Sail Along on Billy Budd’s Allegorical Journey at Sea in Herman Melville’s 1924 Work

 Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor was published in 1924; 33 years after his death in 1891. The book was incomplete when Melville passed and there have since been several publications of the work, each slightly different than the others. The story takes its reader on a journey at sea alongside Billy Budd, a strapping … Read more

Exploring The Imposter Phenomenon: From Causes to Protect ors

 The proclivity of people to engage in self-enhancement has been well researched, and a large variety of human behavior has been attributed to the motivation of maintaining self-esteem. The Imposter Phenomenon (IP), however, presents a challenge to this widely accepted notion because imposters (or people experiencing imposter feelings) appear to lack this tendency for … Read more

Celebrate Consumer Rights Day: Rights and Remedies for Medical Negligence in India

 Abstract The “World Consumers Right Day” is celebrated globally on March 15th and the “National Consumers Right Day” on December 24th each year in India to create awareness among consumers about their rights. Supreme Court verdict in 1995 brought the medical profession under the purview of the Consumer protection Act, 1986. Doctors are always … Read more

Exploring the Legacy of European Colonialism and Its Impact on Global Inequality

 The 18th and 19th centuries can be characterized as the colonial and racial domination of European powers. This period initiated the start of capitalist modernity in Europe. One of the key features of capitalist modernity was the expansion of European societies, leading to the start of colonialism. Colonialism can be defined as the practice … Read more

Competitive Research: Northern Ireland’s Economy, Labour Market, Education and Economic Context

   Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITIVENESS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT 3 METHODOLOGY 3 ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN NORTHERN IRELAND 4 PILLAR 1: MACRO AND FISCAL INDICATORS 5 GROSS VALUE ADDED 5 FISCAL BALANCE 5 PILLAR 2: THE LABOUR MARKET 6 EMPLOYMENT RATE 6 YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6 PILLAR 3: EDUCATION AND SKILLS 7 … Read more

Respect for Readers: Journalism Ethics and Plagiarism: What Journalists Owe Us

 What do journalists owe us? Journalism’s general aim consists of gathering, verifying, and reporting truthful information of consequence to citizens in a democracy. With knowledge of this, journalists are expected to put this definition in motion in as many means as possible. We owe the readers the entire truth on a story. With that … Read more

The Fundamental Right of Patients to Consent to Medical Treatment in the Irish Jurisdiction

 Consent is a self-determination principle which stems from the Constitutionally protected right to bodily integrity. If a medical practitioner touches the body of a patient without their prior consent they are liable under the tort of battery even if the touching is in accordance with a medical procedure. Consent can be oral, written, or … Read more

Exploring the Impact of John B. Watson’s Personal Life on His Professional Work

 Personal life. John B. Watson’s personal life shaped his professional work in many ways. Kerry Buckley’s biography, “Mechanical man: John Broadus Watson and the beginnings of behaviorism,” highlights important events in Watson’s personal and professional life and their impact on his development and perspective. Watson was born in South Carolina to Pickens Butler and … Read more

The Misinformation of Vaccine Dangers: Unmasking Ken Adachi and Dr. Andrew Moulden’s Bias

 VALIDITY TASK- LEVEL 2 BIO 2.2 Rosalind Walker ARTICLE 1 Title: Vaccine Dangers Author: Vaccine Dangers was written by Ken Adachi, an extreme anti-vaccination advocate and editor of “educate-yourself.org", a blog on which he expresses his opinion on a number of topics from how to treat parasites, to aliens invading the world. He has … Read more

Examining Language Used to Criminalize Immigrant and Racialized Communities on Media

 The media has played an instrumental role in broadcasting anti-immigrant and migrant sentiment, from politicians and citizens alike. Mass media, for the last few years, has taken reign of broadcasting and facilitating communication between not only governmental forces (politicians, organizations, institutions, etc.) and the public, but vice versa and exclusively among the public. While … Read more

Exploring Odin and Thor’s Role in Viking Myths: Understanding Self-Preservation + Deceit

 On the Roles of Thor and Odin The myths of the Viking age (793-1000 AD) offer a unique look at a religion riddled with ideals considered immoral by today’s standards–specifically deception, relentless and destructive self-preservation, and worship of war. This essay attempts to broadly describe and analyze Odin and Thor, and then look at … Read more

Exploring Morocco: From Mountains to Costal Plains and the Kingdom Within

 COUNTRY INFORMATION Morocco is located in the continent of Africa and has borders with Algeria and Mauritania.  This country cover 446,550 square kilometers of land and 250 square kilometers of water. It means that Morocco is a little bit larger than California. The Mediterranean coast is mountainous whereas the Atlantic coast has a fertile … Read more

A Look at IoT Communication Models and Architecture.

 3.2 INTERNET OF THINGS COMMUNICATION MODELS It is very important that to have proper operations we need to focus on how Iot devices are connected and communicate. In March 2015, an architectural document was released by the Internet Architecture Board which focused on for communication models used by IoT devices.  Device to Device … Read more