Plains Indians

The implementation of the Vicious Lawless Associate Disestablishment (VLAD) Act in 2013 saw the execution of strong mandatory sentences for those identified as vicious lawless associates who have participated in declared offences . While these laws are aimed at increasing public protection and safety through the disestablishment of criminal gangs, it is argued that VLAD act violates the rights of certain associations throughout Queensland whilst also disregarding principles of the Rule of Law .…

1. the Plain View Doctrine (PVD) The police officers lawfully obtained evidence from Archer’s dining room under the PVD because the officer was in a place where he had a right to be and saw accessible property that was recognized as the candelabra. The Supreme Court has held that even if there is no warrant, obtaining evidence is always reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, if (1) the police entrance to the place to be searched is valid and (2) the PVD prong test is satisfied: if an officer is…

South Dakota Indian Studies Online – INED 411/511 Write A Movie Review Assignment – 30 Points Name: Reel Injun (2009) Reel Injun is a movie about the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood and how it has evolved over time. It includes a wide cast of Native American actors, writers, activists, and others. The main theme of the movie is how the United States of America has made Native Americans into “mythical beings” through many overt and subliminal tactics (Diamond, "Reel Injun"). This…

easy solution, and Andrew Jackson was no exception to this. One of these incidents was the Indian Removal Act, where Jackson decided that all of the natives living east of the Missouri River would have to march a 1,200-mile trek to the Indian reserve, which is currently modern day Oklahoma.1 Many historians today view Jackson 's actions as cruel and unnecessary. This evidence will help prove that the Indian Removal Act could have been avoided if they had followed their own laws, respected moral…

The Indian removal itself shows how people will manipulate freedom to benefit from the outcome, which in this case is the land that Indians occupied. The act forcefully encouraged established Indian societies east of the Mississippi to abandon the comfort of their homes and lives in order to move west of the Mississippi. The Cherokee in Georgia are a great example of a stable Indian society where they felt their social independence allowed them…

encompasses and permeates all aspects of life” (pg. 80). That being said, Paz illuminates many homogenous characteristics of practice and customs found in Mexico and India. For example, in terms of sustenance, chilies are present in both Mexican and Indian dishes,…

Slowly, both the Indian, as well as foreign companies, were started adopting the work culture of each other (Prasad, 2012). Consequently, Prasad (2012) suggested that the condition is making a balance between Indian and foreign work cultures, even though it is forcing the government to make changes in the labor legislations accordingly for the inclusion of more diversified workforce and culture. In summary, we could see that the values of acknowledging the diversity in religion, ethnicity, and…

settlements dispersed across foreign lands but united by common origins, religion, and language, as well as by business dealings.” This definition is the best form of evidence that there was, in fact, a coherent community residing near and around the Indian Ocean by 1500. On the surface, this broad trade network is just that—a network. However, a closer look at the crises and resulting transformation of the fourteenth century, as well as the origins of the peoples involved, would reveal…

The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows the life of the Ganguli family and their assimilation into America and their struggles with raising their children in a new and vastly different culture. Gogol, the main character, was born in America by two Bengali parents, Ashoke and Ashima. Throughout the novel, Gogol struggles with developing his sense of self as he dealt with a clash of Bengali culture at home and American culture in public. His parents were staunch supporters of maintaining the…

The Impossible “The Impossible” is a spanish disaster film. It is a touching film which based on an experience of Maria Belon and her family in 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. “The Impossible” set in the year of 2012.It directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G . Schez . It is all about the family love and the miracle happens in the terrible tsunami. This film had shown that miracle happens everywhere as long as you believe in faith. I like this film because it touched me so much.…