Ariel Castro was born in Puerto Rico on July 10, 1960. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in his young years where members of his extended family had already lived. In 1992, Castro bought a house at 2207 Seymour Avenue, he initially lived there with his wife and four children. Castro was very well known within his community. He was the bus driver of his community school. However, Castro was allegedly violent with his wife and she left him in 1996, taking custody of their children as well. It was also stated that Castro had mental issues from on the inside of his family perspective, but they could not describe what was really going on in Castro’s marriage. Some may believe that since Castro was always alone and did not pick back up in his romantic …show more content…
Castro had seen Amanda Berry walking from school and had asked her if she needed a lift. Amanda Berry had known him from knowing Castro’s daughter in middle school. Castro had then brought up if Amanda had known his daughter and wanted to see if Amanda would love to stop by the house to see his daughter. Amanda had replied “yes”. As soon as they got into the house Amanda had asked where was Castro’s daughter and he had stated that his daughter was probably taking a shower, so Amanda had then waited for several minutes to where she had to go to the bathroom and Castro had made her go into the dark basement. Then right before Amanda Berry’s eyes she had then knew that she would never get out of the house. Several months go by and Castro puts a television downstairs in the basement and shows Amanda Berry that her family is looking for her. Castro had told her that she would not be able to leave until the summer to where he could kidnap another victim and release Amanda. But she knew that that would not be as promised. She had then realized that there was another female in the house which had been Michelle Knight who had looked Maltreated and chained up against the bedpost to where she didn’t know what was going on until she finally figured out that he must be on the prowl for his next
Jessica Garcia is a temporary United States citizen that is currently being sponsored by Disney World as a tour guide for about a year at a time. She is the girldfriend of my brother, Chris, and the two of them live down in Orlando, Florida. She was born in Brazil, and the rest of her family currently still resides there. Brazil was founded in 1500 when a Portuguese fleet landed in Porto Seguro. Like America, the crew from the fleet was met by native indians.
Once inside, Ms. Knight was exposed to numerous physical, psychological, and sexual assaults that lasted for 11 years. Amanda Berry was taken on April 21, 2003 at the age of 16. He lured her into his car
Katie Marie Rivera was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts. As a child she went to John Avery Parker Elementary Parker School. There she excelled to be in the honor roll for the 5 years she went there. When she hit 5th grade she transferred to a private all girls middle school, named Our sisters’ School (OSS). OSS was a big change for Katie.
Erika Van Hesteren lived with her family in the southern part of Amsterdam before the Nazi invade them. In 1941, German officers brought many Jews from street and homes moved to ghetto including Erika and her family. Gideon,Erika’s boyfriend,who is Germany, was working for an underground organization at that time built a wonderful hiding place in rectangular space under their eaves. He fixed up a small wooden door that opened from the bottom , and then hung different things in front of it. Nobody would never suspect an entrance there.
Selena Quintanilla Do you know the queen of Tejano Music? (A Mexican-American inhabitant of southern Texas.) Selena Quintanilla was that person. She died March 31, 1995. She was a singer and much more.
Camilia Saulino: Soccer Star in the Making The idea of being a professional soccer player is one entertained by many but for Camilia Saulino, the possibility is more than that. She has been playing since kindergarten, and played rec for nine years. Now, Saulino is on the Cleveland High School Junior Varsity team. Said Saulino about making the team; “I was very excited to get on the team because everyone was is good, and I didn’t think I was that level.”
Amanda Berry kept journals while she was being held captive, the book shifts from her perspective to Gina DeJesus’s. The book also goes through what their families were going through and Castro’s background. Between 2002 and 2004, Castro kidnapped the girls, Michelle Knight was the first one. He kept them locked up inside his own home. But in May of 2013, Amanda Berry snuck through a door helping the women reach their freedom.
The documentary is about the erroneous incarceration and outcast of Amanda Knox, an American exchange student in Perugia. She is blamed for the murder of another exchange student named Meredith. Finding the door to Meredith's room locked after noticing blood splatters in the bathroom, Amanda gets her boyfriend to contact the police, who come and investigate. They find Meredith dead with her throat slashed. It is noted that Amanda breaks down several times throughout the documentary.
Today, when one turns on the radio, Pandora, or any type music streaming company, we will most likely hear artists singing songs that do not sound like their ‘usual sound.’ Today they are known as crossover artists, and some of the most widely know to this day are Taylor Swift from country to pop, Enrique Iglesias and Gloria Estefan both coming from Latin fan bases to the American pop culture. Latin artists almost always start off with fan base in Spanish speaking countries, but once they are able to crossover into the American mainstream music it is a completely different story, it leads to instant fame. They are recognized around the world, even if it is for one hit. Yet this is where most Latin artists struggle, because in order to become more popular they need to break the barrier between
This story is important because when she went in her cell she was ok but later she was found dead. 6. Sandra’s family is affected because they have lost a loved one. They are looking for answers and now it seems that the jury has decided not to indict anyone. 7.
Dade was very excited to catch the woman, he planned and waited for weeks to catch the woman Dade only stayed in the store just to see if the woman would come in. When Dade eventually caught the woman, he was quite surprised and ecstatic, during the long awaited walk to the stockroom he saw his mother crying behind the register, and his father told him that he would be there soon. “I felt good and strong” (Canin, 16). When Dade and the woman finally arrive to the stockroom he looked around and saw the sign that read “DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE?”(Canin, 16), but didn’t know what to say to her. Then all of a sudden Daded asks the question “Do you want to go out the back”(Canin, 16).
Dade considers himself responsible to catch the woman, but his parents give him conflicting advice on the subject. At the end of the story, Dade lets the woman go for the same reason that she doesn't have a name, speak, and isn’t the main character. The woman is merely a symbol for Dade’s internal conflict, and she represents both how Dade is pulled between his parents’ contrasting ideas, and she also shows that by letting the woman go, Dade makes peace with his conflict. The roots for Dade’s conflict lies primarily with his parents and their
The suspense of the story deepens as Giovanni continues to descend floors until his death. The suspense used in the story leaves readers on the edge of their
The novel uses many literary techniques such as foreshadowing and irony to build a strong connection between every scene and builds closer and closer to the development of the murder. There are many foreshadowing events which develop in the story before the death of Santiago. The murder is avoidable, but nobody stops it from happening. The dream, the weather, and nature all foreshadow Santiago 's death. The instance of foreshadowing at the beginning of the story is Santiago’s dream.
Although Stephanie and Joe have a rough past and she must go through many risky situations, she eventually earns the $10,000 reward after solving the mysterious murder case. The author uses direct and indirect characterization to explain who these characters are and how they change during their many complications.