Clas 121 Day 1 What strikes you as interesting or surprising about Thucydides’ approach or attitude to the distant past in comparison with Schliemann’s and/or Evans’? Although their methods of gathering evidence differed greatly‚ Thucydides and Schliemann both had similar opinions over the historical accuracy of Homer’s writings. Thucydides sought out to believe in the history of the past by acknowledging the events that occurred at the time period and correlating it with the oral accounts of them
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Acosta 1 AMERICAN TRADEGY O.J Simpson was an all-star running back for the University of Southern California (USC) and won a Heisman trophy. On his road to the NFL he was drafted to the Buffalo Bills on the 1st round. He had a career in advertisement as the Pitch man‚ Herts Rental Car‚ and was a football commentator after his career. On June 12‚ 1994 in 875 South Bundy Brentwood‚ California 35 year old Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman were found dead in the entrance of their condominium both
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The OJ Simpson murder trial case is one of the most known famous court cases ever. With OJ being such a popular football star‚ when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend it blew up all over the media. The cases has been the largest publicized case in United States history. Everyone thought he was guilty for the murder because with all of the evidence it seemed that way‚ well the jury thought otherwise. All evidence pointed at OJ. All through out the investigations there was a
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Concerning the OJ Simpson case‚ I think everyone had a feeling he was guilty. It’s a shame because of flaws in the collection of evidence‚ a seemingly obvious murderer got away with it. As I followed the trial‚ even my 7 year old mind knew that he was guilty. It wasn’t until later that I found out why he was let off. I agree with James that there are other things that should be covered in the new but at the same time it’s the public’s attraction to the celebrity cases that generates so much
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O.J. Simpson Trial The O.J. Simpson trial was one of the most recognizable cases in American History. It went on for 9 months. At 12:10 am on June 13‚ 1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found murdered right outside of Bundy drive condo in Brentwood. Evidence found in the scene led the Police to suspect that O.J. Simpson was the murderer. Although the prosecution pointed to the evidence of the case Simpson lawyers argued that the police bungle the investigation
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O. J. Simpson Case One of the most famous and publicly known cases of all time is the OJ Simpson murder case. This case was publicly announced for many years. It was very popular because not only was O.J. Simpson a famous former American football star but also an actor that had been accused of a very serious crime that changed his life forever. Although the case was publicly announced‚ many people don’t know many of the specifics about his early childhood‚ his athletic career and most importantly
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OJ Simpson-Guilty or Innocent? The OJ Simpson case is one that has left a stain on law enforcement and put a pock down on the chain of command issues as well as the collection and contamination procedures across the US. Although more than most of the evidence could have put Mr. Simpson in prison for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman if it had been found to be creditable‚ the fact that the investigation and collection were so splotchy and unorganized‚ with evidence being misplaced
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October sky In the novel October Sky by Homer Hickam the character‚ Homer is forced for many obstacles against all odds. Homer Hickam is a 15 yr old boy who wants to build rockets from a poor coal mining town he doesn’t have support. He doesn’t have the materials he needs. He needs to know how to build rockets. Homer Hickam had a lot of problems. He’s trying to make his dad proud. He had trouble writing algebra. Another problem is in school the jocks pick on him and girls didn’t like
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The case of O.J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife‚ Nicole Brown Simpson‚ and her friend Ron Goldman had many irregularities. This case became known as the “Trial of the Century”; many Americans followed the case throughout the trial because O.J. Simpson‚ who was once a pro-football player as well as an actor‚ was indicted on two counts of murder following the aforementioned deaths. In this paper I will highlight many of these and further explain the circumstances surrounding them. The bodies
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James “O.J.” Simpson was a famous football star and actor. Simpson’s life was completely changed when he was put on trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman. Due to the celebrity status of Simpson and the media coverage that followed the case‚ it is known as the “Trial of the Century.” Officially called the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson‚ the trial lasted from November 2‚ 1994 to October 3‚ 1995. After the extensive trial‚ Simpson was acquitted
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