Essays on Scum

Martin Scorsese filmed Taxi Driver in 1976. It became a cult movie. The question that comes to mind while watching this film is the purpose of life in a big city. We have to ask ourselves what does a person have to do in a civilize urban society in order to be fulfilled. In this movie there is a strong sense of loneliness which the main character, Travis, constantly feels. The audience wonders how the whole story is bound to end. There are two possible outcomes: a happy ending and a tragedy. Travis rides around at night because he suffers from insomnia. He is 26 years ...

Introduction

Margaret Fuller, considered as the true feminist of the USA, held a distinctive place during the period of the American Renaissance. She was a transcendentalist, editor, literary critic, journalist and political activist, remembered for her revolutionary ideas as regards women and their rights, their right to employment and education. Among her many essays published in the Dial, of which she was an editor, the most noteworthy ones are ‘The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men. Woman versus Women.’ and ‘Woman in the Nineteenth Century’, which she later expanded into a book, influencing other feminists and women's rights activists like Susan B. Anthony and ...

Q. 6 The official is exercising discretionary power. As a representative of an agency, the official has the discretion to decide which cases would progress to the prosecution stage and which ones will not. However, in exercise of this power, the official must be guided by certain rules and precedents and for him to recommend that the brother-in-law’s case do proceed to trial then the case must meet the required threshold. The fact that in the ordinary sense the case would not have proceeded to trial means that the official is biased towards the brother-in-law for the reason ...

Question Six

The representative in selecting which cases to prosecute and which ones not to proceed with is exercising prosecutorial agency. Under the same, the agency through its representatives elects to prosecute those cases that given its resource base and core objectives, it considers worthwhile to prosecute. According to the representative, the case involving his brother in law falls in the anticipated category. The problem with discretion is that it may be subject of abuse and in some cases may not have been abused in real sense but may appear so. The court is, therefore, called upon to review the ...

As a fundamental of contemporary society, law is crucial in enabling society coexist and interact in an orderly manner. The case in study suggests a typical case scenario where an official happens to be related to a potential case defendant, abate on current bitter terms. This may be a reason for the official’s procedure to prosecute the brother-in-law, bringing about the issue of discretion. It is present when an agency has two or more alternatives, to a given case, with regard to case proceedings and prosecution. In this case under study, it may hold true or not that the official’s brother-in-law is ...

MS WORD PART 1

This article is intents to highlight the unfolding events around China’s politician Bo Xilai who was sentenced to a life term in prison due to his alleged involvement in grand corruption. The accused was charge on the following counts; abuse of power, bribery and embezzlement having been a former party chief. The downfall of Bo Xilai come a moment when his wife had been convicted for alleged involvement in the murder of a British businessman Neil Heywood. Perhaps, this events are considered the biggest shakeup to have ever occurred to the china’s political elites group. The decision to rule a life ...

Purpose

The purpose of this experiment is to prepare soap through the saponification process and use it to test water hardness. Procedure The saponification process began by placing approximately 5 grams of lard in a beaker. 15 mL of sodium Hydroxide (6 M) was slowly and carefully added followed by an addition of 25 mL of ethanol. After adding ethanol, the beaker was heated while stirring until the base fully reacted with the lard. The result was a clear and homogenous solution. After cooling the solution, 20 mL of water was added. The next step involved the preparation of saturated ...

Introduction

A hoodie is a form of clothing that resembles t-shirts but is hooded and made of thick cotton. It may or may not have a zip. It can be understood as a sweatshirt with an attached hood. Teenagers wearing a hoodie are commonly known as hoodies. A hoodie is quite prevalent in teenage for two reasons. First, it is apparently considered as a style statement and a display of ‘macho-ism’. Second, it is used as a windbreaker and to keep oneself warm from the cold breeze. There is also a third, and not so social, reason for using hoodies. Criminals may use it for hiding their face ...