My Cousin Vinny By Dale Charner

On July 29, 2003 Detective Jason Leavitt was a part of a decoy operation with an undercover arrest team ; he was dressed on black jeans, a dirty short- sleeved flannel shirt on top of a dirty-t shirt, and a baseball cap to apart as a drunk homeless man . Detective Leavitt carried Twenty one-dollar bills in his breast pocket, to attract a thief. Leavitt was on the block of 200 Main St across from the Greyhound station. The Appellant Richard Miller approached Detective Leavitt on this very street to ask him for money. Detective Leavitt told Miller he was not going to give him an money, Leavitt testified that the appellant put his arm around him and asked him to go get a drink.

The prosecution represents the state/the victims in criminal trials. A prosecutor’s responsibilities are to be professional, seek justice, and strive for the truth. Prosecutors live up to their responsibilities by gathering evidence, collecting witness testimonies, and obtaining other information to present a case against the defendant. Throughout the movie My Cousin Vinny, Jim Trotter is the prosecuting attorney. In the entire movie he is using evidence and witness testimonies to try to get the jury to find Billy Gambini and Stan Rothenstein guilty of killing the clerk in the store.

Billy 's great great great uncle Bob was a mobster. Bob killed many people and made lots of money. He was shot and killed. That 's how Billy became rich and also he sold guns.

Destiny English 1301 Section No. 60 Mrs. Etherington December 12, 2014 Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli: Final Discussion Question #9 The story Hansel and Gretel remind Misha about holocaust because of Janina. Hansel and Gretel is about a brother and sister on who was left out in the woods and runs into a house that is supposed to take out of their hunger because its decorated full with candy. Its like an sign of hope, but instead inside they meet an old women who wants to get rid of them. She tell them all kinds of torture that she wants to do to them, and tries to trick them into the oven.

Friends are known for playing a pivotal role in a person’s success and development, as well as their overall well-being. In the breathtaking novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Tate Walker acts as Kya’s confidant, helping her learn to read, write, and do math. However, later in the novel, Tate in part causes Kya to go in the other direction, leading her to a darker path after helping her—showing how Tate is more than just a basic character. He later makes amends for his hurtful choices, yet he is never fully forgiven.

In the story “So I ain’t no Good Girl “written by Sharon Flakes. I felt like the scene was very realistic, the characters made the scene very realistic by the way they were acting. The author described the scene pretty good when she said: “if I scream at him the whole street could hear me”. I can also relate to the scene in my everyday life. A boy and his girlfriend where at a bus stop with some other girls, And Raheem starts to act a little flirter with the good girls who made his girlfriend kind of upset about the situation, so she tries to talk about it, but he got mad at her and ended up making out with the good girl.

This fight had rapidly became violent and bloody. Sheriff Brady’s crew which also had close ties to Dolan, had brutally murdered Tunstall. After Tunstall was murdered His men including Billy had wanted revenge so they got revenge by killing sheriff Brady and a few other men. Shortly after that Billy the Kid had gotten a reputation as a Dangerous Sharpshooter with an itchy trigger finger. He was wanted for murder.

The Novel My Brother Sam Is Dead by the Collier Brothers is about a boy named Tim during the American Revolution. His brother Sam, a Patriot rebel who joined the militia, walked into the tavern in Redding, Connecticut. Their father, Eliphalet, is a Loyalist who doesn’t like Sam’s actions. They argue and Sam leaves the tavern to fight. It is like Sam and Father are at war against each other.

The story, The Crucible , follows the lives of a town effected by the scare of witch trials and how greatly it effected a community of people. The entire plot line is created because of false accusations by members of the town because of selfishness or greed. The people in the town manipulate each other and lie in order to get what they want. Even though there is no proof of witchcraft, innocent people are accused every day leading to an extreme number of hangings and a community living in fear. Throughout the play, The crucible , many of the seven deadly sins are portrayed through the characters.

Nightjohn Even though the United States have improved, we must not forget the horrendous acts of slavery. In the historical fiction novel Nightjohn, by Gary Paulsen, the topic of slavery is thoroughly explained. Although Gary Paulsen’s novel, Nightjohn, is considered historical fiction, descriptions of brutal punishments, resistance to conditions, and Determination to learn can be corroborated with multiple sources. The book Nightjohn shows the historical accuracy of brutal punishment as if the people who were enslaved were trapped in a cage with a starving tiger.

The play Inherit the Wind, by, Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, is based and recreated of a famous trail in the 20th century. This trial brought out the tension and controversy when it comes to having an opinion on discussing or teaching the religious biblical views of creation versus the scientific theory of man. Giving it’s name, ‘’The Monkey Trial’’ Hillsboro is a very biased town when it comes to non-traditional aspects. In other words, anyone considered different would be considered an ‘’outsider.’’

The discretion of the case was significant in the regard of the defense, which countered some contradicted evidences. The evidences from the trial and the hearing preliminaries have revealed that the children were coached. The testimony showed lack of credibility on the issues and showing the significance of the discretion on the defense. McMartin told his attorney that he did not do it and his attorney used his discretion and believed him.

The mind and body are constantly working together making it hard to distinguish where one ends and the other begins. In Leslie Bell’s Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom she brushes upon the battle between these two as seen with women in society. However, in Barbara Fredrickson’s Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become the reader observes how the body reacts to love and creates it in an everyday setting. That is of course, Fredrickson’s own unique definition of love. The two essays intermingle to create an interesting array of possibilities for how we become who we are and what determines it.

Jimmy was trying to change his life around . He hadn’t robbed a bank in a year. He was trying to sell his tools he robbed banks with. Jimmy sent a letter to a old friend of his named Billy.

Imagine What Would Happen if Everyone Had Passion Nightjohn, written by Gary Paulsen, is the story of a man named Nightjohn, an American slave living in the Southern States. Brought to the Waller plantation with whip slashes and a rope tied to his neck—he was here for one reason and one reason only. He was here with the determination to teach slaves how to read. No matter the risk, he was going to spread his gift that most didn’t have. Through his work, Nightjohn realizes that dedication can help you finish what you start—never give up on your goals.