Miller Vs Alabama

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I believe us the “ordinary people” are capable of really capable of holding a democracy accountable for its actions. We put everyone who is in our government there. We do have the power but we as individuals always think we don’t have a voice or we can’t be heard. But we have seen that many groups have changed and shaped the values and laws of this country. This happens because if the ordinary people aren’t happy their won’t a functional democracy.
The case Miller v.s Alabama is a very controversial case that was heard by the Supreme Court in 2012. The case is about Miller 8th Amendment right of not being cruelly or unusually punish. Fourteen year old Evan Miller alongside his partner/co-defendant Colby Smith were allegedly accused of beating
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Most of us see the news at comfort of our home so we basically entered them at our home. They all know exactly what to say that will trigger us to vote. Whether they target the youth, the working class they know when to say the right thing. They start to talk about all these great things they’re going to do for us. They come after the one percent and how they should do more for the community etc. I believe we all can form one group and fight those who believe that they are in power. We have seen this a lot throughout history from the fight for women 's rights to the rights all humans should have. But when we are apart of a group someone is always choose to be a leader which can lead them to believe they have all the power. I believe “ Meet John Doe” does have some political fairytale. People might get the idea that everything can happen as fast as It did in the movie. When in real life it doesn’t happen it takes months and years for a true change to happen. Specially for that amount of people to organize themselves and fight for what they believe is right. But I do believe it can be done because we have seen it throughout history many times. The part of the film I enjoy the most is the passion Ann Mitchell had to change things not in just her hometown but around the country. Overall I really enjoyed this film mainly because this is my first time I see a film in black and white and a film from the

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