Undercover

Taboo Words I grew up in a family that never talked about what was under the curtain, and in the summer of my eighth grade year, I ran away. Now when you picture running away what is it that you see? Perhaps you think of Into the Wild, Chris McCandless whom traveled for self exploration and adventure! Or you think of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Finn running away heroically for his friend! Unfortunately, you would never find my 24 hour “escape” written out in famous story books told for…

Hollywood’s Depictions of African Americans in the 1980s The 1980s, characterized by Ronald Reagan’s presidency and policies, saw the many black economic and social gains of the previous decades come to an end. Things like college attendance rates, income levels, and the proportion of two-parent families all declined. At the same time, crime rates escalated and poverty levels increased. Hollywood was not interested in showing this unpleasant reality to its audience; the industry was interested…

confusion, the most common definition of terrorism is used, which includes the following; It is the use of violence or threat of violence in order to purport a political, religious, or ideological change. It can only be committed by non-state actors or undercover personnel serving on the behalf of their respective governments. It reaches more than the immediate target victims and is also directed at targets consisting of a larger spectrum of society. It is both mala prohibita (i.e., crime that…

Vietnam Platoon “Move out move out!” “GO GO GO!” the general yelled while I was jumping out of the chopper. Bullets were already flying at us all the sudden a bullet already hit the person to the side of me “Ahhh!” he stumbled upon the ground lifeless. Three people took cover against the rock I was going for it, it was huge I stood behind them and didn’t say anything. One of them stood up and started yelling “move the chopper!” he got hit by the chopper while moving it up to leave he was…

This Frontline investigation piece is about the controversy regarding online fantasy sports betting. Traditionally played seasonally amongst friends and co-workers the game has gone digital and can be played daily with anyone around the world. The Frontline piece focuses on DraftKings and FanDuel two of the largest companies in the fantasy sports game. They make money by taking a cut of the bets placed by users as well as advertisements. The question of the legitimacy of the game occurs whether…

for socialists, current farming laws in America have barely addressed the ‘inhumane’ qualities of the factory farms, and instead lean towards favoring the capitalist approach for individual success. Ag-Gag bills make it illegal to take a farm job undercover, apply for a farm job without disclosing a background as a journalist or animal-rights activist, and hold evidence of animal abuse past 24 to 48 hours before turning it over to authorities. These laws make it more difficult for people to…

In the city of Atlanta, there is a young man named Sean`who has settled there his entire life and adapted to the dangerous drug based lifestyle that has been in his city long before he was ever born. His parent's who were so involved in the drug trade that engulfed and surrounded them were sadly never there for sean which forced his older brother Steven, A gang banger that helped run a trap house where drugs and guns are sold, to raise Sean and bring him in to what was basically the family curse…

Apollo started started off first recently volunteered in a vaccine drive in October with mercer county after our meeting. Mercer county medical reserve corps came and spoke to our class giving a presentation and then asked for 30 of our classmates to help participate in their vaccination drive at there fairgrounds. We gladly accepted and we received our training and some online modules in the following weeks.Our senior class arrived at 9:00am signed in got our orientation and reflective jackets…

Somehow this cubicle had never bothered me after 12 years on the force it was just normal to be in this cubicle for most of the day. The town of Catalina only had a population of 10,000 and not much happened for the undercover unit. We had been called out a few weeks ago to assist the state police at the Athens air show to help with controlling the (1) throng of people that came out. I don’t know how this small air show (2) elicited so many people each year. We recently had a (4) former military…

Factory farming, also known as industrial farming, is a modern form of farming where livestock such as cattle, pigs, or chickens are kept in tight cages known as battery cages to meet the food consumption of human. Factory farms keep large numbers of animals to be raised for food in tight and confined spaces in order to minimize operation cost. The meat that comes from these factories are cheaper because there is enough food to meet demand. Over 99% of the meat in America comes from a factory…