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Who calls Steve a Monster?

Sandra Petrocelli (the prosecuting attorney)
Steve isn't a person to Sandra. He is what she calls him: a monster. In her words, monsters are "people who are willing to steal and to kill, people who disregard the rights of others" (2.80).
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Why do they call Steve a Monster?

Lucia Petrocelli calls Steve a monster because her job as a state attorney is to have the jury view Steve as "guilty". Calling Steve a monster will shift their view of him as a person.
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Who brings Steve a Bible Monster?

Steve's mother brings him a Bible and asks him to read Psalm 28:7 aloud. He does so, although he doesn't feel like rejoicing or singing praises. Steve wonders if, when the guards searched the Bible, they found anything like grace, salvation or compassion.
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Who defends Steve in Monster?

George Sawicki, Steve's film club mentor, serves as a character witness, proudly defending Steve's moral character. Briggs, Miss O'Brien, and Petrocelli finally make their closing statements, before the jury decides on a verdict. James King is found guilty, while Steve is found not guilty.
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What did O Brien tell Steve as she crossed out the word Monster?

Kathy O'Brien crosses out the words. She whispers to Steve that he must believe in himself if the jury is to find him innocent. O'Brien makes her opening statement in Steve's defense.
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Why didn't obrien hug Steve?

O'Brien's doubt about Steve's actual innocence is confirmed when, after they win the case and Steve is found not guilty, she stiffly refuses his attempt to hug her in gratitude and happiness, suggesting that even though she defended his innocence and genuinely did her best to understand him, she does not regard him ...
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Why is Steve not guilty in Monster?

During a robbery of a drug store, the owner was shot and killed, and Harmon is under suspicion. However, he is innocent because the state's witnesses can't be trusted, there was no proof he was there, and he never completed his supposed task. All of this proves that Steve Harmon is innocent.
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Who found the body in Monster?

Detective Karyl

José is Mr. Nesbitt's former employee who found his body in the drugstore after he was murdered. The murder took place while José was away on his lunch break, likely because José is known in his community as a competitive martial artist.
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What was Steve charged with in Monster?

Steve Harmon has been charged with second degree murder. Your job is to decide if you think he is guilty as charged, or if he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Was Steve guilty in Monster novel?

Is Steve Innocent Or Guilty In Monster? In Monster, Steve was found not guilty on all counts against him in a court of law. In this sense, he is most definitely innocent. However, some viewers might be tempted to believe that he was actually guilty because he chose to enter the store as William demanded.
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Who is the big guy in Bible?

Goliath (/ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ gə-LY-əth) is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat.
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What is the giant monster in the Bible?

Behemoth (/bɪˈhiːməθ, ˈbiːə-/; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster, Leviathan, and according to later Jewish tradition both would become food for the ...
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Did Steve give the signal in monster?

Bobo also admits that he did not know how Steve was supposed to signal that the coast was clear. He states that Steve gave no signal after leaving the drugstore, and he denies any knowledge about whether Steve was paid off. Bobo claims all contact with Steve was through King.
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What is the main message of Monster?

Monster's main themes are racial discrimination, injustice, the dehumanization of people caught in the justice system, and violence. Monster presents these themes via Steve's difficult trial and his terrifying experiences in the Manhattan Detention Center.
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Did Steve go to jail in the book Monster?

Walter Dean Myers's Monster is a high intensity, page turning novel about a sixteen year old black male, named Steve Harmon. Steve is in jail after being accused of being an accomplice in a robbery, which ended in the slaying of the drugstore owner.
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How does Steve see himself in Monster?

He sees himself as a good, moral kid. Yeah, he's made mistakes, but he's not a criminal—especially when he compares himself with the crazy thugs he's splitting a cell with. While they beat each other up over a look, Steve never once contemplates using violence against others.
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Who killed the 3 doctors in Monster?

Nine years later, Tenma learns that the doctors' murders were committed by the boy he saved when the now-grown boy, Johan Liebert, commits another right in front of him. Johan is also the mastermind of the serial murders of middle-aged couples throughout Germany.
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Who was the first female serial killer?

Aileen Wuornos, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Oct. 9, 2002, for the deaths of six men along Central Florida highways in 1989 and 1990. She was known as America's first female serial killer.
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What serial killer is monster based on?

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
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Why does Steve cry at night in Monster?

What causes Steve to cry at night? Steve cries because he is in jail. He chooses to cry at night, so the other inmates won't hear him and they won't beat him up for crying.
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Why did Miss O Brien turn away from Steve?

O'Brien is not personally interested in Steve or his well-being. She tells Steve that her job is to make him look like a human being, but she seems to not think of Steve as anything but a case.
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Why does O Brien appear?

He functions largely to bring the reader into the inner chambers of the Party so that its mechanisms can be revealed. Without O'Brien, the Party would be as mysterious to the reader as it is to Winston and Julia.
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Why did Miss O Brien leave Downton Abbey?

"Her initial contract came to an end and she didn't want to renew her contract.
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What are the 4 monsters in the Bible?

Revelation's four living beings

In Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings (Greek: ζῷον, zōion) are seen in John's vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order.
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Does the Bible say about dinosaurs?

There are later descriptions of creatures in the Bible that could be referring to dinosaurs. One example is the behemoth of Job 40:15-19. Even in fairly modern history there are reports of creatures which seem to fit the description of dinosaurs.
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