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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The Odyssey: Calypso Sing I me‚ Muse‚ and through me tell the story of the lady nymph goddess Calypso. Oh so beautiful and immortal who lives in the sea- hollowed caves on the island Ogygia. She craved the hero of Troy‚ king of Ithaka‚ son of Laertes‚ a mortal and took him as her own. Nine long years they spent on the island together. I‚ Divine Calypso‚ was sitting at home and singing to my wonderful creatures when Dawn came to me until Hermes‚ The Wayfinder‚ found his way to my cave with urgent
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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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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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officers are granted a vast amount of authority including the right to use force to apprehend citizens who are not abiding by the law‚ police are also given the right to be able to defend them self when their life is in danger‚ just like any other human being. Police may have to use force in some given situations to stay safe. The citizens of the community in which the police officer works in must be able to trust that the officer will use the power they are granted in honorable and moral fashion. In recent
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A use of force continuum is a rulebook that provides police officers and civilians with a set of guidelines as to how much force they are allowed to use against an opposing member in any given situation. The officer used a few force options during the incident being 1) verbal commands because she gave clear and undertandable direction by explaining to the man what she wanted him to do‚ for example‚ “stand against the car.” This was objectively reasonable because the man was completely capable of
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Within policing‚ some would argue that the use of force is a necessary component for police officers as it is used as a form of self-defence to protect the officer from any danger against a potential threat. The ‘use of force’ can be justified as using “the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident‚ make an arrest‚ or protect themselves or others from harm”. However‚ through the years it has become a controversial topic within policing’s and has resulted in many cases and allegations against
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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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Officer use of force is on the rise within the Delano Police Department (DPD). Within the last 12 months‚ the department has observed a total of 46 use of force incidents. In comparison‚ over the same previous 12 month period the department had 20 use of force incidents. This figure represents over a 120 % increase. In reviewing the use of force reports for these force incidents‚ in every incident officers either had to use physical force such as their hands‚ police batons‚ or brute force to control
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