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The nature of race relations between the white and black community in America has always been a problem of inequality. No matter how hard we try to eradicate racial bias in all settings, it still exists. We see it everyday in the police system, the judicial system and in schools. Racial discrimination in the police force is shown with force being used unnecessarily on black more commonly than white people. Also black criminals being used by officers to get press through perp walks or in Biggers…

As you are walking down the streets of New York, your feet are sliding across the torn up cement and broken glass is shattered all over the ground. People are bumping into you on all sides as you walk down the road like a herd of cattle, just following the people around you. Smoke thickens the air as the skyscrapers drop to the ground. People are yelling and screaming all around you. Chaos, nothing but chaos. This will be the world that we will live in if the United States government does not…

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, defines mass incarceration as an epidemic of racial bias in which a third of black men will go to prison during their lifetimes, mostly for low-level, nonviolent offenses. Republican presidential nominee and businessman, Donald Trump, has not addressed mass incarceration, but has frequently commented on America’s high violent crime rate, especially attacks on law enforcement. In her speech…

Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order, prevent, and detect crime. Police brutality refers to the use of excessive force against a civilian. Author, Jerome Skolnick, an influential police scholar in the United States, stated in his book that, “as long as members of society do not comply with the law and resist the police, force will remain an…

Abigail Schaefer Mr Lucasko Honors Social Studies II August, 27th 2015 Coming of Age in Mississippi Summary and Historical Analysis In Anne Moody’s memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi, Civil Rights plays a large role.Majority of the story takes place in Mississippi during the 1940’s ,with a young girl no older than four or five,named Essie Mae(Later known as Anne Mae). Essie Mae lived on a plantation owned by a man with the name Mr. Carter. She lived with…

department, more lives would have been lost. These and other events that took place during and after Hurricane Katrina has had the biggest impact on me to date. I didn’t realize how significant the impact until a week later in a friend’s home in Baton Rouge, the raw emotion just overwhelmed me to the point of uncontrollable crying. After several minutes I felt relieved. These and other events that took place during and after Katrina has had the biggest impact on me to date. Only after time and…

For our first writing project, I have composed a comprehensive report about my potential occupation: prosthetics. I work at Hanger Clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays each week learning, shadowing and becoming submerged in the field. Because of this, I will be able to insert my personal experience about this field into this project. In addition, my research will come from a personal interview with my dad, American Board Certified Prosthetist, Area Clinical Manager Jay Tew C.P, A.C.M- lead…

This paper explores the life and accomplishments of Martha Bernal, a clinical psychologist, and her contributions to the field of psychology. Martha Bernal was born in San Antonio, Texas on April 13, 1931 to parents, Alicia and Enrique, who emigrated from Mexico as young adults. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and grew up immersed in her parents’ traditional Mexican culture, while simultaneously having the bicultural experience of a Mexican American. She had desires of advancing her education,…

My Papa’s Waltz The poem, My Papa’s Waltz is one of the best works by Theodore Roethke. When it is looked at first glance, it can be seen as a simple four-stanza body of work, but upon further analysis, we see it has a deeper meaning. Childhood experiences seem to play a significant role in the development of the plot. The dance that is described in the poem shows an interaction between a child and his father that has more nuances than it meets the eye. At first glance, there is a joyous and…

Michael Hornick Mr. Lewis Hist 1302 March 2, 2016 Carnival of Fury Book Review Tragedy, such is the case of Robert Charles. In the book Carnival of Fury, even though it is primarily about the shooter Robert Charles, we learn about the history of a number of towns in Mississippi and Louisiana. From the history of an independent political group composed of mostly republicans to a criminal group that harassed blacks and Jews all the way to the drug problem that ran all over New Orleans in the…