In The Lake Of The Woods Evidence Paragraph Reading In the Lake Of The Woods, my thoughts on how Kathy magically disappeared has shifted back and forth. I believe she was murdered by her husband John, a Vietnam veteran. Some evidence to prove this would earlier in the book, the police had questioned Kathy’s sister and an old colleague about Kathy’s and John’s characteristics. In the evidence, Kathy’s sister had talked oddly about John but would always stop mid-way and state she shouldn’t talk about it. Kathy’s old colleague would describe their daily routine after work and how they would go for a swim, but never stated much about John. In addition, the police questioned John’s mom, in which she provided further explanation of who John truly
was. John was described as a untamed man, who couldn’t control himself as often, he had issues since he was 14, when he lost his father. He was described as having the feeling to kill in several parts of the novel, which lead me to think he killed his wife due to several implications. In Kathy’s and John’s college years, they were dating at the time, but John was known to cancel on dates and stalk Kathy around campus to see what she would do during her free time when he cancelled their dates. He would follow her from her dorm room by looking up to her window and seeing if the light was on or not, he would follow her into the library and see how she would act with others. John had issues which continued to add on when he lost the election. The couple had been facing difficulties when they went to the lake in the woods, but John and others stated several times that he believed Kathy left with another man. To add on, John’s characteristics does prove that he was insane and had issues since he would lose his temper several times and go into a mode where he had the feeling to kill things such as boiling hot water and placing them into plants. With these characteristics about John, I believe he killed Kathy, but possibly doesn’t remember all of it since he was drunk.
On May 21, 1980, Katherine Reitz Brow was stabbed over 30 times in her Ayer, Massachusetts home. There were bloodstains throughout the house and her purse, some jewelry and an envelope where she had been known to keep cash was missing. Investigators found hair, blood ladened fingerprints on the toaster and the kitchen faucet which was left running. A bloody paring knife which was perceived to be the murder weapon was found in the waste basket. Mr. Water’s became a suspect because he lived next to the victim with his girlfriend, Brenda Marsh. He also worked at a local diner that Ms. Brow frequented and employee’s revealed that she had been known to keep large amounts of cash in her home.
Lester’s commitment to help Kathy at all costs undeniably alters the outcome of the novel. By providing her with money for a motel, and later with shelter at a friend’s cabin, he allows her to continue avoiding the reality of the situation. If Lester had never met Kathy, she would have been forced to be upfront with her lawyer. Instead, Kathy tells herself “there a limit to how much [her lawyer] wants to help,” and continues to tell Connie Walsh that she is staying with friends (88). Knowing the severity of Kathy’s plight could have prompted Connie Walsh to more ardently pursue the county on Kathy’s behalf. Because of Lester, however, the truth is kept from the lawyer.
According to news reports, Lambert and Lindsey were involved in bitter divorce battle and subsequent alimony and child support battle which had dragged on for years in the courts in Florida. The parties had three (3) children, ages 16, 18 and 20, who made public appeals and pleaded with the community for information leading to the return of their mother after Kimberly Lindsey went missing from her West Palm Beach Home after a brutal altercation with Dr. Lambert on October 27, 2013. Ms. Lindsey was reported missing after she failed to show up at her job as a Nurse for the West Palm Beach School District. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office reported that a body was found October 31, 2014 in a sugar cane field in south Florida. After DNA testing, it was reported that the DNA was a match to Kimberley Lindsey (WPBF.com). According to Police this murder was “brutal and premeditated”; the body had been decapitated...
Twenty-two years into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey murdered in her Boulder, Colorado and Ramsey’s case is still unsolved. JonBenet Ramsey’s autopsy entailed blunt force trauma, sexual assault, and unimaginable aggression (ABC 20/20, 2016). On December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey revealed her six-year-old daughter has disappeared from her bedroom. Patsy immediately believed her disappearance was strange considering her husband John Ramsey, their ten-year-old son, Burke, and herself was sleep. Patsy Ramsey frantically dials the emergency hotline, reports her daughter kidnapping, and soon thereafter a Boulder Police officer arrived.
In 2008, Last Child in the Woods was written by Richard Louv. In one section of the book, Louv develops an argument that states that technology has separated people, specifically those of the technological generation, from nature. In the passage from Last Child in the Woods, Louv uses anaphora, rhetorical questions, and appeals to ethos to develop his argument regarding the gap technology is forming between people and nature.
As Twenge continues her argument she compares it back to her own experiences which ties up this argument in the successfulness of it. She uses these comparisons to help emphasize important parts of her argument. Beginning with “they think we like our phones more than we like actual people.” This state of unhappiness around teens forms her bigger argument that this is a main reason smartphones have destroyed a generation, “It was exactly the moment where the proportion of Americans who owned a smartphone surpassed 50%”. The owning of smartphones “placed in the young people’s hands are having profound effect on their lives -- and making them seriously unhappy.” Their social interactions decrease and their screen time increases as the years go
Stated by John Ramsey, “As I was walking through the basement, I opened the door to a room, and knew immediately that I’d found her because there was a white blanket- her eyes were closed, I feared the worse but yet- I’d found her” (Bardesley, and Bellamy). On December 26, 1996, one of the most famous, unsolved murders took place in Boulder, Colorado (Christopher). The murder caused many events including accusations, interrogations, false claims, and examining of evidence. The case also caused the Ramsey family to go through a hard time. The murder of JonBenet Ramsey was very shocking and caused a huge investigation that is yet unsolved.
The book Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?, written by independent journalist and private investigator Ethan Brown, tells the horrific true story of the bayou town of Jennings, Louisiana located in the heart of the Jefferson Davis parish. During the four year duration between 2005 and 2009, the town of Jennings was on edge after the discovery of the bodies of eight murdered women were found in the filthy canals and swamps. The victims became known as the “Jeff Davis 8.” For years, local law enforcement suspected a serial killer, and solely investigated the murders based on that theory alone. The victims were murdered in varying manors, but when alive they all shared many commonalities and were connected to
On October 3, 2016, I watched The Woodsman in class at Brigham Young University. James Ortiz directed the play, along with the production team Claire Karpen (Director), Molly Seidel (Costume Design), Catherine Clark and Jamie Roderick (Lighting Design) and Becca Key (Production Manager). A Broadway Production, The Woodsman epitomized the strength of technical design while allowing the audience to fall in love with the characters.
Analyzing, a verb meaning to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of writing. This great work, Occurrence at Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce, is about a young adult called Peyton Farquhar. Garnet story takes place during the civil war; therefore Farquhar was a white land owner with slaves. As one digs deeper and cracks the shell of this story, the attention to detail, realism, and capital punishment play a big role.
The illusion of time, particularly the loss or stoppage of time, is apparent in both Peter
Throughout the novel, Kathy is considered an unreliable narrator. Seymour Chatman’s concept of unreliable narrator states:
In “Once More to the Lake,” E.B. White expresses a sense of wonder when he revisits a place that has significant memories. Upon revisiting the lake he once knew so well, White realizes that even though things in his life have changed, namely he is now the father returning with his son, the lake still remains the same. Physically being back at the lake, White faces an internal process of comparing his memory of the lake as a child, to his experience with his son. Throughout this reflection, White efficiently uses imagery, repetition, and tone to enhance his essay.
Almost all young men hit a point in life where his mindset transitions from the imagined indestructability to the comprehension of humanity. Many see it as a steady change with no definite stage of illumination, nonetheless a sequences of open-minded phases or “the stepping stones into maturity.” For a select few, there is an insight, bounded by a catastrophic occurrence that incites a renovation in one’s outlook on something. Whichever comes to play, the unavoidable renovation subsists. The short story “Greasy Lake" by Thomas Coraghessan Boyle exposes this rational alteration in three young but “undeveloped” men as they face a chain of faults, penalties, and reiteration.
Based on these sentences from, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce we can see how Peyton’s senses begin to broaden. As Peyton falls into the water his senses are awaken as he comes to the surface. No person, if faced with a situation like this, would be able to think clearly enough to use his or her senses to escape the situation. As he takes all of the nature in, he is also planning his route for escape. The shots of canons and muskets fly past his head, only missing him by inches. His senses allow him to know where or where not to move based on the sound of the shot. As Peyton glances over his shoulder he looks straight into the barrel of the musket from a distance where a “normal” person would not be able to see it from.