Confiscation

to have the expiration of Section 215 of the Patriot Act extended so that with that time colleagues could solve revisions of the Act; however, this request was denied. Congress was then successful in passing the USA Freedom Act, resulting of the confiscation of all citizen call data stored by the National Security Agency/Central…

Utilizing living animal for the benefit of researcher and for the testing many types of products has been a matter of heated debate for for many of years now. Many people consider animals as pets or companions; whereas others look upon animals as only aids for researchers to study on. Despite peoples feeling towards animals, the reality is that animals across the country and around the world animals are being abused by cosmetics companies and research facilities. Even though humans sometimes…

Witch hunts were and still are a grand part of today's societies, they just are not called witch hunts anymore at this point in time. Exploring the 'burning' of books of which these show an idea or portion of history in which people of this modern era believe to be; extremely unkind, hurtful, and degrading to the accusing person(s), in regards to a book. The accusers can seldom make a strong argument as to why certain books, should be deemed ineligible for consumption of a young child's mindset…

In the comparison of the theoretical and methodological perspectives of radical Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, liberal Emile Durkheim, and liberal Max Weber, there must be an understanding that essentially they were all thinkers of the Enlightenment. The philosophical basis of the Enlightenment was that human beings are substantially perfectible. Furthermore, what delayed their intellectual progress were the inequalities of society, which were deep-seated from the feudal emphasis of faith and…

the creditors. The Congress of Confederation is said to “earnestly recommend” to state legislatures to give back property to its rightful owner, as stated in the fifth article. The next article says that the United States will prevent future confiscations of property. Prisoners of war are to be released according to the seventh article. Great Britain and the United States are to have perpetual access to the Mississippi River, as said in the eighth article. The ninth article states that the…

Did you know that between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year? Human trafficking has been around in the United States for some time yet the numbers of human trafficking cases have not been decreasing over the years. The illegal trading needs to have an end to it, to prevent any more young people being taken away from their life. Sex Trafficking and Labor trafficking is where victims are forced to work without any benefits to them since they are working under…

Bias exists in all areas of media as well as through various different outlets. Gun control has become a very prominent issue recently, mainly because the vast amount of innocent lives lost in recent shootings. Although there are some similarities between the Liberal and Conservative news articles, many things set them apart from one another, especially the presence of bias. The first article presents a Liberal perspective is an online article written by Alex Thomas for Intellihub. The second…

The authors acknowledge this dilemma — “Although the seizure of art removed objects from their original cultural context, French authorities used conservation as justification for their confiscation of the paintings.”— but they do not delve into further detail (40). A question I had never pondered when visiting museums in the past is: should this artifact even be here? Issues with provenance should be paramount concerns. Restituting Nazi-looted…

helplessness, which eventually lead to depression. A single episode of cyberspace harassment when faced alone results in higher levels of everyday stress and anxiety in adolescents. Victims are hesitant to seek for help because they worry about confiscation of the only tool they have to connect with the social world, which prolong the duration of the online harassment not being corrected (Gross 497). In today’s society, teenagers are dependent upon social networking sites and technologies, but…

Defeating Daesh A crucial point that needs to be mentioned is defeating the Daesh. Most of the world admits the group has to be destroyed. However what the international community has not agreed on is the means that would lead to its dissolving. The military actions conducted by both USA or Russia-lead coalition haven´t yet proved successful. Pressured, Daesh grows and the involvement of the West might be its intention to attract new recruits.1 That is why even with this terrorist group we…