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2010. It is clear that there is an overrepresentation of racial minorities within the prison system, and the authors further analyze the likelihood that one will be more punished if they are a visible minority. There is a comparison shown with the United States alongside Canada, and the authors also provide a comparison from province to province. There is an emphasis on disproportionate representation of Aboriginals within the Canadian justice system. Neil and Carmichael also bring attention to…

The Viking Age occurred from late 8th century to mid-11th century. Within this time frame Viking populations across the globe experienced a number of significant changes that signalled the transformation of the Viking age. It should be made clear that this essay will argue for the transformation of the Viking age, as opposed to the end. The main factors behind this transformation are primarily religious in nature, a claim supported by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald, who cite, ‘the…

Police brutality has had a long lineage in the United States of America. Beginning in 1877 with the Great Railroad Strike, police began targeting poor labor workers as they attempted to make a fair living. The Pullman Strike of 1894, the Lawrence textile strike of 1912, the Ludlow massacre of 1914, police brutally attacked labor workers on strike. Fast-forward to the 1960s where Native Americans, Latino immigrants, LGBT people, and blacks were the new target, low on the totem pole. Police…

Besides academic education, students also need to know some principles that could help them to be mature; instead of teaching from teachers directly, students should learn some knowledge from themselves. (BETTER TRANSITION) In the article, “How Boys Become Men”, Jon Katz explains…

the capability to influence the mind of individuals with images of fairy tale’s beauty norms and with racial depictions. Popular media often creates ideals and stereotypes by using characters in order to unjustly portray the way individuals are to act according to their race and gender roles; these stereotypes and ideals can provide people with a sense of empowerment or have the means to diminish it. Because of the stereotypes fairy…

One issue that still seems to be quite a problem in the United States is racism and discrimination against minorities. Even though the civil rights movement was a while ago, and we as a country have made progress since then, it is still something we see and hear about almost every day. In a perfect world, I believe we should all be treated equally regardless of how we look on the outside, or what religion we follow. I think eventually most of all racism will die out, but there will always be…

globalization in the 21st century, it is an obvious circumstance which the number of overseas students in different countries has been snowballing. Facing the increasing severe talent market, more and more students in China do choose to have further education in foreign countries mainly in English-speaking countries to meet the standards of their personal internships. Notwithstanding the experience is a pleasant and rewarding as well as difficult and challenging process, a large number of…

Transitional Bilingual Education, or Structured English Immersion (1’). Structured English Immersion is a teaching technique that accelerates teaching English to…

colonists, successfully receiving voluntary cooperation in order for the colonists to agree to an imposed tax. An example of parliamentary policy that began to irritate the colonists about Britain’s use of parliamentary power were the White Pines Acts (1711, 1722, and 1729). This was a form of internal legislation because it required these sellers to keep the navy’s stock of trees aside before selling to other purchasers. Luckily, this legislation was able to be disregarded by the colonists,…

British parliament has a two house system. This bicameral structure includes a house of lords and a house of commons. The house of lords is made out of people who inherited the position or were elected by the monarch and prime minister, while the House of Commons consists of members elected by the people. The house of lords has very small influence in the British government. The most useful action they can perform is to delay a law brought up by the house commons. It is delayed for up to a year,…