In “The Use of Force” the doctor and the young girl Mathilda have a very odd relationship. When the doctor first meets the young girl‚ sick and lying on her kitchen floor he founds her to be unusually attractive. When the doctor first meets her‚ him seems to more interested in her looks than what is actually wrong with her. The young girl is trying hard to keep the secret of her sickness and in doing so is very unwilling to help the doctor in anyway. The task the doctor had would have been easier
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“Have you ever used force?”‚ In the spiel “The use of force” by William Carlos Williams‚ a physician uses force to save a child’s life. Doctors make a promise called the “Hippocratic Oath”. This oath assures that doctors do no harm. The story reveals how force is portrayed by all characters. The doctor uses force by holding the little girl down and the little girl resists which just makes the doctor use added brunt. The parents try to help hold her down but she continues to kick and scream. Using
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Emotions can be a source of strength or weakness that can affect someone’s behaviour in their social role. In "The Use of Force"‚ written by William Carlos Williams in 1938‚ the author displays how the use of force can cause violence when emotionally involved in a particular situation. This is demonstrated through the use of the formal element of character‚ which in this story are Mathilda and the doctor. The author shows in the tale that personal impulses can intervene people to behave in a different
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William Carlos Williams: “ The Use of Force” Katryn Punsalang English Composition II Professor Day 10 April 2012 Katryn Punsalang Professor Day English 112 10 April 2012 “ The Use of Force” William Carlos Williams (1883- 1963) is one of the prominent personas of American Poetry. He received his Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Academy of Arts and Letters gold medal for poetry from the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1963. Despite Williams’ recognition as one
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In “The Use of Force” Williams shows us the variety of emotions felt by a doctor during a house call. Williams uses situational irony and connotative language to convey a conflict that he faces with diagnosing a child. Despite the fact that her parents and the doctor make and attempt to reason with the girl‚ she continues to defy them in their efforts to help her. Williams illustrates the true definition of what makes someone a hero. The fact that the doctor is determined to help the young girl‚
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Running head: Use of Force Criminal Justice Topic CRMJ300 Whenever a law enforcement officer places an individual under arrest or is involved in a deadly force scenario the officer has used some degree of force. The incidents where an office has to make a split second decision and use physical force to control a situation is known as “Use of Force.” The use of force varies as situations present themselves to the officer and they must decide what level of force is necessary to control the
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When examining the issue of police use-of-force‚ the issue of what conduct constitutes too much force must also be addressed. The legal assessment for excessive force is whether the officer reasonably believed such force was necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose (McEwen‚ 1996). Another concern for many is the possibility of racial profiling among certain officers. Allegations of the use of excessive force by police officers have fueled the debate over possible racial profiling and have
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POLICE POWER & AUTHORITY: THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE Julio E. Negron Professor James McDonald Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-9:45 am The use of excessive force by police organizations around the world as a crime control mechanism has been widely criticized and debated for many years. Many ask‚ what exactly is excessive force? What causes an officer to use excessive force and is it justified? There is much ambiguity when it comes to answering such questions. Your perception will undoubtedly
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The use of force by law enforcement becomes necessary and is permitted under specific circumstances‚ such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group. (Peak‚ (2015). I feel‚ law enforcement should acquire enough use of force which is necessary to gain control of a situation. The levels or continuum of force police use include basic verbal and physical restraint‚ less-lethal force and lethal force. (Peak‚ (2015). Throughout our history‚ police agencies have faced allegations
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CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AZA1282 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 3 2. USE OF DEADLY FORCE…………………………………………………… 3 3. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ERA………………………………………………. 4 4. OLD SECTION 49 VERSUS NEW SECTION 49…………………………..5 5. PRIVATE DEFENCE…………………………………………………………..5 6. PREVENTION OF CRIME…………………………………………………….6 7. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS………………………………………….6 8. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………7 9. REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………8
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