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    As a matter of fact, negative images of African Americans in media have a damaging effect on how others see them. Kobi Kambon’s (1980) self consciousness and Kluckhohn and Strodbeck’s (1961) value orientation theory where the theoretical foundations for the study. Qualitative analysis revealed perception of the move to be based on four primary things: (a) acceptance of blacks servitude; (b) rejection of black servitude in film; (c) neutrality of black servitude in film and (d) perspective of…

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    Police Freedom Definition

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    Over the years, the United States has been one of the most unrestricted countries in the world. Freedom is something that America has that differs from many other countries. Our freedom is limited to an extent, and kept close to lawful orders. Freedom has been the one idea or act that has led to the death or injury of one of many minorities’. Protesting and exercising a basic right such as, freedom to assemble, have been the escalation of police brutality. Other countries that have similar laws…

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    In 2010 there were 308 million residents in the United States. Since there was so many Mexicans and Latinos this meant that there will be a lot of changes because of how diverse United States was becoming in 2010. The Latinos…

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    expected many local and state economies would be stimulated by blossoming marijuana-based markets. This has been exemplified aptly by Colorado. The legal sphere should experience vast decreases in drug related arrests and incarceration rates. This will save the United States billions of dollars in addition to the figures stated in the preceding paragraph. Lowering incarceration rates has a second positive, expected benefit of reducing racial tension and violence. In the United Sates there is…

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    On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the creation of the People’s Republic of China. China followed the Soviet model of government from 1949 to 1959, but the Soviet model relied heavily on a large industrial population. China did not have a large industrial population (Stanton 2016). Instead, Mao made the foundation of his revolution the peasants (Marlay and Neher 1999). Mao instigated a reworking of Chinese society during his rule, as Mao strictly believed that change must be the constant…

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    Castillo, tells a story as a young poet writes to her best friend as way of recalling their past adventures through a series of letters. These stories often portray examples of the many issues that the young women faced in both Mexico and the United States from the 1950s and into the 1970s. One of the recurring themes in the novel is the sexual objectification of women. During their travels, these women encounter a new realm with a high presence of sexual harassment and assault, and this…

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    I have witnessed many injustices. The common factor in the majority of them was racism. Ever since I was little I have seen or experienced racism in many shapes and forms. My parents were new to the United States a few years prior to when I was born. My dad was the only one with more experience with English out of both my parents and sisters. My sisters learned english while in school; of course but it was a difficult language to understand. I grew up learning both languages in school and…

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    nightmares, but later on, we get an inside look on what the conditions are like in the SHU when the main character, Piper, gets sent in there. From what I saw, it was difficult to figure out how much time has passed and it became clear that Piper’s state of mind was going in a downward spiral after some time in the SHU. I know that this is just a fictional TV show, but I can assume that it…

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2009-2016, gun violence occurred in the United States 156 times (Every Town, 2017). “These incidents resulted in 1,187 victims shot: 848 people were shot and killed, and 339 people were shot and injured” (Every Town, 2017) According to our graphs, we have information about where people are more at risk. It also shows countries that carry more guns, and many criminals have warning symptoms in advance. Analysis of the data revealed the causes of the gun shootings: • Family…

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    In 2015 there was 10,797,088 arrests made nationwide by law enforcement in the United States of America. According to the NeighborhoodScout powered by Location Inc which receives information from the FBI in just California there was 1,176,866 arrest made on minors that is almost 10 percent of the total arrest made on minors in the United States (FBI,2017)..The population of California according to United States census there is an estimate of 39,250,017 people living in California, and there is a…

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