Essays on Back In The Day

Institutional Affilitation

What does this documentary tell us about intimate partner relationships “back in the day” (i.e., when the women were first arrested)? The documentary tells us that intimate partner relationships that involved a married couple do not take into account the weight of the women’s testimony and experience. In the case of Ruby Jameson, her lawyer gave her advice to avoid mention of domestic violence and explicitly discouraged Ruby from using and citing the “Battered Woman Syndrome” that could have alleviated the prison sentence. Back in the day, the issue of domestic violence was not taken nearly ...

In general terms, public relations refer to the various methods used by a company to disseminate messages and information about its services, products, overall company image, employees, customers, suppliers, and other interested community members. The main point or aim of public relations is to make the general public think positively and favorably about the organization and its products. Some of the tools used for public relations include press conferences, speaking engagements, news releases and community service programs. Public relations is often confused with another marketing element called advertising, but there is clear-cut difference between the two terms. Advertising is a process ...

Introduction

When the unemployment level hit a shocking 10% in October 2009, the world thought the scary depression of the 1930s was back. During this time, the economic recession which had begun two years earlier had dragged down economic growth and the gross domestic product a great deal. The stock market was performing poorly, but had really collapsed as it had during the great depression (Canterbery 45). For an individual that was a child during the great depression, the great recession is a minor economic downfall and does not even qualify to be modified by the term Great. Yet, to the person that did ...

Introduction

Debatably, marriage is one of the most important institutions in the community. Fundamentally, marriage concerns itself with the union of two individuals with the aim of establishing a family (Globalization; culture and education in the new millennium, 2004). Worth noting is the fact that in the olden days, marriage could possibly involve more than two individuals. This is because in most communities, polygamy was a normal social arrangement. Even so, polygamy is common today in some societies. For instance, the Islam religion permits a man to marry up to four wives. As such, the observers of the religion still bear some characteristics ...