Assignment 2 – Robin Hood Questions 1. What problems does Robin Hood have? Robin Hood’s problems seem to be the increasing size of the Merry Men‚ a financial strain‚ and the threat of his competitor the High Sheriff of Nottingham. What issues need to be addressed? The attentiveness and lack of discipline among the Merry Men‚ the cost of food and supplies that was draining their finances‚ and how to handle the Sherriff of Nottingham are the issues that need addressed. 2. Do Robin Hood and the Merry
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A History Lesson Alex Moir/February 13‚ 2001 Mrs. Neitling/Per.4 Kody Scott grew up in South Central L.A. during the nineteen-sixties and seventies‚ soon after the creation of the Crips. Raised in poverty without a father‚ and a full family raised solely by his mother‚ Kody Scott led the stereotypical "ghetto" life‚ a poor and broken home. However he does not blame this on his own personal decision to join the Crips while only eleven year’s old. The allure of the respect and "glory" that
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July day when my mom screamed and slammed on the breaks. Fear rushed through our bodies. Outside the car window‚ a short young African American man was launched into the air. As he came down‚ a loud boom sounded as his body helplessly rolled off the hood of the faint green Toyota Corolla in front of us. The man lay motionless in the road while we waited for what seemed like hours for the driver to exit the car. His red shirt and gym shorts were ripped. The driver of the opposing car threw the vehicle
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Becoming a police can be a good thing if you don’t abuse your power and stand by what is right instead of wrong. Many times there are good cops and then there are the corrupted cops who don’t follow the rules and pretend to have blind eyes to the crime that’s surrounding them. There is a movie named “Serpico” it is a true story about an honest New York cop Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) who didn’t believe in rampant corruption in the force and tried to rectify the corruption only to have his comrades’
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justice. We are aware that not every single cops is a threat to American citizens. We appreciate and honor those who live by the code of ethics. We admire the cops that wake up everyday commuting to work with the entrance oath they took on their minds and in their hearts. A national divide and war is brewing. Our hearts are restless. More than ever America needs to come together to formulate a solution. Americans citizens are in danger. The honest had working cops are in danger as well. It is essential
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investigation. However‚ that’s not what one of the cops wanted so instead the cop arrested the nurse and stated that she is arrested for denying a wish from the cop. The video for this arresting went viral and people started saying that it was wrong for that cop to arrest the nurse. But the real question is who was in the wrong and what can we learn from this experience? On July 26‚ the nurse tells The Associated Press of the incident with the cop arresting her for denying and protecting a patient’s
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corruption‚ which is another topic I’m going to focus on. People’s reputation is being ruined every day and if they aren’t then people are probably talking around trying to ruin it. Police corruption is another issue that is in the world today still. Most cops respect the authority that has been given to them but some do not. “Police officers are respected and suspected‚ hated and loved‚ feared and courted for favor‚ maligned and praised. They wield tremendous power and are capable of depriving others of
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winning movie The Departed shows Billy Costigan having a character epiphany. Billy early in the film is set on being a cop. He goes through the Academy and graduates as a trainee. He wants to be a cop so badly that he takes Captain Queenan and Sergeant Dignam deal to go undercover. He does so only after Dignam takes several jabs at his pride telling him he isn’t a cop and will never be a cop: “Hey asshole‚ he can’t help you! I know what you are‚ okay? I know what you are and I know what you are not. I’m
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Parker’s protagonist‚ Spenser‚ was a cop ahead of his time. Articulate‚ well-spoken‚ and well-read‚ Spenser had a college degree. He often quoted famous literary figures including his namesake‚ Edmund Spenser (“with an S like the poet”)‚ author of the epic poem‚ The Faerie Queene. Today‚ more and more police agencies require at least some post-secondary education to qualify for a job on the force. The reason is simple: cable TV and Hollywood stereotypes aside today’s cops need solid‚ reliable writing skills
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groups that have seen police fierceness occur before their homes. Officers are confronted with numerous debilitating circumstances ordinary driving them to settle on split second choices and to expect the most exceedingly awful and trust in the best. Cops are given the ability to take any natives rights away and even their lives. With that sort of force comes obligation‚ that is one noteworthy worry with the measure of prudence officers have is when to utilize power or when to utilize deadly compel
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