In The Divide, Matt Taibbi conveys to the reader the different, and often overlooked, side of policing. Taibbi argues that large cities started arresting anyone who looked suspicious or may have committed a crime. Even though violent crimes and felonies had decrease, New York's mayor Rudy Giuliani created a policing system where anyone could be stopped without probable cause. Taibbi states that police began to "fan out into neighborhoods like commercial fisherman, throwing nets over whole city blocks and making as many arrests as they could.…
Today’s Taste of Medicine of the Civil War During the Civil War, many soldiers die or wounded because their hospital is not like our these day. They were treated different and they were located out in the open. Our taste in medicine is nothing compare the time of the civil war.…
For a long time, jails have been delineated as a common breeding ground for crime and violence, considering recidivism remains a high probability among many offenders. Sunny Schwartz’s enthralling book Dreams From the Monster Factory highlights her mission to break the conventional method of incarcerating violent criminals through the concept of “restorative justice.” Through restorative justice, both victims of violence and offenders seek to mediate a meaningful restoration agreement that will satisfy everyone that was hurt. At the same time, communities and local governments will be involved to heal the destruction caused by crime. Schwartz is a believer of hope; if someone can just provide real opportunity and possess the audacity to venture…
Baseball game is the topic that most Americans like and even admire. This sport game has become a favorite game of many people. Baseball game is highly valued and beloved in the United States, which caused the number of books and films created as the anthem to this ball game. Among such films, the two of the brightest are The Field of Dreams by Phil Robinson and The Natural by Barry Levinson. Both films develop similar themes, but the topics of father-son relationships, second chances and the common magic of baseball game find quite different representation in the films that concern American paradise and regaining it.…
How does Esperanza’s dream change over the course of the novel? Cite examples from the novel that influence this change. How her dream changed over the course of the book is she gains more maturity and learns to stand up for herself and do what she wants not what a stereotypical Latina woman would do like her father told her which was to cook and sleep and do house work.…
Deciding when risks are worth taking is something many people have trouble with. Risks are worth taking when going through the journey from childhood to adulthood. Doris Lessing, the author of “Through the Tunnel”, describes Jerry’s journey as he takes a dangerous risk. In the beginning of the story, Jerry wanted more independence from his widowed mother. He wants to prove to himself that he can accomplish anything he puts his mind too.…
Originally, his named is Thieu. He said, “It not an uncommon name in my homeland and my mother gave to me. But here in Lake Charles Louisiana, I am Ted. As most foreigner living in the United States have had such issues. Where they have to settle for a name that people felt comfortable with.…
Identity is what makes individuals who they are and what separates them from their peers. In theory, an individual begins forming their identity when they are born and their identity is fully developed by the time they reach adulthood. The idea behind this theory is that the older and more experienced that people become, the more inclined they are to discover themselves and their sense of purpose. In “How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)” written by Junot Diaz, Diaz suggests that this theory fails to consider how as individuals age and gain social experience, they really lose their identity through exposure of societal beliefs as opposed to finding it. The story suggests that society strips individuals of their identity…
Underestimated Dreams In Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez takes place in Spanish Harlem, here we see a kid named Julio who is Puerto Rican and half Ecuadorian. Julio is a good friend with Sapo; Sapo always defends Julio no matter what. Julio gets into many fights, which got him the name Chino that was a painter who did the Rest In Peace Frames. As they grew up Chino ended up with a girl named Blanca who was a church girl.…
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 I don’t usually begin a book review with a bible verse however in the case of Irish Meadows I thought this verse was fitting. The first book in the Courage to Dream series by Susan Anne Mason, Irish Meadows is a horse farm set in picturesque countryside of Long Island, New York. Once a very successful horse breeding farm Irish Meadows owner James O’Leary is beginning to feel the financial ramifications of legislation forbidding horse racing.…
When I am dreaming, I sometimes am not sure if I am awake or dreaming, but when I am awake I know I am not dreaming. In dreams, I feel like I am not in control of what is happening, I am the observer. I sometimes know I am dreaming because I do things I would not normally do in real life. In dreams, things do not always make sense, like a movie skipping. In real life, this is not the case.…
Individuals that make the difficult decision to migrate to a different country in efforts to obtain a better life are often mistreated by people who believe they are of greater importance than them. Many times these individuals are unable to defend themselves because of the language barrier. Gloria Anzaldua's poem "El Sonavabitche" focuses on the exploitation and inequality between different races and cultures. This poem demonstrates the cruel and abusive treatment that undocumented workers receive, specifically immigrants from Mexico. The author emphasizes the exploitation and inequality between races by using Spanish to provide authenticity and incorporate a Hispanic viewpoint, illustrating the fear that the Hispanic characters feel towards “El Sonavabitche”, and including a scene to epitomize how the workers were treated by the man who felt superior over them.…
Reyna Grande,the protagonist and an inquisitive young girl to the things happening in her life as young girl. A short girl but her personality and dreams are as big as the world. Her endless dreaming, help her achieve the things she had always dreamt of as a child living in a place where dreams are only dreams and may never become a reality. In addition to not having parents, she begins to have problems within herself caused by her parents. For example, she blamed herself for many of her parent’s decisions even though she wasn’t the cause of them.…
Thud… Your new World Heavyweight Championship, James “Jim” Braddock… “The Cinderella Man”, Jim Braddock defined all odds to defeat Max Baer for the World Heavyweight Championship. But behind every fairy tale story, there is a plot. Braddock not only fought for the title, but for his family. He was one of the best boxers during his time, and arguably one of the best too live.…
Once upon a time, not that long ago though, there was a little girl who had a dream. A dream to be someone. A dream to stand out with a purpose. A purpose that would not just fulfil her desires but that of others too. Let’s call her Little Miss Dreamer.…