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    American History of Policing Nickea Freber CJA214 February 4‚ 2013 William Cobasky American History of Policing The United States has a very strong background on their state and federal policy system. Throughout the years the American Policing System has had a lot of impacts. There are different agencies in the criminal justice system that covers state and federal. The relationship between state and federal can affect the police and the way they practice different things. In the history

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    Racism in American History X “Get the fuck out of my house!” exclaims Derek as he pulls down his wife-beater to reveal a swastika tattoo‚ “See this? That means not welcome.” American History X‚ directed by Tony Kaye‚ is a movie about the transformation of Derek Vinyard: a young neo-Nazi skinhead. Derek’s father‚ Dennis Vinyard‚ was a middle-class fireman who disagreed with many of the ideological changes–such as affirmative “black” action–happening in America at the time. His father died while

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    As a matter of fact‚ there are important relations between individual heroism and American history. In 1929‚ the historic far-reaching Great Depress emerged in the US‚ which resulted in the global economic recession. And the development of American animated movies also just started off from this cold winter of economy‚ and passed through terrifying waves to a "golden age". Owing to the quick economic recession‚ large quantities of enterprises bankrupted‚ and tens of thousands of labors lost their

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    While watching‚ American History X‚ I’ve noticed the Derek went through a lot just to find justice‚ however‚ he made the wrong decision‚ which caused him to experience something terrifying. The movie was released in 1998 and became really popular as the years went on. With all the Nazi symbols‚ gang violence‚ and jail time it shows a path that Derek took because of the death of his father. The film follows the Christian myth‚ “Metanoia (shift of the mind)”‚ which is what Derek went through‚ then

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    originality of history is important as it should be fact. Historians should be able to keep the originality of the characters‚ but still be able to add stories or pictures that help the students understand the concept that is being taught. The technology that is available in today’s world is amazing‚ teacher’s pull up a program on their computer and use a special pen on their whiteboard to run the program. Students

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    Reflection on American History X After watching American History X‚ I swore to myself that this would be one of my favourite movies of all time. It changed my view on racism‚ violence‚ abomination and change. These four were all exposed in the movie. Those three were very much shown in the film even at the beginning of the story when Danny told his brother‚ Derek‚ that a group of black guys were breaking in to his car. Their father‚ Danny and Derek‚ was killed by a black man that caused Derek’s

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    The Dust Bowl is a time in American History that affected the United States‚ and it’s citizens‚ in 3 ways: economically‚ politically‚ and life for the US citizens. There were several ways that these three aspects were affected by this monumental phenomenon. The ways these three were affected is difficult to discuss‚ but we’re gonna do it anyway. So sit back and relax‚ it’s gonna take a while. Now‚ first we should probably talk about what the Dust Bowl was‚ and what caused it. The Dust Bowl is an

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    determination are traits that certain people had that led to their financial success. Throughout American history‚ these traits have led to the success of many people. Being determined to achieve your goals is necessary for any kind of success; Financial success is no different. Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one the most famous businessman of the 1800s and in American

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    Danny’s history teacher (Elliot Gould) explaining to the principal‚ Dr. Sweeney (Avery Brooks)‚ that Danny wrote a book report on Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The teacher tells Dr. Sweeney that he is offended by Danny’s gesture and he wants to see him punished‚ declaring that Danny was pressured into writing the paper by his older brother Derek‚ although Sweeney assures him that Derek was not involved. Instead‚ Sweeney asks the teacher to leave and asks Danny to step in.Danny then puts an American flag

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    This weeks reading‚ Amsterdam (2013) revolves around hip-hop and heritage. More specifically Native American heritage. Throughout‚ the reading Amsterdam‚ mentions Native rappers/hip-hop artist who have already started this movement. These artist vary in the content they rap about‚ but the purpose behind it is the same. The purpose is for young artist to use hip-hop is to have their voices heard‚ bring visibility and make an impact towards their future. For instance‚ Frank Waln uses hip-hop/rap to

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