Capital accumulation

Alexander Litvinenko dying statement, “May God forgive you for what you have done, not only to me, but to beloved Russia and its people.” Alexander Litvinenko was an ex KGB agent and spy, the first ever known victim killed with polonium-210. The assassination of Alexander Litvinenko is inequitable, however, even though others believed he knew top secret files and seen as a menace to Russia, he did not live to be a traitor. The assassination is unjust considering Alexander was not a threat to…

a. Based on coaching he was provided from the lawyer representing a doctor who was being sued for medical malpractice, Lars Aanning lied under oath and admitted to it 15 years later. Rather than participate in a revocation trail, Lars has recently decided to surrender his medical license since this story broke. When Lars initially lied on the stand he expressed how it felt less like he was lying and more like he was helping out a college in need. In an interview Lars expressed the truth behind…

Recent speculations have fans, reporters, and investigators questioning the death of rock musician Kurt Cobain. Cobain’s found dead, with shotgun wound to his head on April 8th by an electrician, at the couples Washington lake house. The same day Cobain’s body was found, news was released that the rock legend had committed suicide. With lack of investigation, Cobain’s body was cremated 6 days after his body was found. The Seattle P.D. withheld the shotgun for 30 days before it was processed for…

The bystander effect is a social psychological occurrence that refers to scenarios where individuals do not provide help during emergency cases to the victim in the presence of other people. Conventionally, there is an inverse relationship between the number of bystanders and the probability of help. Meaning that the likelihood of receiving help reduces with an increase in the number of bystanders. The sheer presence of bystanders serves to reduce the chances of intervention. This is because an…

Social capital is the recipe that keeps society functioning. Over the past 30 years, it has declined. Bowling Alone gathered the data behind this trend and put social capital on the radar to be looked at as a problem. Social connections give rise to generalized mutual exchanges and trust. This is social capital. Social capital allows society to operate easily. People rely on social bonds for friendships, job referrals, and community and political organization. Social capital is linked to…

In times of great stress and emotional harm, our bodies go through something incredible. It’s a fight or flight response. Either our bodies handle the challenges, or they run away from them. The word suicide comes from the Latin root sui meaning of oneself and cidium meaning killing or slaying. The word can first be seen being used in 1651 when it became more socially acceptable to discuss suicide. Before then, the only word similar to suicide was suicida from the Europe during the 1200’s.…

Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery is about a tradition where the villagers must make a sacrifice in order for their crops to have a good season. Tessie Hutchinson picks the slip of paper with the black coal mark in the center and she is the one to be sacrificed which means the villagers, even her family, must stone her to death. The theme of this story is that traditions can be good or bad. Traditions can result in lots of different scenarios. Tessie wins the lottery and she gets stoned…

Kurt Cobain Death Conspiracy “I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.” This quote may or may not sound familiar, depending on if you’re a fan of Kurt Cobain. If you are a fan, then you should know that he’s dead. There are many different theories of how he died; suicide, murder, or a faked death. Based on evidence, a lot of detectives and Nirvana fans believe that this was indeed a murder. Based on even more evidence, a huge suspect for the murder is Kurt Cobain’s wife,…

The conflict theory only helps to explain a small variance of all the white-collar crimes and is more applicable for the super-rich individuals. Hence there must be other reasons why other people (e.g those that are of lower status) are still committing white-collar crimes. The general strain theory thus helps to provide another viewpoint on this issue. In brief, the general strain theory claims that strain happens because of the loss of positive stimuli and presence of salient negative emotions…

Shirley Jackson was a well-known prized author specifically for her short stories, “The Lottery,” Life among the Savages,” and “Raising Demons.” Mrs. Jackson also wrote several novels such as “The Haunting of Hill House,” and “We Have Always Lived in the Castle.” Her writings are known to be eerie and dark, particularly, “The Lottery.” Although the story was written in about two hours with little revision the sheer horror and disbelief in the underlying surface of the story line were captured…