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Murder Mystery Essays and Term Papers
The John F. Kennedy Assasination ConspiracyOn the afternoon of November 22, 1963, America was forever changed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The President was driving through the city of Dallas in a motorcade when at 12:30 p.m., fatal shots struck him and Governor John Connally. This may be the only known fact about ...
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Pudd’nhead WilsonEven the clearest and most perfect circumstantial evidence is likely to be at fault, after all, and therefore ought to be received with great caution. Take the case of any pencil, sharpened by any woman: if you have witnesses, you will find she did it with a knife; but if you take simply the ...
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Psychoanalyzing Hamlet: FreudThe mystery of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a phantom of literary debate that has haunted readers throughout the centuries. Hamlet is a complete enigma; a puzzle scholars have tried to piece together since his introduction to the literary world. Throughout the course of Hamlet the reader is ...
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Hamlet's Odd BehaviorThe mystery of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a phantom of literary debate that has haunted readers throughout the centuries. Hamlet is a complete enigma; a puzzle scholars have tried to piece together since his introduction to the literary world. Throughout the course of Hamlet the reader is constantly ...
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Mysteries 2There are many mysteries that question the mind, but none that can compare to the intrigue in the supernatural. Ghosts, goblins, poltergeists, Death Omens, curses, unexplainable phenomena, and hauntings; mysteries of the paranormal could go on and on. There are centuries of ghost stories and ...
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The Butcher of RostovThe Butcher of Rostov
ANDREI CHIKATILO
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By Kelly Raynor
Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo was one of the most sadistic serial killers to have ever lived. He was a notorious Russian serial killer known by many nicknames such as The Butcher of Rostov, the Red Ripper, the ...
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Edgar Allan Poe 6Although not originally well received, Edgar Allan Poe, became one of the most influential literary writers in American history. As a child, he wrote numerous poems, many which were later published. As a young adult he focused much of his attention on short fiction. He was credited with ...
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The Great Gatsby: DoublenessAll of this doubleness Fitzgerald puts into the novel you are about to read: The Great Gatsby. As you begin reading think about Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, and Jay Gatsby, the hero of the novel, as the two sides of Fitzgerald. Think of Fitzgerald as putting into his two main ...
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Edgar Allan PoeIn every story conceived from the mind of , a scent of his essence had been molded into each to leave the reader with a better understanding of Poe’s life. Poe displayed his greatest life’s achievements and his worst disappointments in a series of stories created throughout his whole life. It is ...
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Roman Bloodis set in Rome, 80 B.C. It is a warm spring morning when Gordianus starts his investigation on a crime. He lives in a large house, a little run down over the years since being passed down to him from his father. Himself, along with his one slave, Bethesda, an Egyptian woman usually sits in his ...
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“In Cold Blood” By Truman CapoteThis story is the account of a savage and senseless murder of a family. When writing this book, the author, Truman Capote, separated crime reporting from serious literature. As he relives the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution ...
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Smerdyakov Dostoevsky first presents , in The Brothers Karamazov, in Book 3 of Part 1. The author divulges details of the conception of the fourth son of Fyodor Pavovich Karamazov. Late on a September evening, a drunk Fyodor, by modern standards, "rapes" a homeless woman. Stinking Lizaveta, the victim ...
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Serial Murderer Ed GeinEd Gein may be America's most famous murderer, although his name is
seldom heard and barely recognized today. Three decades have passed since
he first made the headlines, but Gein is still with us, in spirit. His
crimes inspired the movie Psycho and its sequels, spinning off in later
years to ...
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Hamlet: Tragedy Of FailureHamlet's tragedy is a tragedy of failure-the failure of a man
placed in critical circumstances to deal successfully with those
circumstances. In some ways, Hamlet reminds us of Brutus in Shakespeare's
"Julius Caesar." Hamlet and Brutus are both good men who live in trying
times; both are ...
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SmerdyakovDostoevsky first presents , in The Brothers Karamazov, in Book 3 of Part 1. The author divulges details of the conception of the fourth son of Fyodor Pavovich Karamazov. Late on a September evening, a drunk Fyodor, by modern standards, "rapes" a homeless woman. Stinking Lizaveta, the victim of ...
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Susan Glaspell"Trifles" by Susan Glaspell (1876-1948)
Born in 1876, Susan Glaspell was raised in Davenport, Iowa, where she graduated high school. A remarkable journalist, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, theatrical producer, director, and actor, Glaspell wrote for many newspapers including Morning ...
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Plot Of Oedipus RexOedipus Rex is a tragedy in classical style plot. The plot starts with the exposition of the dramatic conflict. Then follows with the rising action. The climax then brings a turning point at the high point of action. The falling action then occurs and the tragedy end with the catastrophe.
Oedipus ...
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In Cold Blood"" summary
Many times, people can find themselves thinking that nothing can hurt them. Things such as car accidents and robberies are all too common. Who would think to worry of such things as murder? No one would until something happens to wake everyone up, such as in Truman Capote’s ...
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The Black Cat: What Goes Around Comes AroundIn his story "The Black Cat," Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experience
with madness, and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by using
imagery in describing the plot and characters. Poe uses foreshadowing to
describe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He writes “for the most wild ...
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Oedipus Rex: The Punishment Of The KingAt the end of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, king of Thebes, ends
up banished forever from his kingdom. Additionally, Oedipus physically puts
out his own eyes, for several reasons which will be discussed later. The
question is: Did Oedipus deserve his punishments? There are many factors
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