Steven Avery was accused during 1985 of a sexual assault towards Beerntsen. Due to many evidence shown during those 18 years that Steven Avery spent in prison that didn't prove to people that he was actually innocent. Steven had gained a reputation that not many of his community seemed to like. During his time as a young adult he had committed “small” crimes that made him look as a worse person as time passesmd by. After 18 years of imprisonment he was finally released due to evidence that automatically proved he was never the sexual attacker of Penny Beerntsen.…
Every single year, 9.2 million children die and of those child deaths 95,000 are murdered (World Health Organization, 2003). Unfortunately, on the Christmas of 1996 Jon Benet Ramsey became one of those 95,000. A six year old beauty princess gone forever. Who would kill her? Why would they do that you might ask?…
Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum Existing isn’t the same as truly living. Chris McCandless, who would be about the age of my father, died at twenty-four. Prior to his death, he had the opportunity to truly live. All of his life, Chris’ parents managed his life for him, urging him to do things he didn’t want to do. Instead of going to law school, as his parents wished, he chose to abscond from their grip and dive into what he saw as the optimum lifestyle.…
Most people in their years of school have cheated in one way or another, whether it be using your phone on a big test, the cliche form of writing the information on your arm, or forgetting that you had a homework assignment and copying off of your friend five minutes before the bell so that you don't get a zero. As you read those examples you probably either said whoops I've done that but its not that bad or you looked at those and thought they were so wrong. This process is called your morals, what you feel is right and wrong. In class we were told to find a book that is banned somewhere in schools and read it and explain if this book has any concernment in our schools curriculum.…
LOUDONVILLE — A fondness for math and science, participation in the STEM program and membership in the school's robotics team have culminated in the pursuit of engineering careers for Loudonville High School Teens of the Month Cole Kirkbride and Austin Zody. Kirkbride, Loudonville, is the son of Ian and Kris Viets and Todd and Lisha Kirkbride. In the fall he will pursue a degree at Ohio Northern University, where he has been admitted into the mechanical engineering program. Zody, Loudonville, is the son of Scott and Mary Zody. Zody has committed to the University of Akron where, he too, will study mechanical engineering in a five-year co-op program.…
To Kill A Mockingbird The people who are quiet and observant are the people who change the world. This statement is true because when people take the time to actually listen to others, they find a way to do something that will contribute to mankind. Quiet people have really loud minds and they wait to express themselves when the time is right. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the author shows examples of how the quietest people are often the most powerful. Atticus Finch is an example of a person who made a big difference by being quiet and observant.…
“Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer” (Obesity). Obesity is one of the most common result caused by having bad diets. People mostly choose what is tasty and most of those delicious food are unhealthy. Moreover, they do not know what food plan is healthy; therefore the government should have a say in people’s diets. There many advantages by having the government decides people’s diets, such as getting healthier and knowing what can cause serious illness.…
You’re aching with pain, completely out of energy from the cancer that is eating away and shutting down your organs, and just want it all to go away. Lying in the hospital hooked up on countless machines, the nurses and doctors coming in to investigate you while you’re attempting to get what little rest you can through the torment. What are your options? When we think about assisted death we all have uncertainties. When the doctors have provided for you no possibility of survival; and death is near, it’s simply a question of when will the pain end?…
Over the last few decades, obesity has become a major problem throughout the world. The United States’ population has been known to struggle most notoriously with obesity. In basic terms, weight is measured by body mass index or BMI. When a person has gone above their recommended BMI for their height and age, they may be considered overweight or obese.…
Which proposal was more appropriate, Collin’s or Darcy’s? Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy are two very different people. Both of their proposals are not done as they would be today. They both proposed the proposal in their own awkward way. Collins tries to present his proposal in a persuasive speech, but fails miserably as he isn’t very persuasive.…
Stop the Cancer Epidemic and Save Millions Who here knows someone with cancer or a cancer survivor? The word “cancer” has been a large part of my life in the past few years, especially when it comes to my aunt.…
MagnetMom complains about how her daughter’s homework takes away her beneficial sleep. With busy families, like hers, they have many after school activities, so when they get home, they do not have time for too much homework. She says that the reality of it is that they are an active family. For active families, homework causes sleep deprivation and takes away the children’s energy they need for the next day. (“How Homework Affects Families”, pg. 1).…
Late night drives, sporting events, sleepovers, dates, all teenage experiences Dawson Corbett has been robbed off. This 16 year old Ottawa local has been waiting for a kidney longer than four years. He has been undergoing dialysis for two years, needing to be hooked up to the machine for ten hours in order to filter waste from his blood. A daily occurrence for this 16 year old teen because there have been no kidneys available for him these agonizing past four years.…
Mental health is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. Lives have been lost through improper treatment of unstable individuals time and time again through mass shootings and other tragedies. Guns are often blamed as the culprit for these attacks but I disagree. While stronger gun control could help lessen the effects of mass shootings, it's not solving the common problem these shootings have in common with each other, the shooter is almost always a mentally unstable person. Banning the weapon a person uses won't make as much of a difference because if the person is unwell, they will just use other means to accomplish their goals.…
According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die from poverty each day: 270 million have no access to health care, and 121 million children are out of education worldwide. Poverty remains one of the most severe harms against humanity in society today. Today, the question is not why one of two children in the world remains in poverty while a plethora of people live luxurious lifestyles, as we know the reasons are lack of education, lack of health care, and lack of income equality, but rather how this detrimental problem can be mitigated. Poverty will never truly be eliminated.…