...When I was told that I would be seeing a theater production originally written as a radio play, that contained more questions than answers, I didn't think that would include a man in a tight spandex and black lipstick. But I guess that only adds to the fact of "more questions than answers". The UW La Crosse production of The Arsonists, written by Max Frisch and adapted by Alistair Beaton is one of the more strange plays that I've seen, but no less interesting. There was a lot of hard work and time put into this play and it showed. Personally, the people I think had the greatest impact on this show were the scenic designer, the actors, and the costume designer. In this essay I will explore what these roles did to help push the play forward, but also what mistakes I think they made....
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...Risk-factors for Arson Thankfully, over the past year the rates of arson in the US have dropped around 3%, according to the FBI preliminary semiannual crime statistics. While a decrease in crime is almost always a good thing, understanding what risk factors are associated with the crime, and knowing what can be done to further prevent the crime from occurring in the first place, are integral parts of further deterring a specific crime. However, when people think of arson, they rarely know what factors lead a person to commit it. There isn’t nearly as clear a picture of an arsonist as one may have of a thief or hackers. While there may not be as clear an image of what an arsonist looks like, there are multiple studies done to show what may...
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...INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES GLOBAL STUDIES 301 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-2015 Final Draft In every society, crime is considered to be one of the worst actions that can lead to countless problems. When a person fails to fulfill a moral or legal obligation, he/she will be punished by law. However, it is very difficult to choose the effective laws to punish or deter the criminals from committing more crimes in the future. Over the years, crime control laws have been questioned because it is critical for the government to choose the right one in order to reduce crimes. While some approaches have proven to be very successful; however, some approaches have not done its job properly. In this essay, we are going to talk about two approaches to crime control: deterrence and retribution. Deterrence is the use of punishment as a threat to deter people from offending or committing crimes. We think that deterrence is very successful due to two reasons. First, it represents as a yardstick to prevent people from breaking the laws. For example, in Singapore they use deterrence in their country and we think that it is very effective. In a picture taken by Mr. Steve Bennett, “A sign present in most MRTs in Singapore, banning food/drink, flammable liquid, smoking. . . .” (Bennett, 2005). Steve’s picture tells us that you cannot smoke or bring flammable liquid when you are in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit system. By doing so, you will be fined...
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...When reckoning out what the separate reasons were for those who obligate were, after that central stage would to concept a contextual of the sort of distinct who would be likely to obligate arson based on the retaliation motive, and the wrongdoing disguise motive. Retaliation firebugs the most widespread sort are individuals who as the consequence of point of view or state of mind of envy or abhorrence, seek out retaliation by fire. The dupes are usually blood relatives and kinsfolks, organizations, or fans. Despite the fact dupes are typically connections of the arsonist, hatred crowds incline to start fires in residences of worship and spiritual houses in which the firebug does not usually be familiar with the dupe. In reprisal for actual or fantasy sins, retaliation firebugs set blazing to their dupes' possessions or the buildings in which they exist in. Firebugs...
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...partner in crime. Bayliss is very smart and fast at covering up everything they done. Jimmy did all the covering up and talking. Jimmy Lee Bayliss made Torkelsen (fire investigator) feel that they didn’t have anything to do with the arson on the black vine swamp (report also done by me). They somehow got Torkelsen on their side even if the Red Diamond Energy Corporation pen was found on the sight of the fire. RDEC also found a seller for section 21 and bought it in time. They had a drilling permit for section 21, but not section 22. They had vehicles, drilling equipment, crew (Melton), geologist ( who found out the oil was not in section 21, it was in section 22), and torch (to set the fire). Most of all they had a boy to frame, a local arsonist who’s been to jail before and was not in school that...
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...serotonin can lower pain tolerance, cause lower back problems, mood swings, and increase dreaming. Low levels of serotonin have also been associated with negative moods such as panic, fear, pessimism, obsession, and low self-esteem. High levels of serotonin can generally cause a “feel-good” state, but excessive amounts can be lethal. It can lead to “the serotonin syndrome”, which includes fever, coma, seizures, cardiovascular collapse, and death. Additionally, there are drugs that can mimic serotonin such as LSD. In doing so, it gives a state of bliss, but also leads to hallucinations because of over-stimulating neurons, which can be dangerous. Dr. Marrku Linnoila conducted a study regarding serotonin and human behavior. He examined 1043 arsonists in New York prisons and psychiatric hospitals. He discovered that those who committed crimes impulsively had low serotonin levels, while those who had the motive of money had regular levels of serotonin. Additionally, he studied 36 prisoners who had committed impulsive, violent crimes. He found that those who acted aggressively more times in their life had lower levels of serotonin, demonstrating a negative correlation between the two. By demonstrating...
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...Unit 9 final project CJ 230-02 Criminal Law for Criminal Justice Prof. Sara Block July 15, 2013 First degree murder is a crime against a person. The actus rea is the “guilty act” of the murder, or killing itself. For first degree murder, you need to establish the mens rea, or “guilty mind”, which would be determine if the murder was premeditated or not. The mens rea, the act of a guilty mind. First degree murder is a premeditated crime. That init self is indicative of the mens rea of the perpetrator. The elements of mens rea are the act was done: purposely, knowingly, recklessly, and negligently. Elements of murder in Texas do not have to be pre-meditated to be first degree. You can be charged with murder 1. If you intentional or knowingly caused the death of someone it is first degree. 2. If you intended to cause serious bodily injury and commit an act that is dangerous to human life that causes death. 3. If you commit or attempt to commit a felony, and in the...
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...Undoubtedly, the brutal arsonist attack on RaajjeTelevision is one of the most frightening incidents to have occurred in recent Maldivian history. It was the baring ringtones of their phones and the sharp shriek of a fire truck siren slicing through the air that RaajjeTV staff woke to that Monday morning. The air smelt of burning plastic and iron was the only thing that remained of the expensive broadcast and transmission equipment used by the station. The story unravels now as the picture shows that this brutal act of arson carried out through the uninterested youth. While the vicious attack had destroyed other offices and their stock in the same building as the fire and smoke spread through the pipes the building has been rendered unfit for use. The Maldives Police Service had early on in the investigation revealed that this wasn’t simply an act of arson but an act of organized crime backed by underhand. And the names of these criminal organizers have echoed from ear to ear as whispers to the point that it has become an open secret. Now what thousands of people are waiting for is for the Maldives Police Service to officially identify the perpetrators. Though they claim that they’re using every resource available to them, the MPS is yet to single out any one perpetrator. There hasn’t been a day since the controversial transfer of power on 7th February, 2012, where the RaajjeTV staff went without a threat of being assaulted. Despite being owned by Maldivian...
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...sound-meaning connections of language, i.e., lexical entries, areactivated. 2.How many techniques are used in studies of lexical access and explain them briefly? Experimental techniques used: lexical decision task (word vs. non-word, word frequency); semantic priming (doctor-nurse); naming task (regular-irregular-invented words). Listeners retrieve all meanings of a word, even in biased contexts. 3.Explain the syntactic processing. Syntactic processes (parsing)=the listener must figure out the syntactic and semantic relations among words and phrases in a sentence. 4.Explain briefly the techniques used in syntactic processing. Experimental techniques used: syntactic category ambiguity (The warehouse fires...1. were set by an arsonist., 2. employees over sixty; garden path sentences (The horse raced past the barn fell); shadowing task (i.e. quick repetitions, listeners correct speech and grammatical errors unconsciously). 5. What is a voiceprint? And how do we call it otherwise? Spectogram (voiceprints)= a pattern-like image produced of the sound signal in a computer program that decomposes the speech signal into its frequency components, a great deal can be learnt about the basic acoustic components that reflect the articulatory features of speech sounds. Spoken words rarely have boundaries, yet words are units of perception. 6. What is bottom –up model? Bottom-up: A bottom-up model emphasizes a single-direction, part-to-whole processing of a text. In...
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...The Evolution of Fire Investigation and Its Impact on Arson Cases Journal Article by Kevin Weitzel Arson investigation is an ever changing field of science and crime investigation. Arson investigators need to be highly educated in their field and unfortunately most are not properly educated resulting in many high profile cases being unfinished or citizens being wrongly convicted. This paper will cover an article by John J. Lentini discussing these topics. Fire investigation is a complex field of work that unfortunately is not drawing in college graduates because of its low pay scale. This in turn makes being a fire investigator just a matter of learning from the older more experienced fire investigators who they themselves were never properly educated. To quote Lentini (p. 1 2012) “The reality is that the fire investigation profession has within its ranks a large number of individuals who don’t know what they’re doing”. This is quite a disturbing thing to read, professional testimonies we rely on to send people away for 10, 20, or even 50 years in prison could be complete hacks, taught by hacks, and really have no idea what they’re doing but nobody else will question them either, which makes all of this a lot worse. In 1994, a group of scientists including John J. Lentini developed a position paper stating that an accelerate detecting canine (ADC) alert was in fact not suitable for a jury to hear but were in fact much more suitable as a means to prove probable cause to...
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...A Literary Analysis of “Barn Burning” In the beginning, “Barn Burning” appears to be a story about an oppressive father and his family, who seems to be caught up in his oppression. As you read further in to the story you find that the story is focused on a young son of a poor sharecropper, who has to struggle with his father’s arsonist tendencies which are destroying his families’ reputation and life style, while coming to terms with his own morality. The young son, whose name is Colonel Sartoris Snopes, is the protagonist in this story. Sarty (the boy’s nickname) disapproves of his father’s destructive actions and soon has to decide whether to be loyal to his family or give in to his own values of morality. Abner Snopes, who is the boy’s father, is the antagonist in the story. Abner Snopes is a very angry man, who despises the aristocracy class of people whom he has to work for and throughout the story constantly displays this hatred. The story is narrated in third person and follows a typical format. In Faulkner’s writing style, he uses descriptive dictation to draw the reader’s in to the story. In the first paragraph Faulkner introduces us to the main character in the story, Sarty. Subsequently, throughout the story we are introduced to the other family members. The setting in which Sarty’s conflict is recognized is at a trial, where his father is being accused of setting a barn on fire. This is also where Faulkner allows us a glimpse of Sarty’s internal moral dilemma in regards...
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...Disturbing Behavior Paper Presented to Professor P. Gillen For YOUT 301-D01 LUO By Dana Peebles L25945367 July 20, 2015 Introduction Throughout the last few weeks, I have been thinking about disturbing behaviors that teen’s exhibit. After reading Lee Vukich and Steve Vandegriff’s book on the topic, one example that they did not include is the disturbing behavior of pyromania. It is my desire to give a brief description and illustration of this behavior, as well as share some current statistics regarding those who might display this trend as a way to express uncommunicated emotions. In addition, I will also bring awareness to the consequences of pyromania and the action itself. Lastly, I will offer a resolution and provide biblical reproof, so that those who struggle with the desire to act immoral, can gain a better understanding of Christ and what it means to live in the spirit instead of the flesh. Description & Illustration David Berkowitz, who became infamously known as the ‘Son of Sam,’ brought terror to the streets of his community as he unleashed all of his hatred and anger by setting fires to buildings and killing innocent people. [1]. The behavior that Berkowitz displayed, probably started out as non-criminal pyromania, and then turned into criminal pyromania as he pursued other methods rather than fire alone. In looking at David’s criminal investigation, it is not surprising that like many other disturbing behaviors, acting...
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...During the many years that Gay and Lesbian freedoms were being compromised many losses were had. Many men and women, despite biological birth were threatened, tortured, or murdered. It’s interesting to look back on these moments while trying to move forward to understand how much better things have become because of those who lost their lives for the pursuit of happiness. In this essay I will talk about the traumatic events that transpired and how they slowly led to Hate Crime Legislation. During Bill Clinton’s presidency, many painfully gruesome acts of gay bashing occurred. And due to the media’s interest in Clinton’s efforts to end the ban on gays and lesbians in the U.S. military, news of the bashings were heavily publicized. In December 31, 1993, a twenty-one year old trans man was killed. Brandon was killed when his rapists John Lotter and Tom Nissen attempted to make sure Brandon did not testify against them for the raping him when they found out that Brandon was born biologically female. In 1998 Matthew shepherd was brutally pistol-whipped, tortured and tied to a fence to die. When he was found he had experienced severe brainstem damage. This damage affected his ability to regulate body temperature, heart rate, and other vital functions. Due to his many lacerations and fractures his injuries were deemed too severe for doctors to operate. He never regained consciousness and remained on life support until he eventually died. Due to this Clinton’s attempt to the addition...
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...Ode To The Dirty South and to The Missing 64K Non-Caucasian Women Have you ever met fire face to face? It’s so beautiful as an arsonists’ disgrace. Have for no reason, your legs and arms ever been shackled causing you to be amazed? Have you ever seen evil face to face? Like Deputy Black, a Madison County, Alabama “Roid-rage” deputy filled hater of GOD’S lack of a chosen race. While at the same time attempting to beat down a little pregnant mother with his eyes filled with hate and in his hand a baton and a filled can of maze. Then you’ve never lived in Bama or South Florida where they still haze. Well, have you ever tried to be nice all day long? And just as you were singing your happy, happy song, someone out of the blue crossed over on you. And, as your horn you blew, you knew that they were the cause of the breakage of your minute long truce. With peace or consequence, they both were there as Lennon Lacy hung on the tree with a tightened noose and hatred filled Confederate Flags riddling the trailers here and there. Making reality of peace and tranquility so very rare. Have you ever felt like justice just didn’t care? And people say it’s good to be alive? But, when will America stand tall and say we’ve heard enough of all that jive? Then too it could be worse just as you see that black hearse. Why do people hate and hide incest, child molestations and alarming tweets? And why did Lennon Lacy have other than his sneakers on his lineman’s’ feet? Folks like Duck Dynasty say...
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...Jennifer Hickman Professor Hanson English 101 21 September 2015 Engaging a Reader Using Diverse Major Characters Writers often use a vast array of characters in order to engage the reader into a story. This is also the case in “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner. Faulkner’s two major characters in “Barn Burning,” could easily fall into the categories dynamic, round, static and flat characters. Although Faulkner has several minor characters that add to the story as well, we will only be taking a look at his two major characters. Colonel Sartoris Snopes, or “Sarty,” would be our dynamic, round character. Abner Snopes, our other main character, would be our flat, static character. Often times a major character will fall into a couple different categories of character types. Sarty can also be classified as both a dynamic character (one that changes throughout the story), and also a round character (one that acts from varied, often conflicting motives, impulses, and desires). Throughout the story Sarty has to struggle with following the teachings of his father, regarding family loyalty vs. his own inner moral judgment. There is a trial going on at the opening of the story, where Sarty’s father is on trial for burning down his employer’s barn. Sarty is called to the stand, but then removed before having a chance to testify against his father. Later his father confronts him, asking “You were fixing to tell them. You would have told him.” To which Sarty replies, that he would have...
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