Tragedy of the commons

The United States of America is no stranger to tragedies. Whether it be the Columbine High School Massacre or the shooting at Virginia Tech, America has been plagued by terrorism and the murder of many civilians. Although often thought to be unstoppable, I have constructed a plan to end the reign of terror. By instating strict gun control, intensive outpatient therapy for military veterans, and allocating money for more intense security in public spaces, the United States government can…

Police Brutality1Bianca MartinezProfessor Alves CRIJ-1301-M031, December 2017Research PaperPolice Brutality POLICE BRUTALITY 2Police brutality is defined as the use of excessive force either physical or verbal assault during police procedures. Police brutality started many years ago and it has started to become a world wide issue again. Please brutality was used in the old days so they could get answers from the accused, back then they did not have a good justice system. People were scared of…

plots and puts into action his quest for revenge against Othello. The tragedy of Othello when analyzed from a post-colonial perspective can be identified by the ambivalence, exoticism, and magical realism found throughout the play in regards to Othello. During the time in which Shakespeare wrote Othello, European imperialism and colonialization was at its prime which inspired him to incorporate its effects throughout the tragedy. Social and cultural…

While people can be cruel, one may argue that nature itself can be that much crueler. In Leonard Pitts article “Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel”, he brings to light that nature can be quite malicious and unforgiving, especially where the little country of Haiti is concerned. He says that nature’s cruelty is a fact of life: we mourn our dead, pick up our cities, and move on with life. What else can we do? A theme strong in his article is that of cruelty, and how nature can be far more cruel to us…

An “American Identity” can mean many different things to a diverse group of people. America is known as as melting pot in which many different people come from around the world to eventually share on things alike. Experiences can differ between these groups, what it mean to be an American can depend on these things. How they got here, what circumstances they had, why they chose to immigrate. Although, not everything is easy when it comes to finding your American Identity when you are an…

Ever since the begging of time crime has always been a huge part of the human race. But as time seemed to go on not only did crime progress, it progressed in a way that was targeted towards specific groups of people. This type of crime is classified as a hate crime. A hate crime is defined as a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. In America and around…

What is a shapeshifter? Shapeshifters are human like creatures that learn how to change their form to whatever or whoever they want. Some common versions of these creatures include, but are not limited to, vampires, werewolves, skinwalkers, and wendigos. Shapeshifters are seen commonly through mythology. Shapeshifters are myths, which means that there are multiple versions of them. One version is from the tv series Supernatural. In the show Supernatural the shapeshifters can become anyone they…

characters are used as archetypes for comparison of character and behavior: Lady Macbeth, Romeo, and Hamlet. All of these characters cause death, whether intentionally or not, all of these characters have been defining figures in literary conceptions of tragedy, and all of these characters have different American political connotations than what was originally intended by the great playwright. For example, a “Lady Macbeth” is a female politician who will stop at nothing to achieve their own…

what they love and believe in. The social and moral values of a society pushes upon people a necessity to do things that may be against what they really are. That is why William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet works so well even today, because not only is it a story of love and tragedy but also a story of challenging the moral values of society. By using family rivalries and the Capulet’s plan for Juliet’s marriage,…

The plot of the tragedy depicts the reception of a ship and its symbolic value as a national imagery. The ship relates to today’s vessels used by the asylum seekers to cross the sea. Similarity with the current conditions can be seen in the case that asylum seekers are coming…