The Slits

Next the rationales for prohibiting involuntary confessions are discussed. In the United States there is a jurisdictional slit concerning the coerciveness of falsified evidence. This split is explained, with the underlying justifications on each side of the split expounded. Finally, this paper provides a comparative analysis between the two main arguments governing the use…

The essay “Kings, Crowns, and Rights of Succession: Obalufon Arts at Ife and Other Yoruba Centers” by Suzanne Preston Blier argues that Copper mask said to represent Ife king Obalufon II is related to the succession of rulers and that its symbolism comes from Obalufon II’s time as a ruler as well as his deification (386). This article is effective because of its meticulous examination of the history of Obalufon II, Ife history and other works relating to the mask. Blier begins the essay by…

Chaucer’s classic tale, told by the Pardoner, is a story of greeds deadliness which kills the three boys that fall victim to the greed of themselves and others. This theme that greed is the root of all evil is not the only theme others are the theme of morality and hypocrisy. These themes have been echoed in many later films such as The Internet Story and The Tale of the Three Brothers. These films mimic the themes of the Pardoner’s tale as well as many aspects of the story such as their plot…

Following the end of the Gilded Age, various ample corporations would Through the various events in the novel, The Jungle starts en medias res, during the ceremony of Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite’s wedding. As immigrants from Lithuania, their culture invites the people to a veselija, where one could come in, eating and drinking as much as one would like, leaving money so one could cover the cost. Due to the fact that the ceremony was in Packingtown, Chicago, several guests left no money at…

The famous legend of the Trojan Horse is timeless, with almost everyone knowing at least the premise of it; a war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans was ended by a false gift of a giant horse statue on wheels, resulting in a victory for the Greeks. Fast forward to 1999 when cyclist Lance Armstrong began his career, not only in cycling but also in drugs. The illegal drugs, PEDs, were used to give Armstrong an edge in his cycling career, despite getting caught in 2012. Some may wonder where…

town without being spotted. Additional background knowledge is that he was a barber so he could easily have worked Monday through Friday afternoon which would easily allow him to murder on Friday nights and Saturdays as well as he knew that is you slit a neck while a person was still alive their blood would spray. That would be a safety precaution that would have had to be taught in order to practice. This most definitely shows that Jack the Ripper because of the location of where he lives and…

Stingrays: The Ocean Stingers Stingrays, specifically southern stingrays, are scientifically called dasyatis Americana. They are a member of the genus Dasyatis, and the family Dasyatidae. They are a member of the family Dasyatidae because they are stingrays with a certain type of tail. Southern stingrays are members of the genus Dasyatis. To know what this genus means, you have to break it up. “Dasys” means rough or dense, and “batus” means shark. The southern stingray looks scary, but is…

This dance event hosted by the department of theater and dance at Montclair State University was a spectacular event that you would not want to miss. This dance event ,that took place in Alexander Kasser Theater, had six dances and one dance film. My favorite thing about the dances were the effort that all the students put into it and all the light action. Also the costume were amazingly designed and flowed with the themes of every individual dance. The name of the event is Danceworks 2016. This…

A boy lifts a jagged, pointy shard of glass from his pocket and traces it along a young boy’s throat because he made the wrong gesture to him. Suddenly, the boy vigorously slits his throat to solve the conflict. A child watching this screams until his voice is rid of fear. The child learns a new way to solve a dispute and pretends to slice his action figure’s neck mirroring the behavior from the boy on television. Violent acts on media outlets affect children in significant ways. Children…

theory allowed for the scholars of the Golden Age of Islam to present claims which other scholars could easily reproduce to see the same results. He created experiments which demonstrated the reflection of light through the use of a darkroom with slits in an intermediate wall. Although he did not discover the rule for the relationship between refraction of light rays, his thinking was very similar to that of Snell. With this proof and the observation that the sky still illuminated after the sun…