With the U.S. having the highest incarceration rates in the world, Americans are slowly inching towards realizing the effects of this and beginning to think about prison reform. Before any solid, concrete change is to occur, we need to be able to look at the different aspects of the criminal justice system which affects every single person in this country. We must be able to look at what leads up to someone being incarcerated (early life, family ties, social position), the legal proceedings and…
My car slowly comes to a halt as I approach the blinking light that serves as the only form of traffic control in this town. Usually, I would just continue down the long stretch of road to my house, but I decide to turn left and venture onto the streets where I spent my childhood. The first building I come upon is my former elementary school. This place was once the center of my life, but it has now been shut down and quickly is becoming dilapidated. I cannot help but notice a somber feeling in…
Initial Information The interview of DJA took place in Little Falls, New York on Friday, April 16, at eleven fifteen am until noon. The participant DJA, was born on September 4th, 1965, and is currently 51 years old. The setting of this interview took place in the comfort of DJA’s home, in her kitchen. The only people present at the time of the interview were myself, and the participant. Observations I am very close with the participant so I know that all of the questions were answered…
Racism: A Social Issue Kirsten Parsons Intro to Social Jennifer McDermott 11-28-17 When we as a society have a racial bias against people it not only affects us, it hurts everyone around us. Society has a very heavy bias on the African American people. We see the as sellers and users of drugs. Society sees then portrayed as scary thugs who do not care about anyone. Social media, newscast, television shows, etc play into this stigma very heavily. You see them portrayed in such a…
Social Ecological on Unemployment According to Algernon Austin, “former director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE) Millions of African Americans live in communities that lack access to good jobs and good schools and suffer from high crime rates. African American adults are about twice as likely to be unemployed as whites, black students lag their white peers in educational attainment and achievement, and African American communities tend to…
The Consequences of Robots Replacing People in Industrial Jobs and Their Effects on Electronic Industry Growth Ronald E. Stewart Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Author Note Ronald E. Stewart, Information Systems and Applied Technologies Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. This research was supported by educational benefits provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Post 9/11 GI Bill program. Correspondence concerning this article should be…
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Big Data Introduction In approximately 2007, IBM (International Business Machines) researchers set out to create a computer system that could compete with humans on the popular television game show Jeopardy (Clive, 2010). Most search engines, like Bing or Google, generate a list of sources from a keywords search. The sources direct users to webpages that may or may not contain the information sought by the user. IBM researchers aimed to develop a question and answering system that could…
Case Study Cailtin Leggro is a 27 year-old female who presented to the outpatient oncology clinic at Mount Carmen Hospital for treatment. She is being treated for anal cancer with IV chemotherapy. Her diagnosis of anal cancer is new, and this is her first scheduled treatment. She is currently enrolled in nursing school to become a nurse and works as a patient care assistant at a local hospital. One of the outpatient oncology nurses, Zack Snider, was assigned to be Caitlin’s nurse for the day.…
by what the child views has gender specific roles. If the parents have more gender traditional jobs and roles, they will guide the children to do the same. If they don’t, like the father is a chef and cooks in the household while the mother is a paralegal and works in a male dominated field. The child’s view of gender specific role will be distorted. One thing is certain though, every father, every mother and every child serves as purpose and fills a need in a household. Whether they be…