Study Questions for The New Jim Crow (145 Points) 1) What did you know about this issue before beginning the book? What did you learn from the Acknowledgements and from the Preface? Through the news I understood that our current prison system locks a majority of nonviolent drug criminals. This has come to my attention due to the fact that most of my high school friends had at least one relative in prison because of drug offenses – at the time‚ I lived in a mostly blue-collar oriented small city
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Structure of the continuous improvement Matrix organization structure is a hybrid divisional and functional structure. As this company is starting to grow‚ using this structure will help it develop and manage well. The matrix structure allows for the benefits of functional and divisional structures to exist in one organization. The matrix organizational structure divides authority both by functional area and by project. In a matrix structure‚ each employee answers to two immediate supervisors: a
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Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix CJA/354 January 19‚ 2013 Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix Complete the matrix by selecting three states to add below Federal. Then‚ answer each question listed in the first row for each corresponding law. | Is marijuana illegal? | What are the penalties for possession of cocaine? | What are the penalties for possession of heroin? | What are the penalties for possession of prescription drugs? | What is the blood alcohol level for a driving while intoxicated
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Courtroom Participant Matrix CJA/491 Version 1 1 University of Phoenix Material Courtroom Participant Matrix Complete the matrix below using your text and other resources. Title Role Interpret the law‚ assess the evidence‚ presented‚ and control how hearings and trials unfold in the courtroom (“The Role Of The Judge‚ 2006). Responsibilities Ensures the trial follows legal procedures‚ interprets the law and finds resolutions (Michaels‚ 2013) Ethical Duties - Uphold the integrity
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Marketing Case Study Reoport - Canon The report analyses the success factors of Canon’s business during their globalization in 1960s and 1970s‚ then next discusses the recommendation for Xerox to combat Canon. The report consists of the following sections. Background of the Company history / products Canon Strategy Strengths of Canon Weaknesses of Canon Introduction to Xerox Xerox Strategy Recommendations for Xerox Background of the Company Canon started its business as a camera
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Before President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971 he enacted the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. The federal government uses the Controlled Substance Act to outline the drugs into five classifications or schedules. They are categorized by the level of dependency‚ abuse potential and their medical use. A doctor may choose to prescribe you a drug but regulations are set into place to limit them from the amount and dosage to avoid abuse and dependency to each substance. A doctor is registered
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BCG Matrix of KFC KFC’s parent company is Yum! Brands‚ Inc.‚ the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants‚ with more than 37‚000 locations in more than 120 countries and territories and employing more than one million associates. Yum! is ranked number 239 on the Fortune 500 List‚ with revenues exceeding $11 billion in 2008. Therefore‚ KFC is well-known in the world; the market growth of KFC is low which mean the market would hard to grow anymore. KFC is in the ‘Cash Cows’
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The nation’s economic power and international influence during the 1970s was almost entirely affected by the changing economy. The events and trends that came with America shifting away from a manufacturing market resulted in high unemployment and inflation. The nation faced competition from Europe and Asia as their economies grew with the help of U.S. aid. The nation eventually hit stagflation‚ and the inability of any U.S. President to combat it led to a decrease in confidence. Tensions in American-Middle
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If McMahon was to examine The Stranger through an existential view‚ it would be similar to the way she examined The Matrix and Nausea. She would talk about the importance of the sun and the event at the beach and how it connects to existentialism. There are a few concepts that apply to existentialism: · Mankind has free will · Life is a series of choices‚ creating stress · Few decisions are without any negative consequences · Some things are irrational or absurd‚ without explanation · If one makes
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The film The Matrix presents and deals with many interesting philosophical issues. Here I will discuss a particular scene from the film‚ namely‚ the ’red/blue pill’ dialogue between Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Neo (Keanu Reaves). This dialogue can be considered as dealing with a philosophical thought experiment: Nozick’s (1974) experience machine‚ and questions that arise from it. Namely‚ would an individual‚ after coming to know that they are not actually directing their own life‚ but are
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