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I want to help someone change their life around in hopes that they do better in their community. Other than going to school full time I work part time at a grocery store and I 'm the mother to a awesome four year old boy. I have lived in Virginia Beach my whole life and even though we seem to have bi-polar weather I love it here. I hope that when I 'm older though I can move to the country side of Virginia where its more quiet. I recently took a cooking class and it was so much fun, I love learning how to cook new recipes. (I have yet to burn the kitchen down so I suppose you could say my "cooking skills" have improved) Ssome off my other interests include anime, camping, photography, fishing, football(go NYG!!!) and playing the guitar. As long as I can remember I 've always wanted to learn how to play. …show more content…

Some popular television shows that have brought the roles of CSI to the public are Dexter, Bones, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Law and order and so many more. In the result of these shows many people expect unrealistic expectations. Prosecutors have said that juries expect to have scientific evidence in every case and sometimes the majority of cases don 't call for that type of evidence. When jurors were surveyed about their expectations regarding forensic evidence they expected to see some type of scientific, DNA or fingerprint evidence in every case. Many CSI viewers had higher expectations for scientific evidence than non viewers did. Some real life cases you might find on the Internet are the The murder of Leanne Tiernan, Ted Bundy, or the Alantic Child

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