Earth Liberation Front: Disrupting Terrorist Ideology and Tactics

 Earth Liberation Front The Earth Liberation Front, also known as the ELF, is an environmentalist group based on extremist ideology. Radical actions that have been taken in pursuit of this ideology have marked them as a terrorist organization. In fact, the FBI labeled them as the country’s most dangerous terrorist threat in 2001 (Jarboe, … Read more

Iran & Saudi Arabia Relations: Examining How Historical Hostility & Rapprochement Shaped Middle East

 Nicolette Yohn Sylvan POLITSCI4327 21st November 2017 Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations Iran and Saudi Arabia have historically had rocky relations characterized by periods of hostility and rapprochement that have created a bipolar Middle East landscape. As it stands today, the two nations are not engaging in outright hostility, but are certainly not on extremely diplomatic … Read more

Compare the Historicty of Jesus and Buddha

 Both Jesus and The Buddha differ in various ways, each of their spiritual paths are completely different. The Buddha said to be human, there is God. He preached that the root of suffering was the cause of desire. Jesus was teacher, a Galilean Jewish Rabbi that Christians believed that he was the Messiah and … Read more

Desire, Object & the Surrealist Revolution

 “I cannot be reached”: Aching desire of text and construction of amorous object Hailed as the ‘quintessential Surrealist romance’ (Polizzotti 2), Nadja (originally published in 1928) is an experimental novel and a project of identity and self-discovery via the act of associative and non-linear writing. Breton finished the book shortly after a failed affair … Read more

Fashion Industry Booms: Americans "Consume 400% More Clothing" Than In 1980s

The fashion industry has boomed in the last 50 years and Americans today “consume 400 percent more clothing” than in the 1980’s, according to Maxine Bedat, co-founder of retailer Zady. Fast fashion began to emerge in the United States of America (USA) in the 1980’s as a way of responding quickly to ever-changing fashion trends. … Read more

Asperger Syndrome (case study)

Asperger Syndrome Asperger Syndrome is a type of autism. Autism a disorder that affects how a person interprets language, communicates, and socializes. Asperger Syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests (autismspeaks.org). Children are normally diagnosed with Asperger … Read more

“The God’s Must Be Crazy” and Conrad’s Sunjata

The Lies of Africa In “The God’s Must Be Crazy” Africans are misrepresented and described as everything not the same as reality. The very evaluated film is a case of how African history was and still is stereotyped, misconstrued, and bent to suit the depiction of Africans in a negative casing. However, “The God’s Must … Read more

Endophytic Fungi: Classification, Effects & Benefits of Clavicipitaceous & Nonclavicipitaceous Endophytes

 Schaechter (2011) stated that endophytic fungi divided into two major groups due to variances in taxonomy, host range, colonization transmission patterns, tissue specificity and ecological function. Group one is the Clavicipitaceous endophytes (C-endophytes) which infect some grasses. Group two is the Nonclavicipitaceous endophytes (NCendophytes). While Rodriguez et al., (2009) stated another point of view … Read more

Explore James Joyce's Internal Conflict Through His Writing

 A famous Irish proverb states that the believer is happy, but the doubter is wise. Irish men are typically associated with Catholicism, as many famous prayers and saints have come from Ireland. However, the religious aspect is not universal, and obviously there are non-believers here and there throughout Ireland. These people are often logical … Read more

Horrors of the Bosnian War: Uncovering the History, Genocides & Dayton Accords

 The government of the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia in April 1992. Over the next few years (1992-1995), Bosnian Serb forces targeted both Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians. These events included the killing of more than 100,000 people (80% were Bosniak), as well as the displacement of  2 million. … Read more

Explore Abnormal Psychology & Mental Health: Causes & Treatment

 Psychological Disorders Every human being understands what mental health or abnormal behavior is. However, these disorders are not classified in the same way in all cultures since they are culturally conditioned both throughout history and in each specific cultural situation. People who exhibit such behaviors are considered to be "rare individuals" with tastes and … Read more

Why Is Violence a Typical Feature of Initiation Ceremonies? The Role of Violence in Rites of Passage Worldwide

 WHY IS VIOLENCE  A TYPICAL FEATURE OF INITIATION CEREMONIES? The ‘rites of passage’ is an integral part of the human life course. We constantly go through different rites of passages in our lives; Birth, confirmation, marriage, and death to mention a few. Initiation as a rite of passage is defined as when a person … Read more