Essays on Prisoner

The Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) is the statute that allows for the recovery of damages against the United States (Cann 487). This Act allows prisoners of the federal government and pretrial detainees in federal correction facilities to file lawsuits against the United States if a federal officer injures them. The Federal Torts Claims Act enables a litigant to sue the federal government over torts committed by its employees (Cann 487). The United States has no qualified immunity under this Act. It is important to note that the Act does not limit a noncitizen from suing the federal government. ...

Shaw v. Murphy 532 U.S. 223 (2001)

While Kevin Murphy was in the Montana State Prison, he became aware that a fellow inmate had been charged with assaulting an officer. He wrote and sent a letter to the prisoner offering to assist the accused inmate with I legal defense. However, as is the norm in prison the letter was intercepted and on the basis of the content of the letter, Murphy was sanctioned by the prison for violating the prison rules that prohibit insolence and interference with the due process hearings. Following the sanctions, Murphy sought a declaratory and ...

If one is looking for a position of a Correctional Office in the State of Delaware he or she must meet the accompanying necessities; the individual must be no less than 19 ½ years old, have a secondary school degree or equal, and have a substantial driver's ID. All applicants must pass a drug test and his criminal background will be checked. During the pre-enrollment process all applicants must finish a composed examination, which incorporates different decision questions identified with visual and acquainted memory, composing capacity, and understanding of readings. Applicants are then positioned in view of scores and set ...

A police officer is a worker of the criminal justice system, who is not limited in the meaning of a particular rank. As an employee of the police force, officers are the lowest rank, as well as the profession with the most generalized responsibilities. A probation officer, in turn, is rather a supervisor of a limited circle of people. A probation officer is connected to a particular non-custodial criminal, who as well can be a prisoner, released from the incarceration. A prison guard is an officer of the criminal justice system, who works with the imprisoned lawbreakers. The most ...

There is a lot of debate in the government and scholarly sphere when it comes to when to and how to incarcerate people. A subdivision of that argument comes down to the actual housing that a prisoner is kept in while they are in prison. One method that is used for inmates who commit certain acts, either inside of or outside of prison, is solitary confinement. While this is deemed to be a way to prevent a prisoner from being a danger to others or even himself/herself while in prison, there are many that say that solitary confinement for ...

Incarceration

So far, the main purposes of incarceration are incapacitation, rehabilitation and integration. In the model of incapacitation, the prisoner is deterred from committing more crimes, and the security of the populace is under consideration. In the rehabilitation model, there are treatment sessions in the prison system in order to reform the prisoner, while integration has the objective of enabling prisoners to return to society such that they become productive members of it, and are able to maintain productive relations with family and acquaintances (Cole and Smith, 336).

What are some potential impacts of incarceration on an individual? the family? Their community?

One major impact of incarceration on an individual is psychological in nature. ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

Questions and Answer

In order to find the connection between these three terms, first we need to define them. The rule of law, as per Zun, Nollkaemper and Peerenboom (12), denotes the legal principle that accounts for the need of a nation to be governed by law. In other words, it reflects the unlimited exercise of power through subjecting it to well-defined, as well as established laws; laws entrenched in a given constitution of the nation at hand. On the other hand, legitimacy denotes lawfulness of any given thing, and lawful here means it adheres to the laws of a given country’ ...

International Human Rights Law and Prisons in Africa

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Introduction

The International Centre for Prison Studies’ World Prison Brief, in its report suggested that over 10 million individuals are formally incarcerated in prison and correctional facilities around the world. According to the same Brief, even more are held in either military facilities where they are detained or in security or police facilities without any specific legal process underway. There are three categories that the United States’ (U.S). Government has for humanitarian and human rights concerns as they relate to these individuals who are housed in a detention facility that is; 1. unsafe in terms of ...

Introduction

The prison system in the United States has followed a system where prisoners are locked away from the rest of society and their families never to be seen nor heard from ever again, it has become a common theme with prison systems. Prisoners are forbidden to see their families, watch movies, and have certain times when items need to be returned so as to eliminate a possible threat against prison staff; many prisons in many states have restricted the rights of all prisoners. Prisoners in California prisons are a shining example of said treatment, it has gotten to the ...

Background

Thinking Strategically by Dixit and Nalebuff is a book that aims to give strategies to help the reader increase their IQ while not necessarily providing solutions to all problems. The book is subtitled "The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life." The book is a worldwide bestseller because of the timeless advice, strategies and case examples given throughout its pages. The book was originally written in 1993 but is still listed as one of the best business books around.

Overview

The first chapter of any book usually sets the tone for the rest of the work. In this book, ...

There are several differences between probation and parole and this paper goes into detail to discuss the differences between these two and to give examples of each. According to Latessa and Smith (2015, p. 42), “probation represents one of the unique developments within the criminal justice system” and goes on to define probation as “a conditional sentence that avoids an offender being incarcerated; in other words, it is an alternative disposition available to the court.” Similarly, Petersilia (1997, p. 149) notes that The American Correctional Association defines parole as “a court-ordered dispositional alternative through which an adjudicated offender is ...

Amidst the atrocities and times of war, friendship can still bloom between the opposite sides of the conflict. “Cranes,” written by Hwang Sun-won, is a story which was themed upon this idea. The story is about the fate of the two men, named Song-sam and Tok-chae, who had lived in the 38th parallel, or the boundary between the North and South Korea. Song-sam and Tok-chae lived in the opposite sides of Korea, but the 38th parallel made it possible to build their friendship during their childhood days. The story implied that the 38th parallel, especially the neutral place where ...

Waterboarding, once used as acceptable form of torture by many countries during war times and for other purposes, is today considered a form of torture by the United States. Though it was used to coerce prisoners of war to give information, it has been widely regarded as inhumane and too harsh, even in the more strenuous of circumstances. When interrogators in black sites began giving firsthand accounts of waterboarding, it was realized just how unacceptable the act was. Coupled with psychological data suggesting the any form of torture is too severe to illicit any true information, it was clear ...

For an act to be courageous it must be an act which the individual must understand its danger completely.

For an act to be courageous, then it must be an act that the individual is afraid of but still goes ahead to perform it.

For an act to be courageous, then it must be a real life situation.

For an act to be courageous, it must be intentional. For an act to be courageous, it must be an act that is voluntarily decided upon. For an act to be courageous, then it must be an act that the individual clearly understands the dangers that they are supposed to face. For an act to be courageous, it must be an act that the person clearly knows the dangers that befall him in his ...

What is considered a serious medical need, how prison authorities make this determination?

In a correctional facility, prisoners have different health related issues. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the jail authorities to determine the validity of the numerous health cases as some prisoners always fake being sick. A prisoner is considered to have a severe medical need if he or she has been diagnosed by a physician (Scott, 2010). The physician should carry out tests on the prisoner to determine if the prisoner is indeed sick. In the case a prisoner feels ill; the prisoner should report to the prison authority this medical condition. Besides, the prison authorities should act promptly ...

Final Essay: Robert Bresson’s Dictum & Film Analysis of “A Man Escaped”

Introduction The modern film-viewer may anticipate feeling abashed, or risk feeling bored when scrutinizing an old, black-and-white movie that lacks an action package. However, Robert Bresson’s film made in 1956, A Man Escaped, offers a compelling example of filmmaking skills which captivate the attention of its audience. One of Director Robert Bresson’s favorite dictums asserts that “What is for the eye must not duplicate what is for the ear” (“Notes on Sound”). Control of narrative space, and command of sound perspective strategies in the film demonstrate an exercise of the filmmaker’s philosophy. The film analysis herein, ...

Indeterminate sentencing and parole received a fair share of criticism that led to their ultimate abandonment by some states. The sentencing system, for example, was seen to be an unnecessary burden to the tax payer through allowing prisoners to overstay their due term even after a successful change of behavior (Rikard & Rosenberg 2007). Secondly, the shifting of prisoners from one jail to another due to overcrowding in jails led to confusion over the assessment of change of behavior by prisoners since, at times, prisoners were sent to jails that could not continue the rehabilitation program they were on (Ball ...

Dehumanization in the America’s prisons hinders some of the offenders from getting justice. Importantly, some inmates serve long sentences for nonviolent crimes such as minor drug offenses (Bibas, 2015). This aspect leads to overcrowding in the America’s prisons, which may affect the health of the prisoners negatively. Ideally, some inmates suffer from disease and disorders that arise due to overcrowding. Dehumanization leads to an increase in violence, which violates their legal and justice rights (Slambrouck, 1998). Intimates who face mistreatments such as brutal beating, assaults from federal officers and fellow intimates do not get justice. Such injustice ...

Abstract

Human mind was always a mystery to humanity. Many thinkers and philosophers tried to solve its puzzles. Plato and Descartes are the philosophers who offer a comprehensive and well-known accounts of human mind and learning process. While both of them value the mind and wisdom the most, Plato considers contact with another very helpful in the process of learning while Descartes does not share his position. Plato's position is explained through his description of the ascent to light in the allegory of the cave while Descartes view is shown from his conclusions about mind and body from the Second ...

Art Spiegelman’s Maus

What characteristics does the reader see in Vladek that may explain how he and Anja survived the Holocaust? Vladek appears to us, and as a victim of the Holocaust, and as an old man, whose moving story, picked and washed him up in the suburbs of New York. Young Vladek, surviving by all available means, becomes a brilliant schemer and saves his life because of his intelligence and shred of luck - and we admire him, no matter what. But in his old age, he turns into a cartoon character with a disgusting miser who thinks that all blacks ...

An ethical and political issue that has been difficult for people to address is gay marriage. Many people have strong opinions about the topic of gay marriage and weather two people of the same sex should be able to legally get married. There is a torn view with people who think that marrying the same sex should be allowed and that everybody has the right to be happy and love who they want. On the other side, some people think that a marriage should be between a man and a women and not people of the same sex. Religion ...

Capital punishment or the death penalty is one of the most contentious types of punishments in the United States of America. It is the type of punishment that puts to death an individual who is found guilty of a crime as a result of a legal trial. The implementation of the death penalty dates back to the 1600s but has undergone many reforms thereafter. The discharge of the death penalty is very uncommon because it is usually applied for crimes of aggravated murder. Because the public views the death penalty as too harsh, immoral, and inhumane, it has been ...

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The relationship between the United States and China has always been a strange one. This is because the United States have always struggled with the decision has to how best to deal with or approach China. Should China be seen as a threat? Or should this country be seen as an ally? In answering whether China should be perceived as a threat, experts in US foreign relations argue that a containment policy should be used to handle China as a threat to the free world as a rising military power. A containment policy adopted by ...

Argument with Evaluation

There are some talented authors who managed to portray life as they saw it with all the white and dark strips. One of such gifted natures is surely an Irish dramatist Lady Gregory. She was not interested in things and abstract ideas but preferred to depict the complicated inner life of people’s feelings and emotions. The Rising of the Moon is her remarkable one-act little play that was widely praised for its consummate dramatic technique. It was written in 1904 and proved that harmony and loyalty could be found in the most intense situations ever. Thomas Hogan named ...

The idea behind Foucault's theory of power structures is that power is what makes society what it is. Power exists everywhere and comes from man's concept of what his or her definition of everywhere is. Given that power is derived from everywhere, it is not a structure, but rather an overarching influence that exists in society. The idea of power according to Foucault is intertwined with the subject of knowledge. Using the term, power/knowledge, Foucault identifies that the concept of power is accepted in society through the idea that within knowledge lies truth. Truth, to Foucault is what induces ...

The United States has the highest prison population in the world while having only 5 percent of the world’s population (Liptak, 2008). While most of the people who are incarcerated are in the prison system because of non-violent or drug related offenses. With most of these consisting of Hispanic and African American people from lower income areas. This disproportion is caused mainly because of the lack of equal access to education. Four in every ten prisoners returns to jail within three years of being released “a collective rate that has remained largely unchanged in years, despite huge increases ...

International Trends in Correctional Facilities

Private correctional facilities are gaining popularity by governments in many parts of the world. A private correctional facility (prison, detention or jail) refers to a place where individuals are physically in facilities provided by a third party or a private entity through contractual agreements with the local or national government. The government pays the private entity a monthly rate or per diem per prisoner. Privatization may also refer to take over of existing public correctional or the building of new facilities by private entities. Privatization dates back to the days of the American Revolution whereby Great Britain, US colonizers, ...

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There is no denying the fact that Ancient Greek’s philosophers brought a lot of useful and sufficient ideas, thoughts, and decisions to the people’s society. Plato was one of the brightest mind of that time. His works inspire people from all over the world. Moreover, his scientific approach and writing manner help many students to understand the core of philosophy, the structure, and basics of our society. Therefore, in order to see and evaluate several important issues such as good and justice, the Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is presented in this paper. ...

Abstract

After viewing the video on the Stanford Prison Experiment, I recorded my feelings and reactions to the video based on questions that I was presented with by my Professor. These questions provoked thought and led me to a new understanding about the material that I viewed. I would like to think that if I had been a guard in this experiment that I would have been a “good” guard. I think that I am a good person who would treat others with kindness and respect in all situations, but this experiment shows that when placed in a place of ...

Question 2

During the Anglo-American era, the Abbots and the Bishops ran the court systems. There were neither professional lawyers nor judges. The courts meeting was open to any individual the lawbreakers who had to be present during the ruling (Lynch, 2014). In the court proceeding, no recording was made. The judgment was made from the proceedings since there was no one preceding them. There was no direct mode of determining who had one the case between the plaintiff and the defendant. The complainant had to provide a more convincing proof and provide a body-witness for the credibility of their case. ...

Prison Funding vs. Education Funding

Introduction There is an increase in budget allocation in the prisons compared education spending. Both correction and education are vital for any state or country. It would be very hard for a country to survive without expenditure in prisons. As well, education is an essential need and speeds up the development of any country and therefore it is inevitable to survive without spending in schools. However, the budgets should be balanced. The will be achieved through mitigating the cases to reduce the criminals of the community. It will be a good step because the funds, which would otherwise be ...

The Guest is a short story written by Albert Camus and first published as a part of the collection Exile and the Kingdom in 1957. The main character of the story is a teacher in a remote school Daru. The man was alone because of the snowfall, until gendarme Balducci with the apprehended Arabic person appeared. Daru was asked to take prisoner to a nearby town Tinguit where he would be tried for relative’s murder. The teacher did not want to take part in these events, but Balducci still left Arab in the school. Daru did not treat ...

Stanford Prison experiment took place at Stanford University in the year 1971 and it was conducted by Philip Zimbardo to find out the influence of social roles on our behavior. It was one of the landmarks of the human psychological study in response to subjected to captivity and to reveal to the world on the real circumstances of the prison life (Konnikovaet al., 2015). The intention of the experiment was to examine captivity, but the results it generated have proven useful in demonstrating the impression people’s obedience especially if provided with an idea that is legitimized and support ...

Criminal Justice Setting: Federal Corrections

Role: Social Worker providing Case Management Services Of the 114 federal prisons existing today, 27 are for females. The average age of the female inmate is 28. 66% of female inmates are white. 18% of female inmates are not citizens of the United States. 28% of female inmates are Latino, and 29% are black. Women in prison serve an average of 78 months. There are currently 13,033 female inmates in federal prison and they include 6.7 % of the federal prison population. Most of these women in federal prison are poor, single mothers who are undereducated and unskilled. Every ...

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in his novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” talks about several themes in relation to war. He uses meta-fiction and writing about writing as a major style in which to relay his message. The memories of the war keep getting off his mind. He wants to write the story but in other times he feels that it is not necessary. Vonnegut applies meta-fiction in his writing in order to bring the various effects of war: psychological and physical. Through the use of various characters in his work, Vonnegut is able to depict clearly the situation during the war. It is ...

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Introduction: One of the most famous concepts in philosophy is Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, described in his book The Republic. In this allegory, he describes a situation in which there are prisoners in a cave, not knowing of the reality and nature of light and thinks of the shadow puppets that they are used to seeing as reality, even though in fact it is a mere manifestation of it. Next, he outlines a situation wherein a prisoner is freed and gets familiar with the light, and thus sees things in a new way. He then summarizes that ...

Introduction

Violence within prison complexes is common in almost all parts of the world. The violence can originate from staff or inmate. The correctional systems in several countries attempted newer approaches to incarceration in order to avoid violence on prison complexes. There are very few complexes in the world that have reduced rates of violence or can claim to be violence free. Instead of rehabilitation, prisoners face entrapment in a dangerous game. The level of accountability towards prisoners and their safety diminishes in regions such as Asia, Middle East, and South America. The United Nations established a set of international ...

A 19-year-old high school girl was shot twice and buried while still alive in 1998 and Clayton Lockett was convicted of her murder (“Clayton Lockett” 1). After conviction, he was given the death penalty to be imposed by lethal injection and fifteen years later, his execution was botched when drug dosage was not adequate for death, finding veins for giving the drugs required multiple attempts, and the medications leaked into his muscle tissue (Connor). Witnesses to his death described it as agonizing and the response of the public again stirred the debate concerning using government sanctions to kill in ...

Prison subculture is a complex social phenomenon that has its own characteristics. Nowadays researchers study main features of the prison subculture, because it will be another step towards the creation of a holistic view of this social phenomenon, which in turn can help prevent its spread. T.Conover in "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" describes the life of convicts and their relationship with the guards on the basis of his experience as a guard in the prison Sing Sing located in Westchester. In this book author monitors the characteristics of the relationship between prisoners and guards. Informal rules of conduct reflect ...

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The use of information technology in the matter of justice provision has enabled the law enforcement agencies to ensure that the criminals are effectively captured and put behind bars. The technological tools that have notably contributed towards the cause are surveillance and cameras, forensic equipment for detection of criminals and communication means. These technology items have helped in making the law supreme and to make the criminals afraid of the law. Gun control has been made possible largely with the help of these technology tools as the people are being monitored and managed much more effectively with ...

1. Explain in detail the Exclusionary Rule. The Exclusionary Rule is the rule that is generated by the law under the constitutional rights. It does not allow the use of any of the non-legal obtained proof in the trials for criminal under the fourth amendment. It will usually apply for the elimination of the physical evident. The best example of exclusionary rule is stolen property, murder, or weapons that allows the police to catch a break in a case under the rights of the fourth amendment. The exclusionary rule could be under the Fifth Amendment, when no person can ...

Introduction

Psychologists, human rights activists and the government continue to debate on the real effects of solitary confinement. Pre-existing evidence seems to suggest that any form of solitary confinement possesses significant effect on both the health and comfort of the prisoners, especially those with documented history of mental health disorders. Solitary quarantine has been recognized to cause psychological damage to the prisoners depending on the physical conditions of the prison and the resources that each prisoner is allowed to access and use. There is, however, a profound agreement by researchers that despite the variations on environmental factors surrounding a prisoner, ...

Alfredo Albondigas is obviously a mentally disturbed man. The inmate could be suffering from psychosis or other related psychological disorders. The mental imbalance might have been brought about by drug and substance abuse. With the known prison background and environment, use of drugs such as Marijuana, heroin, crystal methyl, LSD and others is rampant. Alternatively, Mr. Albondingas might be suffering from acute depression leading to the meltdown. Mental disturbance from the environmental effects of prison trauma and stress could induce delirious hallucinations. Other possible mental states that could be influencing the behavior could be Peduncular hallucinosis and primarily schizophrenia. ...

Holtfreter K. and Wattanaporn K. (2013). The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative: An Examination of Gender Responsiveness for Female Offender Reentry. Criminal Justice and Behavior. The review looks at the reentry of female prisoners based on the context of The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative. The program consists of different stages that the justice system follows to facilitate the restoration of ex-convicts into the society (Holtfreter and Wattanaporn, 2013). The writers conduct the analysis to assess the current reentry practices and policies that allow gender responsiveness. They illustrate the correctional outcomes and restoration methods in two cities ...

Prisoners when in jail fall ill regularly and have to be tended to in the prison. The prisoners cannot be taken out of jail so that they can receive the medical attention required for their illness. However, they may at times get terminal illness when in jail. The terminal illnesses may at times restrict their movement to their cells or in the wards of the prison where they do not get any type of moral support (FAMM 53). Every patient in the world needs some form of moral support in his or her bid to get better and overcome ...

Punishment has been meted out to individuals and groups of people or centuries for a host of reasons. It could be for an act against the state, the common good, an individual, an act of treason or a way to subdue protest or a threat to authority. The most prevalent and common form of punishment is imprisonment. The practice of imprisonment began with the formation of states or a central authority that governed over people. The state or the central authority had the right to imprison people who went against the set of rules laid out for the people. ...

Bargaining over Strategies of Non-Cooperative Games

The article provides insight to the bargaining process that integrates the process of non-corporative game theory. To understand the applicability of non-cooperative games, the authors discuss the uniqueness, the efficiency, and existence of the agreement reached in the bargaining process. The article shed light to the broad perspective of the non-cooperative games involving two players by including several games that involve the Ultimatum Game, the Prisoner's Dilemma, the Trust Game, the Hawk-Dove Game. Using these two-player non-cooperative games, the author found that the bargaining process proposed result in Pareto-efficient settlements, which typically differed from the Nash equilibrium obtained in ...

Abstract

This case presents a classic duopoly situation. Two shipping firms are in the midst of a price war over the market of containerized shipping to and from a small Caribbean Island. The case presents a table of contributions to both firms, which depend on their respective prices. The tables of contribution serve as a major basis by the concepts of price leadership; prisoner’s dilemma and Nash equilibrium are explored. The main issues addressed in the case include competitive dynamics, international case, game theory, pricing, pricing leadership, and diversity case. The setting of the case is the transportation sector. ...

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

According to Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living”, which does reflect philosopher’s vision he adhered to throughout his life. The Matrix and Philosophy essay draws connections between the movie The Matrix and philosopher’s own life story. As Socrates stated, his mission was to “wake up” the people of Athens, which was his hometown. He commenced this mission by applying the Socratic Method, which is the “process of asking questions until the person either contradicts himself or makes a mistake”. According to the Oracle at Delphi, Socrates was the wisest man in the whole world, and ...

Retributive rationale and Utilitarian Rationale

In retributive rationale, the idea of retribution is to ensure that an act of wrong is balanced in the form of punishment inflicted on the offender (Blackburn, Fowler and Pollock, 2012). It is important to note that retribution does not involve a revenge mission as the people giving the punishment have been given the authority to do so by law. The process of deciding the punishment to be done on the offender requires a certain specific procedure to be followed (Blackburn, Fowler and Pollock, 2012). The victim cannot be granted the power to provide punishment for the offender as ...

Overcrowding or overpopulation in prisons is defined as a situation when prison(s) hosts more prisoners contrary to the certified normal accommodation (CNA) as stipulated in the establishment’s requirements (Garcia & Marco, 2012, p. 37). This can be validated when there is the scarcity of rooms for inmates to sleep. Besides, the inability of facilities to offer adequate meals or food, poor health care services for inmates, insufficient staff who can care for inmates and ensure their safety as well as the lack of designated accommodation facilities necessary for detaining separately various types of prisoners, more so those that ...

Philosophy 201

Which pill would you choose - red or blue? What is more important - a blissful ignorance or knowledge of the truth, whatever it might be? After watching "The Matrix", I think, everyone has asked themselves these questions. What is the matrix? One of the definitions which dictionary gives - "a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb." [Thefreedictionary.com]. In technological meaning, this is “a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new ...

The Colosseum remains to be one of the largest amphitheaters of the ancient world. Located at east of the Roman forum, was originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre after the dynastic name of the Emperor (Welch 24). It was commissioned around AD70-72 by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty as a gift to the Roman people. The Colosseum was officially opened by Titus Vespasian, son and named it the Flavian Amphitheater where games were played in a hundred days including gladiator combat and wild animal fighting (Kuntz 45). This Roman structure remains to be one of the biggest Tourist ...

Ignorance is never seen as an excuse to commit criminal acts. In light of this it is feasible to state that ignorance, while not a defense by itself, is a part of the problem that comes in analyzing why individuals perform illegal acts and show proclivities towards becoming career criminals. In many instances crime does not require a genius to commit the act, but a lack of any formal education has become an indicator as to who is most at risk in becoming career criminals. Poor education is seen as a barometer for criminal behavior. The main question concerning ...

The source describes the Zoot Suit riots from their origin in Los Angeles and the culture they were related to. The photo “Los Angeles Zoot: Race “Riot,” the Pachuco, and Black Music Culture” found in the Journal of African American History, is written by Douglas Henry Daniels. The photo has elaborated the zoot suit riots in details presenting the readers with a detailed story from the history. According to The photo, Zoot Suit riots were associated with the black race and they reflect the present age. The photo illustrated the brutality of the Los Angeles Police Department on the ...

Each and every piece of art is being connected to some particular period of history: to its key events, to its main personalities. The appearance of the photography has made the artists’ reactions onto some particular events even more intense, as it gave them much more freedom for the creation. Nowadays, one of such key issues of the modern world is the terrorism and each artist sees this issue differently, putting his or hers own sense in it. What do pictures tell the viewer? First of all, they teach to think and to try to find some hidden elements ...

Plato’s Cave

Similarities of Plato’s Cave and Today’s People in the 21st Century In “Plato’s Cave”, prisoners can live and do things inside and outside the cave (Cohen, 2006). Though the technological era has been already present, the similarities between prisoners and ordinary people in the 21st century are still evident. This essay focuses on the field of surfing the internet and how it is similar to “Plato’s Cave” that's what transpires inside and outside the cave are similar to what is happening in the internet world and to its surfers or users. Firstly, the events inside ...

Introduction

There are general rules of classifying criminal laws in order to determine specific codes and their respective penalties. The language used to present the codes is the actual element depicting prohibited actions within a penal or federal code. This essay exemplifies how the crimes are differentiated in the governance of the USA. In a bid to perform this task, 3 crimes are used to create distinctions of felonies and misdemeanors, state and federal crimes, as well as civil and criminal violations.

Crimes Selected

The 2 selected penal codes are kidnapping and robbery within the state of California. Kidnapping and robbery have ...