Knife crime

The police officer in the anonymous letter states that they are not sufficiently equipped to handle crimes involving knives in the streets of London. Furthermore, there have been cuts in the staff of all five emergency services resulting in the tasks of each staff member to be much greater than what they are capable of […]

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

This is a brief summary of what I have learned about the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Irish people experienced suffering and violence over a long period of time. Irish and English leaders disagreed on a lot of things which resulted in most of Ireland gaining freedom from Great Britain, however, […]

Reversing Roe

Netflix original, Reversing Roe, is a powerful documentary about the ongoing political issue that is abortion. This has sparked a lot of disagreement between the two sides of the issue. According to Human Defensive Initiative (HDI), the Netflix original Reversing Roe is a pro-life biased documentary on the subject of abortion. HDI mentions that through the duration of the […]

The Ides of March

The Ides of March is a film about the election process in the United States of America. It shows the process as more of a “dirty game” than a professional business. The chief of staff on the Democratic party, Paul Zara, has a line in this movie that has later been quoted numerous times; “There’s only […]

I have a dream

The message of Martin Luther King, Jr’s. speech “I have a dream” is that America needs to change the way they treat black people. They have been “crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” (Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963). Luther King, Jr. wants the people of America to go together hand […]

The black lives matter movement

The Black Lives Matter movement or more known as “#blacklivesmatter” on social media, was a response to the murder of the African American, Trayvon Martin, whose murderer was George Zimmerman who fatally shot the high school kid who was unarmed. Although Zimmerman shot Martin, he was not convicted and was later released from custody under […]

Costume guidelines given by the University of Texas

Lately there has been set guidelines for how students of American colleges are allowed to dress for Halloween. These guidelines are meant to secure people from cultural and social minorities such as certain racial groups, transgender people or people of different economic classes. By not allowing students to dress up in condescending outfits, the level […]

The 13th amendment

The documentary by Netflix The 13th amendment provided me with a lot of information about how the prisons in the USA handle their colored inmates. I learned that cops, in general, are more brutal towards black prisoners than they are with whites. Statistics also show that 1 in 3 black men are likely to receive life in […]

The US Government Shutdown

As of December 22nd 2018, the US government have been shut down, this is having an impact on 800 000 federal workers and is resulting in 7000 employees working without getting paid. Today the shut down is 24 days long, making it the longest in history. The reason for the shutdown of the US government […]

Thoughts on Of Mice and Men

The novel “Of Mice and Men” contains two protagonists, George and Lennie. They travel together between ranches to try and earn enough money to get by. George and Lennie had been to a handful of ranches already and the reason for why they have to wander so often is that trouble seemed to follow Lennie. […]