In Homer’s book‚ The Iliad‚ epic similes are used throughout the book‚ by exploring one of these similes‚ Homer reveals ‚in the simile‚ that men of war can transform into an animal and take on their characteristics. Homer uses the epic simile to reveal how men of war are akin to a predator attacking its prey. In the epic simile‚ as Homer describes Aeantes and Little Ajax as lions‚ he uses the word “seize” as another way to say pounce. That these Achaeans have taken on the form of a predator‚ the
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Police Brutality In the United States is a major topic‚ it is mentioned in National News on television‚ there is constantly new cases involving situations where a Police Officer has taken a life away in the manner of using excessive force. Families have fought to seek justice but not many achieve justice. Police Officers are getting away with murder and other criminal charges. Police Brutality may involve issues with race discrimination and other religion beliefs that police officers have. Although
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The nation is rioting over the corruption and brutality of law enforcement agencies nationwide. It is time for some common sense solutions. Law enforcement agencies are needed for better training to cut down on the use of force and brutality. If a police officer does not have the common sense to resist beating a mentally ill man to death‚ strangling someone to death‚ or taking the life of an unarmed man; no amount of training can change that. There is a drastic need for change. If there are so many
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instances where it is not. Causes of Police Brutality: The factors that trigger into whether police abuse their power are race‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status‚ and treatment of the mentally ill. Also‚ the militarization of police departments and “Shoot-To-Kill” policies weigh in heavily towards this issue. Police brutality should be addressed because some police officers use dangerously extreme measures. Race plays a key role in most police brutality cases throughout the United States. In
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The Reality of Police Brutality. “With Honour We Serve. Our vision is to help make Queensland a safe and secure place to live‚ visit and do business. Our purpose is to deliver quality policing services 24 hours a day.” Law Enforcement Officers are employed to enforce the law and to protect society. However‚ with every article in the newspaper or program on the television‚ which takes the public’s side in a Police Brutality case; Police Officers gradually lose their power to protect Society.
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Injustices in the World: Racism and Police Brutality – Rough Draft There are many injustices that happen in the world. These injustices‚ more often than not‚ inflict some sort of suffering and pain on someone or a group of people. Throughout organized religion‚ there is a common motif of suffering. Many are taught that suffering‚ like most pains in the world‚ is inevitable. Nevertheless‚ many will concur that injustices in the world should be eliminated for the benefit of those encountering the
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Police brutality notes: http://graphs.net/police-brutality-statistics.html : 25% of all united state police officers say that they have witnessed fellow officers harassing a citizen “most likely because of his/her race” More than 10‚000 complaints of police abuse were filed only in Chicago in a time span of 2 years. Only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Graphs.net. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://graphs.net/ police-brutality-statistics.html>. http://www.bustle.
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from the ordinary‚ and allows them to be remembered as exceptional champions. In the Odyssey‚ the ideal hero is exemplified by their extraordinary level of intelligence‚ and ability to outwit their opponents. In comparison‚ the Homeric world of the Iliad portrays the true essence of a hero by physical as opposed to mental strength. In this manner‚ Achilles distinguished strength and speed are shown countless times throughout the tale. The most notable examples of this are shown as he faces Hector‚
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In Homer’s Iliad‚ the human condition of life and death are being depicted‚ while we see how people lived their life in Greek culture. In Book 18‚ the great warrior Akhilleus looses his good friend Patroklos in the midst of battle‚ and with him he had Akilleus’ shield. Akhilleus’ mother goes to get another shield for her son from the great G/D‚ Hephaestus‚ and the Greek icon was born. The shield is made out of‚ “ durable fine bronze and tin… with silver and… honorable gold‚” while it depicts incredible
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are hundreds of cases all around the world about police officers harming and even killing completely innocent people leaving hundreds of families with broken hearts and no answers to why an innocent life was taken daily. This is known as police brutality. Because this is starting to happen very often people now look at police and no longer get that sense of protection‚ but instead we now fear the police. Police officers are now looked at as the monsters of our society. On August 9th 2014 an African
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