Hugo Black

Victor Hugo, the creator of the book the movie is based on, was exiled in his own way. Hugo wrote his novel in response to his own exile from his home in France for his criticism against the French government. As a result, Hugo became an important French writer who spoke out against his banishment and the oppression in France. He used his experience in exile to create several misunderstood characters in his famous novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and, as a result, he has been able to create…

Today in class we listened to Ms. Angela Wagenti the president and owner of Vroooom a web based service. Ms. Wagenti created Vroooom in1999 though it was not her initial dream. She explained to us that her passion is and always will be dancing. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA in dance, and a minor in marketing. She has a long history of the many dance affiliated professions that she had been part of for instance being the dance coach for the Dallas Cowboys dance team.…

Hugo Chavez was president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013. If it was not for his death due to cancer, he would probably still be president of the country. He was known to be a very charismatic, ambitious, and a strong leader that many loved him immensely. Even people who are usually under represented in most Latin American countries such as women or natives followed him. In “Barrio Women and Popular Politics in Chavez’s Venezuela” by Sujatha Fernandes, the author talks about the many ways Chavez…

Venezuela’s change in presidency and governmental representatives have caused major negative effects to not only the people but the environment around them. Hugo Chavez’s death was the worst thing that could have happened to them. They have since been under another president who has seen a once prominent nation with many resources dwindle to poverty and serious political struggles. Declining oil prices, 500% inflation plague, and failed economic policies have cost this ,once wealthy nation, a…

It was June 9, 2015. At five o’clock P.M. I was taking on a new and diverse task. It was something I had never done before; I was interviewing a complete stranger. Her name is Jasmine Carter. She is 41 years old, and a single hard working mother of three beautiful children. The ages of her children are twenty four, nineteen (soon to be twenty), and fourteen, she also has a five year old grandson. Although she counters many problematic things in her life like raising her kids on her own and…

In this communication video, I focused the interview on the importance of the individual’s nutrition, their exercise schedule, and how they cope with stress and related factors to these concepts. To begin the interview, I introduced myself at 0:01s stating, “Hi Samantha, I’m Becca, I’m your student nurse today…”. By introducing myself, I am beginning the Introductory Phase. It is important to identify my self and my role to make sure the client is comfortable with the situation and can express…

brothers. I asked about his traditions, family and religion. He answered; “ my family is Jehovah witnesses, Santeros, and Baptist but I am Hindu. I asked what’s your experience with oppression and discrimination? He said being black and foreign he was discriminated by black American. Then he opened up a little more and said; “being gay and in school was not fun. I was getting picked on and discriminated by Caribbean and religious people”. He took a deep breath and said “when I was little, people…

Getting a Job for Dummies ‘What are you doing here?’ ‘You could be making money’ ‘Do something with your life!’ These are a few of the points parents tell teenagers when young, and everybody knows they are so right. Looking for a job might be the hardest thing people will ever do. It could be for the reason that people are too lazy to look for a job, or their parents put too much pressure on them. Finding the right job could be so difficult just for the reason that these people don’t want to go…

The website ACLU is considered to be credible due to the fact that for more than 100 years, the ACLU has been the United States of America’s go to source for all things related to liberty, working in courts, legislatures and communities. This source has also worked to defend and protect the individual rights and liberties that the constitution has hereby declared to all American citizens. The soul purpose of the ACLU is to “ensure the promise of the Bill of Rights and to expand it’s reach to…

Hugo Grotius found his first serious challenge towards Natural Law posed by Euphemus, a nonbeliever, who stated that Justice always favors the powerful and “…no state can be governed without Injustice” (Grotius p. 77). Euphemus believes that the only determinant of Justice was war, itself and, “…nothing is more frequent than the mentioning of Right and Arms…” (77). Grotius fires back at Euphemus’ argument, borrowing from a Christian writer who states, “Fraud, Cruelty, Injustice, are the proper…