Self-Defense Research Papers Samples For Students

A review of the Stand Your ground Act

Abstract
Although laws are made with an intention to help people, sometimes it is unfortunate there is no consensus on its necessity among the people.. The ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws in one such law in which there is much controversy. While use of deadly force to defend self is acceptable by all, there is a possibility of the Act being revoked by the defender after unnecessary killing to go scot free. After the Trayvon Martin case of 2012, there has been a major outcry to reform it or abandon it. Although ‘Stand Your Ground’ law has been determined as right ...

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Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground

In self defense, the basic philosophy is that the amount of force to ward off the threat must be proportionate to the force that was being threatened to be used. In essence, lethal force is only permitted to be used in cases in stopping the infliction of grievous bodily harm that can result in possible death, the death of the person or loved ones, or rape or “sexual assault” in Michigan. The person using deadly force legally must possess a reasonable belief that by using such force, one if not all three of these scenarios will be prevented, and ...

In some situations, it is crystal clear that force used against a malicious criminal is in self-defense and necessary to prevent serious injury or death, but in other cases, there is significant gray area in the space where self-defense and excessive, or aggressive, force meet. In this murky space where self-defense and aggression meet are “Stand Your Ground” laws. As the recent George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin incident and subsequent trial has proven, Stand Your Ground” laws can ignite passionate debate about gun control, the right to defend property and self, race and other factors.
Most self-defense laws in the United ...

“A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution
On June 7, 2013, police arrived at 2036 Yorkshire Avenue in Santa Monica, California to respond to a report of shots fired. There, they saw the house on fire, with bodies of two men inside, one dead due to gunshot wounds. At the time, the suspect – John Zawahri – had already armed himself with a semiautomatic rifle and proceeded to the Santa Monica College campus, where he was a former student. ...

Jill Stein is an American activist that is a nominee for the Green Party nomination in the 2016 elections Stein has had previous stints as nominee for the Green Party’s appointment for an American President in 2012 (The Voter's Self Defense System 1). Jill has also challenged to be a governor of Massachusetts in the year 2002 and 2010.

Among her presidential standpoints is that one supports the cancellation of student debts.

Creation of wage jobs is another of her core campaign strategies that would be a transit point to a more green economy.
Jill’s international relations policy is that of promotion of more relations between countries through cooperation with ...

Introduction

In general, gun control is a term that denotes the policies and laws introduced for the manufacture, production, trade, transfer, ownership, alteration, or utilization of firearms. These laws and policies are significantly different in every country. In the United States of America, the gun laws administer the regulation of trading, employing, and possessing of assault weapons. It is significant to note that there is a remarkable variation in state laws pertaining gun control with either a restricted or broader extent when compared with the federal laws. Gun control and gun ownership have turned out to be the hottest issues ...

As debates continues concerning gun laws and the amount of violence in the United States, many citizens have voiced increasing concerns about personal safety and the amount of force that is considered to be justifiable when faced with threats of violence or death. As a result, Stand Your Ground laws have been enacted in many states to establish the legal boundaries the rights afforded to individuals to protect themselves from imminent threats. The legalities provided by the Stand Your Ground laws gives pause to reflect on are laws of this nature necessary in this ever-changing world or do these laws ...

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The debate on gun control in the US is well-documented in various publications and journals. This has elucidated different views on whether gun control mechanisms should be implemented or not. In general terms, gun control refers to policies and laws that serve in regulating the use, possession, modification, manufacture and sale of firearms. Throughout the world, such policies differ. Whereas countries such as the United Kingdom have strict limits in regard the possession guns, others like the United States of America have less strict rules. Most industrial democracies are less strict to such rules and regulations. In the United ...

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In the current times, there is a lot of debate as to whether individuals should be licensed to own guns. The manner in which guns are controlled in the state is determined by the mechanisms that are put in place to ensure the safety of individuals is guaranteed. As such, there are laws that govern the selling, manufacturing, modification, transfer and the use of the guns. In the United States of America, different states have different laws as regards the ownership and usage of firearms. In America, generally, the laws are lenient on gun control when compared to other nations. ...

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This research is about the reasons why there is continued survival of the North Korean Country despite the harsh domestic and International conditions that have affected it over the years. The paper highlights the various problems that the country has gone through over the years especially as a communist country. The paper then focuses on the different survival strategies that the country has relied on in an attempt to survive. First, the paper looks at the conventional military brinkmanship strategy. The paper then focuses on the use of diplomacy as used by North Korea as a survival strategy. Here the paper ...

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Gun control refers to as laws and policies that have been enacted to regulate the manufacture, transfer, possession as well as the use of guns by the civilians. Gun control in the United States came at a time when massive shooting, killing, suicide, and gun related violence was on the rise in the United States. It is because of this that President Barrack Obama and his committee decided to propose the gun control policy. The annual review of public health statistics shows that gun related deaths tally to approximately 33,000 annually (Wintemute and Garen 9). For information on ...

Men’s violence in an intimate relationship from a feminist perspective

Domestic violence and violence in an intimate relationship is an age-long phenomenon. This paper argues that men’s violence in an intimate relation from a feminist perspective mainly because of social norms of male superiority and feminine learned weakness as well as alcohol abuse in most homes. According to feminist views, men will inflict violence when women show weakness and are unwilling to report their case to the law or seek help from getting abused in an intimate relationship. Men have been indulged in domestic violence making their wives subjects of abuse and out of shame or humiliation, women ...

Societies are built, maintained and developed on the fundamental notion of peace and security. Violence and criminal activities disturb the equilibrium of a society by damaging the peace and security. That is why the governments try to restore peace through their policies. One of the crimes that is given significant importance in America is gun crime. Many legislations and licensing policies have been brought throughout the history. However, an unending debate for and against the gun rights and its effects also continues (Nisbet, 2001). Keeping this debate in view, two issues are discussed in this paper: a) should people have a right ...

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“The gun is the only personal weapon that puts an 80-year old retiree on equal footing with a 20-year old gang banger or a 110-pound woman with a 250-pound mugger!” (Anon.). This quote summarizes the basic reason behind the legalization of personal firearms in many societies around the world. Allowing people to own guns and giving them access to information on how to use them, gives such people the ability to defend themselves regardless of the inadequacies stemming from old or young age, gender, physical ability, occupations or any other socio-economic predisposition (Wheeler, 20). Allowing people to own firearms promotes a more civilized ...

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This paper presents an analysis how gun control is bad for America. The paper elaborates on several aspects such as homicide, crime rate and economic cost occurred due to gun control. Gun control impacts human and society in several ways. Gun control is America is responsible for the higher homicide rate in the country. The paper also elaborates on rules and regulations that government adopted to control the crimes causes due to gun control.

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Gun control is one of much debated issues in United States of America in recent years. This issue attracts the attention of people every time ...

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Public policy refers to the government’s attempt to address a public concern by establishing laws, regulations, decisions or actions that attempt to shed light on the issue at hand. Public issues may range from education, foreign policy, health and social welfare. The process of formulating public policy includes agenda setting, formulation of options and implementation. It is important for regular citizens to be aware and in understanding of public issues because of the policies immediate impact on the citizen’s daily life. Perhaps a clear example is the debate on gun ownership that requires that every American must face some ...

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The American criminal justice system is a very complex entity that most people hope to have little interaction with. Most people will tell you that it can also be incredibly confusing. People become most invested in court proceedings when they are high profile cases that garner a great deal of media attention; some that many are familiar with include Amy Fisher, Casey Anthony and, certainly, the O.J. Simpson trial. Another case that became the center of media attention is the trial of Jodi Arias. Jodi Arias is a 32-year-old woman who is currently serving a life sentence, without the ...

The question as to whether crime and violence can be tackled effectively, and minimized by controlling gun ownership in the United States has remained a hard nut to crack. Gun control is a hot issue right now in the United States. Gun control debates are continuing to rage on all people across many states despite the government shutdown. The government regulates gun ownership, sale, and the use of firearms and ammunition in various states. The laws vary from state to state depending on the existing gun laws in the states. The government insists that gun owners should be subject to gun ...

In March 20th, 2003, America started on of the longest wars in the world. The American forces invaded Iraq without warning and triggered the beginning of the war. There were claims by the United Kingdom and the United States of America that, Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WPM) and thus was a threat to their security and to the coalitions in the region (Blair, 2002). The United Nations monitoring, verification and inspection commission (UNMOVIC) had conducted a thorough search and verification in Iraq prior to the attack to ascertain this claim.
They found no evidence of ...

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In the United States, there are more gun related suicides than there are gun related homicides. Although, by the mention of a gun most people think of death, and a deadly weapon gun would be extremely significant if it was used for the right purpose. The only problem with availability of guns in the society is when it is used to take away innocent lives. There should be critical evaluation of the relationship between the number of guns allowed in the country and number of criminals. If regulation of possession of guns reduces crime incidences, proper measures should be undertaken. As a ...

Stand Your Ground Law, Racial Disparity, and Homicide Rates

There are racial inconsistencies all through the criminal equity framework. From a stop and search, to vehicle looks at activity stops, to sentencing and the requisition of capital punishment, African Americans excessively are reached by the criminal equity framework in bunch ways. Outstandingly, discovering a racial difference is not synonymous with discovering racial disparity. African Americans are more prone to live in thick, devastated spots, and neediness and isolation are unmistakably joined to criminal rate and predominance. Recognizing racial enmity inside racial incongruities is exceedingly troublesome with existing datasets that do exclude such key measures as setting and connection. Then again, ...

- Introduction: The Second Amendment is crucial to the very nature of American democracy.
- First point: The framers of the constitution wrote the constitution under the assumption that the most important governing document would not let government pass restrictions that would prevent free citizens from owning a firearm.
- Second Point: Media coverage is often slanted on the issue, with different media fighting with each other instead of offering objective viewpoints on the issue.
- Third Point: Self-defense, stopping government tyranny, protecting from foreign invasions are three reasons why the government should not pass laws infringing ...

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Defenses used to Challenge Criminal Intent:’

Entrapment
Cole and Smith (2007, p. 69) states that the defense of “entrapment” can be used by counsel to prove that the defendant is bereft of criminal intent. Under this defense, the law would exclude the defendants when it is proven that law enforcement officials coaxed the person to commit the crime. However, this limitation does not preclude the use of the undercover agents to trap the criminals, nor does it mean that the police should create opportunities or situations for criminals to commit crimes. Nevertheless, the defense can be availed of when the police clearly motivated ...

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Law enforcement has turned out to be extremely challenging in the contemporary changing social and cultural climate. It has continued to experience a range of challenges that are generated by the existing environment. The law enforcement practices, as well as policies, have received a lot of public scrutiny. Terrorism, large-scale population movements, globalization, and entrenched social problems have made the enforcement of the law, especially by the police, more challenging. The contemporary policing is primarily marked by the uncertainty and broadening of crime deterrence problems. Among the law enforcement officers, the police have been scrutinized heavily by the public. ...

Colombian conflict - asymmetric warfare, which began in 1964 (active - since 1966) and continues at the present time, between the Government of Colombia, paramilitary groups, criminal syndicates and leftist guerrillas (FARC, ELN) for influence in the country. It is believed that, historically, the civil war has become a continuation of la violencia - armed struggle between conservatives and liberals in the 1948-1958. The victory of the conservatives in this struggle led to the unification of liberal and communist militants in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Causes for the outbreak of conflict, each party interprets to their ...

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In 2001, New York City wakes up to horrific attacks caused by the al-Qaeda terrorist of September 11, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon buildings. As a result, the political leaders declared a "war on terrorism" which was to include more than 60 countries as enemies and planned to last for fifty years. In the same year, President Bush allocated $379 billion in Pentagon budget that included $48 billion for fighting terrorism. The parameters and nature of the war on terrorism, however, continue to be frustratingly unclear. The war on terrorism contained elements of war and non-war. ...

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Nowadays world’s ‘multipolarity’ creates the great conglomerate of interests and world views, which are of great importance, when they arise on the international arena. According to the main principles of the UN, they are to be respected and balanced so as to achieve so-called sustainable development. Otherwise, the consequences could be rather negative for the rest of contemporary multipolar world. According to Mearsheimer, multipolarity is more likely to cause potential conflict dyads, that the previous bipolar world, when the conflicts could be generally caused by two great existing powers (Brown, 1998). That makes the study of the causes ...

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The news media carries stories almost monthly as shooters attack masses of people unknown to them. On February 20, 2016, six victims were killed and two more seriously injured in an attack outside a restaurant, apartment building, and car dealership in Michigan (Associated Press, 2016). Four days later in Kansas, a gunman killed four people and wounded an additional 14 people (ABC News, 2016). Incidents similar to these are fueling the debates concerning whether gun control laws should be stricter or whether citizens should be allowed to arm themselves in self-defense.
In the next section of this paper, a ...

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American history shows that people are unique and live together by the rule of law. As historical facts suggest, America's success as a democracy is due to its successful implementation of the rule of law. The rule of law is put into place as 'The US Constitution Bill' by the Founding Fathers of America. After the signing of 'The US Constitution' in 1787, the original law comprised of seven articles. Finally, a collection of ten amendments was made to 'The US Constitution' and signed in 1789 by our Founding Fathers who are known as 'Bill of Rights'. In this paper, we ...

Pro-Gun Control

Gun control is regulation of the use of the guns in the state. It’s controlling how people access the guns for their use and who can actually possess the gun. Cases of misuse of guns have been on the rise and it’s due to that regulations have to be put in place in order to control such unnecessary death toll. Private Citizens poses a high risk and it’s for the same reason that the guns regulations should highly be adhered.
Guns are not safe if not kept or regulated well. Many cases have been reported surrounding ...

The stand your ground law is a type of jurisdiction in which, individuals are given the right to use force in the event they are in danger or approached by such circumstances. The law does not provide any statute for the evasion of such circumstances but allows for the individual to counteract the force with an equal measure of force. When this law is reviewed with respect to the humanitarian perspective of human rights, it is considered as a wrong undertaking. As a matter of fact, I consider this law as a discriminative law and violate the natural course of life forms. There ...

The issue of gun control in the United States has long been an incredibly controversial one, with many unique and complex arguments both for and against it. Discussion on the issue has become even more heated and aggressive in the past few years, given the rise of school shootings, gun-related crime, and highly publicized shooting deaths due to gang violence in metropolitan areas. While many people believe that the Second Amendment is a fundamental attribute of our civil rights, this perspective is antiquated, outdated, and does not take into account the many different factors related to guns and gun violence ...

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Introduction
The Ten Commandments is a set of guidelines given by God to Moses almost 3 millennia ago, and they are still considered to be binding today on us. These commandments were given from Mount Sinai escorted by earthquakes, blasts and smoke which emphasizes the significance of these Commandments. Ten Commandments also known as Decalogue relates to worship acts and to worship One God, ethics, prohibitions from blasphemy, murder of another human being, idolatry, adultery and dishonesty among human beings. The Ten Commandments follow the spiritual law of human ...

The Second Amendment (U.S. citizen's right to bear arms)
The Second Amendment (U.S. citizen's right to bear arms)
The Second Amendment got adopted on December 15, 1791 which provided U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. The amendment led to the horrible massacre at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 when single gunmen shot 32 people (Virginia Tech massacre, 2014, May 3). The Second Amendment holds that, the right of an American citizen to have and keep arms were respected at all times. As a result of that statute, research indicates that over 40% of the American homesteads ...

International Terrorism

The issue of terrorism is both complex and highly emotional. It is convoluted as the issue amalgams a number of various factors of human experience, inclusive of topics such as military planning, psychology, philosophy and history, among others. On the other side, extremism is also high charged emotionally as the instances of terrorism give rise to enormous feelings, combined with the fact that seeing terrorists justify their actions as right have strong emotions with regard to the use of violence against these terrorists (United States Institute of Peace, n.d., p. 3).
Simply stated, terrorism can be defined as “propaganda by ...

Cheng, C., & Hoekstra, M. (2012). Does Strengthening Self-Defense Law Deter Crime or Escalate Violence? Evidence from Expansions to Castle Doctrine . Journal of Human Resources , 1-43.
The findings published in the journal indicate that the adoption of the stand your ground laws increases the crime rate. The study found that there was a 7-9% increase in manslaughter rates and that adoption of the laws increased justifiable homicide by 17-50%.
Jansen, S., & Nugent-Borakove, M. E. (2007). Expansions to the Castle Doctrine: Implications for Policy and Practice. National District Attorneys Association Symposium (pp. 1-24). National District Attorneys Association.

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP, as it is popularly known, is one of the major political groups, which fought for the equality of African Americans. Founded in 1909, the association is one of the oldest groups fighting for the cause of, improvement of the political and social status of colored people. NAACP occupies an important place in the American history, because it made the country aware of the need for racial equality and played a vital role in the civil rights ...

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The Black Panther Partywas an American black revolutionary movement formed in 1966 in Oakland, California. Its founders were Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The group was originally named Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.The Black Panther Party patrolled black ghettoes with loaded firearms and protected its residents from police harassment and brutality.The group, later, evolved into a revolutionary group pressing for black Americans equality andnon-exploitative environment.In 1967, the Party gained a reputation through its large membership reaching up to 2000 members. Like in a collective identity, the group was a forum through which they could articulate their needs. The party had engaged in persistent ...

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Regarding the contentious issue such as gun control, several advocacy groups representing their side of the claim on the matters of public safety and gun control have weighted on mixed public opinions. There are large majorities that support policies to control the manufacturing and sale of firearms to insinuate safety of the greater public from criminals acquiring firearms. However, pro-gun advocates are extending their opinion on the grounds of each individual’s self-protection of life and properties. Some individuals have praised the effectiveness of gun control in reducing crime rates in the United States. These individuals believe that gun ...

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There has been a universal assertion that the more guns held by citizens in a country, the more the crime rate in that country. Since the United States of America has the highest number of guns based on international evidence and comparison, it is presumed that, the States has the highest number of crime and murder related to guns (Kopel, 1995). This is in fact false because, in the 1960s Russia had strict laws on gun possession whereas the USA was ridden with guns. However, in 1960 and 70s the murder rate in Russia was thrice as high as that of ...

The United States of America continues to grapple with insecurity. The position, since the 9/11 attacks, has been that of a cautious approach to matters of security. Interestingly, the threats of security are not limited to terrorism only. Criminal activities have increased with cases of violence, rape and assaults, among others on the rise. It is on that premise that the nation has had to address the security issues and undertake measures aimed at protecting the citizenry. At the federal level, legislations relating to terrorism and gun control (Patriot Act, among others) have been adopted. In the same light, states ...

Criminal Law

- Gun Control
- Gun Rights
- Gun Policies
- Back ground check
- Penalties
- Mental health report
- Judicial Appeals for individuals who are prohibited to own or use guns
- Criminal background check
- Prohibition against ammunition magazines
As part of the policy, there should be a universal background checks before the transfer of firearms can take place between the buyer and the seller, including private transfers. However, the policy admits of several exceptions: 1.) new mental health reporting; 2) judicial appeals process for those who have been ...

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Domestic violence is a repeated behavior of abuse by an individual on another both in a close intimate relationship like cohabitation or marriage. Since Dmestic violence is a form of social interaction, it is studied as an issue of interest as it’s a dysfunction in interaction and communication between two people. Domestic violence has been mainly experienced by wives from their husbands, but in current times even husbands are experiencing physical and verbal abuse from their wives. Understanding it as a social problem will entail first delving into concepts like sociology and the sociological imagination and what they mean in the context of ...

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Martial Art is a trade that has been deeply valued both within and without the United States. Various sectors such as law enforcement and the military encourage recruits to have skills in martial arts (Heath & Hudson 67). This is because martial arts are used as a way of not only protecting themselves but also to protect the general public. Martial Art entails skills that might injure an individual and therefore discipline is one of the virtues that are emphasized by instructors of martial art. In order to maximize the usefulness of Martial Arts, there has ...

The U.S. Use of Drones

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Over the past 10 years, the use of drones (or unmanned aerial systems) by the U.S. Government has undergone expansion in location, frequency and scope. From the year 2001 to the year 2012, the United States military has enhanced its drone inventory from 50 to about 750 drones. An estimated 5% of these can be armed. As such, drones are fast becoming a primary weapon for the U.S. They are critical tool in war against militant and terrorist organizations all over the world. Drones have huge capabilities and advantages over other intelligence and weapon systems. ...

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Shoot out rampage involving guns has become a common incident in US, resulting in the loss of innumerable innocent lives. After the shootout in Connecticut elementary school in 2012, the recent mishap of a 5 years old boy gunning down his 2 years old sister in Kentucky has sparked the debate anew whether the Federal government should come up with a strong gun control law in regulating hand guns and firearms. The most savage opponent to federal gun regulations is the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the group strongly supporting the stance of federal regulations is Handgun Control Incorporated (HCI) reinforced by its ...

Humanitarians differ with the government on the policy regarding targeted killings. Their argument is that it is an option which is repugnant to the principle of justice and morality. The right to life is a universal declaration which was consented to by all member states of the UN during its inception after the Second World War. Therefore the United States, they argue should be bound by its commitment to preserving human rights in the world by abandoning the strategy of targeted killings of suspected high profile members of terrorists organizations. It is true that the United States should champion the ...

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The Conceal and Carry law refers to the law that allows citizens who legally own weaponry to carry them outside the confines of their homes. It comes amid the Illinois state ban of conceal and carry law. The courts of appeal ruled that the ban was unconstitutional and instructed the legislature to provide for the law. It is the popular belief among the citizenry that conceal and carry would be able to address crime problems in Illinois or to the least mitigate the occurrences and hence effectively reduce the levels of gun violence and other related crimes. The law ...

On the 14th day of December 2012, one Adam Lanza, a 20-year old young man shot dead twenty children and six members of staff at an elementary school in Sandy Hook, a village in Newtown. The shootings at the elementary center took place after the gunman had killed his own mother back at their Newtown home. Upon the arrival of the first responders, Lanza committed suicide by putting a bullet through his head. The incident, which has since been described as the second most lethal in the history of the united states after the infamous Virginia Technical Massacre, served to fuel the ...

Arguably, war and philosophy tend to always appear a little common. As a matter of fact, scholars assert that philosophy is a field that defines and establishes the rationality and justice for being part of a war and that it attempts to set norms and rules on how wars in most cases must be conducted. One of the philosophical theories that try to justify the essence of going to war is the Just War Theory. Certainly, the scheme of a Just War is to define and establish ethical and moral foundation for human destructive events and activities. In addition, just war principles tend to ...

Their eyes were watching God is a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston. It tells of a story of Janie Crawford’s search for self fulfillment and love. The protagonist Janie Crawford tells her story to her friend Pheoby so that she can later tell it to the rest of the community on her behalf. Janie was born as a result of rape whereby her mother was raped by her school teacher. After giving birth to Janie, she ran away and left Janie under her grandmother’s care who later forced Janie to marry an old man Logan Killicks. Janie got married ...

The defendant has been charged with a series of crimes including homicide, assault of a police officer, kidnapping, burglary, and crimes related to drugs. The first issue is whether Stu Dents understands these charges and is competent to stand trial. Competency to stand trial requires that a defendant have the mental capacity to understand the changes against him, the procedures of the court, and the consequences of his being found guilty. He must also be competent enough to be able to help his lawyers plan a legal strategy, remember and describe details related to the crimes charged against him, explain his motives, testify ...