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    Inmates In Jail

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    Inmates in Jail Prison is a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial. Today‚ persons look at prison in different way‚ the Time Magazine article‚ “Criminals Should Be Cured Not Caged”‚ claims in 1968. However‚ people and management are still experiencing disturbing tactics‚ which used in the most American public. In the U.S.‚ there were more people recorded reports of police misconduct and fatalities linked to misconduct‚ according

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    Firearms identification – Concerned mainly with determining whether a bullet or cartridge was fired by a particular weapon. It is not to be confused with ballistics - which is the study of a projectile in motion. Bullet Comparisons – The inner surface of the barrel of a gun leaves its markings on a bullet passing through it. The gun barrel is produced from a solid bar of steel that has been hollowed by drilling. The microscopic drill marks left on the barrel’s inner surface are randomly irregular

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    children of Birmingham 1963 and the turning point of the civil rights movement is a video that explains what happened to black people in the 60’s. Photographs from the 60’s show how the fireman were spraying black people with water hoses that tore their shirt and hair out of their scalp. 1963 Birmingham civil rights campaign Barbara Sylvia shores is a video about a women that was living in the civil rights movement that is telling her story and how she felt. The letter from Birmingham Jail is a letter

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    but they follow it because it’s socially and normally acceptable or because it’s just the law. I believe that King wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail to make his readers question and interpret whether or not a law is just. In this essay I will make the distinction between just and unjust laws according to Martin Luther King Jr’ s Letter from Birmingham Jail. If a law is unjust‚ it is the responsibility of the people to get it overturned. A society should not live with an unjust law. King addresses

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    Jfk Magic Bullet Theory

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    explains how one bullet travels through both JFK and at the time Texas governor John Connally.The theory states that in this shooting the bullet went down into Kennedy’s back‚then it exited through his throat‚ and afterward the bullet flew into Connally’s right armpit leaving and shattering his rib.After the bullet shatters his rib it travels and stops to the thigh. This whole theory is impossible in so many ways. To start off the footage of the assassination reveals the magic bullet theory as untrue

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    many themes in poetry over the years weather it be love‚ anger‚ nature‚ death ect. Death in fact is one of the top biggest themes found within poetry through out the ages. Like both of these poems ‚ "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne and "Here‚ Bullet" by Brain Turner hold that same gruesome morbid fixation of death. Though Donne’s writing on death seems to down play its strength while Turner challenges death and invites it in. They both take on a bold and daring stance against death and show

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    Prisons and Jails

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    "Jail" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses‚ see Prison (disambiguation). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2012) The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2012) Criminology and penology Theory[show] Types of crime[show]

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    Letter to Bermingham Jail

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail In his letter to the eight clergymen‚ Martin Luther King effectively makes use of logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos throughout his letter. The purpose of the use of all three elements in the letter is evident and that is to help King prove his point of view and convince his readers who in this case are the eight clergymen. The use of logos can be noticed in the beginning of his letter where he gives a response to the clergymen’s claim that the demonstrations were unwise

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    Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail Heart-felt Main Points Martin Luther King was an extreme advocate of nonviolent protests in order to achieve social changes. He was the leader of nonviolent protests against segregation “Negros” and “Whites”. Unfortunately‚ his nonviolent protests to obtain equality between “Negros” and “Whites” were unsuccessful. Additionally‚ Birmingham City passed a stipulation prohibiting street marches without approval to do so. Therefore‚ King took action

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    Letters from Birmingham

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    Clergymen‚ While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail‚ I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom‚ if ever‚ do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas … But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth‚ I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms. I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham‚ since you have been influenced by

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