Adverse possession

The combination of power and arrogance has inevitable and detrimental consequences. The greater the power is, lodged within the hands of a man, the more liable it becomes to abuse. In the novel, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, this very concept of abused power is thoroughly examined through the protagonist, Esteban Trueba’s life. Upon various circumstances, Esteban resorts to the abuse of the multiple powers entrusted upon him, harming others physically and psychologically to obtain…

Machiavelli's argument that "a leader… must learn not to be good". However, influenced by the tumultuous political climate under the Elizabethan succession crisis, Shakespeare diverges from Machiavelli, complicating the concept of weakness by portraying the adverse consequences of Cassius' aforesaid self-interested consequentialism. Namely, Brutus' and Cassius' intrafactional…

decades, questioning what is and isn’t allowed to go on inside these fraternity and sorority houses. Although many organizations would love to pride themselves on following every given rule to the tee, the leniency that is the sad reality leads to many adverse effects on students at many universities. Hazing, binge-drinking, and superficiality are just a few things that make Greek life a no-go for many students, including myself.…

Liberals and conservatives approach every topic or issue with completely different ways of thinking. They are both formed from different assumptions, and philosophies. Modern conservatives and modern liberals are described as center right and center left. While classical liberals with correlations to our views today would be considered far right economically but far left socially. This shift is inevitable and will always occur as society further develops. To better understand the difference…

It is much more than a lack of domestic income and deprivation of material possessions (Treanor, 2012) and (Sime, 2013) agreed that the evidence indicates, children who grow up in poverty are more likely to experience more adverse outcomes throughout life than their peers and has an impact on future generations. This evidence can be seen in early pre-school children, persisting to grow throughout the…

Ownerships exist in all types of businesses, including the newspaper industry. Concentrated ownership in the field of newspapers can be defined as the extreme control of a newspaper firm by the insiders (manager, BOD, etc.) Ownerships have been changing significantly for more than 60 years in Canada and has been effecting the Canadian society as a whole. The journals and articles by Kelly Blidook, Joseph Jackson, Minelle Mahtani, David Skinner, Water Soderlund are relevant and useful to the…

An anxiety disorder is defined as a medical condition whereby persistent and excessive worry interferes with a person’s ability to undertake mundane tasks. Anxiety is the most common mental disorder, affecting 14% of Australians per annum. However, this represents all forms of anxiety, and each classification has different symptoms. One form of anxiety is known as Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is recognized by the presentation of a variety of symptoms such as a racing heart, shortness…

During the last several years, controversy has arisen all across the United States referring to the legalization of marijuana. Several states, including Colorado, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the District of Columbia have since approved the recreational use of marijuana. The controversy continues and many people who are for federal legalization lean toward the financial gain and the positive effects it will have on the economy because of taxation. However, the negative facets are virtually…

woman. In reading the eulogy, Vespillo describes Turia as modest, affabile, faithful in her duties, enlightened in religion, elegant, polite, modest, kinder hearted, and respectful. They protected one another’s character, name, desires, prized possessions, and fortunes. It was evident through the eulogy that Turia had a genuine compassion towards loved ones, she was even generous enough to take in family and provide dowries for the girls. At the time, a women without a dowrie was a women whom…

The Armenian Genocide is acknowledged by most scholars as one of the first genocides of the modern era. The events that unfolded in the Ottoman Empire during World War I killed an estimated 1.5 million Armenians. These events were an extension of a persecution that extended from the 1500s and was an accumulation of massacres that started in the 1890s.The deaths also extended to the mass killings of Assyrians and Greeks whom resided in the Ottoman Empire. Despite these atrocities, the Ottoman…