by Brenna Fisher | Apr 19, 2018
Offenders in America are often faced with consequences of their incarceration long after they have been released. Programs such as the restriction of voting rights and the mandatory reporting of criminal history on job applications prohibit rehabilitation and...
by Brenna Fisher | Mar 30, 2018
Chaos was something of a daily occurrence in my childhood. When you’re the oldest in a family with six children, peace and quiet are a rarity. A typical day in third grade would begin with fights over the bathroom sink and a rush to tie 12 different shoes as we ran...
by Brenna Fisher | Mar 21, 2018
I’ve been on a military reading kick recently, probably due to the fact that my commissioning in the Army is only 50 days away! One story I thought was particularly interesting is the leader ship of General Green during the Battle of Gettysburg. Brigadier...
by Brenna Fisher | Mar 16, 2018
Over Spring Break, I started examining examples of rape supportive culture, both inside and outside of Penn State. Rape Supportive Culture is a society where rape is defined in strict terms, and called a crime, but society behind it has subtle nuances that allow...
by Brenna Fisher | Feb 25, 2018
Recently in my Domestic Violence Class, we’ve been discussing theories of rape and analyzing the multiple sexual assaults in Missoula, Montana. I found some of the theories interesting, and wanted to take one of my blogs to explain and evaluate the theories....
by Brenna Fisher | Feb 11, 2018
Recently I have been taking a domestic violence class, that focuses on the issues of sexual and domestic abuse–whether its perpetrated by a family member, a spouse, or a stranger. It has really shifted my focus and forced me to examine the media in a different...
by Brenna Fisher | Jan 28, 2018
Deterrence Theory is based upon several key elements that determine if it will make an effective punishment. Those elements are: proportionality of punishment to the crime, certainty of punishment, celerity of punishment, and equality of punishment across society....
by Brenna Fisher | Dec 26, 2017
“Uhm Brenna, I think your car was towed.” My dad rushed back into the front door of his apartment to deliver me the news. “What?” It was 11:30 pm on Thursday night, 6 hours before I was supposed to leave for India. I returned from Penn State about an hour before and...
by Brenna Fisher | Nov 26, 2017
After the groundbreaking book, The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan was published in 1963, America was the scene for another a turbulent social movement during the 1960’s and 1970’s—The Women’s Right’s Movement. Additionally, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned...
by Brenna Fisher | Oct 23, 2017 |
While reading 1776, I am continuously struck by the parallels between wartime during the Revolution, and modern warfare. In Chapter 4, Washington struggles with the dillema of how to navigate the unfamiliar terrain of New York, and how to defeat the British Navy in a...
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