This brief will explore the authorities in this case, Judge Danforth, Judge Hathorne, Reverend Parris, and Reverend Hale. The writer is interested in these proceedings as to shed some light on the entire case, and to make sure there are no innocent persons held accountable for something that they did not do. The writer is against the proceedings of this case, as you cannot convict someone of a crime when there is no legible proof for its happening. The writer argues that the opinion of teenage girls cannot be trusted, especially ones who are easily intimidated into doing something that they do not want to do.…
Before the Age of Reform, and Dorothea Dix, mentally ill were placed in prisons with other convicts. Because of their differences they were neglected, abused, and even tortured. Thankfully due to Dix’s efforts the mentally ill were removed from the prisons and placed into their own separate state hospitals. Much like the mentally ill, there was a time when women prisoners were forced to endure prison like with both male inmates and male guards. This caused women prisoners to be subject to an ultimate amount of violence and sexual assault, until they were finally removed and put into their own prison with other male…
The earth beneath their feet had long since morphed into oozing, black mud that sucked at their feet and legs. The pounding of artillery shells, the booming of massive guns, the sharp crack of rifles, and the smell of gunpowder were without pause. Blood-splattered bodies were sprawled on the trenches. The screams of agony and the earth-shattering crashes of shells would be enough to drive even the most stalwart to insanity.…
There was low-toned talk among the troops. The officers were impatient and snappy, their countenances clouded with the tales of misfortune. The troops, sifting through the forest, were sullen. In the youth's company once a man's laugh rang out. A dozen soldiers turned their faces quickly toward him and frowned with vague displeasure.…
After a short while, Sommers writes about the “allegedly fragile and demoralized state of American adolescent girls achieved the status of national emergency.” The assertions are picked up by various lobby groups that fight for gender equity and by 1994; the Gender Equity Act is brought forward that accords special treatment by value of being “under-served.” It sets a stage for the perceived plight of girls in the society. As a result, the Department of Education rolls out a program to weed out sexual harassment in all schools. The American culture is deemed to be “girl poisoning” as well as “girl destroying.”…
“Wait… I was under the impression that all infected areas been quarantined at this point,” Governor Lewis proclaimed. Everyone at the table kept their mouths shut, as they felt an intensity that would soon escalate into power struggle steadily increasing. “Governor!” Hanes said, sternly as he raised his voice back at Lewis while pounding his fist on the conference table. “This sickness has covered two major cities, several states, scores of counties, and a myriad of townships and municipalities throughout the northeastern corridor in less than a week.…
On January 26, 1883, Theodore Roosevelt presented his speech, “Duties of American Citizenship” in Buffalo, New York to the citizens of the United States of America. The patriarchy speech by Theodore Roosevelt, pretty much explains itself in the title of the speech, “Duties of American Citizenship”, it goes over what it means to be an American Citizen. Patriarchy is evident throughout the whole speech, on how men should be good citizens as well as being good husbands, colleagues, and fathers. All the pronouns in the speech are, his, himself, he, not one mention of she, her, or herself is mentioned, and the word women is only used once in this entire speech in the first paragraph.…
Treatment of married women in the late 1800’s Women played a major role in the 1800’s. No matter the diversity in society, women were still very efficient in what they did, however, being a woman had a negative outlook attached to it through a man's perspective, which then created and progressed unfair, and unequal treatment of married women in the late 1800’s. Throughout the late 1800’s, married women were treated unfairly due to their unequal work opportunities, right to vote, and gender outlook.…
Christopher Jones was sent to live with his aunt and uncle, Andrea and Robert Jones, because Judge Dorn believed it was not the right decision to put him in camp or into the hall. Chris was far behind in school so his aunt had put him in special classes that way he was able to receive his high school diploma. As well as going to school, she also got him a job at a movie theatre so he had some form of income. Andrea was curious as to why the court did not take any initiative for Chris’s education considering they spent a year with him in the juvenile system. This is another other example of a dysfunctional juvenile justice system.…
Being a man, I wouldn’t see her eyes. “Remember that fifth of July at Poway Lake?” I’d ask her. Remember that one flag, which had fallen off of a car window during the fourth’s fireworks display. I took it, washed it, and hung it from the mobile lab’s window.…
The Protest Adrian was your stereotypical high school student, he was a star football player, he had great grades, everything about him was typical. Except for his family. His family had been messed up for the last four years. Things have gotten better but never back to normal. Four years ago, Adrian's brother Max was walking home from his football practice, this was a normal afternoon for him but everything was about to change.…
Every student learns different ways to analyze and write literature based off what their teachers have imposed on them. In the passage, “From Silence to Words: Writing as Struggle” by Min-Zhan Lu the author informs the reader about her childhood growing up in China during the revolution. She expresses the multitude of problems that come up while she tries to balance learning English at home and Chinese in the classroom. Growing up with these two different lives, the author dignifies that learning two different methods of interpreting literature left her with conflicting perspectives. At school it was frowned upon to speak English, but at home her parents had the opposite attitude and prioritized the learning of English.…
This means that there is actually a reason why the girls feel excluded and try not engage on campus. I always thought there was more to the story, and believes that in the future we must try to investigate and get different sides to the issues our students' face on campus as opposed to concluding that they are not doing what they ought to…
The juvenile justice system has primarily focused on males and has not always acted in the best interest of females. The shortage of research…
“Oh my gosh! I hate this! I don 't want to do this!” The screaming thought that always came through my mind when my teachers told me to we had a writing assignment. I especially hated it when they would give it a back grade after hard work and stressing it.…