Adverse possession

to society’s materialistic and consumeristic nature and how it has taken hold of citizens, corrupting various facets of their lives. So much of American society is based on materialistic possessions that it can have drastic repercussions on individuals. In society one’s value is based upon their tangible possessions and income is used as a means to group people together and create a societal hierarchy of worth. Jiang Jiang, a research analysis, and his comrades contributed to a series of studies…

was able to restrain Proteus. The trick is, Proteus has complete control of the shape and size of his physical presence. Then there is the Greek tale of Procrustes, who was a robber, but to a large extent, a prolific serial killer. He was in possession of a special bed, sometimes made of metal, sometimes a combination…

There are a variety of daily habits and hobbies that college students participate in, during their schooling and off time, in order to alleviate stress and meet the demands of their college workload. Examples of these hobbies and some extracurricular activities might include; sports teams, fraternities, sororities, campus organizations or clubs, social gatherings, and even parties. The more often overlooked activities may even include alcohol and drugs. Drugs, not on the topic of cocaine, heroin…

Abstract The United States war on drugs has had catastrophic effects on mothers, and ethnic minorities. These effects have resulted in the oppression of an already marginalized group, through mass incarceration. Piper Kerman witnesses the various adverse effects, these policies have inflicted on her fellow inmates. In addition the war on drugs should be eradicated because its harsh prison sentences do not equate the crimes committed. Furthermore the war on drugs should be addressed as a public…

constructing an argument. There are several policies in which an error in reasoning occurs, such as in gun control, immunizations, and universal health care. Gun control refers to the laws and policies that restrain the manufacture, modification, possession, transfer, sale, and use of firearms. One of the fallacies in gun control is committing a false casualty. This is evidenced in places with stricter gun control laws and places where the rates of gun violence is high. This implies that gun…

who was once employed there, had resigned a day earlier. Bailment. In short, the GTO was unlawfully driven away and sold by a person posing as a valet. The issue under consideration is bailment which is defined as “a non-ownership transfer of possession” (Legal Information Institute, 2015c, para 1). A normal bailment process is for the bailor to transfer property to a bailee for a limited time or for a specific purpose. Martin (bailor) gave the keys to Benjamin (bailee) to drive and park his…

In 480 BC, Spartan and Greek soldiers challenged and battled with a two million man Persian force at Thermopylae. This legendary battle between a small group of disciplined and devoted soldiers against impossible odds has been told throughout the generations, but never so clearly and insightfully than through Steven Pressfield’s novel Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of Thermopylae. Through the eyes of Xeones, a battle squire captured after the battle, the reader is immersed in the lives of…

activity created by the illegal distribution of drugs. Legalization would also take care of the consequences of possessing small amounts of marijuana that cause criminal labeling. The primary issue with criminal labeling associated with marijuana possession is that arrests stay on records for years, crippling prospects for jobs, loans, housing, and benefits. By legalizing marijuana, the criminalization of possessing marijuana is removed and reinstates the possibilities of good jobs and nice…

 The speakers for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Dr. Stephen Colecchi, Director of the Office of International Justice and Peace, and Mark Rohlena the Director, Office of Domestic Social Development spoke about Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ on Care for our Common Home. The Encyclical declares the Catholic Church’s stance on climate change. Further, the Encyclical’s purpose as moral guidance for policy should influence economic policy as well. Moreover, any…

of its harm made it illegal at the first place, today’s studies have revealed its physiological damage including increased risk of lung cancer, negative influence on brain structure and cognitive abilities, decreased of brain grey matter and other adverse effects of marijuana withdrawal. In addition, this research paper debunks some misbelieves that marijuana legalization will bring increased crime rates as well as marijuana is a “gateway drug” and discuss some reliably reasons from social…