Rampart scandal

“The United States Secret Service is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country and ranks among the most elite in the world. (History)” The Secret Service is by far one of the most known agencies in existence. “The secret service was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. (History)” That was the original mission of the Secret Service. According to History it then became the duty of the Secret Service to protect national…

In Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" he uses various comedic devices to create comedy; most noticeably melodrama and farce. These devices are used excessively in order to repeatedly address serious matters in a light-hearted manner; Wilde does this to create humour as opposed to offending his audience. Wilde deliberately wrote the play in this manner as he was fully conscious that his audience consisted of upper class Victorians. Throughout the play, Oscar Wilde articulately…

Nah i'm just kidding, it's being robbed by some dudes in mask. To whoever finds this letter, tell my children I love them and my boyfriend to take the trash out. Also tell the police that there are four men, middle age, most definitely white, and definitely tall most likely 6’5. The leader has a red face mask on, he has brown hair and i believe he has green eyes. His number two has a blue mask and a diamond tattoo on his neck. Kind of like my boyfriends. The men robbing the bank don’t know about…

The Thrill in the Kill…….And What it Does After Elham I. 8-1 I’m a deadbeat. There is no way to sugarcoat it (and frankly, I don’t want to). Being as profound and logical as I am, I decided to do something aside from my part-job at a convenience store: rob a bank. I probably would have gotten myself killed, but hey, no more having to reject minors for alcohol, right? Ember sprinkled my lap as I lit my cigarette. We were in the van headed toward the bank. I looked at my fellow criminals:…

Today, the word Watergate carries more meaning than that of the hotel in Washington DC. The word also represents the political scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency and caused him to resign. However, he did not resign on his own, he resigned following impeachment charges brought against him. This left many wondering whether Nixon could actually be impeached by Congress for his crimes. Impeachable offenses are outlined in the United States Constitution article 4 section 2. Under…

a Republican campaign of being corrupt and give him a lead in the election but it had yet to be proven so despite this incident Nixon was still reelected and the accusations made against him were attempted to be covered up. But even being so the scandal didn’t go away or get easier for Nixon and his presidency just went downhill from there. At a hearing held by the Senate's special Watergate Committee, a presidential assistant admitted that everything was taped at the Oval Office and the phone…

These seven men were later indicted on numerous charges ranging from conspiracy, obstruction of justice, lying to the FBI and lying to a grand jury. The controversial President Richard M. Nixon on his involved in the Watergate scandal still remains a mystery today. The tapes that were uncovered prior to his resignation proved that he certainly had involvement in the cover-up. He was the first, and still is the only President to quit his job. He avoided being impeached and possible…

Bernard (Bernie) Douglas Banton was an Australian advocate for people suffering from asbestos associated diseases and social injustice, the campaigner was born in Sydney on the 13th of October in 1946, he had begun his profession at James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd From 1968 to 1974. James Hardie is an industrial building materials corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company specializes in the manufacturing and shipping of fibre cement products and develops materials for the production of…

The men in the 19th century discovered the unbelievable properties of an unknown liquid. It turned out that by simple distillation, it could be metamorphosed into a lubricant and lighting oil, superior and much cheaper to those which were known till now. The only known substance which experienced this type of acceleration was gold during the gold rush. Oil was not an exception. The discovery of both of them intrigued the attention of major business tycoons. John D. Rockefeller was one of them.…

TWhy do you think that people would steal art? To get money, to help a friend, to just get attention? Everyone has there reasons that we might never know. That is one of the challenges authorities have, trying to figure out why people steal the ear that they steal. Another major challenge is having to locate the art and the people who stole it. The masterpiece Rembrandt's Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee was stolen. It had a five million dollar reward for whoever could find it. At the…