Collateral damage

Action versus thought in Hamlet is a careful and fickle balancing act that is operated differently and incorrectly for every character in the play. Some characters are too indecisive while they ponder their plans and actions. Other characters are too rash and make bad decisions as a result. Every character in Hamlet does not represent the perfect balance between thought and action. The introduction of action versus though occurs when the ghost of Hamlet’s father approached Hamlet and informed…

L’homme armé Surviving today in music manuscripts of the late fifteenth century and beyond are more than thirty-five polyphonic Masses built on the popular tune of L’homme armé. Wright & Simms (2010) reported that composers borrowed this melody more often for religious purposes than any other piece of music. Pierce (2011) asserted that the composer of the original monophonic melody L’homme armé, while unknown, created the piece around the 10th century near Burgundy, east-central France and later…

Coarctation of the Aorta Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital defect that can occur in infants. A congenital defect is present at birth and may or may not be discovered before delivery. Once discovered, management of the condition and treatment must begin immediately. Etiology Coarctation of the aorta presents as a narrowing of the aorta near the heart. Specifically, near where the ductus arteriosus joins the heart. Because this narrowing occurs distal to the vessels that supply blood…

system as no longer democratic. In fact, The Conversation reports that satisfaction with democracy is at its lowest level since 1996 (Mark Evans et al, 2016). The Julian Assange media frenzy, kicked off after WikiLeaks published a film clip titled “Collateral Murder”, which involved American soldiers shooting down unarmed Iraqi citizens, threw whistleblowers into the spotlight. The question on everyone’s minds was, “What is so bad about whistleblowers?” - Assange was cast in such a negative…

The history of the European presence in the Americas is usually written in gleaming terms. The search for riches and glory has brought the European powers unto a new age of power unseen since to the level of an empire. The one constant feature of any empire, however, is that there is always a group that must yield to a more powerful force. The European expansion into the New World was no different in that in order to take advantage of the America’s fertile virgin land first the natives must…

violations. Another example is Iraq where so called liberation of people operation has caused a great deal of suffering. Another cost of humanitarian intervention is the inevitable loss of human life. Use of military force results in unintended collateral damage. NATO has been accused of war crimes because of air strikes in Kosovo which killed more than 500 civilians. In recent history, war on terrorism has caused mass casualties due to drone…

All over the world, film industries churn out revenge sagas because of the mass appeal of this genre, since the general psychology of human beings is to mete out justice to the wronged and punishment to the wrongdoer. The process is however lost somewhere between the chaotic rules and regulations and loopholes of power that exit in every society. The end result therefore is the individual attempt to avenge the wronged, becoming a court of law in itself. Kahaani presents a similar story. It is a…

In this day and age, religion is just one social establishment performing certain functions, namely, providing moral guidance and solace for those who seek it. Times when religion has played a crucial role in the lives of common people around the world has happened for centuries and millenniums. However, not each occurrence was a good one. For instance, religion is also referred to as a ‘double edge sword’ since it can facilitate both peace and violence (Silberman). In cases such as the Aztecs,…

In Shakespeare’s Othello, a jealous officer makes the noble general is believed that his wife is unfaithful to his own lieutenant. Multiple people get caught in the antagonist’s web causing chaos for everyone. In this play, jealousy becomes the root of all evil in master plans, manipulations, and murder. Extreme jealousy can make a person act like a monster is demonstrated through the actions and thoughts of both Iago and Othello. Iago’s envious desire to be in Cassio’s position and his…

“Where you stand in the economic ladder is a good predictor of health”. inequality makes us sick, but more importantly underlying causes of inequality make us sick. Reducing the health inequality is possible as it was done before. In the past, some social reforms such as universal education, eight-hour work policy, and better sanitization, helped to improve the health of people. However, during the 1980’s, the government changed the social policies, deregulated industry, reduced taxes for the…