Nicole Scherzinger

Johnny Depp, OJ Simpson, Chris Brown. What do these high-profile celebrities have in common? Being arrested for domestic violence. Even though we are overwhelmed with news stories about DV cases famous people were involved in, the public is still unaware that domestic violence is an epidemic and it’s deeply rooted in our culture. Slide 2: The Great Gatsby is a book that features several instances in which women involved in intimate relationships are abused. Tom Buchanan is an aggressive character, who uses physical dominance to mistreat women throughout the book. He abuses not only his wife, Daisy, but also his mistress, Myrtle. In the very beginning of the story, Daisy points out that Tom is responsible for bruising her finger and he even breaks Myrtle’s nose, when she tried to talk about Daisy (Fitzgerald). Yelling at her, putting her down, ignoring her are all forms of mental abuse. Myrtle’s husband, George Wilson, also commits this crime against his wife. When he finds out about Myrtle’s affair with Tom, he beats her violently and yells at her, even though she cries and tries to escape (Fitzgerald). Of course, the setting of the book is in the 1920s, emphasizing how men had physical, financial, and social dominance over women, and they used that to abuse them. Slide 3: Fast-forward to today. In 2014, the media released footage of star football player, Ray Rice, punching his now-wife and, then, dragging her unconscious body from an elevator (Bien). Immediately, the…

Movie Review: Practical Magic The story begins by involving a family that has had witches for 300 years and because of an ancient curse the husband’s will die with the signal of the death watch beetle serving as their advanced warning to avoid the heartbreak that comes with love. The film Practical Magic is based upon the book written by Alice Hoffman in 1995. The character Sally, played by Sandra Bullock, attempts to thwart the curse by casting a spell creating a man she feels does not exist,…

respect for humanity, of treating a human being like an end rather than a means.” In this case O.J Simpson did not even think of the consequences of killing his ex-wife and waiter. Instead he just thought about what he wanted and his happiness. The way his wife and waiter were said to be killed, O.J had absolutely no respect for humanity. Instead he slaughtered his ex-wife nearly decapitating her head and stabbed the waiter over thirty times. He did not treat the victims as if they were…

The OJ Simpson Evidence In the year 1995, one of the most controversial cases was on trial and this case was the Oj Simpson. Furthermore, during this case there were many controversies, since the crime was committed until the point of conviction. Moreover, the crime was committed the night of June 12, of 1994, since then no one knows the exact occurrences of that night that led to the homicide of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman (Linder, 2000). However, the main controversy of the case…

Some would say that the people of the state of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was the most controversial trial ever. Orenthal James Simpson was a highly decorated football player and later became a well-known football sports anchor. In all accounts, OJ Simpson was well liked and seemed to be a model citizen. Even with his football and professional success, the former football star was tried on two counts of murder. The victims were his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.…

Jon Krakauer tells of how a close friend of his wife and himself had been twice sexually assaulted by someone they knew. Shocked Jon Krakauer seeks to find out more about these occurrences and this leads him to Missoula, Montana, the titular town of the book and how it came to be known as “The Rape Capital” of the United States. He begins by explaining the importance of college football to this community and how the pride they took in the sport led to the veneration of star athletes. He…

The O.J Simpson murder trial took place in Los Angeles, California in 1995. It was one of America’s most interesting court dramas; however, the characters were real life people, jurors, lawyers, celebrities, and victims. After an eight-month trial, the not guilty verdict stunned the nation. Underneath a mountain of criminating evidence, a jury of his peers had found O.J Simpson not guilty. Numerous pre-trial factors may have contributed to the outcome of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. This…

As he returns to his house, he is taken by police to be questioned. After nearly eight months, Simpson was found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman.(Source #8) After the long lasting trial, O.J wanted to get back into movies, but he lost lots of connections and opportunities due to the court case. (Source #8) In 2007, Simpson was convicted on 12 counts of armed robbery in 2007. (Source #8) He was taken to a jail in Nevada and would get 33 years in prison and a…

running back. This brought in major schools attention to this young star. The University of Southern California eventually picked OJ up from the minor college. OJ excelled greatly as a furious and virtually unstoppable running back. He gained more fame as a two time All-American and receiving the Heisman Trophy, which basically means that he was the best player in college football in 1968. Simpson married his high school sweetheart, Marguerite L. Whitley, when he was 19 and she was 18. She had…

Aaron Hernandez is a tight end for the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Florida Gators, and he was a member of the BCS National Championship. He was drafted in the fourth round by the New England Patriots. He was a wealthy NFL player that stays in his four story home with an in ground pool, in North Attleboro, Massachusetts for one million dollars. Throughout his personal life he has been in trouble by the law. In 2007 and 2013, he was in a shootout in Miami and…