Twelve-tone technique

Who did you interview and why did you select this individual to interview? For the informational interview, I interviewed my mom, Beth Martens. The reason I chose my mom is because she is an elementary school teacher and has been for about 15 years. Throughout her years teaching, she has taught at two different schools with three different positions between those two schools. As a teacher, she has experienced many ups and downs, such as awards and principle changes, which have all shaped her to…

Narrative Interview My mom had only told me little things about her college experiences, just a few stories here and there, the occasional frantic phone calls to her mom, and some about the friends she made. So when I decided to sit down and interview her, I was generally curious on what she would tell me. I had been contemplating the questions I would ask her while I was waiting for her to get home from work. After she had gotten home and I was satisfied with my list, I sat down and started…

Subsequent receiving informed consent application the interviews were scheduled. Proceeding to the start of the meeting, all members were prompted that they could end the meeting or not answer specific inquiries without any repercussion. Once the interviews were administered face-to-face either at the CAMHS clinic or in the home of the participants (Simonds, et al., 2013). In addition, a semi-structured interview was arranged to created and refined on the premise of conference with the…

In the second interview, I picked an Asian male whose parents were born in the United States. During the interview, I followed the same study guide and adding different questions that related to the topics I had on my guide. I started the interview by asking some general questions about his background. I followed my question guide and ask him those questions. He is a fourth year college student and is working at an insurance office. He is Taiwanese American. He has one younger sister and two…

Using the consequentialism approach, I am for torture because performing this action to possibly save lives is better than doing nothing and suffer through worse consequences. Another reason why torture is necessary is to make an example out of the terrorist to prevent future terrorist attacks. According to Timmons, torture is defined as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for purposes.” An example the book used, if there…

Torture Warrants Essay Response to the Reading I will begin by stating that when it comes to torture, I am fully against it if there is not an extremely good reason for it. No type of torture (psychological, physical, emotional, and sexual) should be done willy-nilly. I also condemn the involvement of innocents (such as unknowing family members or friends). If, however, the situation did call for extreme levels of torture, I would do it with no qualms whatsoever. Concerning the readings, I agree…

“Majid Khan's ‘lunch tray,’ consisting of hummus, pasta with sauce, nuts, and raisins was ‘pureed’ and rectally infused,” (Senate Intelligence Committee). This is but one of the atrocities performed upon the prisoners of the CIA at one of numerous black site prisons. In discussion of modern American foreign policy, one controversial issue has been torture. On the one hand, some people argue that torture is a necessary practice that proactively saves American lives. On the other hand, other…

The Interview: Portfolio Piece 1 I have chosen my step dad for the interview for many reasons, I have always been curious about what he did in Iraq and the things he went through. Also I have never sat down and talked to him about this, he had only ever told me a little bit about his experiences. My question to him is, what were some of your memories about deciding you wanted to be a Marine and being over in Iraq. Having this conversation will bring more depth to our relationship because I…

Law enforcement interrogations are inquiries, in which criminal investigators systematically question potentially uncooperative individuals legally held in custody to attain dependable information that suspects may have knowledge of and potential responsibility for (Evans et al., 2010). Seasoned law enforcement interrogators (SLEIs) follow prescribed requirements in the course and conduct of the interrogation, but they also have extraordinary discretionary and flexible decision-making powers to…

Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse and The Bataan Death March are two comparative events in US history. The Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse was a series of human rights violations against prisoners in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq, which began in March of 2003. The Bataan Death March was the relocation by foot of American Prisoners from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O, Donnel a prisoner camp of the Japanese during World War 2. While both Abu Ghraib and The Bataan Death March are a result of…