Essays on San Bernardino

The 2015 San Bernardino Attack on the second day of December brought in more questions than answers regarding the topic of present day terrorism. The attack resulted in the death of fourteen people and scores of critical injuries totaling to twenty-two individuals. During the carrying out of investigations into the attack, it was notable, from Homeland Security that it was rather difficult to ascertain an enemy/ a terrorist in a crowd situation, similarly to the events that surrounded the attacks as above mentioned. According to Gumbel 2015, the author made reference to Cohen, an FBI director. He raised the ...

1. Answer: Mobile communication devices including different personal digital assistants are not limited to voice calls and short messages only. These devices can easily browse the internet and can use different types of utility and facility applications, such as viewing maps of a certain place, tracking other people via a GPS system and so on. A device with so many features certainly helps a person as well as the society to ease the lifestyle. On the other hand, bad people can use these features to harm other people. In the recent days 22nd July 2016, an eighteen-year-old guy attacked ...

Ever Since the planes struck the World Trade Centre in September 2001, Islamophobia has grown from a feeling restricted to a small section of the American society to a common notion held by many. In the present scenario, every attack in the United States of America by a Muslim becomes an attack from Radical Islam. Such hatred and prospective threat from Islam is developing a society in America, where people are unable to trust people from other religions and respect their values. During the past year, there have been a few events that have helped in fuelling Islamophobia in ...

Societal expectations change whenever a new crime surfaces or when there are delays in the Criminal Justice System. However, a drastic change usually occurs when a criminal act is particularly horrific or an officer involved shooting does not seem justified. During these times, the expectations of the society from the Criminal Justice System will change dramatically and within a short period of time. In the United Kingdom, the release of Mary Bell, a child serial killer created uproar, and demanded reforms in the system. In the United States, the murder of Megan Kanka by a known sexual predator brought ...

Individual Paper

Apple –FBI Battle over San Bernardino Terror Attack Investigation Executive Summary This report is about the battle between Apple Company’s iPhone and FBI’s demand from apple to develop a new software, which will help FBI to get the data contained in the phone of a terrorist, Syed Farook, who shot and killed 14 people in San Bernardino and left behind his iPhone. The phone’s iCloud was changed shortly after the attack, and FBI believes that such latest communication might help them get to know the terrorist’s plan. FBI went to court to be given orders ...

Mass Shootings: How we can deter potential mass shooters in the US? List some major mass shootings in the US and identify some major similarities and major differences among them. Mass shootings have become an issue in the United States. There are ways mass shootings can be deterred. One way is strict gun regulations. By making it hard for people to possess firearms, it makes mass shootings less likely. Also strict screenings and regulations can be put in place so people with mental health issues are not able to purchase a firearm. Also another more extreme example of a ...

The trouble with fries: An analysis

“The trouble with fries” [is a very informative article on] the history of the fast food revolution. It starts with the story of Ray Krock, who made a living [out of] selling the five-spindle multi-mixer milkshake machine. He moved to San Bernardino, California [upon hearing about a hamburger stand that owned] machines capable of making forty milkshakes simultaneously. However, he developed an interest in the French-fry operation. [This is because it was the fries that ideally captured his imagination.] [From then,] he devised a way of curing potatoes to make them more suitable for [the making of] fries. He ...

The trouble with fries: An analysis

“The trouble with fries” [is a very informative article on] the history of the fast food revolution. It starts with the story of Ray Krock, who made a living [out of] selling the five-spindle multi-mixer milkshake machine. He moved to San Bernardino, California [upon hearing about a hamburger stand that owned] machines capable of making forty milkshakes simultaneously. However, he developed an interest in the French-fry operation. [This is because it was the fries that ideally captured his imagination.] [From then,] he devised a way of curing potatoes to make them more suitable for [the making of] fries. He ...

Introduction

The redistricting process borrows from a rich political history on the political systems and the democratisation of the state. Politics of redistricting and reapportionment have for a long time occupied the minds of scholars and critics. In his analysis of the political effects of redistricting, Engstrom (36) argues that one of the seminal effects of the redistricting process is the gerrymandering on the political platform. There are also other effects bound to occur. For instance, the process leads to new leaders assuming power with new leadership styles and collaboration among the new faces of leadership unlike the old regimes and also ...