... As David Banner, a well-known hip-hop mogul, stated in Imus to Industry of 2007,” Rap music is the voice of the underbelly of America, and in most cases America wants to hide the negative that it does to its people. Hip hop is that voice.” Banner goes on to state, “If by some stroke of the pen, hip hop were silenced, the issues would still be present in our community. Drugs, violence, sexism and the criminal element were here long before hip hop. The Crips, the Bloods, the Vice Lords and the gangsters were here before rap music. Gang violence was here before rap music. Our consumers come from various socioeconomic backgrounds and cultures. While many are underprivileged, a large percentage of those people are educated professionals. The responsibility for their choices does not rest on the shoulders of hip hop.” I totally agree with Banner, Hip-Hop did not create these problems. One should take the focus off hip-hop and look at the other things that have the same ratings of hip-hop if he/she wants to blame something. Rappers vs. Rippers In a society that is booming in the social media department we find that there are other forms of violent portrayals in many other things that we see horror flicks and violent games. In recent cases we have seen more crimes due to real life portrayals of scary movies. There were over 10+ criminals convicted due to their gruesome reenactment of horror flicks. It can’t be denied that even the most gruesome films sticks in the brain of people who...
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...2. Discuss the details including the background, the final outcome etc. of Riley vs California ? THE AGENDA : Petitioner David Leon Riley requesting the court to reverse the judgment of California Court of Appeal. RELEVENT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION: The fourth amendment of the U.S. constitution states that : “The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” STATEMENT OF THE CASE: 1. On the morning of August 22, 2009, the police charged a petition against David Riley, a college student, who was driving his Lexus near his home’s neighborhood of San Diego. The officer who stopped Riley told the petitioner he stopped him for traffic violation, which eventually led to his arrest on weapons charges. He was driving the car with expired license registration tags, as his driver’s license was suspended, police is required to impound the car. Riley was considered to be involved in the shoot on August 2, considering the current situation and moment so separate charges were also issued for shooting on another vehicle, which intension to attempt murder, and...
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...CORE NEGOTIATION CONCEPTS Rex Mitchell Opportunities and requirements for negotiation (and persuasion) are everywhere, everyday Negotiation: * Conferring with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter (dictionary) * Negotiation is a basic means of getting what you want from others. It is back-and-forth communication designed to reach an agreement when you and the other side have some interests that are ...opposed. (Fisher & Ury) Negotiation myths (first four from Thompson 1998): 1. Good negotiators are born - they are self-made, requires study and practice 2. Experience is a great teacher - experience can improve negotiation skills to some extent, but have to learn from the experience - not unaided, unreflected, without feedback. Experience tends to improve our confidence, but not our accuracy/effectiveness 3. Good negotiators take lots of risks - while this may work in the movies, it isn’t in the script for real negotiations. Some negotiators may do this occasionally, but after carefully considering risks & potential benefits. They know how to evaluate a situation and make an optimal choice given the information available. 4. Good negotiators rely on intuition - Effective negotiators are self-aware and very conscious of what they are doing and why. Most of the important work of negotiation takes place before meeting (preparation). 5. Negotiations are always win-lose - a vast majority can be win-win. 6. The only negotiations are formal...
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...U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation 2012 The Strategic Information and Operations Center at FBI Headquarters is the 24/7 command post that monitors FBI operations and law enforcement activities around the globe. An FBI agent examines a potentially contaminated letter during a white powder training exercise. 2012 The FBI Story I A Message from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III For the FBI and its partners, 2012 was a year that reminded us once again of the seriousness of the security threats facing our nation. During the year, extremists plotted to attack—unsuccessfully, thanks to the work of our Joint Terrorism Task Forces—the U.S. Capitol, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and other landmarks on U.S. soil. Tragically, on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, a hateful attack in Benghazi took the lives of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. In the cyber realm, a rising tide of hackers took electronic aim at global cyber infrastructure, causing untold damages. High-dollar white-collar crimes of all kinds also continued to siphon significant sums from the pocketbooks of consumers. And in Newtown, Connecticut, 20 young children and six adults lost their lives in one of the worst mass shootings in American history, ending a year of violence that saw similar tragedies around the country. Working with its colleagues around the globe, the FBI is committed to taking a leadership role in protecting the nation. As you can see from...
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...S TE VE HARVEY STEVE HAR V EY E R Y Denene Millner Act Like a Lady, T HINK LIKE A Man This book is dedicated to all women. My hope is to empower you with a wide-open look into the minds of men. Introduction Everything You Need to Know About Men and Relationships Is Right Here 1 1 T H E M I N D -SE T OF A M A N 1 What Drives Men 2 3 11 19 Our Love Isn’t Like Your Love The Three Things Every Man Needs: Support, Loyalty, and the Cookie 37 “We Need to Talk,” and Other Words That Make Men Run for Cover 49 4 2 W H Y M E N D O W H AT T H E Y D O 5 First Things First: He Wants to Sleep with You 61 6 Sports Fish vs. Keepers: How Men Distinguish Between the Marrying Types and the Playthings 69 7 Mama’s Boys 8 Why Men Cheat 3 85 95 T H E PL A Y BO OK : HOW TO W I N T H E G A M E 9 Men Respect Standards—Get Some 10 115 The Five Questions Every Woman Should Ask Before She Gets in Too Deep 129 11 The Ninety-Day Rule: Getting the Respect You Deserve 147 12 If He’s Meeting the Kids After You Decide He’s “the One,” It’s Too Late 163 13 Strong, Independent—and Lonely— Women 179 14 How to Get the Ring 193 15 Quick Answers to the Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask 205 Acknowledgments 231 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher V EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEN AND REL ATIONSHIPS IS RIGHT HERE I ’ve made a living for more than twenty years making people laugh—about themselves...
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...S TE VE HARVEY STEVE HAR V EY E R Y Denene Millner Act Like a Lady, T HINK LIKE A Man This book is dedicated to all women. My hope is to empower you with a wide-open look into the minds of men. Introduction Everything You Need to Know About Men and Relationships Is Right Here 1 1 T H E M I N D -SE T OF A M A N 1 What Drives Men 2 3 11 19 Our Love Isn’t Like Your Love The Three Things Every Man Needs: Support, Loyalty, and the Cookie 37 “We Need to Talk,” and Other Words That Make Men Run for Cover 49 4 2 W H Y M E N D O W H AT T H E Y D O 5 First Things First: He Wants to Sleep with You 61 6 Sports Fish vs. Keepers: How Men Distinguish Between the Marrying Types and the Playthings 69 7 Mama’s Boys 8 Why Men Cheat 3 85 95 T H E PL A Y BO OK : HOW TO W I N T H E G A M E 9 Men Respect Standards—Get Some 10 115 The Five Questions Every Woman Should Ask Before She Gets in Too Deep 129 11 The Ninety-Day Rule: Getting the Respect You Deserve 147 12 If He’s Meeting the Kids After You Decide He’s “the One,” It’s Too Late 163 13 Strong, Independent—and Lonely— Women 179 14 How to Get the Ring 193 15 Quick Answers to the Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask 205 Acknowledgments 231 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher V EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEN AND REL ATIONSHIPS IS RIGHT HERE I ’ve made a living for more than twenty years making people laugh—about themselves...
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...S TE VE HARVEY STEVE HAR V EY E R Y Denene Millner Act Like a Lady, T HINK LIKE A Man This book is dedicated to all women. My hope is to empower you with a wide-open look into the minds of men. Introduction Everything You Need to Know About Men and Relationships Is Right Here 1 1 T H E M I N D -SE T OF A M A N 1 What Drives Men 2 3 11 19 Our Love Isn’t Like Your Love The Three Things Every Man Needs: Support, Loyalty, and the Cookie 37 “We Need to Talk,” and Other Words That Make Men Run for Cover 49 4 2 W H Y M E N D O W H AT T H E Y D O 5 First Things First: He Wants to Sleep with You 61 6 Sports Fish vs. Keepers: How Men Distinguish Between the Marrying Types and the Playthings 69 7 Mama’s Boys 8 Why Men Cheat 3 85 95 T H E PL A Y BO OK : HOW TO W I N T H E G A M E 9 Men Respect Standards—Get Some 10 115 The Five Questions Every Woman Should Ask Before She Gets in Too Deep 129 11 The Ninety-Day Rule: Getting the Respect You Deserve 147 12 If He’s Meeting the Kids After You Decide He’s “the One,” It’s Too Late 163 13 Strong, Independent—and Lonely— Women 179 14 How to Get the Ring 193 15 Quick Answers to the Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask 205 Acknowledgments 231 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher V EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEN AND REL ATIONSHIPS IS RIGHT HERE I ’ve made a living for more than twenty years making people laugh—about themselves, about each other, about family, and friends, and, most certainly...
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...Acknowledgments ix Acknowledgments This book owes a great deal to the mental energy of several generations of scholars. As an undergraduate at the University of Cape Town, Francis Wilson made me aware of the importance of migrant labour and Robin Hallett inspired me, and a generation of students, to study the African past. At the School of Oriental and African Studies in London I was fortunate enough to have David Birmingham as a thesis supervisor. I hope that some of his knowledge and understanding of Lusophone Africa has found its way into this book. I owe an equal debt to Shula Marks who, over the years, has provided me with criticism and inspiration. In the United States I learnt a great deal from ]eanne Penvenne, Marcia Wright and, especially, Leroy Vail. In Switzerland I benefitted from the friendship and assistance of Laurent Monier of the IUED in Geneva, Francois Iecquier of the University of Lausanne and Mariette Ouwerhand of the dépurtement évangélrlyue (the former Swiss Mission). In South Africa, Patricia Davison of the South African Museum introduced me to material culture and made me aware of the richness of difference; the late Monica Wilson taught me the fundamentals of anthropology and Andrew Spiegel and Robert Thornton struggled to keep me abreast of changes in the discipline; Sue Newton-King and Nigel Penn brought shafts of light from the eighteenthcentury to bear on early industrialism. Charles van Onselen laid a major part of the intellectual foundations on...
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