Mark David Chapman

Two shootings, one survivor and one dead man, both linked to a book that would change the world forever. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger’s notorious story, helped fuel two mentally unstable men to commit homicide. December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman becomes the most hated man in the world, at that time, but little did people know that three months later the world would hear about John Hinckley. Both of these men, and the assassination they attempted, have one thing in common: The Catcher in the Rye. Mark David Chapman is, in a way, the living Holden Caulfield, with the additional killing part. The early life of Mark Chapman is eerily similar, but at the same time very different to the one of J.D Salinger’s protagonist in The Catcher…

On December 8th, 1980, John Winston Lennon was shot in the back four times while returning to his apartment in New York. Mark David Chapman was the man who fired these shots. Mark David Chapman was charged with manslaughter but pleaded insanity and got away with it. I believe he knew what he was doing and totally understood the consequences, but played off as he didn’t. I also believe he should’ve been charged with life in prison rather than having his own private prison home. John Lennon was an…

protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is the son of a wealthy New York family who moves from boarding school to boarding school after being repeatedly expelled. In the first place adults are at the stage of getting more freedom but their minds are going through a stage. If they read they happen to come over a book like the Catcher In The Rye they tend to become corrupted by the book and that alone could affect them in a large way. A 61 year old man named Mark David Chapman who…

Title: On December 8th 1980, outside The Dakota Apartment Building in New York City, John Lennon, a former member of The Beatles and an iconic figure of Western youth culture of the 1960s, was fired to death by Mark David Chapman. Before the police arrived, Chapman took out a novel from his pocket and started to read. Later, when waiting to be sentenced in the court, Chapman again read aloud to himself from the same novel. The novel was none other than American novelist J. D. Salinger’s The…

Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon seven times in front of John and Yoko’s apartment building. John was rushed to the hospital in a police car but bled to death before he got there. On December 8th, 1980 the world was appalled to learn of John Lennon’s death (Talevski, 2015). Mark David Chapman was waiting for John in front of his apartment building. Mark Chapman shot John while he was signing an autograph (Holm-Hudson, 2006). Impact Remembering John Lennon. Many people loved John, loved his…

The hunted prey galloped through the thick, dense dark forest. The prey dodging tree after tree, using fire eyes to see. Stomping on the ground hard, braking color leaves the prey leaped faster. The wild creature knew these woods well. The creature couldn't end in the open field. The prey glanced back three seconds fast. First second think about where the predator shall be, another second remind itself to keep on running, third second wondering where to go, to get away. The creature quick…

CHAPTER SIX Frozen in Time The next day was hot, so I dashed outside and ambled off down a shady, well worn path that dipped low and circled around the creek which had been dammed up to form a small swimming hole. I climbed up onto a small overhanging dock stretched out my arms, and dove deep into the cool water. I amused myself for a while and treaded water, swam laps, and bobbed around. Then, in the afternoon I marched off on sopping wet, slippery sandals back to the house and ate two peanut…

The play God of Carnage is about two set of parents meeting together to discuss their children’s actions. In the beginning of the story you hear about two boys named Bruno and Ferdinand and Ferdinand ends up hitting Bruno with a stick. The injure from the stick hitting in the mouth caused two chip two teeth and spit his lip. The parents are brought together to discuss if Ferdinand understands what he has done to Bruno. Is not all they talk about in this gathering. The parents start talking…

Separations occur when the two no longer see eye to eye or the love has been lost. However, one should not start an extra marital affair while separated. Chapman goes on to say God never encourages divorce and allow us the freedom of choice. He referred to the bible stating that Moses wrote about divorce due to man having a harden heart. However God’s intention for a union is to be monogamous and lifelong. The next issue is arguments and anger. A couple who is experiencing arguments and anger…

“Alright kids, we’re here!” Mom shouted happily as we drove into the extremely tight parking space. As soon as we stopped, everyone in the car rushed outside to stretch their legs and get some fresh air. I was here at Pololu valley with my mom, my dad, my brother, and my best friend, Christianne. I turned away from mom energetically taking pictures of everything and everyone to observe my not-so-new surroundings and to think about our reason for coming here. We had actually visited this…