On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a nondescript man calling himself Dan Cooper approached the counter of Northwest Orient Airlines in Portland, Oregon. He used cash to buy a one-way ticket on Flight #305, bound for Seattle, Washington. Cooper who was in his mid-40s was a quiet man dressed in a white shirt and Read More…
Civic Issues: Policing
I chose to write my civic issues blog about social services, specifically policing. The purpose of law enforcement in a free society is to promote public safety and uphold the rule of law so that individual liberty may flourish. The police are supposed to be seen as peace keepers and protectors in society but it Read More…
Cold Case Files: Jack the Ripper
For this blog series I will be continuing it from last semester on cold cases from around the world as well as famous killers from around the world! Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The killer was also named the Whitechapel Murderer and the Leather Read More…
RCL: This I Believe
This I Believe: Endurance is Key to Success The goal of this essay is to convey how having endurance can help you be successful despite how rough the situations may be. I will be sharing three different personal stories that I have that show that having endurance can help you be successful. The first story Read More…
RCL: I’m Fed Up!!
I don’t know about you but I could not be more happy that the election is over and is not the only thing on the news anymore. It seems to me that ever since Donald Trump took office in 2017 that all I ever hear about on the news and in the media is Donald Read More…
Cold Case Files: Smiley Face Killers
For my last blog, I decided to end it with the best one yet, multiple killers! In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was a spree of college-age male killings. One of the most recent killings was 24-year-old, William Hurley disappeared on the night of October 8th, 2009. 6 days later his body was found Read More…
RCL: ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mission is to protect America’s borders and not let any illegal immigrants into the United States. It is one of three agencies within the Department of Homeland Security. The other two agencies are Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Citizenship Services. It is misunderstood all the time that ICE Read More…
RCL: Use of Body Language in Ted Talks
One of the first things I always seem to notice when watching Ted Talks is the amount of body language each of them uses. The type of body language you’re using is based on the genre of speech you are giving. If it is a more serious Ted talk that is sensitive you might not Read More…
Cold Case Files: Disappearance of Tara Calico
On September 20, 1988, Tara Leigh Calico disappeared near her home in Belen, New Mexico. It is said that she was most likely kidnapped. Not even a year later in July 1989, there was a polaroid picture that was found in a convenience store parking lot of an unidentified young woman and boy, gagged and Read More…
Cold Case Files: The Tylenol Tampering’s
In 1982 there were a series of poisoning deaths in the Chicago metropolitan area from drug tampering to Tylenol. All of the victims had taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that were laced with potassium cyanide. There were a total of 7 deaths in the original poisonings, but there were several more deaths in copycat crimes. If Read More…