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    Tupac and the Portrayal of Black Women: A Reflection of the Black Community’s Apathy Toward Black Women The late Tupac Shakur is arguably one of the most well-known hip-hop/rap artists of all time. He is known for many of his hit songs like “California Love” and “How Do U Want It”. Some would say that his music established the foundation for hip-hop and rap today‚ especially in the west coast. As far as the genre of hip-hop and rap‚ there seems to have been a major shift from Tupac’s era to

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    With light footsteps and a quick mind‚ the bystander removed the armor to relieve pressure off his chest. Still breathing he moans in pain but comes to an awakening. He stares at the figure above him who stares back with big hazel eyes. As he lays there he comes into more awareness of what’s going

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    found positive results for bystander intervention especially for first year college students (Cares et al‚ 2015). Crime prevention through the theoretical framework of convergence. Crime is seen as a result of convergence of three factors: a motivated offender‚ a suitable target‚ and the absence of anyone to intervene with the criminal behavior (von Lampe‚ 2011). Under these conditions‚ the criminal offender will make a decision to commit a crime based on the situational factors they are presented

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    June 8‚ 2005 Tips for picking a topic: • Don’t pick a topic that is too big of broad. You have a limited amount of time for each speech so you need to pick a topic that can be completed or covered in the allotted time. • Don’t pick a topic that is too technical or obscure. Places to find topics: • Newspaper o School Newspaper • Television • Magazines o Discover magazine o Scientific American o National geographic o Martha Stewart Living o Newsweek o Time The general purpose is always

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    In the story “38 People Who Saw Murder Didn’t Called The Police” a women named Katherine Genovese also called Kitty has been brutally murdered in her neighborhood and many people witness this horrific killing but chose not to call the police until it was too late for her life to be saved. But what would’ve happened if someone had acted sooner; Of course to state the obvious kitty will most likely still be alive. The author Martin Gansberg has given the situation on how people chose not to act but

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    Bad Behavior Human behavior at times can be unusual and unacceptable. The behavior of people is influenced by their attitude‚ emotions‚ authority‚ and genetics. Behavior is the way a person reacts to different situations. A person’s behavior can be affected by many things‚ such as change of situation or even medical conditions. Every human being has different behavior. A number of human behaviors may lead to other people being affected. At times people do certain behaviors without even realizing

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    What is the bystander effect? How does it affect the general public? The bystander effect is the influence of another person’s presence‚ which discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency. Many states are currently dealing with the fact that many citizens fall victim to conformity‚ and they are currently trying to figure out whether or not there should be a law regarding the argument of whether or not people should be forced to help in the face of an emergency. However‚ a law like this

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    Louis and the Arch (1980)‚ Wildflowers (1983)‚ Redheads (1990)‚ Bay/Sky (1993) and At the Water’s Edge (1996). He also co-authored Bystander: A History of Street Photography (1993). In 1998 Meyerowitz produced his first filmed‚ Pop‚ which consisted of his travels with his son and father through a three week period. The film was described as “funny‚ sweet‚ dark‚ disturbing‚ depressing

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    Why would eleven police officers watch four of their colleagues administer savage beating to Rodney King and do nothing to intervene? People in groups do not behave morally in groups as they do as individuals. Also people act and think differently when they collect in groups. Carol Tavris‚ a social psychologist‚ published an article entitled “In Groups We Shrink” in March of 1991 in the Los Angeles Times. She argues that there are various explanations as to why people behave morally as individuals

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    The Black Dahlia Murder case remains to be one of Hollywood’s longest-running mysteries and one of the most dreadful of the 1940s. On the morning of January 15‚ 1947‚ the body of a pretty young woman‚ Elizabeth Short‚ was found severed in half in an empty lot on the west side of South Norton Avenue in Leimert Park‚ Los Angeles. The body was discovered at 10:00 am by local resident Betty Bersinger‚ as she was walking with her three-year-old daughter. At first‚ Besinger thought that the body parts

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