...Police brutality has been alive for years and has begun to evolve into one of Americas major concerns in today's society. On March 3, 1991, in California, Rodney King an African American, was halted after a high-speed traffic chase. Soon after he was brutally beaten by four white police officers. For months now, politicians have invoked King's legacy to implore black citizens to stay peaceful in the face of routine violence. The irony of this plea seems lost on its askers, but it does fall in line with a question that's haunted Black Lives Matter protesters for the past 10 months. The problem is national: no police department in the country is known to be completely free of misconduct. Yet it must be fought locally: the nation's 19,000 law enforcement agencies are essentially independent. Nowadays every type of thing that is seen as wrong in the aspect of a group is considered to be a criminal activity The state of California, for instance, has created 1,000 new crimes in the past 25 years, while Michigan currently has 3,102 crimes on the books. New York City alone has 10,000 crimes, rules and codes the...
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...control police brutality is against colored. My central idea that police brutality is way out of control. I want to let you know I'm not being prejudice against any race, i just feel the police brutality against colored needs to be discussed. For instance, would you be scared when you get pulled over for simple speeding or even tinted windows and the primary law enforcement already unclipped their gun ready to shoot, when you have the slightest move? When you don't want to reach for your wallet to provide the former officer with your license and registration because you know it's a high percent chance you will be gunned down like a gun range target board. Most colored feel they are a mouse vs. a snake in a prey and predator habitat. I want to convince you to not be bias, but see and feel my side of my opinion on police brutality against colored and do not judge because of skin color but feeling, facts, actions, stereotype, racism, etc. Problem Police brutality is out of control against colored(Mexicans,African American, Latinos, Native Americans, etc.). Many of them are dying because of police brutality. Police have already killed nearly 800 people many of whom were “ unarmed, mentally ill, and colored”. Crazily it's still happening and there's rarely if any consequences. Articles show that...
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...Sean Bell, Daniel Shaver, Walter Scott, John Crawford, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Raupheal Thomas, Tamir Rice, Nicholas Thomas; all these men have something in common: they were unarmed, shot and killed by police. All these officers were let off due to typical excuses such as self-defense, raised suspicion, or probable cause, without a single form of punishment. Law Enforcement, more specifically police officers, should be held accountable and receive reasonable punishment for their misbehavior and wrongdoings. These men and women hold such authority and responsibility that should not be abused whatsoever. These men and women are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the community they protect and serve. Police officers are meant to enforce the law, but why in some cases, does the law not adhere to them? With that being said, police officers need to be held accountable for such intolerable acts and need to be shown some sort of punishment because too many innocent men, women, and even kids are paying the price for the officers’ mistakes. As a way to try to prevent police brutalities and misconduct, body-worn cameras have been issued to document the behavior of police officers. This might have sounded like a good idea to stop police...
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...Give our police guns! Guns and police do not mix Summary: Arming the police is an idea which has caused much contradiction in many discussions. In the article ‘Give our police guns!’, John Q. Public (2009) argues that police officers need to be armed while doing their duties, however, Miranda Wright (2006) claims that there is no need to arm the police in the article ‘Guns and police do not mix’. This essay will evaluate several main ideas in both of these articles. Firstly, Public points out that arming the police does help protect people. When citizens see police who are carrying weapons, they probably feel safer. Nevertheless, Wright believes that there will be an increase in the amount of weapon usage on duty if police are armed. As a result, police may not use less dangerous ways to catch criminals. Secondly, Public mentions that police needs to have weapons to protect themselves. They mainly use them as a tool to defend rather than to injure criminals. Conversely, Wright emphasizes that it is possible to neglect some fundamental issues of society, so detective work and policing strategies need to be concerned about more than arming the police. Discussion: In these two articles, there is a contradiction between the authors’ ideas. While Public seems to fail to argue the idea about the protection for citizens, the point about police’s self-defense may be persuasive. However, Wright’s explanation about the increase in using weapons is unconvincing while there may be...
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...1. Celcil Foster’s thesis was to show that racism is still alive and well, and it often goes un-noticed. He mentions the Rodney King verdict, and how it triggered the worst outbreak of violence since the Watts riots of 1965. The Rodney King riot started because Rodney King, an African American, was badly beaten by some officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. Rodney soon became a focal point showing how bad racial issues are. The public got angry about police brutality and racism, and some went around starting fires, damaging and breaking into businesses and stealing merchandise. This caused many riots across the United States, and even one in Toronto, Ontario. 2. The first example Foster gives is when he visited Canada during the Montreal...
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...one is tertiary. Tertiary prevention involves attempts to minimize the course of a problem after it has already happening and causing harm. I do think this prevention strategy used in this situation is effective. The agency has taken precautionary steps to install a panic button to call for the police in a potentially violent situation such as this. I think that possibly having the added protection of a security officer nearby could also be a step in providing even safer services. This would be an additional comfort for the staff at the agency and the clients. The presence of a security officer may not have a warming effect on staff and clients but it could deter some of the perpetrators who are violent. Safety and feeling safe are one of the most important things in a person’s life. I also agree with the woman being transported to a battered women’s shelter, where she will receive classes in self-esteem, parenting, job training and placement to get stabilized and back on her feet independently Scenario 2 Replace the level one heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. Headings help your audience track the sub-topics discussed in the body of the essay or report. Begin a new heading for each sub-topic. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph between five and seven spaces by pressing the Tab key one time on the keyboard. In addition, remember to double space the entire paper using the double space functionality in Word. This...
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...Dear Miss Wheeler, I’m really looking forward to taking this class this semester, I feel like I’m going to be learning a lot and I feel as if I can get closer then you then I could to most of my past English teachers due to all of the students that they had. I don’t think that I should be in this class, but I understand why I’m in it. I didn’t do too well on my placement test because I rushed through it during orientation but I’m looking forward to taking this course so I can better my writing skills. In this letter I will be discussing my background, my past English class and my writing skills. I was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio and have been going to school there for the past 12 years. I’m 18 years of age, lived with my sister father and mother until parents got divorced. My mom remarried about 2 years ago, so before I left for school I lived with my mother and step dad. My sister is 20 and attends The University of Cincinnati. I’m more of a friends person then a family person, I’m just not really close to family that much. I don’t really have a special talent, I played softball and tennis in high school, and was in a couple of clubs one that I cared for a lot was called SGORR. Student Group On Race Relations, we met up after school and talked about racism and went into 4th-7th grade class rooms and did activities with the students that dealt with discrimination, and racism and that was really fun to do. I like kids and I like to travel haven’t really had the chance...
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...Gun Control Essay 1 Gun Control Essay 06/14/2015 The right to bear arms is guaranteed in the constitution by the Second Amendment. Many politicians are looking to amend the constitution any way they can to ban handguns or at least Gun Control Essay 2 restrict sales. The argument between pro and anti gun control has been debated for years, both with valid points. Many studies and factual data shows that strict gun control only removes guns from law-abiding citizens, but does not actually help reduce crime. Studies have shown that gun control cannot stop people from committing the crime because if a handgun ban were issued, there is evidence that citizens would not comply with the law, strict gun control does not reduce homicide rates, and studies have found that high crime rates have stimulated purchasing of guns rather than high gun ownership stimulating crime. While the Founding Fathers of this country were developing the system of government, as set forth in the Constitution, many feared that a standing army controlled by a strong central government would leave them helpless. The Federal Constitution contained no provisions to prohibit a standing army or allow states to create their own militias. The Constitution was signed by thirty-nine men from the twelve states represented at the Constitutional Convention on September 17 1787; three delegates refused to sign because of the absence of a bill of rights. Two years later, the First Congress agreed on...
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...Argument No one structure fits all written arguments. However, most college courses require arguments that consist of the following elements. Below is a basic outline for an argumentative or persuasive essay. This is only one possible outline or organization. Always refer to your handbook for specifics. I. Introductory Paragraph o Your introductory paragraph sets the stage or the context for the position you are arguing for. o This introduction should end with a thesis statement that provides your claim (what you are arguing for) and the reasons for your position on an issue. A. Your thesis: o states what your position on an issue is o usually appears at the end of the introduction in a short essay o should be clearly stated and often contains emphatic language (should, ought, must) B. Sample Argumentative Thesis o The production, sale, and possession of assault weapons for private citizens should be banned in the U.S. II. Body of your Argument A. Background Information o This section of your paper gives the reader the basic information he or she needs to understand your position. This could be part of the introduction, but may work as its own section. B. Reasons or Evidence to Support your Claim o All evidence you present in this section should support your position. This is the heart of your essay. Generally, you begin with a general statement that you back up with specific details or examples. Depending on how long your argument is, you will need to devote one to two well-developed...
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...Criminology consists of our organized ways of thinking and talking about crime, criminals and crime control (Garland and Sparks, 2000, 192). Personal and neighborhood income are the strongest predictors of violent crime" (cited in "Wasting America's Future (Arloc Sherman, 1994, p88). Demonstrates that glaring social and economic inequalities in our society impose correspondingly high costs in the form of street crime. (John Hagan & Ruth D. Peterson, Crime and Inequality, 1995, Stanford U, p4) Causes of Crimes: Causes of crime may be environmental, hereditary or psychological. Environmental causes are ruled out as independent causes of crimes. But psychological conditions are said to be determinant of an individual’s reaction to persuasive environmental influence. Criminologist says that certain offenders are born to create crimes in the environment. Other cause may be the poverty. Due to low condition of their living, they are enforced to commit crimes. Discrimination against minorities may become the cause of crimes. Emotional disorders are also cause of crimes. Crime Prevention: Ultimate aim of crime prevention is to reduce the risk of victims. Here we find...
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...COM 120 Entire Course http://homeworkgallery.com/index.php/product/com-120-entire-course/ http://homeworkgallery.com/index.php/product/com-120-entire-course/ COM 120 Week 1 Single Mother Single mothers in America” is the title that I have chosen for my persuasive essay. I feel that being a single mother myself I can relate to them on the same ground as I am living a life walking in the same shoes as them. “With great power comes great responsibility” is a well known line from the movie Spider man. COM 120 Week 1 Capital Letters 103 1. – At the turn of a new century and a new Millennium, many people are reflecting on the historical changes that have taken place during the past hundred years. – At the turn of a new century and a new millennium, many people are reflecting on the historical changes that have taken place during the past hundred years. 2. – In the late 1990s, Americans began making lists reflecting their choices of the greatest Events, Literature, People, and Films of the century. – In the late 1990s, Americans began making lists reflecting their choices of the greatest events, literature, people, and films of the century. 3. – Most Americans would agree that the two World Wars shaped the twentieth century and this country’s role in it. – Most Americans would agree that the two world wars shaped the twentieth century and this country’s role in it. COM 120 Week 1 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 562 1. Most people are familiar...
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...Winnie Wong Writing 140 Maggie Flynn 4th October 2012 Assignment #2 Most Effective Essay: “SlutWalks and the Future of Feminism.” by Jessica Valenti Slut. This attention-grabbing noun is used throughout the world in the continuing feminist protest that has started since May 2011: Slutwalks. It all began when Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto police constable, made a statement on how women should not “dress like sluts” in order to be safe from being sexually assaulted at a safety forum in Osgoode Hall Law School on January 24th 2011. His words infuriated many, and Sonya Barnett and Heather Jarvis, Co-founders of Slutwalk Toronto, decided to take action to disaffirm the victim-blaming claim. Originally expected to be a small-scale protest, Slutwalk drew attention and became a worldwide phenomenon, which also triggered both positive and negative responses; Jessica Valenti, Gail Dines, Wendy J Murphy and Keli Goff all published articles to express their opinions. Valenti supported Slutwalk in her essay, “Slutwalks and the Future of Feminism,” whereas Dines and Murphy’s “SlutWalk is not sexual liberation” and Goff ‘s “Dear feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won’t.” opposed it. These writers are all famous feminists; Dines is a seasoned professor and author, while Valenti and Goff are new feminist bloggers who are described as “the pioneer in bringing feminist action online” and “a breath of fresh air,” respectively. Although all of these writers...
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...Targeting the general public, he simply gives questions that are easy to understand and have common answers, but still able to express his point in the nature versus nurture debate. One of them is “Did adolescents engage in violence because of the way their parents treated them early in life?” (1), and the other is “Are people inherently aggressive and selfish, calling for a market economy and a strong police, or could they become peaceable and cooperative, allowing the state to wither and a spontaneous socialism with blossom?” (1). After answering those two questions, Pinker’s readers will have the ability to choose either nature or nurture for their belief or even choose both sides. By allowing his readers to form their own conclusions, Pinker has encouraged them to participate in his argument. This forces the readers to become more receptive to the arguments he brings in as they take a stake in the nurture versus nature debate. Even though, Pinker’s introduction is long, it is excellent in providing all necessary information for the reader to easily follow the various arguments on the roles nature and nurture play in the development of human...
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...Chapter 1: AWA Introduction | To download section click button or click on “File Save as..” in the upper left-corner of your browser | | The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) consists of two 30-minute sections, the Analysis of Issue essay and the Analysis of Argument essay. You will receive a grade from 1 to 6, which will be sent with your GRE scores.The good news is that the AWA can be beaten.The essay topics are available for you to review beforehand. The structures for the AWA answers are simple and may be learned. In addition, while much GRE preparation may appear "useless" and without any merit beyond test day, the skills, reasoning tools, and techniques you learn for the AWA may be applied to any essay or persuasive writing. These skills will help you throughout business school and beyond. 800score has graded thousands of essays from GRE candidates and we have an unparalleled knowledge of where students go wrong. Here are some tips before we get started: * Grammar and spelling is, by-and-large, less important than structure and content. Focus on structure and your argument formation. * Take plenty of timed practice tests on a computer. Our sample essays on the site are designed for you to take timed practice essays and be evaluated. * Do not procrastinate AWA preparation. Students tend to put off the AWA until it is too late and then they cannot adequately prepare. | Chapter 2 - Section 1: Analysis of Issue | The Analysis of Issue question...
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...Graded Assignment Responding to a Persuasive Prompt Type your name, the date, your teacher’s name, and your school name at the top of this page. Type or paste your draft into this document. Be sure that your draft is double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Save the file as BWL_S2_05.05_Critical Skills Practice_FirstInitial_LastName.doc. Example: BWL_S2_05.05_Critical Skills Practice_M_Smith.doc (50 points) Read the prompt below and the accompanying information. Consider your position on the issue. Then respond to the prompt with a well-developed multiparagraph essay. You have 30 minutes to complete this assignment. Your assignment will be graded based on the Persuasive Prompt Grading Rubric. The rubric can be found in your Unit Resources. Prompt For 15 years, Hollyfield Park has been a gathering place for skateboarders. But recently, the city council has decided to pass an ordinance banning the use of skateboards in all city parks. Read two letters addressing the issue as well as a copy of the possible ban the city council will be voting on soon. Amendment to the Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity Skateboarding on Public Property The City Council of Jerrytown hereby ordains: Skateboarding on Public Property No Person shall use a skateboard in any of the following areas: the area bounded by Smith Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard; on public property unless use of a skateboard...
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