Retainer

When a firm acts with two clients with conflicts of interest being evident along with successive representation forms an unconquerable information barrier that defines the term ‘Chinese wall.’ The process for professionals such as lawyers who have ethical obligations increasingly face difficulties in handling the conflicts of interest. The legal industry has received increasing attention for this concept as it prevents the disclosure of confidential information within the echelons of the firm.…

Once upon a time, in a far away land, a child named Grendel was conceived. He was a misunderstood child. He was born abnormally large. As a result, his father wanted to get rid of his “demonic” child. He had to find a way to get rid of Grendel without Grendel’s mother finding out. He decided to throw the baby off a cliff in the middle of the night while Grendel’s Dam (mom) was asleep. He took the baby to the edge of the cliff, and just as he was about to abort the baby, he heard a harrowing cry.…

There’s a reason there has been over hundreds of coming of age novels published, because they contain everything a reader wants to read heartache, suffering, and loss. Everyone has or will have a coming of age, it is a monumental moment of life that one never forgets. In The Death of the Heart, Bowen argues the disruptive and hard experience to come of age is through depicting the harshness and cruelty of the world and how it has the power to transform someone from innocent to knowledgeable: to…

Chapter One: Family I never knew my mother as she died when I was an infant. My stepmother did not miss an occasion to tell me that it was my fault that she died. Father had not said as much, but he did not speak of her either. Regarding her, I learned never to ask as the topic was painful for him to disclose. “A child needs a mother,” others often informed my father, “and a man needs a wife.” He seemed to have agreed, or evidently succumbed, to those comments since he remarried with great…

There is a breadth of themes that lie in the text of Beowulf. The idea of Good vs. Evil runs through the entirety. It is ultimately the simplest story to tell, but no less effective. Courage and fatalism flood the story as well, with the warrior's bravery coming from a completely fatalistic boldness regarding life and apathy to death. Loyalty and vengeance are reflected in the morals and philosophies of the characters in Beowulf and help to clarify the motivations of the numerous characters…

Ladies, Love, and Lust? (Concept of Chivalry) Chivalry is a moral code that was used by knights many, many, many years ago. It was a thane or a retainer or for a lack of better words, a warrior code. There are two ways that chivalry can be displayed. One is through the individual. It requires a balanced soul which consists of honesty, integrity, courage, sacrifice, generosity, and humility. The second way is collective or communal. In the code of chivalry used by knights, women are highly…

The death of Kaakutja: a case of perimortem weapon trauma in an Aboriginal man from north-western New South Wales, Australia, published by Cambridge University Press, delves into how biological anthropology was used to date the remains of an Aboriginal man and discover how he may of have died. The article first introduces the problem by explaining that a skeleton has been found in New South Wales that exhibits fatal trauma evidence. At first glance it would seem the fatal trauma is indicative…

Policing in the United States” these modern police organization shared similar characteristics, which were: they were publicly supported and bureaucratic in form, police officers were full-time employers, not community volunteers or case-by-case fee retainers, departments had permanent and fixed rules and procedures, and employment as a police officer was continuous, and police departments were accountable to a central government…

Works of literature are a reflection of the time period they were written in; they explore the inner workings of the society and examine the most prominent issues of the time. Therefore, as time passes and humanity changes, the issues addressed evolve accordingly, with the exception of one issue, which endured the tests of time and remained one the most recurring themes in literature, the battle between good and evil. The theme made its first appearance in creation stories and while the stories…

of isolation and emotional/cultural deprivation with terms that highlight her individuality. Whenever she describes her husband, she uses terms like “my lord,” or “my liege-lord” (6-7). The Wife speaks with these terms to allude to her position as retainer to her husband and lord. The terms may adhere to subordination, but they also adhere to Anglo-Saxon masculinity and the language of the common warrior and overlord relationships within men at the time. In her feminine lament of pain, she…