Firestorm

dioxide and other harmful gasses that are emitted are ripping a hole in the atmosphere we desperately need to survive. If our plant's atmosphere was to suddenly just disappear, the effects would be catastrophic. Our home would erupt into a worldwide firestorm, scorching everything on the surface destroying any signs of life on this fragile planet we are slowly destroying. Science and maths are our way of understanding the universe. However, as George Bernard Shaw (Irish playwright) once…

“If Facebook were a country and its users citizens, it would be the third most populous country in the world, behind only China and India” (Griffey, 2010, p. 34). Social Media continues to thrive at astonishing speeds. What is social media? In the words of Safko (2010), “Social Media is the media we use to be social. That’s it” (p. 3). Humans have an urgency to relate, to share, to communicate and to live. Because of the growth of the internet, social media has become one of the most effective…

restaurant chain, the restaurant owner was known for so much more. Dan Cathy, the president of the very popular fast food chain, said, "We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit." That comment started a firestorm. Notable quote or statement It’s My Pleasure explains that creating an intentional, compelling culture begins with understanding the company’s purpose. Why does the company exist? What motivates it? From the start, Truett Cathy based his…

This brings the current issue to light, which is the use of Jailhouse informants and questions as to whether the use of such practices is in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendment right to council. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department have been under heavy scrutiny lately over allegations of evidence obtained in their use of jailhouse informants in criminal trials is a violation of the accused’s right to due process. This has led to…

In the wee hours of the night on February 26th 2012 a young African-American teen named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in the town of Sanford Florida by George Zimmerman (Hoffman, 2016: 596). Though Zimmerman was eventually arrested and put on trial he was declared not-guilty by means of Self defense, a verdict that shocked the nation and was treated as a national shame by the country’s black community. In response three racial equality activists, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal…

A few weeks later, I had written my book. I had some more mysteries that confused me. 1. Why are people’s marriages so weird? 3. Why was it so difficult to train Sandy? 5. Why did everyone get mad when I decided to practice Physics in the kitchen? I believe that the reason why mother didn’t love my father was because of his aggressive personality. When I didn’t listen to him, he easily lost his temper, but things have changed now. First, father asked mother if she could go out for dinner with…

Throughout the longevity of the well leaded campaign by presidential candidate Barack Obama, all things seemed to be only headed in a positive direction for Obama in this moment of the election. However, running for presidency also includes the actions of family members and friends; but in the case Presidential candidate Obama’s pastor Reverend Wright. Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Pastor of Trinity United Church Of Christ criticized the U.S government by making remarks like It was America’s fault…

“I had to do something” –General Curtis E. LeMay Thesis Major General Curtis LeMay’s role as the commander of the XXI Bomber Command influenced the victory against Japan by his ultimate success in the areas of strategic, operational and tactical levels of warfare. Without LeMay’s innovation and gallantry the United States’ air warfare tactics would have continued to be ineffective against the Japanese homeland. LeMay’s focus on the Pacific theater of operation while commanding led to the largest…

battles hoping that someone would pick up his talent, but would not find any luck until a year later he would be discovered by Interscope Records Label and release his first LP. Though this would not be the end of his problems. In addition to the firestorm of criticism towards his hate induced songs, he would develop an addiction for sleeping pills and prescription painkillers, to the point where one night he overdosed on pills and nearly died. Regardless of all his problems, Eminem was able to…

The right to privacy is a complex issue due to its lack of definition in the Constitution. There is no direct Amendment that spells out what privacy is to be expected. The most important case for setting the standards of privacy Griswold v. Connecticut explored this problem. In this case Justice Douglass listed the origins of the right to privacy from coming from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Amendments and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Justice Douglass stated…