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Interrogation and Torture In the Roman civilization torture was used mostly as a means of entertainment in the form of gladiator fights, and throughout history torture has been used as punishment by the state the senate, the public, and even the church. In the 17th and 18th century torture had its fall and that was thought to be the end of the era of harsh physical torture. However Since 2001 there has been a rise in torture. Im sure everyone knows what an interrogation is. To some of you an…

On the eve of Christmas in a grand house near a crisp, shining lake. There lived an older man by the name of Closter Fobic. Mr. Fobic was arguing with his daughters and sons over who would be inclined to obtain his wealth. His butler's overheard many of the arguments that happened. You must invision, Mr. Fobic was a very wealthy man. He concluded that one of his children was very eager indeed, but on the morning of Christmas, he was found dead on the velvet carpet he bought that week.…

Huawei Technologies is a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world, having overtaken Ericsson in 2012. Huawei was founded in 1987 by RenZhengfei, a former engineer in the People's Liberation Army, and formed as a private company owned by its employees. At the time of its establishment Huawei was focused on manufacturing phone switches, but has since…

V. S. Naipaul once said, “Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves.” In school, at work, everywhere you could think of people are chained up to the rules of society. How to dress, walk, and even how to speak. Each setting is a different rule, but essentially it’s all about living up to others standards and expectations. I too was disillusioned into thinking I’m “expressing my originality” whatever that means. In…

Torture is inflicting pain on someone to get them to say or do something.Torture is one of the crimes that humans have committed for many centuries. Many rulers used torture to gain insight into their enemies movements and plans and used torture to gain insight on their subjects actions. Today torture is frowned upon, and no one wants to admit that it is happening. Those who admit the relevance of torture today want it to end, they know that it can leave mental and physical scars. Torture is…

Most people believe that those who know most about a situation should be the one making decisions about it. The prescribed title, “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility” specifically addresses the moral implication of having that knowledge. To thoroughly discuss this prescribed title, four knowledge questions must be answered, the chief amongst them being “Do those in power hold an ethical responsibility to those they can impact?” And, its answer is that yes, based on a…

He grew up in a small rural town in Vietnam. When his father pasted away when he was just fifteen, he became the man of his household. He went to see plastic bottles for recycling in the capital city to earn a living since he was not in school. One day a man came to him and promised a great deal of money he could make in a restaurant in Europe if he could get a few thousand dollars together for a travel agent to help arrange his traveling and boarding. Thrilled at this chance to make a…

Though parents, most often, want what’s best for their children, they do not always know what’s right. This became evident in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare continuously as the play progressed, as did the parental figures. Their roles in their children’s lives, wasn’t guidance or support, but as authority figures who enforced the rules of society and cared for their well being, though weren’t entirely invested in the details of their life. Even their pseudo-parents, people who actually…

Getting off the plane, I felt like an adult for a moment. This defining moment of freedom and solitude made me realize I could go anywhere and do anything. When I arrived in my country, Uzbekistan, for my sister’s wedding, reconnecting to my past became more meaningful. Nostalgic memories were transitioning into new memories: climbing trees, picking fruits and playing jumpsies with my friends, until it got dark and I had to go home. Although, these moments still define my childhood,…

I was born on February, 2nd, 1997, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. From that point on my life has been altered and molded both by nature and nurture. Human development is anything but simple it is multidirectional, multi-contextual, multicultural, multidisciplinary, and plastic. Throughout the past 19 years of my life I have gone through many biosocial, cognitive, psychosocial changes, and will go through many more are as the years go on. My mom comes from a family of nine, and my Dad comes from a…