Deadlock

In King Arthur’s court, where “the most noble knights known under Christ” (51) reside, Sir Gawain acquiesces to a fatal challenge proposed by the elusive Green Knight, in order to defend the honor of his ruler. Throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Pearl Poet has portrayed the chivalric code positively, with adherents described favorably as the “happiest of mortal kind, (56)” “[courteously] gracious (247),” and “faultless in [the] five senses (640). The chivalric code serves as the…

After the First World War had ended in 1918 the leaders of the world wanted to ensure that not only would another war of the same magnitude take place, but that no war would take place between the developed nations. On August 27, 1928 the Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, France, which stated the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. When the Treaty became effective on July 24, 1929, thirty-two countries had deposited instruments of definitive adherence at Washington.…

Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. A trailblazer of the Republican Party, he was a leading force of the Progressive Era. Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. He was the second of four children born to Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. They lived in New York City. Roosevelt had a very difficult childhood in fighting a sickly form of asthma,…

The Political Cyber Warfare: Stuxnet It is no exaggeration to say that the development of the Internet leads the world in the twenty-first century. The Internet globalizes the world quickly by forming a network among countries. However, the advancement of cyberspace makes international information flow abnormally fast. As a result, governments cannot monitor and control what information is exchanged in their countries. The aspect of the difficulty regulating the network generates cyber-crimes…

Therefore, causing disorder and chaos within the criminal justice system and allowing jurors to follow their own feelings. Another concern is that jury nullification will increase the number of hung juries. Also known as deadlock jury, a hung jury occurs when a jury cannot reach a verdict after an extended deliberation (Black’s Law Dictionary). As a result, the case is called in for a mistrial. The case may be later presented to a new jury or it can be decided to not pursue…

Accretional Automation, Revolutionary Consequences Since the dawn of civilized society, all but a select few of us have defined ourselves almost wholly around our occupation of choice. Notice that anytime you are introduced to a person of working age you’ll almost assuredly ask them what they do for a living right after you ask them their name. So much of our self-definition and identity is wrapped up in our need to work a steady job to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, and we…

The idea that those who possess power can do as they choose is not new. This idea was proven true during the Cold War in the late 1950s and 1960s. In Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, the Soviet Union was in deadlock with the United States for world domination. One false step by the American Air Force had disastrous repercussions for the citizens of the United States. Countless Soviet nuclear bombs were detonated on American soil, completely destroying everything of any significance to society…

1. Most action for the Canadian Corps on the Western Front in the First World War took place between the locations for the battles of The Somme and Passchendaele. Referring to Document 1, in what two countries did Canada fight? Canada, fighting for the British, fought in the nations of France and Belgium. 2. a) From document 2, what inference can you draw about the objective of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan? The goal of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan was to defeat France as quickly as possible, thus…

The books Your Medical Mind by Drs. Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband and Happiness in a Storm by Dr. Wendy Harpham discuss two different approaches to medical decision making. Medical decisions are not only decisions patients make in life or death situations but also the mundane decisions patients make routinely, such as whether to ingest an allergy pill. In our technologically dependent age, patients face many challenges when attempting to make the best possible medical decision for them.…

In this simulation, a negotiation was conducted between the Twin Lakes Mining Company and the Tamarack Town Council. The main issue was regarding the mining operations which caused air pollution. However, the issue emerged into several problems from the previous discussions: the paving dirt roads and their maintenance, the selection for the next site, the taxation rate, and the restoration of the consumed mines. As part of the representatives of Twin Lakes Mining Company, our objective was to…