Mug shot

Britta yawned steadily as she, Gall and Vig crested the last rise of the Wolf’s Bane. She felt a surge of emotions as the path they followed spilled down the slopes of the mountains onto the plains of Cazidor. Before them lay her homeland, childhood home, and yet, no longer a safe haven. Now merely a stop on some quest that she neither asked for nor wanted. That they would not pass through Wolfbern was a blessing, in some respects. She would not have to deal with her father, who gave her, like a…

grandfathers’ cup as I would sit on his lap. As the years continued a cup of Joe was what I ordered when out to breakfast with my family, it made me feel grown-up. Throughout my high school years, I would proceed to the teachers’ lounge to make myself a mug of steaming java, while assisting teachers in grading papers before other students arrived. Nevertheless, it has never been an issue that I was concerned with, especially beings as stated in the Tablelands Advertiser, it is considered…

Another article was about Black people in media production. This article was written by Zeinabu Davis. Davis speaks on her experience as a Black woman in media production that makes movies. She explains how more times than not in movies, African American people are portrayed as being the bad person, with a bad reputation, especially Black men. She explains how Black people are not included in many shows, movies, etc. Davis says that she has to tell her children not to behave like the Black…

According to Reed and Shaw (2012), advances in technology has enabled crime and criminal justice portrayal in the media to become widespread over the past few decades. As a result, most of what people know about the criminal justice system is derived from the media especially through entertainment television. From books to daily news reports to crime dramas such as Criminal Minds, Americans are fascinated with “unsubs”, criminals, and the legal process (Parker, 2013). Even at a time in…

Annotated Bibliography Cunningham, M. D. (2014). No Getting around the Black. Cinema Journal, 53(4), 140-146 This article discusses racism in the United States and its effect on the black media. According to the article, black filmmakers are not comfortable with catering their films to the black community. Cunningham believes that black filmmakers feel as if they have to make their films “universal” while white filmmakers target the black community and make a profit off of it. This article…

When I woke up from my sleep I realized that everything around me was white. My clothes, the bed, the walls, and the floors were all the same bland shade of white. I can’t remember a thing and I feel as though I am empty inside. All I hear is the sound of my own breath and my heart pounding in my chest. I slide my legs off the bed and my bare feet touch the cold, sanitized floors. I attempt to stand up, but my legs feel like spaghetti so I collapse back onto the bed. Instead I surveyed my…

Let me just clear the air before I start, I am a big man and by no means have I ever surfed or ever dreamed of surfing but it has always fascinated me in different ways. You may be asking yourself as to why I am writing about a surf apparel company that is centered around surf and beach life if I have no real interest in surfing besides the fact that only fit people can do it, and I can't. The reason why I chose this topic is not only the fact that a surfer bum hit it “big” but also the fact…

Wayne Westerberg’s was stressed about being shorthanded on work, because Chris McCandless did not come. McCandless spent four weeks in Carthage, where he worked simple, yet gritty jobs. McCandless befriended Gail Borah, Westerberg’s on-again off-again girlfriend, though he was hesitant at first. McCandless revealed that he left because he had repeatedly clashed with his father and his parents did not take him seriously. In contrast, McCandless was friendly with most people in Carthage and showed…

Zero tolerance policies are becoming more present in schools, especially after 9/11 and recent school shootings like Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook. Ultimately, they do not work very well, and are more harmful than good. This is not just a recent problem, as zero tolerance policies have been a part of many schools for decades. Originally started to combat weapons, they are now applied to a whole spectrum of offences including cheating, bullying, drugs, alcohol, and weapons. They state that anyone…

The Palo Alto Police had agreed to help with the experiment. As if they were real-life suspects, the prisoners were read their rights and had their mug shots and fingerprints taken. After being stripped, searched and de-loused, they were taken into the cells that would be their homes for the next two weeks. Zimbardo, acting as a prison warden, would be able to observe and make notes about what happened…