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plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is claiming that you cannot be held responsible for the crime committed due to the fact that you were mentally unstable when it occurred. In other words, saying that you literally went insane (FindLaw). In cases such as these it is very possible to still be found guilty but a person’s punishment could be lesser than simply being found just “guilty.” A person is not able to just enter this type of plea if they please, there is much more to the process…

defeat something that is viewed as dangerous or bad”. War has plenty of interpretations that can be said about it. War can be said to be as old as human culture and it positively elements unmistakably in the recorded histories of state-societies. In any case, it is a mind boggling issue and war is by all accounts changing more rapidly than any time in recent memory. There is awesome verbal confrontation over the meaning of war; the sorts of fighting; and why wars happen, notwithstanding when the…

Introduction Almost 20 years ago, two high school students altered the public school environment as we knew it at that time. Granted, there were plenty of other incidents involving guns and school grounds, but none on this massive level. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold took the time to journal and plot the murders of their peers and teachers at Columbine High School in April 1999. The journals that were left behind tell just some of what they were experiencing; but no one could quite figure out…

Throughout history, art has supplied a way of addressing cultural criticism. Art initiated people to start thinking differently about themselves as well as the society around them. It has proved to be a very powerful and influential tool in driving people to challenge the status quo. I especially notice this prominent in the movie, Philadelphia, as well as in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Both of these address major cultural issues in the world. The movie, Philadelphia, brings to life,…

be explained through behavioural terms. In a behaviourists eyes when one is born they are a ‘tabula rasa’, and one’s environment has an effect on a person’s free will which contributes to someone’s behaviour. The behaviour of a human being can be altered by one’s environment and this is where classical and operant conditioning are involved in the behaviour of a human being but also the behaviour of an animal as in the behaviouristic approach there is hardly any difference between the learning…

through integration of the global economy created by free trade, capital and labour markets. Globalization has subsisted from the commencement of humanity in practices such as the spread of religion and ideas, however its very nature has significantly altered its process and means of distribution. Globalization now nurtures interconnectedness, democracy and strength between nations. On the other hand, with such forces between countries, globalization conjectures the possibility of political,…

The habitual routine and environment are altered, they dress in the hospital gown instead of comfortable and cozy home clothes; they share the living space with a complete stranger, often to satisfy their very basic human needs the patient has to push call light button and patiently wait until somebody…

The near death experience was first defined to be a spur of consciousness leading to an altered-reality experience on random individuals who reach the state of clinical death by a lack of oxygen to the brain that implies complete unconsciousness on those individuals (Khanna & Greyson, 2014, p. 1605). Near death experience recounts highlight similarities among those who experience them. Characteristics such as out of body experiences, diving into darkness to then transport into a light-filled…

What is genetically modified food? Genetically modified foods are foods produced from organisms that have had their DNA altered using genetic engineering. Genetic engineering techniques allow for new traits as well as greater control over traits. Most food alterations have primarily focused on cash crops in high demand by farmers. Genetically modified crops or food have been altered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides. Genetically Modified livestock have been developed. Effect of…

Australian Commonwealth. As Australia’s social and political climate changes with time, the constitution is changed due to it’s out-dated, irrelevant or lack of clauses. This can happen in several ways with two distinct outcomes – its form can be altered (the actual text and clauses of the written act change) or its operation can be reinterpreted. The Constitution was originally drafted to clearly outline the states’ and the Commonwealth’s divergent powers in a binding document. However, 115…