The Lizzie Borden Trial

Lizzie Borden’s Murder Case Lizzie Andrew Borden is the daughter of Andrew and Abby Borden and was accused by many of killing her parents. The murder case is still very famous today because it was the first nationally famous murder. Lizzie’s family consisted of herself, her older sister Emma Borden, step-mother Abby Borden, and her father Andrew Borden. The family also had a live in maid, Bridget Sullivan. On the day of the murder the only people present at the house were Lizzie, Bridget, Abby, and later on Andrew, which caused many people to believe that Lizzie committed the murders.

She constantly used examples of pathos (emotion) and logos(logic) to cause the reader to feel an emotional connection to the main character and want her to win her case and be proven innocent, but then evidence against her shows up and makes our heads spin with inciting prolepsis. Some quotes seem to be pure logic such as, “Whether she was guilty or innocent, Lizzie Borden’s inquest testimony was nothing short of catastrophic. Her answers appear so evasive, contradictory, and obstinate, it’s hard to imagine anyone attempting to prove his or her evidence more ineffectively.” , (pg124), which makes us think that she was guilty of the crime by telling us that she did terribly in her trial. Despite this, however, this passage also makes us feel bad for Lizzie because throughout the story we had been conditioned, in a way, to be on Lizzie's side.

Have you ever killed some one? Over a 100 years ago Lizzie's parents were brutally murdered by someone and the only person they focused on was the daughter lizzie borden. Lizzie Borden was the axe murderer no doubt about it because all the signs pointed to no other than Lizzie herself. The reason I think Lizzie killed her parents was because she didn't like her stepmother and thought if she didn't kill her father her father would think its her. Lizzie is a true mastermind to have gotten away with murder because there is no other explanation to Lizzie's parents brutal death.

The scandalous 19th century trial of Lizzie Borden, a wealthy women who so is accused of murdering her parents with an ax, is back. Despite if you believe that Lizzie killed them or not, is your opinion. Lizzie had much evidence to be blamed for. Perhaps not all the blame should be aspired towards her, but there is enough evidence that can charged against her. Even though Lizzie adored her father, but she completely hated her stepmother.

On August 6, 1945, the first of two atomic bombs was dropped on Japan, sparking the start of what is now known as the Cold War. Two large military powers, the Soviet communists and the United States of America, pitted their wits and defense against each other, using any means necessary to find cracks in the others’ defenses. Three days later, the second atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, which shook the world with its deafening death toll. The world immediately took up arms in the following years, sparking some of the most controversial years in history. Suspicion turned brothers against sisters, neighbors against neighbors, and caused many lives to be ruined.

I believe that Lizzie Borden did not kill her parents because of her testimony, her letters written from her time in prison, and her visit to her neighbor the day before the murder. The evidence provided shows a new light to the case of Lizzie Borden. A significant fact that proves Lizzie was innocent is her testimony.

Throughout History, women have long struggled and fought for the same equality, justice, and rights as males in society. Historians have two opposing views of what life was like in Puritan society. One side argues that Puritan society was a golden age for women as they worked alongside their husbands, had an important role in the household. However, opposing historians argue that Puritan women were inferior to men in the society for five main reasons. Women were inferior because they were supposed to be silent company, they only received half the inheritance of their brothers, they were meant to have and take care of the children, they received harsher punishment for their wrongs, and they had to follow strict rules.

The girls avoided their punishments by accusing others of the things they were guilty of. This childish finger-pointing resulted in the town becoming paranoid and they feared

Introduction. A Jury by Her Peers authored by Susan Glaspell narrates the investigative events that occur after the death of John Wright in his house. As neighbors and the Dickson County administration, themes of sisterhood and gender roles appear through the actions and hidden motives of the characters. The book, A Jury by Her Peers, expounds on the silent suffering of women and being perceived as unintelligent while providing justifications for covering up of John Wrights death.

She spent most of the trial knitting, fainted away at the sight of her parents’ skulls, and played the upper class lady in all instances. By buying into the established norms of female behavior, Lizzie showed the world that she was also a woman who could not perform such a violent act as an axe murder.” This most likely played a large part in the decision made by the jury during the initial trial; Which leads one to believe that Borden most likely was not properly prosecuted. In terms of O.J. Simpson, he was known as a celebrity who was “untouchable” and “perfect.” According to the very well regarded news publication “The Washington Times,” in an article named “A history lesson for the kids: Why the O.J. Simpson trial was such a big deal,” it states,” All of this setup is to show that O.J. Simpson was really, really famous by the time June 1994 rolled around.

There were lots of loose ends and unsolved questions. I am here to convince you that Lizzie did not do it and, that she is innocent. Firstly, imagine being accused of killing your parents. How would that make you feel?

For those people that were alive and glued to their television set in the 1990’s, they know the person, the drama, and the famous trial that is the OJ Simpson murder case of 1995. However, if this event occurred before you were born or if you did not pay attention to the news, this murder trial was the subject of conversation for years on end. This trial included the plaintiff, also known as the state, accusing a former NFL running back, Orenthal James “the juice” Simpson or known as OJ, of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and an innocent bystander, Ronald Goldman. Although he was found not guilty in the LA County Superior Court, the opposite ruling was reached in civil courts. Despite all of this controversy, he remains one of the

The Indictment this is what you could say the Salem witch trials were all about and this is how Abigail got people found guilty and excommunicated from the church. She scared all of her friends to lie and it almost made them seem subservient to her. She was the first accuser and accused Tituba and after that everything went downhill. The judges seemed like they had a lot of predilection towards her and did not want to listen to the people that were accused unless they admitted to witchcraft.

During the trials, even some active accusers and the magistrate were doubtful of her accusations because of her respectable reputation (Linder). Moreover, Rebecca was innocent because she never confessed to her accusation and responded, “I am innocent and God will clear my innocency” (Ray). Also, the first jury’s verdict on her of “Not Guilty” and the probation granted by Governor Phips that proved her innocence were purposely overturned by her rivals and accusers (Ray). In

As a consequence, people got hung due to the lies she told just to save herself. Besides all the reasons she could be guilty there are some reasons the show otherwise. The fact that she didn’t have anybody to look up to growing