The Unknown Citizen

buying and selling of medical supplies and drugs, and any other actions with which a person does not want to have a connection (Beckett). Programs such as Freenet are often banned in countries where there is a firewall existing to prevent its citizens from looking up contraband items. Users are able to install these programs often by having a friend or relative in another country that does not have the same firewalls in place send a device or attachment in a coded email with the program…

Terrorism is an illegal use of violence against individuals to pressure government or citizens, often to achieve political, religious or civil objectives. The United States of America has been struggling with terrorism for years. However, it has been more widespread since the 1990’s. Moreover, on September 11, 2001, the world changed forever by the attacks on the world trade center, pentagon and the four hijacked planes. Horrific memories of seeing Americans jump out of windows, planes…

According to Tom Hanks, “ A hero is somebody that voluntarily walks into the unknown.” In 1000 A.D. when the epic of Beowulf was written, heroes were brave people that would fight for the people and save their lives. Today, there is the same concept of back then. Soldiers and other life saving heroes will never go away. Save lives isn’t always easy to do. Sometimes it involves killing the ones trying to defeat us, but it's for the best. Beowulf travels to Herot to stop Grendel from killing…

was intended to protect US citizens as well as the government. So why is an organization spying on those it was created to protect? The NSA could be causing more harm than good due to overstepping its intended purpose, misappropriation of data, and possible further intrusion on citizens. The NSA, in its early life, was an organization created with good intentions. Truman was thinking of the well being of the American people in his creation. The NSA was a relatively unknown organization prior to…

The Mad Gasser of Matton is one of many mass hysteria that has taken place in our world. This event sent the citizens of Matton, Illinois, into a panic. It was believed that the Mad Gasser was an individual who would pour poisonous fumes into homes through open windows, for unknown reasons. The Mad Gasser supposedly made his first strike on September 1, 1944. The victim, Aline Kearney, reported she began to smell a strangely sweet odor that quickly filled the house. As the smell grew stronger,…

Ammunition and firearms were designed for one's protection or used in hunting. However, in today's society people see it as a burden or a danger to many citizen. People see it as a danger due to the fact that there have been numerous amounts of injuries and deaths with the involvement of firearms. Many seek for a solution to solve this nuisance of a problem but none have arose. Unfortunately, California wants to pass a proposition puting background checks to purchase ammunition for a gun. They…

The citizens are deterred from committing criminal offenses in the presence of street lighting and CCTV cameras because they know that they will be apprehended. Similarly, citizens are less likely to commit crimes in businesses because of the unknown factor of who is watching. Individuals in society all know the consequences of these criminal actions and are less likely to commit…

The two important clauses of the Magna Carta are the legal clauses establish the principle of equal access to the courts for all citizens without exorbitant fees . In clauses 39, the king promises no fee man shall be taken or imprisoned or disseized or outlawed or existed or in anyway destroyed nor will we go or send Enforcement of the magna carta was entrusted to 25 barons who were authorized by the document to use force if necessary to make the king obey the agreement. Despite the measure,…

features. They like freedom and they are braver than normal citizens. Moreover, heroes in the movie require the strong enemies or weak women and kids to bring out the power and greatness of heroes. From Qi’s article, it can be found that individualistic heroism is actually derived from the anxious and fear when people need to face with the harsh environment and the social criteria they have to comply with. Human is worried about the unknown world, so they hope that a hero would come out and give…

in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is used as a symbol that represents innocence and peace. Two characters from Lee’s book that the mockingbird would best represent are Boo(Arthur) Radley and Tom Robinson, for they are both innocent citizens of Maycomb that are peaceful and make their best efforts to help others. Boo Radley is one of the two characters that the mockingbird best represents. In the beginning of the book, Scout and Jem were both always curious about Boo Radley. They…