Police of The Wire

the suddenness of it startled many, including the police. Neighbors said they heard a creaking sound and by the time they went to check their windows, the house was already entirely engulfed in fire. “The structure was already falling apart! It was so sudden, the only thing I could do is call the fire department,” says one. Witnesses, such as one young woman who was walking her dog, say the entire house caught on fire in a blink of an eye. The police want assure the public that there appears to…

modern day televisions and Iphones. The telescreens used in the book 1984 were always on no matter where the owner was. At the grocery store or at work it was always on. The citizens still watched the telescreen like an actual T.V. but the thought police took it was too far in 1984. Some of the problems faced in the book are similar to things that happen in today's society. For an example, Children abductions are severely increasing year after year due to privacy issues. One quote from the book…

1984 is not an exact prediction of today’s society in my opinion because the people depicted in the novel live far stricter and much more oppressive lives than we do today. Winston even tells us so, “‘Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as…

A New Look At The Drug War The TV show “The Wire” focused on the dilemma of drug trade and the difficulty to find a solution to it. The series revolved around Major Colvin, the head of the Western Police District looking to salvage what was left worth salvaging in Baltimore. Colvin came up with an idea that allowed drug dealers to trade as long as it was within one of the three free zones which contained no residents. Before the free zones were created, dealers constantly stayed in front of…

sensationalizing is intended to arouse strong emotional reactions in readers and viewers. In recent news, a 14 year old boy, named Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested for showing up to school with a “clock,” which was a metallic case containing a bunch of wires connected…

There is a book called “Beyond Courage” by Doreen Rappaport that is in the West Regional Library. Doreen Rappaport stated in “Beyond Courage” that “There was a police station on one side. Local police guarded the gates”(Doreen Rappaport, Page # 124). The quote asserts that there were local police guards guarding the fence. So, if Bruno talked or interacted with each other they would get shot. In the same page Doreen Rappaport states “Day and night, ten guards in the watchtowers…

hands, he heard a loud “thud” downstairs. He went to go check what it was. He walked slowly and silently to the front door. Peaking through the small window next to the door, he saw man with an eye mask desperately trying to open the door with two wire strings. “Come on you stupid door, open up.” Alex thought to himself “ First I must contact my parents.” He went back upstairs to call his parents. He called them several times but they didn’t answer. “I wonder where they are.” he thought. He was…

correlates and is similar to the use of surveillance in 1984, leading to the conclusion that society is morphing into the paranoid, fearful society of 1984. In 1984, citizens are unceasingly scrutinized through the use of the telescreens and the Thought Police. On page 3, the text states, “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he…

Opening scene police siren in the background streaks of blood crawl across the street, next to a cold lifeless body full of bullet holes. The body was a young African American teenager who had just been shot. The camera pans around the crime scene to reveal a unidentified hand picking up a bullet casing. The camera then turns to a group of African American girls no more than ten years old outside, at god knows what time witnessing I am sure a traumatizing event. After that you here a voice from…

I was on the beach with my partner, George. George and I were on holiday in Southern California to get away from police life. The Santa Monica Beach was stunning. I got up and had a quick glance at the pier. Later on, we went to eat some food because of the nice smell wafting in our noses. George and I had French fries and burgers. When we had finished eating, we were ready to go. Then, a mysterious man passed the stall as we were leaving. The man looked shifty and was carry a rucksack that had…