Piracy

Throughout the excerpt from the book, “The Greening of America” written by Charles A. Reich, he interprets his theory, emphasizes the differences, and explicates what Consciousness I, II, and III are per his model. Reich starts off by stating that the American Dream is “—the dream shared by the colonists and the immigrants…. —a dream premised on human dignity, a dignity that made each man an equal being in a spiritual sense, and envisioned a community based upon individual dignity”. This feeds…

forty-two hundred cases of small-arms ammunition. German submarines known as U-boats torpedoed and sank the ship on May 7th, 1915. 1,198 lives were lost, out of this number 128 were Americans. Americans were outraged at this act of mass murder and piracy. The sinking of the Lusitania was significant during this time because public opinion was turned against Germany, and it increased the talk of war in the eastern United…

Connected Cars: Traditional Automobile Industry’s Strive for Relevance A connected car is an intelligent motor vehicle with in-built internet accessibility, which enables it to interact with a host of objects, such as – smartphones and wearables, city infrastructure such as smart parking and traffic signaling systems, surrounding motor vehicles, home/office automation devices, cloud infrastructure, etc. The traditional automotive industry is ripe for disruption over the next few years as the…

Do you ever ruminate what your life would be like if there were no government? Thomas Hobbes is one of the most influential European political philosophers that illustrates this question. Western political philosophy has its ties to the common law of the United Kingdom, but few people have knowledge of the “founding father” of our modern political system. Born prematurely in the English county of Wiltshire, Hobbes was raised by his father’s older brother named Francis, who was a wealthy merchant…

Law is the backbone of society; fear of punishment and the wish to be a productive member of the community are strong motivators for most of us. However, for those that stray from the path of the lawful and wade into criminal activities a system is in place to capture, evaluate and punish those who break the law, whether it be for minor infractions or serious harm to people and property. But what happens when those dedicated to enforcing the law break it, or worse, carelessly use their power and…

Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purposes.The phrase “Hacktivism” originated in 1996 by a hacktivist grouped named “Cult of the Dead Cow” (Denning, 2015, para. 5). Over the last few years, computer hacking has transitioned from being a small collective of computer enthusiast, into huge political platform.The first politically motivated hacking attack has been dated as far as 1987 (Dreyfus, 1997, p.2). This platform has…

1. “In legal parlance, criminal homicide means ‘the causing of the death of another person without legal justification of excuse” (Schmallenger, 2015, p. 242-243). Patterns of homicide are made more complicated by the differing definitions of various types of murder between jurisdictions. Some categorize homicide based on premeditation or malice aforethought, crimes of passion, or accident. The various degrees of murder; first-degree (premeditated), second degree (crime of passion), and…

1. What is the cause of this great global migration to the city? Megacities, such as Shanghai, New York, Mumbai and others, become centers where the most important functions of global economy are concentrated – they attract people from all over the world by employment opportunities. Global forces are pushing people out of countryside. For instance, land reform and deregulation of food imports leaves rural population with few prospects, forcing them to seek employment in the city. Massive…

The Transatlantic Slave Trade has affected the lives of many people in a way many thought to be beneficial but destroyed the lives of many at the same time. African Americans were being transported to different countries to be sold and to work on plantations for the benefits of salve owners. Many stories and accounts depict the ways slaves were treated. A good depiction of how the abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade was fought against was the case of Amistad and the movie made about it. After…

Article I of the Constitution defines the role of Congress, the federal legislative branch. Section 8 contains the enumerated powers of the federal government delegated to Congress. The following was prepared by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate with the assistance of the Library of Congress, providing the original text of each clause of the Constitution with an accompanying explanation of its meaning and how that meaning has changed over time. Source: U.S. Senate, Library Of Congress…