Bullies Need Harsher Punishments Jaquelyn Hochrein We are taught to follow The Golden Rule (to treat others the way we want to be treated.) Bullies completely ignore that rule and do what they want‚ but when normal students simply are late for class‚ they could have detention! Yes‚ bullies are punished‚ but in my opinion‚ they are not punished well enough. Bullies can be so aggressive that teachers are too scared to stand up for the victim or too even punish the bully! If you agree that teachers
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provide a wide array of opinions about the role of machines in life. Certain authors‚ such as Bellamy‚ would argue advancements and use of machinery is necessary to push society to a better‚ brighter future. However‚ reading Forster’s The Machine Stops makes one question the influence of machinery in our lives. Technology‚ like most things in life‚ can be considered both enslaving and liberating. In the 21st century it has allowed individuals to see and speak with loved ones half a world away
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in Devos. The presentation was titled‚ Stop and Frisk‚ Racial Profiling and the U.S. Constitution. Dr.Kanaboshi‚ Dr.Gerkin and Gonzalez (a grad school student) put on this presentation. The event was held at this location because it was during the week that Grand Valley did the teach in. The speakers gave their presentation on this issue‚ and I felt that the crowd was very involved. The crowd was filled with many students as well as professors‚ and people in the community. Many of the adults were
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“The police have a number of powers of stop and search. When using any power they must always have regards to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice.” The effectiveness of the police stop and search procedures being used as a valuable tool in the detection of crime can be measured by looking at the role that stop and searches play in policing and the arrests they lead to. However their impact on the community and the negative image it has given the police force outweigh
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Science fiction made its way in ruling our lives. Technology is all around us. Year by year‚ centuries over centuries‚ the dependency towards technology is exacerbating. This situation however‚ have been predicted by a story titled “The Machine Stops” that was written last century‚ and is predicting how humanity will be driven away by technology advancement. This situation is also pictured in the movie “The Transcendence”‚ that was released in the 21th Century‚ and how humanity is being used and
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Technological advances in today’s world have come to such an extent that people have now begun relying on it for essential needs. The Machine Stops is a short story by E.M. Forster that warns us of a possibility of a world that is dominated by a machine. The story is set in the distant future when humans are forced out of the surface of the Earth and depend on a machine housed underneath the surface for their every need; food‚ communication‚ housing etc. In return‚ this dependence has allowed mankind
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Laura Disla English 201 Professor Langrone 04/03/12 Stop and Frisk Stop and frisk is a program that the New York Police Department uses to stop and search anyone who looks suspicious. Police can stop and frisk anyone without a warrant. This topic is causing many controversies because of the excessive numbers of arrest. A disproportionate number of people of color especially African America and Hispanics are unreasonably stopped and searched simply for looking suspicious. They are the one
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“Stop and Frisk” “Stop and Frisk” has been a very controversial method of policing over the last few years in New York city because of its associations with racial profiling. It has been used as a tool for the government to attempt to reduce crime in a preemptive way by using reasonable suspicion to stop‚ question‚ search‚ and if necessary‚ detain any citizen the officer chooses. Statistically‚ almost 90% of stop and frisk suspects in New York city were found to have nothing incriminating and were
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Felony Traffic Stop Brandon Huda Most people think that a felony traffic stop is the same thing as regular traffic stop. Well it’s not; they are two completely separate procedures. A traffic stop‚ most commonly called being pulled over‚ is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law. An example of this is being pulled over for speeding or reckless driving. A felony traffic stop occurs when police stop a vehicle in which they
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whatever is in your pocket and tossing it around without concern. Stop and frisk is the controversial policing tactic when street cops looking for weapons and drugs stop and pat down civilians at random. Since 1968 the stop and frisk law has resulted in sexual abuse and racial profiling.85% stopped are Black or Latino; out of everyone stopped 82% were innocent of any crime. For young African American men‚ the constant threat posed by stop and frisk is a concern when leaving the house‚ walking around
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