Imagine you are walking down a block in New York City. When all of sudden you hear a loud siren; the cops. Lethal red and blue lights cast circles on the concrete around you. The police car stops and two officers get out of the car and prevent you from walking any further. They interrogate you and then they frisk you. Even though what you are experiencing is demoralizing‚ you realize that it is something that you would have become accustomed to because you are an African American living in New York
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Stop and Frisk Shauna Hinchley CJ105 April 29 2013 Mr. Kagawa Stop and Frisk The stop and frisk is when a police officer stops a person‚ one he/she believes is suspicious individual‚ and with lawful intent‚ pats down in search of a hidden weapon in the suspect ’s clothing. It seems like a controversial law‚ arguable yet justifiable. How would you feel if you were stopped by a policeman? Probably scared‚ angry‚ and even confused? Of course‚ if you were innocent. What if you were a drug dealer
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The Early Effects of Smoking to Teenagers From generation to generation‚ we’ve seen the early effects of smoking on young people. The society use to blame the parents of these adoloscents for lack of time and guidance they ought to give to their kids. Some blame the government for allowing the legality of tobacco companies to sell their product‚ although everyone knows the ill effects of smoking to human health. Out of curiousity‚ teenagers tend to waste time and money just to fill in their inquisitive
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Stop and Frisk Rough Draft The Stop and Frisk program employed by the New York Police Department‚ gives police officers the right to initiate a stop of an individual on the street allegedly based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Stop and frisk has been an NYPD tool for decades‚ but in recent years it has generated an increased amount of criticism and debate due to the alarming rate in which they occur communities of color‚ who often feel under attack and harassed by the police. Minorities
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Persuasive Essay The Hobbit Book Report The Hobbit was one of the best stories I have read. Therefore‚ I think it should stay in the current high school curriculum. This story of adventure is about a benign‚ ignorant creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim
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Smoking Ban in Public Facilities By: Emily Peace What do you think of when you see someone smoking in a public area? Do you think they are really thinking about the people around them? Do you think they know that they are harming the people around them? I don’t think they do‚ but we know they are. Smoking in public facilities should be banned because it influences children‚ it causes litter and odor‚ and it causes second-hand smoking. Smoking influences children because when they see adults
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their health. Introduction Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco‚ is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use‚ as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals‚ to induce trancesand spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes
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“Going For the Look” persuasive Essay The practice of hiring people based on their looks has been common in many different companies. In the article‚ “Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse‚ he presents information about how companies hire people. Some companies choose to hire based on skill‚ others on looks. Companies shouldn’t hire based on looks because they may face discrimination laws and less attractive workers may have a better work ethic then attractive employees
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your addictions? Even though we know more about the dangers of smoking‚ it sill haunts society. Not only does smoking have many dangers‚ physical outcomes‚ and costs‚ but also there are also many positive steps to combat this tribal habit. Some dangers of smoking are minor outcomes such as: problems breathing‚ wrinkles‚ and bad smelling clothes‚ hair‚ skin changes to yellowish color from the toxins in cigarettes. Major outcomes from smoking are risks of catching cancer such as lung cancer‚ cancer of
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Persuasive Essay Have ever gotten points taken off your grades just because of how your handwriting looks? I believe students shouldn’t be grades on their handwriting. This is because students will spend too long working on their handwriting and too little time studying and doing their work. However‚ handwriting is important and students should be helped to improve their handwriting so that teachers could read i clearly. I believe that students shouldn’t be graded on their handwriting because children
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