Essays on Defeating

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Synopsis A

I agree with some parts of Synopsis A that refers to a chain of command being created to ensure a more systematic management of the Band of Merrymen. However, I believe that the solution does not provide specifics as to how revenues can be collected. I believe that it would be best to place leaders nearby the towns so that they can be easily identified by the wealthy, which will then lead them to avoid the areas where they know that the band’s leaders are located. I think that the solution is incomplete without ...

Proposition 36 - Literature Review

Before 2000 The three strikes law commonly referred to as Proposition 36 has had a long history. It started in the year 1994 when the state passed Proposition 184, which allowed courts to convict a person from 25 years to lifetime if that person had two or more serious convictions for a violent felony in the past. It also qualified the courts to double a person’s penalty of a convict if had been convicted of a felony before (Farabee et al., 2004). The initial attitude was that it was mandatory in all qualifying cases. This attitude came to ...

Proposition 36 - Literature Review

Before 2000 The three strikes law commonly referred to as Proposition 36 has had a long history. It started in the year 1994 when the state passed Proposition 184, which allowed courts to convict a person from 25 years to lifetime if that person had two or more serious convictions for a violent felony in the past. It also qualified the courts to double a person’s penalty of a convict if had been convicted of a felony before. The initial attitude was that it was mandatory in all qualifying cases. This attitude came to change only in 1996 ...

INTRODUCTION

When something terrible happens the first thing that most people do is call 911 and they send first responders, which include police, EMTs, paramedics and firefighters, to face the brunt of a car accident, a fire, or all too often in the modern era, mass shootings and possible explosions. That said these first responders very often face serious psychological impacts from the kind of scenarios that they find themselves, from a gunshot wounds to the dismembered bodies of accident victims they see it all, raw and unavoidable. The risk factors for first responders is severe and has lasting effects ...

For almost a decade, the United States has been in a continuous armed conflict with Islamic terrorist states and more recently with the ISIS terror group. These Islamic terrorist groups have been constant enemies against the United States and its close allies. According to Bruneau (2015), the United States has experienced a nearly 13 years of armed battle conflict against the Al Qaeda terrorist Islamic group that led to the adoption and use of force authorization against these groups. The Obama administration is passing a new AUMF policy similar to the 2001 AUMF that was in response to the ...

Europe's Last Summer by David Fromkin considers the origins of World War from the perspective of the alliances Germany had formed prior to the war and how those alliances affected its entry into the war. It also examines how relatively small events (such as the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand) can spiral out of control and lead to a world war. In particular, Fromkin looks in detail at the European crisis that occurred in mid-1914 and pieces together his argument that it was Germany’s alliances and how poorly it handled its diplomatic relations which resulted in the terrible calamity ...

Article Summary

Abstract Humor is considered as the effective means of enhancing the wellbeing of the individuals by means of developing the positive inclinations in the individuals and become socially active. Humor is categorized in two categories, adaptive and maladaptive humor, hence, their effects are considered to alter the wellbeing of the individuals. The humor exercises are found to be effective in enhancing the mental health of the individuals. The current study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of humor, gratitude and savoring exercises on the wellbeing of the individuals. The participants of the study in a control group incorporated the ...

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Most of the African countries were under the colonial rule. Due to the growth of industries in Europe, which was facilitated by the concept of industrialization that saw numerous economic, social and industrial changes in Europe, European countries had to look for raw materials for their industries. Consequently, they ventured into the African continent and other parts of the world in search of places where they would get raw materials for their industries back at home (Ahluwalia, 2012). Various European countries portioned Africa into different colonies, and Kenya was taken by Britain. Kenya is a beautiful country that is ...

Introduction

The second battle of Fort Fisher was an important war in which the Union force’s commander, General Alfred Terry, applied most of the six principles of mission command to secure the union victory. From constituting an effective team, making clear his intent, taking initiative and motivating his force, to taking prudent risks and promoting independent actions amongst his subordinates, the commander demonstrated a remarkable degree of commanding competence. The battle was a joint attack against Fort Fisher by the United States Navy and the Union Army. Generals Alfred Terry (Union Army) and David Porter (US Navy) fought Braxton Bragg, Robert ...

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The concept of higher education in America and policies relating to the application vis-à-vis societal and national importance has been an issue of great controversy in the present time. This is because different interpretations have been given on the real factors underlying the program. Like any other government program, providing education at tertiary level is a government responsibility and, therefore, it is the state that formulates the favoring policies to ensure that its citizens undergo a proper education system. However, this does not necessarily mean that the program does not experience challenges, and to a fact, it does. It is these ...

12 Years a Slave Jamestown, Virginia discovered success with the cultivation and export of tobacco to England in 1619. The profit was so high, two imports were arranged: 20 black men for labor and 90 women from England for brides. This is the beginning of slavery in America (Innercity.org 2014). The brutality of slavery was depicted in art, photographs, literature, and journalism. While many slave owners treated their slaves well, history remembers beatings, rape, murder, and splitting families apart. The debate at the time was whether Africans were animals, human, or a blending of the two. The argument was decided ...

In the literary story about Gilgamesh, the other protagonist in the story is Enkidu. The protagonist in the story is a character who plays a major part in the story and enters some sort of clash due to another character in the story called the antagonist. The protagonist of a particular text is the charterer that the audience is likely to sympathize more with. Thus, Enkidu is a secondary protagonist of the story and his character almost overshadows that of the main protagonist. One character that is descriptive of the protagonist is the fact that he defeats the adversary facing him (Woloch, ...

The Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem that is regarded the first poem to be written in the world. The content of the Gilgamesh revolves around the use of archetypal symbols, through which gods are presented as omniscient and omnipotent. The gods in the poem are characterized by their foolish use of power. On the other hand, Beowulf is the oldest Anglo-Saxon epic that was written in the 8th century A.D. The concerns of the poem are original symbols, powerful images, and powerful gods that control the action (Scheub 21). The epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf concentrate on the immorality and ...

Introduction

Understanding the dynamics of Crimean War changing the European occurring over 150 years ago changing European history proved the undoing of the international system existing in Europe for a significant period aligned to how the prevailing rules European leaders conducted foreign policy and maintaining the peace. Until the onset of the Crimean Wars in the early 1850s, Europe’s five major powers engaged in a “complex” practices in dealing with allaying potentially dangerous confrontations. One example of the outcome of the Crimean War was the disassembling of the pact between the conservative Russian, Prussian, and Austrian monarchies known as the ...

Introduction

Thomas J. Harbin, a psychologist, wrote a book about anger – Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men. Harbin’s book was grounded on the idea that men express their anger differently than women, and often their expression are more aggressive and violent. Using research studies, Harbin proves that anger in men is a problem because sometimes, anger manifests in maladaptive behaviors that can lead to impulsive crimes such as assault, battery, or murder. Through the book, Harbin aims to educate men about their anger and help them acknowledge the nature of their anger and its impact on their personal and professional lives so ...

Introduction

The United States was and still the most powerful military and economic force around the globe. The country’s number one position is maintained through intervention into some countries they believe unfriendly to the United States interest. However, the superpower position has not brought victory at all times. There may have some points wherein power is not always the winning side of the war. The United States may have lacked some concrete insurgency and guerilla warfare plans throughout the war in Vietnam. Way back 1973; fifty eight thousand American soldiers lost their lives during the war in Vietnam in ...

Chronological Age: 50

Referral Source: Attorney Primary Evaluator: X Secondary Evaluator: X Testing dates: Reason for Referral LC was referred by attorney X who requested information and comments regarding this client’s competency to stand trial and state of mind at the time of the crime.

Presenting Problem

LC is a 50-year-old African American male with a long history of psychiatric problems. He is from the LA County Jail, August 7 through August 15, 20__ and he experienced difficulties adjusting to prison. While in prison, LC was observed to be “agitated, belligerent, demanding and made verbal threats to a custody officer.” He ...

Introduction

Trudeaumania was a name given by the media during the elections of 1968 when Pierre Elliot Trudeau became popular in Canada for the changes he promised to do while campaigning. Trudeau believed in equal rights of all citizens therefore, while he was in control the country was able to make many constitution changes which catered for all people. Through his constitutional changes that benefited a lot of people he was able garner a lot of fame especially by the youth to the point where people were asking for his autograph. Trudeau as the prime minister of Canada was able to do a lot ...

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The First World War that was fought in the beginning of twentieth century was one of its own kind. A warfare that the mankind had rarely seen before which entangled nations from all parts of the world and multiple continents. The war was not just a result of single factor or merely two nations jumping into the war and unleashing war upon others, instead the war had a multifaceted background. The roots of war was fixed in military expansions, nationalistic movements, imperial pursuits, religious affiliations and inclinations, nay all the factors that could be used for the self benefits and ...

Question 5: The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The New England Magazine first published this book in January 1892 (Dock 4). Readers regard Charlotte’s book as the most creative work of literature that illustrates the attitudes towards women’s mental and physical health during the 19th century. Charlotte Perkins presents the book in the first person to describe the problems she undergoes under the control of her physician husband. The author’s husband forbids her from working and bars her from accessing the rest of the house. The story depicts the implications of this confinement ...

Ethnocentrism is basically the judging of another culture by the standards of one’s own culture. This may mean that one can observe another culture in an insular manner and this means that there are negative connotations to the term. It may mean that one does not appreciate another culture especially in musical or art terms and that is obviously detrimental to one’s artistic success. I have experienced ethnocentrism in various ways. A typical example would be the influx of African culture through the phenomenon of immigration and a negative view of this. I decided to judge the ...

In the present generation, the workplace environment has changed greatly especially as regards the laws set in place to govern employee behaviour and relations. As opposed in the past, the law has been relaxed from the ideal situation that had eaten much into the personality of individuals to a more flexible and efficient working environment. This is evident from the way organizations have lately embraced the social and human aspects of their employees. As concerns human capital, the diversity in character, intelligence and behaviour of humans is now being appreciated as a factor that gives the organization a competitive advantage and a better ...

Introduction

When the United States emerged from the Civil War, the divisions within its economy showed the reason why the South lost the conflict. Because of the industrialization that had taken place in the North in the first half of the nineteenth century, that side was able to develop materiel more quickly – and to get it to the men on the battlefields where they needed it with more rapidity. The South, on the other hand, was still mostly an agrarian society. While this agrarian dream would fire the imaginations of poets from Dixie well into the twentieth century, it also ...

Introduction

The British emerged victorious at the battle of Camden southern theater of the American war. British army under the command of General Cornwallis sent American army 10km north of Camden. The British became strong by taking control of Carolinas and capturing Charleston. The send away of American army was extremely humiliating for Gates, as he was known as the best general. He commanded American army in defeating the Saratoga who had superiority of the Britons. After the battle, he did not command in the field. He used his political connection to avoid a court martial and avoid inquires. Despite the gains ...

Poem analysis is usually done according to the author’s perspective. The analysis of the poem is done to project the real motive behind the author’s piece of art. When analyzing a poem, there are two approaches that are applicable. One focuses on the outer view of the poem which uses the actual view and characters used by the author. The second approach looks at the poem in an angle of the author’s sentiments. In this paper I will review three poems; Mountain Boomer, Bodacious and Firetread The Last. The three poems have almost similar themes but with ...

Marriage is defined as a social union between two consenting adults to make public their decision to be together as husband and wife. The two people in such a union are called spouses and they hence forth become members of one family. The union is legally recognized by the state in which the spouses marry. Traditionally marriage was between a man and woman. In consummating the union the couple would be able to bear children. This was seen as a fruit of their union.

Homosexuality is defined as the unswerving physical and emotional appeal, to someone of similar sex. A homosexual union is ...

There is no question that obesity is a prominent issue in America. Over one-third or 35.7% of adults are obese, leading to health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, with medical costs linked to obesity estimated at about $147 billion dollars in 2008 (“Adult Obesity Facts” n.pag.). One method to combat obesity that is constantly being considered is a “fat tax” against various foods that are deemed unhealthy; the argument is that if unhealthy foods are more expensive, consumers will buy healthier foods instead. It sounds like a good idea because the taxes could be used to fund ...

The coming of age story and the fantasy adventure have the potential to combine in very interesting ways. Often, in these types of stories, the hero's journey is also an inward quest to address the protagonists' own insecurities. The price for the responsibility taken by one young person in science fiction and fantasy epics can be high; it can cost them their innocence, or even their lives. Paul Atreides, the main character of Frank Herbert's Dune, and Aerin, the heroine of The Hero and the Crown, are forced to grow up far sooner than they have to, and some ...

Oliver Cromwell was born in 1599 in Huntingdon. Thomas Cromwell, a distant relative, had secured his family monastic lands. His grandfather used to entertain the King, as well as other prominent people. His father, however, inherited a little family fortune, but following increased debts, he sold his fortune and obtained a lease in St. Ives. In the year 1634, Cromwell attempted to migrate to America, but the government prevented him from leaving. He had already converted to Puritan faith because he did not enjoy the popish ceremonies. He longed for a time when gospel would be preached unadorned. He remained strong in his religion. ...

The subject of legalizing marijuana is linked to many disciplines that impact people in their everyday lives. The controversies are thick and heavy because the subject touches on so many issues that spark political arguments. Some of those arguments are about states’ rights versus federal law, the drug war versus legalization, charges of addiction versus examples of medicinal relief. Doctors and biologists would like to have access to high pharmaceutical quality marijuana so they can run reliable tests about its effects. Educators are concerned that young people may not have enough self-discipline to avoid addiction if it were legalized. ...

The Modern Statesman: The Life & Career of Winston Churchill

Machiavelli proposed that power defines the quality of a statesman. However, modern concepts in politics assume that leaders work in service to the people, and it is counter-productive to base leadership on fear because it can become a selfish or neglecting tyranny rather than a method for promoting national well-being. Statesmen are required to have more qualities, and their effectiveness is determined through more complex analyses of their qualities and behavior. It is no longer adequate to rule by power alone. A leader requires positive traits that build trust among the population. Churchill is an example of a statesman who built his reputation ...

Explain Whether Anybody In The Scenario Below May Have A Claim In The Tort Of Negligence

“Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.” Per Alderson B. and Blyth V (1856). In order to establish an understanding with regards to negligence it is very necessary to examine with clarity that whether the defendant is truly careless or ignorant when it comes to performing his duties. And at the same time did ...

Introduction.

The Second World War was a long and devastating one leading to massive loss of lives and property. It lasted for six years beginning on September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. The war went on until 1945 during the time when both the Germans and the Japanese had surrendered to the allies. Due to this invasion by Germany, other European states such as Britain and France also declared war on Germany hence making the chain of this war to become longer. The United States was not initially involved in the war but later became a major player and also played a big ...

INTRODUCTION

The issue of humour has been studied by many individuals in the past; Martin et al. (2003) define humour as having four distinct dimensions: affiliative humour (engaging in humourous banter and jokes in order to create relationships with others), self-enhancing humour (maintaining a sense of humour about life regardless of negative events), aggressive humour (snark and sarcasm in order to ridicule others for one’s own narcissism), and self-defeating humour (self-disparagement in order to soften the blow of real potential ridicule). These theories are thought to provide a more comprehensive summary of the four most commonly found subtypes of humour, that ...