examines the immediate and continuing economic effects of hurricane Sandy that struck the North Eastern Region of the United States of America‚ specifically New York‚ and New Jersey in late October of 2012. Several articles from national and regional news agencies were used to compile the facts pertaining to the economic conditions of the region as well as the implications on the national economy. Studies indicate that the economic effects of hurricane Sandy has caused loses totaling over $50 billion dollars
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Profiling based on race has become a prevalent method that cops and authority figures use to arrest or question an individual. Racial profiling is most noticed on the highways and in airports. Racial profiling occurs when law enforcement or security officials‚ consciously or unconsciously‚ subject individuals at any location to heightened scrutiny based solely or in part on race‚ ethnicity‚ aboriginality‚ place of origin‚ ancestry‚ or religion‚ or on stereotypes associated with any of these factors
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The Unraveling of Affirmative Action Racial preferences spring from worthy intentions‚ but they have had unintended consequences—including an academic mismatch in many cases between minority students and the schools to which they are admitted. There’s a better way to help the disadvantaged. By RICHARD SANDER and STUART TAYLOR JR. Jareau Hall breezed through high school in Syracuse‚ N.Y. Graduating in the top 20% of his class‚ he had been class president and a successful athlete‚ and he sang
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Argument Analysis of Gold Essay “Media Hype‚ Racial Profiling‚ and good Science.” Paul PENNER September 25‚ 2011 Summary: Gold begins his essay right away‚ without any sort of formality. The essay begins with Gold laying a foundation for the requirements of “good science.” After which Gold spells out the requirements of articles to sell large volumes of newspapers. This latter generates the term anecdotes. The term anecdote is analyzed‚ scrutinized and concluded as unacceptable due to the
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Preparing for a Hurricane/Storm Seven hurricanes and four tropical storms are predicted during this year’s hurricane season‚ which runs from June 1 through November 30. You should know how to prepare your family and home‚ procedures to be taken during the storm and the aftermath. You can ward off some of the dangers if you are prepared which allows to you to stay ahead of the storm. If you do not have a family disaster plan‚ one should be prepared right away. Portable radio‚ torch lights
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Racial Disparities in the Judicial Systems Carlos Summons ENG122: English Composition II Instructor First Name Last Name August 5‚ 2013 Racial Disparities in the Judicial Systems Every year the people of the United States of America celebrate the Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights‚ also known as Bloody Sunday‚ which occurred on March 7‚ 1965 in Alabama. Let’s not forget the individuals who stood up for civil rights like Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ Malcolm X‚ Gandhi‚ Thurgood
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Capstone: Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement One of the most imperative elements of today’s society is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system’s purpose is to uphold social control‚ deter and mitigate crime‚ and sanction those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. While conducting research I have identified three issues that need to be addressed. These issues can be fixed with research and effort to correct issue. The three issues include racial
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Oversimplify Tragedy? Everyone knows or has experienced a tragedy in their life. Tragedies happen all around the world and each person may experience the same type of tragedy‚ for example‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ car accidents‚ the 9/11 attack‚ or even death. Deepak Chopra tells his opinions about reactions to a tragic event in his article “After tragedy‚ brain needs to heal”. He lets the readers know his thoughts and feelings about how there are only two reactions to a tragedy. I disagree
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Jennifer Bradley Research Paper Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf coast on September 13‚ 2008 near Galveston‚ Texas. When Hurricane Ike hit it registered as a category 2 hurricane; however‚ before it hit land the storm went as high as a category 5 hurricane. Even though this hurricane was only a category 2 it still caused major damage. Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas at 2:10 a.m. CDT‚ Sept. 13‚ and brought a wall of water over 13 feet high‚ sweeping through Galveston
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Against Racial Profiling and/or other forms of profiling in dealing with security and immigration issues. Group Members: Shay‚ Bryce‚ Brandon‚ Ariana Opening Argument Main Argument: Racial profiling is defined as the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin by the American civil Liberties union. How can something that… Racial profiling violates our constitutional
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