Nullification Crisis

The play that I was reading was called “Twelve Angry Men”, it is written by Reginald Rose. There are two acts in the play. In Act 1 the 12 jurors are in the jury room about to decide whether the 16 year old man who killed his father is guilty or not-guilty. A few minutes later everyone in the room gathered together around the foreman and started the voting. The eleven jurors voted that the boy is guilty but there was only one person who voted not-guilty. Because of this the jurors had to discuss…

Jury duty Most of us would not like to go however, when we are picked we must show or we could possibly get arrested. we can imagine the stress and boredom that can happen in these week long cases and the tension between the jurors. “12 Angry Men” A movie of 12 Men deciding the fate of a latino boy. There are many psychological concepts but in this movie I believe ethics and morality and prejudice are greatly portrayed. First imagine being in a room with 12 jurors bored, tired and frustrated…

level - hence, Hawaii. In a time of environmental crisis, how do we live right now? I do not have a concrete plan on how I will live within the time of environmental crisis, but I will explore my options and opinions on the matter. From acquired information, through media, articles, discussions, we are at a point in time where a crisis may happen more often than before, based on recordings of past disasters. As we are currently in an on-going crisis, climate change, there are not many things I…

Jim Scatterfield was quoted saying “misinformation in a crisis can be its own disaster and increase confusion” (“How” 3). Sometimes, information being reported can be misleading because it was posted too soon or it is just simply incorrect. Social media can also cause a harm to the country as a whole from terrorist…

Gossip Girl (CW, 2007-2012) is a drama television series about a group of fictional wealthy teenagers living on the Upper East Side in New York City. It is based off of a book series by Cecily Von Ziegesar. Though the characters all attend the same prep school, the show mostly focuses on what they do in their non-academic lives. The drama portrayed in this series is more extreme than other comparable teen drama shows, such as The O.C or 90210. This is due to the controversial topics that are…

With an emergency department averaging over 70,000 patients each year, YRMC is operating at or near capacity (YRMC Community Outreach Department, 2017). For the hospital, threats and CRISIS COMMUNICATION PLAN 4 hazards can come in the form of floods, windstorms, hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, epidemics, extreme heat, bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, mass casualty, and other natural, technological…

risis is indeed a word used daily in my job setting. A crisis can be defined in many ways. According to Kanel (2014), a crisis is a state of disequilibrium that occurs after a stressor (precipitating event). The person is then unable to function in one or more areas of his or her life because customary coping mechanisms have failed. An example of a crisis that I recently dealt with was with one of the students I currently work with. He lost his mother on October 31st a few years ago. At the…

A crisis is “an acute disruption of psychological homeostasis wherein one’s usual coping mechanisms fail and there exists evidence of distress and functional impairment.” The word crisis comes from Greek the krisis, which literally means decision. According to Merriam-Webster a crisis can be, • a: “the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever,” • b: “a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function,” • c: “an emotionally significant event or radical change…

Product-Harm Crisis In 2009 the Toyota Corporation encountered a major public crisis. Recalls concerning faulty accelerator peddles which resulted in accidents and fatalities challenged Toyota’s reputation and dependability. The event with the fatal crash in 2009 that led to public outcry was the release of the 911 call that was made from the vehicle. Product-harm crisis occurs when an organization’s products are found to be flawed, unhealthy, or perilous. “The different types of crisis can also…

Tony Packo III helped uncovering the truth as to what actually happened between the Packo family and Mr. Horvath. This presentation was not only informative in learning about his case and the media, but also to develop a deeper sense of thinking beyond what we read in the newspaper. It was interesting to understand the two sides and examine beyond the media to develop my own conclusions about this case. One of the main opinions I had that was incorrect was that Tony Packo III committed theft.…