A Game of Extremes: The Beating of Marlene Pinnock and Its Effects Marlene Pinnock was 51 years old when she was recorded being beaten by a highway patrol officer by the name of Daniel L. Andrew. A video of the beating was uploaded on the internet and spread quickly‚ gaining Pinnock huge support and making her a temporary icon in the actions being taken against discrimination by police officers. (McLaughlin‚ Michael) According to Pinnock’s attorney‚ Caree Harper‚ the video didn’t tell the horrific
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dilemma‚ others may completely freak out in the spur of the moment and go to extreme measures in order to get out. Some of these extreme measures include doing things you may regret for the rest of your life. An example of these extreme choices is killing. Suppose you’re being held hostage. The only way to survive is to kill your holder and run away. If you’re desperate‚ you’ll probably do it. Another example of these extreme measures is cannibalism. People usually resort to this when they are stranded
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Living in an extreme world There is compelling evidence to show that many weather-related disasters are not chance occurrences but are a result of human activities that have altered our atmosphere The recent flood-related disaster in Uttarakhand was labelled a Himalayan tsunami‚ recalling the deaths‚ damage‚ and destruction that followed the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 2004. Yet‚ this is a misleading metaphor‚ because there is little evidence that real tsunamis are linked to
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Extreme utilitarianism has a common-sense approach to moral dilemmas. As is the case when confronting the moral dilemma of euthanasia. The extreme utilitarian looks at euthanasia on a case by case basis. They will use reason to determine whether euthanasia is the right decision to make‚ and under what circumstances. For example‚ if the person is clearly suffering‚ with certain death fast approaching‚ euthanasia would be the most humane choice‚ and therefore the right action to take. Moral rules
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hypothesis of the survey I am going to conduct is that most respondents will not agree on the extreme vetting or the wall‚ as a solution to the immigration problem. There are four reasons behind my assumption. The first reason is‚ the extreme vetting or the wall is infamous. It became unpopular due to the pronouncements then of now president‚ Trump. A second reason is many citizens assume that the extreme vetting or the wall is a discrimination against the Mexican race. A third reason is the Texas’
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background can be good for the society to flourish. When that pride becomes too strong or too vane in us is when problems arise. Extreme nationalism can lead to wars. We start thinking we are better than our neighbor for one reason or another. It’s done without us even really thinking about it. We learn it from people we grow up and associate with. The major case of extreme ethnocentrism that comes to my mind in the United States is during the second civil war. Racism was deep-seated‚ very powerful
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We exaggerate the differences‚ ignoring what we share as human beings and become prejudiced. Prejudice is nourished by fear as it grows out of exaggeration. It is a profoundly negative emotion bearing the fruit of hatred. Racism is a form of extreme prejudice that leads to physical and psychological violence. Racists can be any color: white‚ black‚ brown‚ red or yellow. A white racist thinks all blacks are alike‚ while a black racist thinks all Hispanics are alike. In addition‚ a Hispanic
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Chapter Three: Socialization In the first reading‚ “Extreme Isolation” by Kingsley Davis‚ the author discusses the findings of the research performed on the infant Anna. Anna was unlike any other child at her age. During the first few months of her life‚ she was passed around from home to home‚ unable to return to her mother. She had caught many diseases along the way‚ which allowed her chances for a home to become slim. She was taken back to her mother and grandfather and was kept in isolation
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In the article “Extreme Altruism: Should You Care For Strangers at The Expense of Your Family” by Larissa MacFarquhar‚ the concept introduced is donating all of the money you do not need to charity because everyone is equal and someone needs it more than you do. The character Julia Wise practices living by the standard of treating everyone as equal has led her to spiral into the deep obis we know as depression. The reason why she has all of this depression is because she has an overwhelming amount
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Assignment 1: Extreme Fighting Ultimate fighting‚ extreme fighting‚ blood sport‚ etc. is what modern day society calls two men beating each other to a bloody pulp a sport. Sport is defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary as “physical activity engaged in for pleasure a particular activity (as an athletic game)” and by all means ultimate fighting fits this definition‚ however can we really call it a sport? In “Extreme Fighting and the Morals of the Marketplace”‚ George Will describes
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