...An Analysis Of Mary Bell Strayer University CRJ 180 Professor Abreu At such a young age of eleven years, Mary Bell had nearly perfected the intricate, deceptive and disturbing superior intelligence outlining the characteristics of a psychopath. Her actions to rule her in such a category included the murders of two young boys, Martin Brown, age 4, and Brian Howe, age 3. Also uncovered throughout the investigation into her, it became known that, even before Martin’s death, Mary had physically hurt several other children. One of these incidences, she later admitted to pushing her cousin, a three-year-old boy, off a ledge several feet above the ground. The disturbingly keen wit Mary had developed sparked her to show initiative to find this boy behind some empty sheds near a pub, bleeding from the head. Incidentally, where she “found” him was right where she had left him. After murdering Brian Howe, Mary insistently wanted Brian’s older sister, Pat, to discover his lifeless body in order to shock her. Mary led his sister to the industrial area where many of the kids in the town often played among the construction materials, old cars, and dangerous wreckage. Mary even pointed out some large concrete blocks to Pat, encouraging her that that’s where her brother might be playing. Sure enough, later that night, the Newcastle Police found Brian’s body between the rocks, covered with grass and purple weeds. Brian Howe had been strangled; his thighs appeared to have puncture marks...
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...O’Brien's novel, The Things They Carried, the character Mary Anne Bell is portrayed as a young, innocent girl who travels to Vietnam to be with her boyfriend, Mark Fossie, and ends up sacrificing her innocence in the war-torn country. Throughout the story, Mary Anne transforms from a nave, innocent girl to a fierce and bloodthirsty soldier reflecting what she values and how the war has changed her. Mary Anne is introduced as a sweet and innocent girl who initially brings a sense of normalcy and femininity to the soldiers' lives. She is described as having a "necklace of human tongues" and this image represents her transition from a sweet and innocent girl to a violent and ruthless fighter. As time passes, she becomes more involved in the war and embraces the violence and...
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...In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien it featured a character named Mary Anne Bell going through a transformation into a new character called the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. Mary Anne Bell was a very friendly girl, straight out of Cleveland Heights Senior High whereas the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, a character more determined and adapted to war decided to join the Green Berets because she loved the feel of the ambush and wore her human tongue trophies threaded along a copper wire necklace. When Mary Anne was introduced in the book she was described as being young and innocent. She didn’t know about all the aspects of life in the Vietnam war, but it was just like Eddie Diamond had said “This girl will most definitely learn” (92). After learning about how to treat wounded soldiers and how to use an M-16 she became more determined in what she wanted. She even said that everything she wanted was in Vietnam. This was when she began to transform into the Sweetheart because she was already determined in what she wanted, which was the surge of adrenaline that came with the Vietnam war. Mary Anne completely transforms into the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong after her first ambush with the Green Berets. Mary Anne stated “When i'm out there at night, I feel close to my own body, I...
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...Johnny had been having a tough time in his life lately between his parents getting divorced, his girlfriend finding out she is pregnant, and trying to fit a job and school into his schedule. Johnny had felt as if he was as his breaking point and turned to marijuana to help him out and calm him down. Johnny had started smoking marijuana or weed once a week, then once a day, and then he started smoking multiple times a day. Johnny had begun putting smoking and his friends before both his girlfriend and his family. After a few months of smoking Johnny had quit his job and ran out of money to buy his marijuana, so he had began robbing houses and people of their things in order to pay for his bad habit. Things had just gone downhill from here and the more and more his girlfriend and family tried to help him, the more he had pushed them away and turned to his not-so-good friends. Johnny had begun to not care about his girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child and she wound up breaking up with him. This had not bothered Johnny at first, he actually thought it was a relief and that he could now go and party with his friends without being bothered. Johnny had started breaking more laws and getting himself into more legal trouble. Johnny had gotten himself locked up and the due date of his daughter was coming close. Johnny began to get scared and was especially scared that he was going to miss the birth of his daughter because he was locked up. He now realized all that he had done and...
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...Being the new girl Today is my first day at the junior high My first class is social studies Mrs. Rein. When I walk in she hands me a paper and says chair number 12 as she rolls her eyes and walks away. I hurry up and grab my chair as soon I get to sit down BAM I fall straight on my butt …….moment of silence then all of a sudden a burst of laughter I get up and the teacher says are you ok I said yes and she says good now don’t let it happen again. I sit down and immediately put my head down and waited to the bell rang I got up threw my paper on Mrs. Rein’s desk and dash out the room. I stayed in the bathroom until it was time to go. The whole bus ride home I thought, about what happened. As I came through the door my mom gave me a wet kiss and asked me how was my day I wiped her kiss away rolled my eyes and stormed to my room my mom came in the room and ask me was I ok. I wiped my eyes and said everything’s great and sat back as she hit me with a pillow and says hey, everything’s going to be just fine I’ll have my new job in just a couple days and maybe if everything’s not good by then you could probably move back with your dad k she got up and said dinner would be done in a hot second I said what are we having she said steak and closed the door. After we ate dinner my mom took us to Milles ice-cream and we picked out a couple of toppings to put on our ice-cream my mom just got the usual blue berry frozen yogurt my brother got a peanut-butter swirl crunch cone with sprinkles...
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...10 compositions preformed with an intermission in between. Some major compositions that were preformed included the hit songs “call me maybe” and “counting stars”. I was quite surprised when I initially saw the program and the songs listed, because it was hard for me to comprehend how a group with bells could produce songs that we are so accustomed to hearing on the radio. Once the concert got started, I enjoyed seeing how all the bells complimented one another by the different sounds they produced. The concert itself was quite entertaining to me. I was really impressed by how 14-year-old kids could play together and be so professional. Another thing I observed was how some of the members of the ensemble played multiple instruments, which was really impressive. From the start the members of the ensemble tried to get the audience involved in the performance. The director after the first couple of songs introduced the students individually. It was a nice way of getting to know the members of the ensemble on a personal level. It was hard to say any one member of the group stood out from the others because they all worked in sync but the one of the members David played multiple bells at the same time. The audience really seemed to enjoy the music, which was surprising to me. The crowd was older, and I initially thought they would not know many of the...
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...143993 Daniel Olivan EN12 (R70) March 27, 2015 Time Check July 21, 2014. It was another Monday and it was a school day. I woke up early and drove to Ateneo de Manila University where I took up chemistry with materials science engineering. It was my first year in college and the semester just started a month ago, so I was only beginning to get to know the people in my course. On that Monday, my first class was chemistry and good thing that it was only a 50-minute class. I cannot take in all the formulas that Dr. Valera just discussed. My stress level was already too high. It was 8:20 am. My blockmates, Mariel, Diego, and Magin wanted to eat first before their next classes start. They have class at 9:30 while my next one was at 10:30, so we all headed to JSEC which was a cafeteria. After choosing a table, I volunteered to reserve the table and keep guard of their bags while the three of them went to food stalls to order. I checked my phone and it was 8:30 already but still I see no sign of him. Magin was the first one who got back and sat down with his bacon and eggs with fried rice. I expected that he would have mentioned his name, but he didn’t. Instead, he talked about how difficult it was to remember all of the dates in our upcoming history exam next week. I agreed and started asking him what the coverage of the exam was, so that he wouldn’t notice that I wasn’t paying much attention to what he was saying. The truth was I just...
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...study grammar and vocabulary, and create projects that will count as major assignments. Expectations You will be expected to be an integral part of the classroom through active participation in class discussions, activities, and through completion of your assignments. Our class can only be as good as our weakest link. So hopefully you will be a strong contributor to our class and in turn you will learn a lot and have fun in the process. Rules Be Prepared o You come prepared with all materials and homework daily Be Polite Be Prompt o You must be in your seat working when the bell rings or else you will be marked tardy Follow all school rules These rules cover everything and they will be discussed in greater detail on the first day of class. *Remember that the bell does NOT dismiss you. You should not begin packing your belongings until I have dismissed you after the bell. Bathroom Policy You will be given 6 bathroom passes at the start of each six weeks. You may use these at your discretion; however, they should not be used when I am in the middle of a lesson. Wait until we break for individual or group activities. You should go quickly so that you do not miss out on too much instruction. However many unused passes you have at the end of each six weeks will count as extra points...
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...The bell that signaled the end of the day at Woodworth Boys College finally rang. Mark sighed with relief, brushing his long messy hair out of his eyes as he grabbed his books and his bag from his desk. Mark shook his head in annoyance as his hair once again fell onto his dark Pakistani face. His hair was unkempt and dirty, but it's not like his family could afford for him to get a haircut. No, all the money went into getting Mark the best education that his parents could provide. Provided they did, his parents worked overtime, balancing many jobs at once, the fees for Woodsworth College were definitely not cheap. It was by far the best school in Detroit, Mark's home town. He and his parents had lived here since Mark was five, his parents...
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...__________________________________________________________________________________ THE FOURTH DAY "THE GOLDEN OAK LIBRARY" (NON-TARGET) 6:48 AM "Well, maybe the fifth time's a charm?" Twilight teased while scraping Anonymous' previously failed breakfasts into the trashcan. "Cooking has been my mortal enemy for an eternity. Don't worry, I'll should be able to get at least one pancake this time." He said, adjusting the dial for the burner on Twilight's gas stove. Anonymous poured new batter in to the pan and sat it on the burner, adding the ingredients as he cooked. Twilight didn't say anything, she was just staring off into space. Anon looked back to investigate the cause of the silence, giggling when he saw Twi's face. "Have we really run out of things to talk about already?" Anon asked, laughing while doing so. Twilight's blank face snapped to attention. Then immediatly went back to her blank face while she thought. Most of the time they had spent together was in silence, as is they were total strangers. In a way, they were. They had just met yesterday and didn't know that much about each other. "No... It's just..." Twilight tried to explain her train of thought. "Eh, It's alright, don't feel like you're a bad friend." 'Friend' The skeptical antisocial alien called Twilight, The Element of Friendship a friend before she called him one. Now she really didn't feel like a good 'friend'. Judging by Anon's face, he didn't care about it at all. He was too busy reading the instructions...
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... I was sitting in class and there it was: the vibration I had been anticipating all day. My cell phone had alerted me that my mom had text me. I couldn’t ignore her, so I try to secretly pull my phone out and reply. Then, as soon as I hit send, my teacher looked at me and asked if I agreed with her statement. I was too busy texting to hear what she said, so I tried to play it off and say that I agreed, but she already knew what I had done. She sent me straight to the principal’s office – this wasn’t my first time being caught – and that was it. I know I’m not the only one who has had this happen to them, but I learned a valuable lesson. Electronic devices are distracting to students in a classroom environment because the students are trying to multitask. Trying to multitask and learn with electronic devices is harmful to the students learning, especially when the student is using a phone, a laptop, or in view of a laptop. Multitasking is a person’s way of trying to do more than one thing at a time, but multitasking is a workout for the brain. Daniel J. Levitin, director of the Laboratory for Music, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University, compares multitasking to a seesaw in the brain (par. 4). Levitin goes on to say that the brain in constantly switching back and forth between the task-positive network, when all of a person’s attention is put onto a specific task, and the task-negative network, when a person isn’t focused and is daydreaming (par. 4). This can become strenuous...
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...Sound of the Freedom- The Liberty Bell Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Meaning can be found even in the most mundane of objects. For instance, consider the USA First Class stamp. On its upper left corner, the number 2008 shows that this stamp was produced in year 2008. The right side of the stamp says “USA FIRST-CLASSS FOREVER”, meaning that this postage stamp is valid for First-Class postage in the United States no matter when it is used. There is an extraordinary metal bell is in the middle of the stamp – the Liberty Bell, a venerable historic relic that I am going to analyze in the rest of this research paper. The bell was first known by the world as a metal musical instrument in ancient China. Tuned bells in that age were created and played to be performed only for imperial families and noblemen, as a symbol of power and status. Later on, bells became widely used in different religions. For example, bells played an important role in the Eastern world of Buddhism and Hinduism as temple bells. In western world, bells were commonly used as church bells or town bells for gathering people together. In 1752, the Quaker William Penn, legislator and founder of the Pennsylvania colony in 1682, had decided and commissioned the bell to be cast in London, and brought to North America to hang in the State House of the colony of Pennsylvania. “They had ordered very precisely...
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... B. Routines. Describe one routine for each situation. Secondary Situations: 1. Beginning of class. Prepare to study. 2. End of class. Exiting the classroom. 3. Transition between classes. Two minute drill. 4. Distribution of materials. Passing out papers. 5. Field trip. Start of field trip. 6. Lunch. Entering the lunchroom. 7. Fire or disaster drills. Exiting the classroom. C. Procedures. Outline a three step procedure for each routine. 1. Beginning of class routine. Prepare to study. a. Students must sharpen pencils before class starts. b. Students must be seated by the time the last bell rings signaling start of class. c. Students must have appropriate materials for classroom tasks arranged on desk. 2. End of class routine. Exiting the classroom. a. Students must be seated before dismissal. b. Students are dismissed when teachers says; not when the bell rings. c. Students must exit the classroom in an orderly fashion. 3. Transition between classes routine. Two minute drill. a. A student (chosen at start of each week) turns lights off and on several times to signal to the other students to start the two minute drill. b. Students must finish up what they are doing and gather any material or resources they need to take home. c. Students should return to their desks and place binders and books into their backpack or book bag. 4. Distribution of materials routine. Passing out papers. a. If desks arranged in rows then the students sitting at front...
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...I was so pleased for the opportunity I had been offered of the schools principal! He took a look at my grades and he was rapidly in dialogue with my parents about school stuff. I thought that this would be my final opportunity to show who I really am. Something I wasn`t able to at my former school. So this would be my second chance and I was so excited! Before my first day at the new school I started getting a little nervous. A bit like performance anxiety when an actor is on stage for the first time. But unfortunately I never managed to control my anxiety. The thoughts about my new classmates were killing me! How were they like? Were they going to accept me for who I am? What if no one would talk to me? So many thoughts about my upcoming “new life”. I was so excited but at the same time so frightened. It was 7 o’ clock in the morning. My dad entered my room and did a great scene when he dropped the tray with bread and some freshly squeezed juice. I hoped this would be the first of many laughs that day! After my dads accident I took some of my favourite clothes on, so I would look presentable at my first day in “my new life”. When I was fairly pleased with the choice of my outfit I asked my dad to hurry up. He was incredibly slow when it came to getting ready in the morning. It was like he didn’t understand the concern for my first day at the new school. I knocked severely on the door and yelled loudly: “daddy! Why are you so slow?” He answered: “honey just mind your...
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...• From the archives oposit hilton kae JOHN MOGO CLASS SIX NORTH END TERM COMPOSITION Hurry hurry has no blessings... The bell of brek kraid dong dong dong obonyo the bell bita bit the bel with a lot of gusto we run outside classrum like cows with mad cows disis obonyo bit the bel infront of the time with two minits we knowed he was have many money and wanted to eat sambus min john at the chest of the fence. Me and juma and john and kevin we don't have money so we disaid to play polis and a thif. Me and john was polis and juma was athif. We stat raning afta him he wented behind the classrom and I teld tom " cut for him like this I cut for him like that we kach him there". One God am tell you juma was ran like a gasel I said in my head me this run has difited me and I stop wea kina obonyo was eating sambusa and leave other stupids to chase juma, Then I so olweny and thinked this is the olweny who give me disk yesteday beacause I say steelwire and he said "steelwaya is dholuo take the disk you should say steelwool" I thoughted and myself and said maybe olweny is saying true because even my grandmother says steelwaya and my my grandmother nyakochia don't know english. So I went awenta uptu wea josphine giri wa drinking porij I beg them give small asayi give me small yawa kumbe this pipo were mesharing me they had putted salt in porij and they give me the porij kwiklikwili and teld me drink only small one sip. i say in my head" eeh jogi kawuono beyo adwa lungo ma dichiel...
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