Domestic robot

Manipulation. Whether you know it or not, it happens all around us. It can be created by means of guilt tripping, threatening, and even through attacking and/or appraising one’s self esteem. Who’s to tell you aren’t being manipulated in this very instance? The amount of power one has while exploiting a situation can easily be construed into doing what a person wants. A notable con artist named, Frank Abagnale, did exactly that in his earlier life. Through the use of his quick thinking & problem…

Feminism In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word feminism is the theory of the politic, economic, and social equality of the sexes. Though many believe people this, few actually call themselves a feminist. I consider myself to be a feminist. When I tell people that, I can see in their eyes that they are judging me even though they most likely believe the same things as me. When I ask them why they don’t consider themselves one, their answers always shock me. Most of the time, they respond by…

times they may try to get violent, so I would try my best to calm them down and make sure to keep everyone safe in the process." The next question I asked was, "Whe dealing with domestic violence situations did you ever have to arrest the woman?" He responded, "Yes, more times than people probably think. When going on a domestic violence call, sometimes the woman may be the caller but once on the scene, she will not stop yelling and cursing long enough to figure out what happened." I then asked,…

The thought of domestic violence (DV) is extremely frightening, and at times it just seems unbelievable that someone could hurt someone that they say they love. However, it happens; and it happens more than you would possibly think. According to the most recent data from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been severely physically abused by their intimate partner during their lifetime (when accounting for sexual and psychological abuse as…

Child abduction is one of the biggest fears parents have. Every forty seconds, in the United States, a child is abducted. “Only about one child out of each 10,000 missing children reported to the local police is found alive”(Bilich). Jaycee Lee Dugard was one of the many children who has been abducted. Jaycee’s story shows how someone can live in such terrible conditions for so long and still manage to survive. She was just eleven years old when she was abducted. She was forced to lived with…

Kenneth William’s involvement in crime started early in his childhood. In fact, his involvement in crime may be attributed to the kind of family upbringing he went through. Williams father was abusive towards his mother and used drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. His mother, on the other hand, was addicted to drugs and was hardly present to provide care for her son (Tegna). Williams lacked the proper guidance and care a child needs when growing up and it is for this reason that he joined a gang…

Abuse has everlasting effects, physically and mentally, on the victim. Abuse comes in many forms, such as verbal insults or sexual violence. In Brian De Palmer's Carrie is a story of a young girl named Carrie White whose telekinetic powers are revealed in moments of humiliation and fear. While Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski, depicts a young woman's struggle with her unnatural pregnancy from a horrifying conception. Both films are iconic horror movies with a woman protagonist…

Fraudulence of the Human Kind There are countless reasons and explanations for why people may lie. Some may classify lying as excuses or to even protect people from the truth. Lying is something us humans matriculate from a young age, and slowly develop into becoming more sophisticated liars, over our longing years of life. Humans are all dishonest, whether they want to admit it or not, towards co-workers, friends, or even family; Us humans build on the lies, naturally. Lying can cause…

Worldwide one in four women will experience domestic violence sometime within their life. Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of controlling behaviors where manipulation and force are used to gain power over a partner. Yet, many victims do not step forward or speak out against their abuser, possibly because they believe that they deserved it, or nothing positive would come from speaking out. Women who experience domestic violence have affected mental, physical, and emotional health. In…

Spanking Children and It’s Problem “Why and How I Created My Visual Argument: Don’t Hit Me,” speaks on the use of spankings as a disciplinary action against children by parents or caretakers. The argument that spanking children is either good or bad has been up for debate for a long time. The author, Bernadette D. Holt, believes that there is absolutely no good to come from it. She explains how spanking is a show of love through violence and how that is a misconception of appropriate discipline…