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There are numerous significant issues in policing, including the use of deadly force, police deviance, prejudice and discrimination, violence, substance abuse, and police brutality. These issues, along with other forms of police misconduct, constitute the main critical issues faced in law enforcement agencies. In addition to addressing these internal concerns, law enforcement agencies also face…

The film “Boxing Helena” was the brainchild of 21 year old first time director Jennifer Lynch, daughter of famed director David Lynch.  On the heels of the rookie director Steven Soderbergh’s “Sex, Lies and Videotape”, an independent project that garnered tremendous critical and financial success in 1989, studios were seeking offbeat, low budget projects with…

There are many things that happen to make Lennie’s death seem inevitable. You sense there will be trouble from the beginning of the book, when you learn about Lennie’s disability. He has massive strength, but low intelligence – the intelligence you would find in a child. Lennie’s intelligence seems to play a big part in…

Unfortunately, some people struggle because they lack a healthy understanding of who they are. They focus on their weakness and shortcomings, projecting a negative image upon themselves they believe is seen by others, luckily, the self-concept cab be changed for the better, although improving it will not happen overnight. It involves changing how you view…

The Civil War was a significant American historical event. In the North, social conflict arose between the rich and the poor. In the South, slavery was abolished after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were to be free. The war shattered the bonds that society held together between the different classes of the…

Finding Politics in Romance: Arguing the Irish Experience in James Joyce’s “Araby” I.         Introduction             James Joyce’s short story, “Araby”, may be initially received by most of its readers as a poignant tale of young love—as depicted by the almost obsessive attitude of the protagonist toward a lass he is interested in.  The perceived significance…

“A First Amendment Junkie” by Susan Jacoby and “Let`s Put Pornography Back in the Closet” by Susan Brownmiller are both illustrative essays that present the subjective views of the stated authors on the issue of feminine depiction in pornography and constitutional rights of free speech and expression. Both writers have taken a different stance on…

The news of Adidas acquiring Reebok made Jim and Anne Davis contemplate on the status of their own company, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., one the top five athletic footwear companies worldwide (Bowen, Huckman & Knoop, 2006, p.373). But New Balance is not shaken.  In fact, the company retained its balance (pun unintended) among the…

Before Ida B Wells-Barnett expanded her revolutionary essence to the north, and even all the way to places like Britain; she began her long journey to activism deep in the heart of her southern roots, in Memphis. In the article, The Southern Roots of Ida B Wells-Barnett’s Revolutionary Activism, by Rychetta N. Watkins, Watkins reconstructs…

Trident Conference             World War II was one of the unforgettable events that happened in world history. It showed both the kindness and wickedness of people. This was the time when evil and terror reigned for the materialization of world dominance. For years, people tried to eradicate this compromising situation by fighting for freedom and…