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    Jails vs. Prisons Kristin Schneider CRJ 303: Corrections R.D. Robertson April 26‚ 2010 I wanted to start off by giving the definition of Jail and Prison. There really isn’t much of a difference and I will explain the difference in a little bit. The definition of jail is a place of detention; a place where a person convicted or suspected of a crime is detained‚ and Prison is a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes. I believe that there is not too much of a major

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    In Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter from Birmingham‚ he targeted specific people who he wrote the letter for including everybody. Specifically he targeted the clergymen who made laws at that time. Dr. King was the foremost civil rights leader in America in the 1950s and 1960s who was ordained minister and held a doctorate in theology. Dr. King fought against segregation between Black Americans and White Americans. Black Americans were forced to sit behind buses and kids were to use old books and

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    Martin King and Henry Thoreau both write persuasive expositions that oppose majority ideals and justify their own causes. While this similarity is clear‚ the two essays‚ "Letters from Birmingham Jail" by King and "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau‚ do have their fair share of differences. Primarily in the causes themselves‚ as King persuades white‚ southern clergy men that segregation is an evil‚ unjust law that should be defeated through the agitation of direct protesting‚ and Thoreau‚ writing to a

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    “A Comparison of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’”. 9% Similarity Born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ conceivably lived as one of the greatest social and religious leaders in a country where a group of its citizens had to endure excruciating conditions of disenfranchisement‚ inferiority and degradation of a second class citizenship by reasons of race‚ color or origin. In effort to condemn all

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    In a document associated with chapter twenty eight; Martin Luther King writes a letter in Birmingham to inform the clergymen of the reasons for his actions. Throughout this document there is a reoccurring theme of dedication‚ determination‚ and enlightenment. Martin Luther King illustrates the themes of dedication and determination when describing how Birmingham is enslaved and how he wants to be the one to change it. King is very aware that some tactics he uses are considered inappropriate‚ but

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    King‚ Jr. It is quite apparent as to why Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was involved in the peaceful protests and demonstrations; he even goes into great detail in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. But why did he write this letter? He wrote this letter for purposes of the utmost importance. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail because he needed to keep fighting for the cause‚ was hugely saddened by the inaction and response of white religious leaders‚ and to put all the misunderstandings

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    whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” He and his audience stood in Lincoln’s shadow metaphorically and figuratively. He orated his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ where the statue of Lincoln is situated. King utilizes imagery and diction from the metaphor‚ “This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.” The “momentous decree” he refers to is the

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    A bullet is a cylinder of lead that is fired from a gun‚ the actual bullet is covered with a metal jacket. Bullets travel at very high speeds‚ some bullets can go up to 5‚500 meters. Ball bullets are used mostly in the army‚ or hunting. Tracer bullets are bullets that leave a line of fire after being shot from the gun. Armor piercing bullets have a center of steel and blunt noses‚ these bullets are used to take down tanks and other big machinery. Dumdum bullets have jackets that do not cover the

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    the “Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen” it has stated that the law was handling this situation in a “calm manner”. Saying that they will remain calm and continue to protect the city from violence. In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King says that the statement on how the Birmingham police “warmly states that they are keeping order and preventing violence”. He said that they have “dogs sinking their teeth into unarmed‚ nonviolent Negros”. The treatment of Negros by the police

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    fundamental common law principle that aims to set a fair criminal trial. The right to have the assistance of counsel for defence is the right of a criminal defendant to have a lawyer assist in his defence‚ even if he cannot afford one. This right comes from a variety of sources‚ the first one being the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution‚ which is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions. 1 The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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