Summary and Reflection Paper   Introduction This paper seeks to summarize and reflects on the main ideas of the book Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and redemption. It captures an emotional and inspiring story of Ronald Cotton’s wrongful conviction. A fragile human memory of Jennifer Thompson picked Ronald cotton out of a line up as evidence of her rape. The procedures of the criminal justice system on the unreliable nature of eyewitness testimony coupled with racism can deny people justice.   Overall summary of the book A man broke into Jennifer Thompson’s apartment and raped her at knifepoint while she slept. However, she was able to escape the attacker. A line up of men was made to identify the attacker, and Jenifer Thompson positively Identified Ronald Cotton as the attacker Ronald insisted he was innocent and was rather mistaken, but the identification by Jennifer was compelling evidence to incarcerate him for 11 years. Later after 11 years, a DNA test saves Ronald as it proved his innocence. Ronald, after serving 11 years in prison for the crime he…

Bolivia′s Political History Early Republic In 1820 a battle re-emerged in Upper Peru involving three sets as follows: Partisans acknowledging the course of the Spanish Cortes Rebels, headed by Simón Bolívar Palacios Conservative Party, commanded by General Pedro Antonio de Olañeta Bolívar’s conquest in 1824, trailed by the murder of Olañeta by his cohorts in April 1825, concluded the Spanish authority in the northern part of Peru. Conspicuously, Bolívar happened to leave the occupants of Northern Peru to define the particulars of their liberation, shifting power to General Antonio José de Sucre Alcalá (Condori, 2005). Precisely, in August 1825, an essential congress convoked by Sucre prohibited the connection to either Argentina or Peru and approved a resolve of independence. Through an effort to conciliate Bolívar’s uncertainties concerning the nation’s suitability for individual-rule, the new state converted and was referred to as the Republic of Bolivia. Primarily, Bolívar operated for five months as the country’s initial president before Sucre taking over in January the year 1826. The newly born nation experienced multiple predicaments such as plentiful border clashes with its neighbors,…

Innocence and Truth Innocence keeps the soul happy and maintains a friendship with the truth. Besides, integrity has courage towards men. Those, as mentioned earlier are the sentiments written by the great novelist Henry Fielding in some of his satirical and humor-filled works. Indeed, the scholar’s opinion is agreeable concerning some artistic pieces, including short stories and movies. However, Fielding’s opinions, to an extent, contradict the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown. While Fielding’s sentiments on innocence and truth encapsulate most of the life stories and written art, this opinion is not entirely accurate with Hawthorne’s short story. Hence, innocence and truth are controversial sentiments in Young Goodman Brown. Young Goodman Brown is a satirical literature that depicts several themes such as morality, religion, rebirth, and love. Moreover, innocence and truth are underlying elements closely observed through accurate analysis. Overall, Young Goodman Brown presents two primary themes; loss of innocence and coping with the truth. Loss of innocence is visible when individuals who do not know some awful concepts or do not consider their existence know the atrocious aspects…

The Pros and Cons of Working from Home   The widespread of coronavirus has prompted people to work from the comfort of their homes. Since this is a contagious disease, there is a need to avoid working in crowded workplaces. Most companies and organisations in different parts of the world are ready to let their employees work from home. This is being facilitated by the advancement in technology where one can perform his duties without being physically present in his or her place of work.   Working from home, either full-time or part-time, has its advantages and disadvantages. If you’re yet to set up a home office or working environment, there are several pros and cons that you need to consider before implementing your idea. Working from a home-based office is not for everyone, and that’s why you should weigh the pros and cons of working from home and determine if it is ideal for you.   Pros   Reduced distractions   Even though there might be distractions at home, you can control them with ease, unlike distractions emerging from…

Ted Talk Reflection Goals are essential aspects of life as they keep us going. Personally, either its personal, academic or professional goals, the goals I set keep me focused, they allow me to measure progress; they help me avoid procrastination, and more importantly, they motivate me. It is easy to come up with goals and essentially while setting goals; I ensure they are specific, measurable, attainable, and timely (Sabell, 2016). Despite setting the goals, one key factor that these goals are dependent on is the belief that they can be achieved. Without the belief and faith that they can be achieved then don’t really matter. Therefore, I always bear in mind that the path to success is not straightforward. I have to be bold and fearless and therefore endure and persevere the hardships along the way knowing that at the end success is imminent.  Also, I have realized teamwork is one of the greatest assets in life. An atmosphere of friendship and loyalty is fostered. Team members lift you up when you are low, and their contribution increases productivity. Achieving…

Why Inmates join prison gangs Inmates join prison gangs for safety. Inmates feel vulnerable, and many times prisoners will fight hurt each other and, to a larger extent, kill for no apparent reason. A prison gang has some order, and the members are protected from other inmates and any mistreatment by security officers. The other reason for joining is to get essential resources for survival. Members of the same gang take care of the needs of each other. In some exceedingly overcrowded prisons, basic needs such as toilet papers, soap, and food are scarce. Some inmates are drug-addicted, and the only way to get drugs, basic needs, and sometimes money is by joining a prison gang. The other reason for joining a gang is peer pressure. People are social beings, and they cannot live in isolation. Inmates need to make friends and associates. These friends could be a member of a prison gang. They, therefore, join the group to make the friendship more solid. The correctional leaders should reduce congestion in prisons and ensure that all inmates are provided with…

Top 3 Couponing websites Everyone loves saving a few bucks while shopping. Nowadays, you will find plenty of retailers offering discounts, promo codes, and coupons. Let’s take a look at the top ten places where you can find coupons on the Internet.   Top 3 Couponing websites   RetailMeNot Looking for the biggest savings at checkout? RetailMeNot genie automatically applies cashback offers and coupons. Genie will test all deals from RetailMeNot and employ the best discounts on your behalf. Genie works with most popular retailers like Macy’s, Target, forever 21, Ulta, and finish line, among others. It also works with Domino’s if you want to light up your taste buds.   GroupOn GropuOn is now the best place to find coupons in the USA, with over 35 million registered users. Their exclusive coupons are known as “group coupons” (GroupOns). There are two main channels you can use to utilize coupons, Groupon Clearance and Groupon Freebies. Groupon clearance is used to find items like clothing and gadgets at unbeatable prices and other cheap goods too. With Groupon Freebies, you can utilize…

Heterosexuality: The First Experience   In my early years, when I first joined the school, the close friendship of two girls was termed “weird.” Departing from the social-sexual norm, and often enjoying each other’s company, they gave the students something to speak about and content to fill many rumors. When I left the school compound and went home, yearning to understand why the close company of the two girls was looked at as strange, trembling with shyness, I asked my mum for an explanation (I found it easier to talk to her instead of my dad). To my curious question, she responded. In our society, to paraphrase her words, relations are perceived as normal, if they are between males and females. Honestly, the relationship of your two classmates can be devoid of any mischief, as is feared, but since this is the lens through which society views sexual relations, it is difficult for their company to pass unnoticed. For instance, to help you understand better, she added, look at our family—it is formed by your dad and I, male and…

First responders First responders are skilled persons who, during the early phases of managing an emergency, clinical care, or public health, provide instant supportive services in case of accidents or medical emergencies. Basically, they are educated to offer medical care to the sick until the experienced medical providers arrive at the scene or in hospital. The first responders usually take up the most significant hits when they are dealing with destruction and deaths that occur naturally or through human-made calamities (Rivera, & Kapucu, 2015). However, they are always affected or suffer after the crisis has passed; this is when they begin experiencing the impacts of PSTD. The local agencies can assist these first responders by offering them advice on how to deal with such stresses by educating them so that they can acknowledge the symptoms that are associated with this duty; there are specific types of feelings such as Secondary traumatic anxiety- This is a stress reaction and symptom that results from one exposure to another Person’s traumatic experiences instead of direct exposure to distressing activities. Burnout’s: it’s the feeling…

Why the Police should be disarmed The use of guns by the Police has always been a topic of discussion in many countries. There many legislators and citizens who believe that the Police need protection in their daily attempts to make sure that criminals and other lawbreakers are dealt with using whatever means possible. This paper presents different reasons why the Police should be completely disarmed. The intention to arm them in the first place is in good faith, but it has led to far more problems than the good they were meant to bring in society. The police actions have been documented having been involved in such actions as mass killings, illegal arrests, corruption, sexual abuse, drug trafficking, assassination among other ills that are presented in this paper to support the disarmament. When all the monopoly is left in the hands of the Police, there is bound to be anarchy. Research has shown that Police are far more dangerous than terrorists (Worder, 2015). Similarly, it has been observed that a person is eight times more likely to be killed…