Cannabis 2010. Prior to this date‚ Charles Stimson wrote an article‚ “Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Just Say No‚” in order to persuade California voters to not vote in favor of the ballot. He made various claims such as; marijuana is bad for one’s health‚ that it is linked to crime‚ and
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Luke Charles Leonard Jr. comes from a long line of Irish descent‚ dating back to when his great grandparents came from Ireland in 1847. Luke was born on January 27‚ 1933 in Pontiac‚ Michigan. At the time‚ his family lived Bloomfield Hills. Named after his father‚ he grew up in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan with his mother Winifred Golden and her father. His parents were separated‚ and his dad lived in Detroit. He never knew his father very well‚ but was very close to his mother. Luke’s brother Ed was very
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War is a fact of life. As long as there are humans‚ there will be war. In past times‚ for a man to go to war‚ it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But‚ these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the course of the 20th century. War can be horrific‚ like a bad nightmare‚ and can easily break the human spirit‚ which is not a t all fragile. In his novel‚ "The Wars"‚ Timothy Findley develops the idea that war‚ in and of itself‚ is meaningless‚ unjustified‚ and irrational. PART I "The Wars" is
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Short stories started to gain popularity after the industrial revolution; as printing became more widespread it was much easier to get a short story published in a newspaper or magazine. The advantage of a short story over a novel is that it manages to hold the readers attention‚ as the short story tends to be dramatic‚ has no need for a sub-plot and are without lengthy description. Where novel writing is complicated‚ has many different things going on and creates a world of possibilities‚ short
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In a society in the midst of war‚ when faced with an issue related to the battlefields‚ people often need to decide whether they should pursue their own personal desires or choose to conform. The difficult decisions of whether or not a loved one should be sent off to join the war is an issue that the majority of civilians came across during WWI. Perhaps joining the army is something that some people were proud of but yet again many others wanted to keep family members away from the life threatening
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