Charleston County, South Carolina

In today’s time it seems that the world has become crazier by the day. It seems that it is almost monthly that the Islamic State known as ISIS and its followers has perpetuated some massive terrorist attack. The attacks are coming faster and in greater than ever before from Brussels, Paris, and even San Bernardino, Islamic terrorists are causing havoc in the western world. Unfortunately these not the only type of terrorists the United States has to worry about. Another type of terrorism would be…

The sociological learning theory, within the Symbolic Interaction perspective, is the view that people learn new behaviors, values, and attitudes by observing others. Dylann Roof, was a part of a white supremacy group in South Carolina who actively hated black people. He learned the behaviors and attitudes of hatred towards this specific race from his peers, he wasn’t born hating them this was a learned trait. His group held the deviant label, white supremacist, and therefore…

North, South, and Western parts of the United States. The North, South, and West had no form of policing when first established because it had never been done before in America and was fairly new in Europe. However, they realized that in order to keep the peace and happiness of everyone people would need to step up. These people at first were volunteers and did it to protect their property. The reason the North set up law enforcement was because they wanted to protect their business. The South…

What role did education play in the efforts of civil rights leader Septima P Clark to help African-Americans in the south gain independence from whites? Activists like Septima P Clark ,are largely kept out of the American history books. Although her contributions are rarely mentioned. She dedicated her life to the struggle. But how is Septima P Clark remembered by the rest of the world? What legacy did she leave Behind? It is an extraordinary one,to those closest to her she was a wife, mother,…

has been on the news for a very long time now. From the Newtown Connecticut school shooting and the church shooting in Charleston South Carolina, to the school shooting in Roseburg Oregon. The country is at the point where people are wondering when the next shoot is going to be at. Which is forcing people to ask, Why are these shootings happening? The second amendment of the county, states that Any american has the right to bear arms. Which gives all american the right to own and keep a gun.…

Much of my time at the Charleston County Public Defender’s Office has been spent with the Family Court lawyers, who work with juveniles. Family Court, unlike General Sessions court for adults, is supposed to be rehabilitative rather than punitive. It attempts to match juveniles and their families with services provided by the state of South Carolina like substance abuse counseling, positive peer groups and Department of Mental Health counselling. The goal is getting these young students back in…

Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and lived there the majority of his life. He was also a leading voice for people who wanted slavery. Calhoun was one of the greatest war hawks during the war of 1812. After the treaty of Ghent he was responsible for establishing the second bank of the United…

Atlanta in DeKalb County, there is a mountain that stands out from the rest. This mountain is completely made of granite. It is 5,000 feet long, seven miles around the base and a mile to the summit up the sloping side. Records say it is the largest mountain made of stone. This mountain is ironically named Stone Mountain and there is a Confederate memorial that is on the side of it. Confederate monuments evoke southern pride and preserve Confederate memory throughout the South; however, the…

In her teen series Virals, Tory Brennan the niece of Temperance is the leader of a group of misfit teenagers who live on secluded Morris Island off the coast of South Carolina in housing provided by the Loggerhead Island Research Institute. Tory, Hiram, Ben and Shelton attend the prestigious Bolton Academy in Charleston, the fees which are paid for by LIRI. The group is exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus when they rescue Cooper, from a cage at LIRI where he was held…

Bars and Stars On June 17th, 2015 Dylann Roof walked into Emmanuel African Methodist Church in South Carolina, sat for an hour, then decided to open fire during a prayer service. He violently took the lives of nine innocent and unsuspecting victims, including the pastor and a state senator. Sadly, all of the victims were uncoincidentally African American. Roof’s shooting spree was labeled a hate crime after photos of Roof posing with several white supremacy items surfaced. The majority of the…