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In the world we live in today many people live without knowing how things really used to be or how some people may look at certain situations. Movies sometimes help portray the way people feel about the way things used to be or maybe still be viewed today. For example, in the movie “The Help”,…

One of the most heinous and horrific crimes in recent memory is the Fritzl case. in contrast to other criminal offenses. Austrian Josef Fritzl gained notoriety in 2008 for keeping his daughter Elisabeth hidden for 24 years in a basement. This essay explores the horrific facts of the Fritzl case, examines the complex mental processes…

The act was rushed to be signed Into law on the same day, but shortly repealed by state law makers, who want to stress UN laws for the mental ill and criminals. Peer reviewed academic Journal article Domenici, Benjamin. “The Truth About Mass Shootings and Gun Control: Crime and killings have fallen as gun ownership…

Introduction             In the case of an abused woman such as Tara Jones, it is significant not only to evaluate and account for her experiences and personal background in an effort to provide counseling and assistance, there is also a need to examine her development as a human being within a sociocultural context. The feminist…

Representations of Policing in the Canadian Media.             Media plays an indispensable role in entertaining people, providing information and spreading knowledge in the modern society.  Most people, both young and old in the contemporary society are exposed to at least one form of media.  The term media here is all inclusive of both electronic and…

The debate surrounding the applicability of human rights, whether universally or in a culturally relative manner, has gained traction. Increasingly, individuals and communities are challenging the notion that all human rights should be universally applied. However, it remains vital for nations to adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a means of protecting…

      The “Scopes Trial” , often called the “Scopes Monkey Trial” pitted lawyers William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow against each other (the latter representing teacher John Thomas Scopes) in an American legal case that tested a law passed on March 13, 1925 in Tennessee, which forbade the teaching, in any state-funded educational establishment in…

Gang Violence Gang violence happens almost all over the world, mostly in big cities and the lower class places, also known as the ghetto. Lots of people dislike each other over stupid reasons. That’s how all this gang violence happened and got out of hand. Gang violence includes murder, kidnapping, robbery, and drug dealing. Ways…

The Phallocentrism in ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller’ and the Feminism in ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ All literary texts, according to Bennett and Royle (153-154), can be thought about in terms of how they represent gender difference and how far they may be said to reinforce or question gender stereotypes and sometimes provoke us to…

Hammurabi was the ruler of the Babylonian dynasty from 1792-1750 B.C. and is credited with creating one of the earliest legal codes in history, known as The Laws. The Laws served as a constitution, outlining social rules, people’s rights, and legal standards. Hammurabi believed that he had a divine role to fulfill as an agent…