Secrecy

The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of Federalist discontent; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont were all represented in the convention by 26 men. They met in complete secrecy for three weeks, in all it wasn’t necessarily very radical, as all the convention asked for was financial assistance from Washington and a two-thirds vote in congress before and embargo could be passed. Although the Hartford Convention was never seen…

discoveries of Alchemy because it defined nature in a complex manner composed of a multitude of elementary building blocks. Alchemy has been seen as a complex unidentifiable pseudoscience due to the fact that the most famous alchemist obsessed with secrecy, and deliberately described their experiments in metaphorical terms laden with obscure references to mythology and history. “For instance, a text that describes a “cold dragon” who “creeps in and out of the caves” was code for saltpeter…

For these reasons, the Patriot Act violated the Fourth and First Amendments by the government not showing a warrant of why they are searching the private properties and not notifying others about the information of those search warrants, where no secrecy is even necessary. This act was one of the most serious issues for the country because it violated people’s privacy and breached the First and Fourth…

comparable underlying themes within the text. Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson is trying to show the reader that outward appearance is not always as is seems. The Scarlet Letter is a complex and complicated story based on the sins of guilt and secrecy, in Hester Prynne’s Puritan society. They both share similar themes that can be represented by the different main characters of The Scarlet Letter. Arthur Dimmesdale is a young Puritan Minister, who is the father of Pearl, Hester…

of mysterious or hidden wisdom. From the earliest practices, Occultists regarded the craft as esoteric and beyond the range of ordinary comprehension, utilized only by experienced individuals with specialized knowledge. Because of this purposeful secrecy, idealized depictions of supernatural practices is not without expectation. As the entertainment industry increases their focus on the involvement of youth in witchcraft, the recurring theme is one of glamour and teenage empowerment. The creepy…

No Fly List, No Purchasing of Guns People that are currently on the terrorists watch “no fly” list are not able to purchase guns anymore. Ever since the San Bernardino shooting during the previous year, Obama has argued against what he thinks is an abnormally well-known anti-terrorism measure. “ Right now people on the no fly list can just walk into a store and buy a gun. That’s insane,” Obama says. The terrorist list watch list is a consolidated database of information about people known or…

Animal testing and experimentations have been affecting the lives of an abounding number of animals for years. There are numerous ways we could avoid animal testing, yet scientists still do it. And with improving the new ways of science, it can also improve the quality of the products “Instead, replacing animal testing will improve the quality as well as the humaneness of our science.” Animal testing is a big dilemma; this predicament could be deciphered by using a analytical chemistry method…

Big Brother and Government Surveillance Big Brother is a fictional character and idea in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. It stands for the idea that there is someone that holds power observing and monitoring everyone and their activities to keep control. Even though this is a fictional character and ideal in a novel, since it was published this has been a term people use when they are talking about government surveillance and the ways the government watches everyone. Government Surveillance…

occurred in Sichuan in 2008 which took the lives of more than five thousand children (Dunn, 2016). Ai Wewei was skeptical and suspicious of the government’s handling of the tragedy due to the subprime construction of schools and the government’s secrecy over the death toll and the names of the deceased (Dunn, 2016). With Remembering, Ai Wewei was capable of producing a striking and terrible statement utilizing only backpacks. Rather than simply telling the story of the children that died, he…

who abuse substances, particularly illegal substances such as heroin and meth. Even the stigma of alcoholism is viewed as a sign of weakness and serves as a red flag for anyone who comes in contact with a person who suffers from the disease. The Secrecy of Addiction People who abuse substances often do so in private to avoid being found out. They want and many times need to avoid the scrutiny of family, friends and co-workers so as to not cause themselves undue problems and confrontations. They…