actively enforcing laws to catch more law breakers; in turn they are reducing the number of speeders and number of speed related accidents. Officers are working to be proactive and take action before a crime has been committed (Thibault‚ Lynch‚ and McBride‚ 2014). If officers are making themselves more visible in their community they are deterring crime and criminal behavior Officers that are being proactive are helping stay a step ahead of crime in their neighborhoods. Technology is a huge aid in helping
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The Color of Water is the story of James McBride as he grows up and finds himself through his mother‚ Ruth McBride. He was born to a white mother‚ Ruth‚ and a black father‚ Andrew Dennis McBride‚ with seven older siblings‚ all black. His father died early on and his mother remarried another black man‚ Hunter Jordan‚ and had four more black children before his stepfather died as well‚ leaving him with a white mother and eleven black siblings‚ making Ruth McBride the only white in the house. This often
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accomplishments‚ not who they know.” “Personnel will be treated fairly and everyone will be given the opportunity to speak.” New position would be assigned to a patrol officer from the squads. Wentworth immediately thought of two members‚ Mary Mcbride and Alphanso Torres. Mcbride‚ was top of the police academy with computers but she was new to the squad. Torres‚ completed college and had taken a computer course. What worried Sergeant Wentworth the most was they both had no rank and were new to the squad. He
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The life story of: James McBride In the end people have the power to influence and change other people’s lives‚ in The Color of Water by James McBride; James learns many important life lessons from the people around him and in his life and how to be a leader not a follower. Perhaps the greatest influence on James is the Chicken man who teaches James to get an education‚ to help James to find determination in life‚ and not to get in to a man and woman argument if you’re not in it with them
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forced a 24 hour waiting period‚ during this time women were given information concerning abortion the procedure (McBride‚ “Casey”). The Act also required minors to get consent from their parents‚ and if this came to be an issue‚ courts could let the obligation pass. Wives were also required to notify their husbands about the course of action except in “medical emergencies” (McBride‚ “Casey”). It also made it essential for Pennsylvania Abortion clinics to report themselves to the state. It was wondered
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period of time. During the first combat scenes in the film the main protagonist Oliver Woodward is being introduced to the officers in their dug out‚ especially the Australian officer William McBride who jokes around in the film with his fellow officer Woodward. “Explosive man aren’t you woody‚” said McBride. “Could blow up at any time.” At this point the
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experience is quite different from her son James experience in a public school; however‚ they do have various similarities as well. To begin‚ in chapter 9‚ Ruth quotes “...he would rather pay for us to study privately than go to school with gentiles…” (McBride 80). Ruth had to attend an all white school in a time where the Jews were not appreciated by many people. This is one similarity that James and his mother faced in school; being minorities was a problem to them because racism was the main reason why
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James McBride‚ in writingThe Color Of Water‚ does so with a clear purpose in mind. In his book‚ through various rhetorical strategies‚ he makes it clear that his ethnicity does not matter. It does not matter if he is considered Jewish or Christian. It does not matter if he is considered black or white. He is simply “happy to be living.” He slowly comes to this realization as his story progresses and the narrative of his mother acts to bolster the realization he comes to at the end. The overarching
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Process of Human Evolution In “The Essence of Anthropology‚” chapter four explains “Humans have a long evolutionary history as mammals and primates that set the stage for the cultural beings we are today” (Haviland‚ Prins‚ Walrath & McBride 2007). The appearance of the world has been continuously changing for millions of years. The continental drift has a large factor in this change to the world itself. The continental drift forced the position of the continents to move through the movement
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exclaimed‚ “’James is a nigger!’ followed by a ripple of tittering and giggling across the room” (McBride 89). Ruth knows that sending James to a better school where he is in the minority will be challenging. However‚ she is engaged and advocates for James throughout the story. When James asks whether he is black or white‚ Ruth responds‚ “you’re a human being. Educate yourself of you’ll be a nobody” (McBride 92). Ruth shows James that the best way to cope with racism is to be nonchalant. As a child‚ she
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