Research Paper On Amityville

Pasty and John Ramsey had the perfect all-American family, until they were involved with the murder of their own daughter. JonBenet was a 6-year-old beauty queen whose body was found in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home; while the murder still remains unsolved, it is obvious who killed her. This murder investigation still captivates the nation to this day. The Ramsey’s were the definition of a perfect family.

Vincow was asleep in her Los Angeles home on the night of June 28, 1984, when Ramirez would sneak through her window, she’d left open. Ramirez then found Vincow and repeatedly stabbed her before slicing her throat. Throughout most of the attack, Vincow had been screaming, yet not even one of her neighbors would call the police. After cleaning up some of the blood splatter from the attack, Ramirez would ransack the house and steal what he thought was valuable. Vincows body wouldn’t be found until later that day when her son came to visit, but there was no sign or trace of who her killer was.

It is likely that the first family to arrive that of Simmons’s twenty-three-year-old son, William H, Simmons II. He was accompanied by his wife, Renata May Simmons, and their son. The child was only twenty months old. The young couple was shot. Their bodies were covered with coats and bedding in the dining room rather than being thrown in the pit Simmons had used to inter the other murdered family members.

The Winchester Mystery House has a very interesting background. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, 525 South Winchester Boulevard, was built by Sarah Winchester ( Winchester Mystery House). The Winchester House was known for many things, including, the ghosts, the way it was built, and the famous, crazy, lady that owned and built the house (The Bizarre History of California’s Winchester Mystery House). The owner was Sarah Winchester, and she inherited 20.5 million dollars when her husband passed away.

Making Connections Black and white compared to what's really right? Even though both the novel 1984 and the film Pleasantville are made in different times, they share the same ideals. The novel 1984 was written by george orwell and the film Pleasantville was written and directed by gary ross. In both 1894 and Pleasantville the ideas of conformity, intimacy, and leadership are challenged.

Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, is a year 1998 comedy with effective underlying issues. A universal idea, change is often inevitable, and leads an individual to make decisions about their actions that have widespread consequences. These essential ideas involving change are in Gary Ross ' 1998 film ‘Pleasantville’ by employing film techniques to convey his message. Through considering the developing characterization of the two protagonists, it becomes clear that change can either enrich or hinder an individual 's progress, highlighting its incredible influence in our society.

While the novel “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson and the film “Sunset Boulevard” directed by Billy Wilder both feature isolated, haunted mansions that drive the protagonists insane, they differ in that Eleanor becomes possessed by the house and Norma is possessed by her fame, which is important because it shows the different ways of how an isolated environment can lead lead characters into madness. The main setting of both the novel and film take place in a large, isolated mansion. In “The Haunting of Hill House,” the characters visit a gothic castle that is hidden away from everyday reality. The overall atmosphere of the house seems to be grand, a place that could possibly be from a “book of fairytales” (Jackson pg. 37).

This Essay is about the Amistad Case, the director is Steven Spielberg he is a very famous director, Steven born on 18 of December 1946, and he had made many popular movies like Jaws, E.T, Jurassic Park, Tintin, and a lot more, he had won many Oscars too. This happen in the US Civil War, in that time the US was on bad conditions because they were on fight between the South and North of the US because South wanted slavery and North didn’t want to have. It all first started in a ship that was called ´´ Amistad´´ that have it slaves inside the ship, the slave stake over the ship and killed all the crew except two of them, Joseph Cinque wanted to take the slaves free, Cinque forces the two of the crew to take them Africa, the two men were going to America and not Africa, they arrived the USA coasts, they were captured by the US navy ship, they were taked to jail, the salves were taked to court and several people claim the property for them, for example: The US

Pleasantville is a very interesting movie. It deals with nearly everything we have gone over in the past few sections of our learning. It is a great portrayal of sociological subjects including norms, subcultures, social change, resistance to social change, traditional vs modern values, individuality, etc. The eight traditional values of the United States are very prevalent in Pleasantville.

Haunted Rooms of Battery Carriage House Charleston has a haunted house that is teeming with entities. The Battery Carriage Inn is a place where you can stay overnight and wake up to a ghost sitting beside you. As unbelievable as it sounds, many people have vouched for the existence of entities and strange happenings. In fact, it has been mentioned in many lists of haunted places and visitors and investigators have endless strange and chilling stories to share.

On the way to the top of Amicalola Falls. The mosquito and gnat bites were making me a red, itchy mess. The gooey, red blood streaming down my arms and legs from me itching, made me feel like someone was pinching me all over my entire body. One bite, another, another, and another! The constant repetitive bites were sucking the energy out of me from smacking and slapping my arms and legs.

Sometimes when we think of a “Ghost Town” we think of a place that is super scary and fun place to be, most people think of the same term or meanings when they hear the phrase Ghost Town, so let’s see what ghost town actually means. The definition of ghost town is, a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants. Which is kinda the same thing that we all think, or at least that’s that what I think when I hear the phrase Ghost Town. Our next word that we are going to find the actual definition to is,”Ghostly” when you think of the word ghostly what do you think of?

The Amityville Horror has long been one of the most extreme, popular, and controversial paranormal events in North America, especially within the last 40 years. It began on November 13, 1974 when Ronald “Butch” DeFeo, Jr. murdered his father, mother, two sisters, and two brothers at their house at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York. There is much controversy surrounding the 1974 murders because no one really knows exactly what happened, even though DeFeo was tried and found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder, leading to six sentences of 25 years to life. Thirteen months later the Lutz family bought the house at 112 Ocean Avenue because it was priced well below market value due to the murders associated with it. During the 28 days

Walking through downtown Brownsville, Lesley saw a vast amount of silhouettes emerging from a distance. The night stood dark as well as misty while steam rose from the vents making it harder to see, however the shadows that once seemed far from reach, now rose to the top of buildings. She felt her heart rate rise besides speeding up as she approached an ally that remained unavoidable. The sound of fast cars passing by in addition to rigid brakes made her think of so many unwanted situations she recalled from movie clips. The street lights began to flicker causing the ally to grow darker, which made it seem longer to cross.

In 1972, a research team set out on a new case about Philip Aylesford; the catch is that it was all made up. The team from the Toronto Society for Psychical Research was trying to prove that some paranormal activities were actually the result of peoples brains using psychokinetic energy. After weeks of firm believing, things began to happen that weren’t before, such as the table moving. This helps with the hypothesis that what other people think and say about ghosts might have a stronger effect on a person’s personal beliefs than is thought(Gudgeon 20). Harry price is one of many people who lived to disprove ghosts and to prove paranormals wrong.