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this day. I cannot stress over how many times I've heard the SBTN, which is the Saigon Broadcasting Television Network channel airing, not only in my household but other Vietnamese households as well when I visit my family members in Georgia or California or even when I’m getting dragged to a party by my parents. Piggybacking that statement, though my grandma is an avid subtitled drama fan of all nationalities, I remember her looking at the clock all of a sudden, and then relentlessly telling me…

scientists as “zoochosis.” Zoochosis is a condition in which animals experience extreme boredom (Pitiful, Peta.org). When animals have this, viewers can see the animals constantly doing the same activity repetitively, such as licking themselves, biting at bars, twisting necks, and in some extreme cases even self-harm. Many different aspects can lead to zoochosis in an animal. The main reason is the poor living conditions in zoos. Confined spaces such as aviaries prevent the animals from flying…

So I slowly grasped the sweaty handle bars of the zip line and the conductor tightly put the black belt on my waist. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I took one deep breath and started thinking about how much I had to do in life and if I should go on this risk taking ride. Though, my fear was there, I thought…

“What would you do for a Klondike bar?” Have you ever seen the commercial asking what you are willing to do for a Klondike bar? People do all sorts of ridiculous things for that ice cream bar. Yet, what are you willing to do for a college education? Are you willing to work four jobs, drink an obscene amount of coffee, survive the sleep deprivation and literally scrape pennies together to be able to afford your four-year degree? That’s the epitome of my life story. I sleep too little, drink too…

Reporting Program (UCR), and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The UCR is a reporting program through the FBI and is responsible for tracking crimes that are reported to the police. The program collects information from all over the United States. It is then put into several categories and it is used to compare information from one region to another. There are eight crimes that are reported and categorized. They are: murder, arson, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,…

justice court system? To provide individualized assessments to rehabilitate and prevent further delinquent behavior through the development of educational, vocational, social, emotional and basic life skills which enable youth to grow and mature. (State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County). A life in prison for a child will not rehabilitate them to prevent…

appreciate why what they did was wrong. Basically it states they aren’t criminally responsible for their actions; therefore they are sent to mental facilities to help treat their mental illness and not given prison or jail time. However over the years the insanity defense has not been successful and needs to be taken away…

pe cases, it has a harder time dealing with acquaintance rapes even though they make up the vast majority of cases (Samaha, 2013). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (2011) victim survey on rape and other sexual assaults found that 75 percent of rape victims knew their assailant ( ). According to Samaha (2013), contributory factors include: • Victims aren’t likely to report acquaintance rapists, or they don’t recognize them as rapes. • When victims do not report them, the police are…

“The only thing to fear is fear itself.” This was spoken by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as F.D.R. Franklin Roosevelt was the president during the Great Depression, and a large part of the executive branch. The executive branch is one of the three branches of government responsible for leading this country. The other two branches of government are the Legislative and Judicial. They all work together to run, regulate, and protect the U.S.A. I will summarize the roles, major parts,…

Marie Wade. According to New Mobility which is “The magazine for active wheelchair users, Cheryl Marie Wade was “The Mother of Gnarly” who was an acclaimed playwright, poet, performer, filmmaker, and disability rights activist who died in Berkley, California on August 21, 2013 due to complications of rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 65. Why do we need disability rights activists like Wade? What in our history and perhaps our future makes it necessary to…