Hate Crime and Its Past Kristina Kay Gonzales COM/172 February 14‚ 2012 Dave Kubel Hate Crime and Its Past “Federal law defines a hate crime as whenever the victim is attacked on the basis of his or her race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation or gender; hate offenses are directed against members of a particular group simply because of their membership in that group” (Levin & McDebitt‚ 1993). Hate
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my father‚ because I know the... College parenting means being concerned about many things when your student heads off to school. Naturally‚ one of the major areas of focus is your student’s academic success. You want your student to learn. You want your student to get good grades. You want your student to take the appropriate courses to be able to find a good job or get into a good graduate program. Working with a good advisor will help your student make the course and schedule choices that
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Why I Hate Violence In the world we live in today‚ violence occurs much too frequently. Trivial arguments lead to fist fights‚ a wrong comment gets you a bruised jaw‚ and people minding their own business are sometimes beaten without reason. Violence
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Drop The Glowsticks The dictionary defines "rave" as: to utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; to rave nonsense‚ which makes you wonder why raves were ever called raves to begin with. Raves consist of about 300-6‚000 kids aged 14 to about 25. The setting‚ a big empty warehouse‚ lights‚ a fog machine and multiple Disc Jockeys (DJ). Every single rave has 1 type of music: techno with a lot of bass. It’s electronically created with a very fast-pace beat. Techno music has its origins in gay dance
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Hate Crimes Meshanda Rolland-Avera COM/172 March 21‚ 2012 Ms. Valery Reed Hate Crimes Hate crimes are many different criminal acts such as vandalism‚ arson‚ assault‚ and even murder. Many hate crimes are based on an individual’s race‚ gender‚ religion‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ and disabilities. Everyone can be potential victims of hate crimes. Anyone from any social class can be considered targets for hate crimes. If you or a group believes in a different religion or speaks a different
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Act 1 Simile: Act 1 Scene 5 is "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear" -Romeo (lines 45-46). Pun: "Prick love for pricking‚ and you beat love down" (1.4.28). Assonance: "For men so old as we to keep the peace." - (Act I/Scene 2/Line 3) Alliteration: “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” (From the prologue to Act 1. This is an example of alliteration with the “f” and “l.”) Hyperbole: "If
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or sexual orientation are all classified as hate crimes. Targets of these crimes include‚ individuals‚ businesses‚ or even society as a whole.(fbi.gov) “Hate crime legislation at the federal or state level takes on four specific forms: (1) statutes defining hate crimes as substantive offenses‚ (2) sentence enhancement‚ (3) statistics collection‚ and (4) civil remedies.” (” www.ncjrs.gov”) As part of a larger initiative to combat violent crime‚ The Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement act was put in
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disturbing image; the unfortunate result of a hate crime. What exactly is a hate crime? The American Psychological Association defines hate crimes as "violent acts against people‚ property‚ or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with" (1). The different groups usually involved include homosexuals‚ ethnic groups‚ and religion affiliations. Dr. Jack McDevitt‚ a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston‚ said hate crimes are forms of messages the offender wants
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In the movie “10 Things I Hate About You”‚ there are a lot of similarities to “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare. For example‚ most of the similarities have to do with power relationships‚ courtship and dating‚ and sisters. The main characters in both the writing and movie have the same personalities. Bianca is played as the perfect innocent teenager and Kate is portrayed as a spiteful‚ bad tempered person. Also‚ their father is still very strict. As one would think‚ the themes between
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Words of Hate “Sticks and stones may brake my bones‚ but words will never hurt me”‚ goes one old playground rhyme. We are usually taught to ignore a person who uses foul language‚ but everyone knows that words can really hurt a person. When someone uses hateful words against us‚ it can hurt just as much as a slap or a punch. When people start to use obscenities with ethnic or racial slurs‚ it can push some sensitive buttons. Racial slurs used in a joking manner leads to others using it in a condescending
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