The LA riots were so sad on so many levels first of all the reality is Rodney King wasn’t on the straight and narrow by any means‚ but didn’t deserve the brutal beating the police gave him that night in a lot of ways the events that followed weren’t justified‚ but somewhat understandable as no one deserves that type of treatment no matter what they’ve done. A tragic event that could’ve been prevented if Rodney King wasn’t speeding or drunk behind the wheel‚ but as he admits in the interview he
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rights‚ and things were taken away from them and members of their families‚ so they wanted to be compensated for it. We have to be careful that we do not reverse discrimination to others because of their gender‚ nationality‚ or family status‚ while pushing the point of affirmative action. If a person has never been discriminated against‚ then it would be hard for them to really understand why affirmative action is so important. History cannot right the wrongs of the past‚ people just
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certain way‚ but what if these ideologies repressed people‚ without them ever being able to see it. Have you ever seen something in society that you know is wrong‚ but no one else seems to acknowledge it? This is the In Mark Twain’s in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck Finn is the character who has the necessary morality and internal voice to be able to understand that the ideologies put in place by his society are wrong‚ but he does not only acknowledge this‚ he also tries to challenge the
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Conrad Celtis is accused of willingly misleading the public about the origins of an architectural monument. I am of the opinion that he is not guilty. Even though he was wrong‚ Conrad Celtis saw something in the monument that‚ in his opinion‚ belonged to antiquity. He felt that it represented a history that was not its own‚ but that of another period. Whilst today we identify buildings/artifacts with the period when they were made‚ Conrad Celtis lived in a day and age when copying was normal
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legal-dictionary.com. It states that stealing (or the legal term‚ larceny) is the wrongful and fraudulent taking and carrying away‚ by one person‚ of the mere personal goods‚ of another‚ from any place‚ with a felonious intent to convert them to his‚ the taker’s use‚ and make them his property‚ without the consent of the owner. Larceny is usually a nonviolent crime. It was made to punish criminals who stole without face to face encounters. Unlike robbery which is sometimes forced or violent. Grand larceny
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Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is the killing of a convicted person who has committed a violent and heinous crime. Capital punishment‚ or the death penalty‚ is determined through a court of law and is not enforced in all states of the United States of America. It is not used in all murder cases‚ only those who have been convicted of committing atrocious killings (Hood). The death penalty is solely utilized for the cases in which the convict has committed a crime that has made him or her
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There are many famous explorers from the 14th century‚ including Cristoforo Colombo‚ otherwise known as Christopher Columbus. Columbus is very well known for reaching America during his voyage in 1492. Sailed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. His first voyage was in 1492‚ followed by another in 1493‚1498‚ 1502. Columbus was seeking a direct Western Route to the Orient. He never actually found the path he was looking for‚ but instead stumbled upon “The Americas.” Even though most
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2015 Capital punishment argument Why is it that some criminals serve time in jail for their actions and others are sentenced to death? For a long time capital punishment has been used in the U.S and other countries as a form of punishment for crime. Some offenses punishable by death are murder‚ treason‚ espionage and machine gunning. Many countries have abolished the use of capital punishment believing it to be an unfair inhumane act. Capital punishment is wrong because it puts innocent lives at
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“Gay Marriages are wrong." Emily Atwell Gay marriage and gay people in general have definitely been a hot topic in all sorts of American news‚ tabloids‚ radio shows‚ and websites galore. It’s something that for many years was under the "don’t ask‚ don’t tell" policies‚ as stated back in 1994 when the US armed forces began to accept gays‚ lesbians‚ bisexual‚ or transgender into its arms. Until lately‚ gays have been a taboo in almost every country‚ especially South Korea. I‚ to be frank‚ think
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their child. These children are aborted. Abortion is the process of legally discarding an unwanted fetus that could grow up to become something great but never had the chance. Therefore‚ abortion should be abolished. There are many reasons why abortion is wrong. For one‚ abortion is inhumane. Many people would argue that a person becomes a person from the time that a sperm hits a human egg. If this is true‚ that means abortion is murder. In addition to this‚ according to abortion.procon.org‚ the fetus
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