The 1990’s were filled with many joys‚ inventions and awesome people‚ but it was also filled with madness and chaos. Many things happened in America that shocked the people of this country. One of those events was the Los Angeles riots. The L.A. riots changed America and gave a new name to “protest.” Twenty-four years later people still remember the horrific incident. April 1992‚ four white police officers were acquitted of a savage beating on a man named Rodney King. This act of aggression was
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small requests and simple protests‚ but depending on the actions of those in authority it can either erupt into a conflict or be peacefully and diplomatically resolved furthering all of society. The United States from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s was a place ripe with opportunity for reform and advancement. With a largely diverse‚ young population‚ booming industry‚ and new open minded leaders the United States was practically set for reform. Issues such as Women’s Suffrage‚ immigration
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Camp Hill the day that lasted 72 hours On October 25‚ 1989 more than 1‚300 inmates at the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution rioted. The rioters took at least 8 hostages‚ lighting 4 fires and caused millions of dollars in damage. More then 35 staff members‚ 5 inmates‚ 1 firefighter and 1 state trooper sustain injuries in the worst uprising in Pennsylvania history. Inmates returning from an exercise yard in the late afternoon overwhelmed correctional staff and seized hostages. Inmates
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The focus here will be the 1992 Los Angeles riot that occurred shortly after the verdict of innocent was announced for the killing of Rodney King. This allowed four police officers who were involved to walk free in Los Angeles of 1992 causing an uproar in communities and neighborhoods across the city. I will analyze the 77th division police officers who responded in large numbers to a call in South Central neighborhood where they heard that another officer got shot. This was one hour after the King
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The Oxford Dictionary defines alcoholism as‚ “an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. (Oxford Dictionary). Moderate use of alcohol may have a beneficial effect on the human body. However‚ when alcohol is consumed in large amounts in a short period of time‚ and on a regular basis‚ that person is at risk of becoming addicted to alcohol. (Health Check Systems). One major issue of alcoholism‚ is when a person
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Post-apartheid presents a uniquely powerful and important lens for examining the vigorous relationship between inequality and space. On the one hand‚ apartheid city’s produced a compartmentalized‚ highly legible‚ and stark spatial hierarchy of class‚ access and race. On the other hand‚ the termination of the apartheid regime has created and unleashed powerful transformative forces‚ especially market forces that were no longer fettered by racial barriers
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Over the years of 1877 to the 1900’s many changes were occurring. The Southern cities were changing faster than anyone could’ve imagined with new transportation‚ growing industries‚ and the end of slavery. Not to mention‚ the changing role of women. In the New South by the year 1880‚ steel and iron mills were progressing across the North. Railroad construction was fast paced in the 1880s. Comparing 1880 to 1890 the tracks had doubled with Texas and Georgia having the biggest growth. In 1886‚ an
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minority citizens the primary victims? The U.S. History Encyclopedia defines police brutality as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Most brutality began during strikes in the late 1800’s‚ early 1900’s. The strikes involved African Americans speaking out for their rights as citizens of the United States. Police brutality is one of the seven forms of police misconduct‚ the others being: false arrest‚ intimidation‚ political repression‚ surveillance
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like to focus on is the London Riots. There are several different theories as to the causes of the London Riots. There is no evidence to define the reasons for the London Riots in 2011 taking place. However‚ The main cause is thought to be Social and economic inequality. According to Mary Riddell‚ “Britain is less equal‚ in wages‚ wealth‚ and life chances‚ that at any time since the last major financial upheaval‚ the great crash of 1929.” (Riddel‚ 2011). The riots were thought to be a protest to
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Karkkainen Prof. Shaleen Seward SOC. 301‚ Race/Class/Gender Writing Assignment December 4‚ 2012 "I am an American‚" says over 308‚745‚538 people in the United States this year ("2010 Census Data.") These people originate from everywhere; America is a "melting pot" of culture‚ and that can unfortunately cause social inequalities to arise through the Matrix of Domination‚ a theory that mirrors the intersectionality of race‚ class‚ and gender‚ as coauthor of Race‚ Class‚ & Gender‚ an Anthology Patricia
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