Dwayne Harris CJS/241 July 3, 2016 KENNETH JONES There have been many incidents that involved police officers using brutality, misconduct and corruption in the past 10 years. Some of the cases or incidents that happened were heard around the world. Cases like Michael Brown or Trayvon Martin were seen in every part of the world, but there were some cases that were similar to this two cases, but were not talked about like these two. Police brutality, misconduct, and corruption has been going on
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his week we learned a lot about sexual orientation through the DVD, "Coming Out: What Every Teen (Gay and Straight) Needs to Know", our class discussion, and the LGBT that I didn't know before. Some of my friends are gay so I think it was important for me to know these things. From the DVD I learned how hard it can be for the gay community to come out in the open and be truthful with themselves. Some of the stories I heard in the video began with them suppressing their feelings and putting them
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Prevention of Postpartum Depression There are several different viable prevention methods for postpartum depression. As with most illnesses, knowledge about the disease and risk factors can greatly aid in establishing preventative behaviors. The American Academy of Pediatrics focus on the use of repeated mental health screenings during pregnancy and postpartum to both prevent the onset of, and provide early diagnosis of maternal depression (Chaudron et. al., 2004). These screenings are not routinely
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Abstinence only versus Sex education in preventing teen pregnancy Anamika Laddha Chamberlain University Abstinence only versus Sex education in preventing teen pregnancy Introduction United States has the highest level of teenage pregnancy amongst the industrialized nations – nine times as high as Netherlands or Japan, twice as high as England and Wales or Canada. Over eight hundred thousand teenage girls get pregnant each year, most unintentionally (The Alan Guttmacher Institue, 2000). Four
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become the star that she is today. It all started when she was born out of wedlock to a teen-age mother. At this time, her mother left her in Mississippi with her grandmother who was very poor and very religious, this influenced Oprah to go to church and become the best that she could be. Oprah’s mom came back and wanted her to live with her, so she moved to Milwaukee but life was not that glorious, her mom like her half sister and brother better than her. Then Oprah moved to TN and was
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Values Portrayed in Popular Media Stacey Gilley ENG.122 Professor Bernadette Anayah September 3, 2012 Values Portrayed in Popular Media In today’s society popular media plays a big role and affects how some people conduct themselves. Dictionary.com describes popular media as, “the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines that reach or influence people widely.” The majority of households spend the majority of their time watching television shows. Our young
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dad, King Phillip II, was married to Queen Olympias. Alexander the Great took risks and was brave, because while his dad was at a campaign, Alexander was in charge. He led the royal cavalry to defeat the Maedi city and won. The prince was only six-teen. He renamed the city Alexandropolis. This was risky because he could’ve gotten killed, and the empire would have fallen. This was also brave because he wasn’t skilled in cavalry, but he had strategies and battle tactics to defeat the Maedi. . He also
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Teen Pregnancy Sabrina Marbury COM 172 June 19, 2012 Jessie Creech Teen Pregnancy In the United States more than one million teenage girls become pregnant every year (Plotnick, 1997). Only 13% of those pregnancies are intended (Plotnick, 1997). Teen Pregnancy has been defined as a teenaged or under aged girl becoming pregnant. Getting pregnant as a teenager gives her a higher risk of running into social aspects and economical issues that surround today’s teenage parents. Teens today are not
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have just begun because of the taboos that Islam impose. Abortion means to kill a baby when he or she is just a fetus. It has a lot of reasons, it can be wanted or sometimes a woman aborts for health reasons. However, a baby is a gift from God, and a mom who kills her baby knows that and has strong reasons to kill her own creation. Abortion may be prohibited by Islam, but nowadays, this act is considerate as a subject of conflicts between pros and cons. Therefore, I completely agree with those who fight
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that my son exhibits is wearing low rise jeans, a brown leather belt, and the top edge of his underwear being slightly exposed if he raises his arms high or bends over to far that his shirt rises up. This is a common trend that I see with the older teens and within his peer group. Before, I would never pay extra money for underwear. I see this trend as a protective undergarment that is used for protection is now being viewed as a fashion statement or an additional article to their outfit. When he
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