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The decision made in the Roe vs Wade trial directly relates to much of what we deem familiar in the United States of America, most of which relates to the exploration, exchanges and encounters we face today. Abortion has been a controversial topic for over a decade and majority ethical or political debates begin and ultimately cease with the ruling that ended the Roe vs Wade trial. The problems being faced surrounded by abortion did not develop overnight, the difficulties being faced with…

government and police through segregation laws and rules imposed on them. Many State laws required racial separation in schools, playgrounds, restaurants, hotels, public transportation, restrooms, etc. Despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that brought many accomplishments for African Americans, the de facto law of segregation still continued, encouraged, and promoted in the South. However, in Selma, prominent African Americans Civil Rights Activists such Bobby Simmons, Jimmy lee Jackson, etc.…

seem to be a normal thing in this generation, constantly casting a dark, cruel shadow over humanity. President Kennedy was taking a trip through Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. According…

Clyde Champion Barrow (actually his middle name was "Chestnut") was born in Ellis County Texas on March 24, 1909. He had six siblings and was a very poor family. This is him at 16. His father actually gave up the farming and moved to West Dallas and he opened up a auto shop His first arrest came in 1926 when he didn’t return a rental car on time. And his second arrest wasn’t far behind when him and his brother “Buck” were arrested for possession of stolen goods (turkeys). He's arrested three…

Oklahoma in 1897 where he started his journey in the oil industry but unfortunately failed two times before moving to Texas in 1926. Despite being put down and discouraged by geologists, Joiner was sure of the possibility of the oil deposits east of the Dallas area. In 1930 he began drilling using a very flimsy pine rig and worn out, battered tools. Out of his three well sites, two were unfortunately unsuccessful which made his associates and himself deeper in debt. However, on their third…

that of an adult. Eventually, he worked as a sharecropper and with his father as a farm laborer. Fielding wed the beautiful Elvira Ellis (1857-1925) a young lady from the Auburn Plantation in Adams County. She was an educated woman, she could read and write. The marriage took place in Jefferson County on March 28, 1877. They built their home near Delaney and Easter, becoming parents within the first year of their marriage. Elvira was a young widow with seven children, the exact date of…

studies that will be used deal with the ethical problems on minorities (Souryal, 2015. The following discussion will focus on the topic of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system based on the case study of Criminal Justice Ethics: In Dallas, Dismissal of Black Jurors Lead to Appeal by Death Row…

The Federal Bank of Dallas reports Texas exports declined 3.4 percent in the second quarter and were 7.6% lower than in second quarter 2015. Although Texas exports have been declining year over year, Texas is ranked the number one state by export revenues. The State of Texas’ economy is good but beginning to show signs of a slowdown. The Dallas Fed Regional Economic Update suggests that even though labor markets are strong and the energy industry is on the rise, Texas exports will likely…

As the costs of the death penalty varies from state to state and even between different counties the taxpayers are still the sole providers to how the counties can even afford the option of pursuing the death penalty. The Dallas County District Attorney, Norman Kinne says, ‘”If you can be satisfied with putting a person in the penitentiary for the rest of his life…I think we have to be satisfied with that as opposed…

The Selma to Montgomery marches consisted of three civil rights protests occuring in 1965, and held in Alabama, a southern state with ingrained racist policies. Protesters began marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery in attempts to register black voters in the South. The protestors were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. Beaten and shocked by billy clubs and cattle prods, trampled by horses, and choked by clouds of…