Birmingham City University

I believe I am a good candidate for the Diplomatic Security Special Agent position as I am a highly motivated individual and I am a very hard worker. I am a highly motivated individual and hardworking because I have a Master’s Degree in Law Enforcement from Western Illinois University as well as a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Police Executive Management. While in graduate school I worked on a couple of class projects regarding the use of Body Scanners and Less Lethal Weapons and the Court Cases regards both. While as a graduate student, I participated in a summer school program of Irish Studies at Queens University in Belfast, Norther Ireland. While there, I learned about Irish History, Culture, and an in-depth look at The Troubles. They…

Applying Gibbs reflective cycle As requested, I’m going to apply the Gibbs reflective cycle to a moment in my life, the moment I’ve chosen is of me decided to attend Birmingham City University instead of choosing other options available to myself. Experience: What happened was I got accepted by several University’s and I had to choose between Birmingham City, Staffordshire University and Derby University. Feelings: My feelings at that time were pretty jovial, because I was happy to see that I…

In the poem Ballad of Birmingham, it isa about a young girl and her mother. They live in a a during a time where segregation, the young girl wants to march for his freedom, to end the racial problem in the United States, it is based on a true event that happened where an African American church got bombed. The author depicts irony, she doesn't want to let her daughter go down to march in the freedom parade because it is to dangerous for a young girl. But instead she sends her to church where…

dispassionate and procedural notice of the missing status of Edwin’s son. The cheering, the smiling, and the exuberance shown in the papers and heard on the radio were simply layers of the duplicitous facade of war, established by the unscrupulous government, magnetising young men to volunteer, and inevitably perish. He had comfortably struggled to the middle of his yard. A rough twenty metres rested between Edwin and the mailbox, a rough twenty metres away from understanding the death of his…

My Wonderful Education in Skitzland “The Fairy tale teaches the spiritual essentials, which facts alone cannot communicate.” (Ostry) Is “My wonderful Adventure in Skitzland” simply a fairy tale or a lesson on social reform filled to the brim with satire? Henry Morley wrote the story to be published in Household Words on January 6, 1850 not only for the fanciful enjoyment of the reader but also for the education of the middle classes. Henry Morley not only was a lecturer, writer and a…

During the Victorian Era, it was a time of prosperity for the rich, and it was a desperate time for the lower class; the poor only got poorer. It was the Industrial Revolution, but as all revolutions there were side effects. “It was a tremendously exciting period when many artistic styles, literary schools, as well as, social, political and religious movements flourished. It was a time of prosperity, broad imperial expansion, and great political reform. It was also a time, which today we…

In the poem “Ballard of Birmingham,” Dudley Randall is very interesting. Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to attend a Freedom March in Birmingham, Alabama with the other children and a mother who are trying to protect her child from the racism that is going on at the march. He uses repetition and tone to show the reader how racism and a mother love played affected this child’s life. Randall use repetition to demonstrate how the mother is trying to protect her…

J.R. McWane was the founder the Birmingham Company that bears his family name in 1921. It is today called McWane Inc. It is one of the biggest producer of water and sewer pipes. Over the years, it has made a name as one of the 500 privately owned companies in the United States. Its iron foundries spread across 10 states in the United States and Canada. McWane has aggressively expanded since the 1970s by buying up antiquated plants and increasing their profitability through their management…

and low paying, meaning that most people would have to steal to keep their families alive. Most of the time, kids carried out the crime, as they were smaller and could go undetected while stealing the goods. It was practically a career for some kids. And these kids could receive the full extent of the punishment as well. Although, they would scarcely receive the death punishment, mostly due to public outcry. Many people were arrested for rioting as well. Victorian London was a time of social…

Your groove: perhaps how music makes you feel, how it stimulates your body with the beat of a drum or the riff of a guitar. My groove: on the same level as your groove, only it goes just a bit further than just the feel. A machinist’s groove: the point at which a tool does work. We all see groove differently, figuratively and technically. We’ll be focusing on grooves that match up, your’s and mine, and how we’ll see that groove is more than just feelings. We’ll be exploring groove’s historically…