On Friday‚ March 11‚ Japan was rocked by an earthquake. People were displaced‚ a nuclear reactor was in trouble‚ and the world watched as a tsunami flooded Japan‚ threatened the islands of the Pacific‚ and ultimately hit the western coasts of North and South America. Very little of the devastation resulting from this earthquake was from the initial shaking. But mainly because any damage from the seismic waves that was dwarfed by the impact of the 10 metre tsunami that hit the Japanese coast less
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killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The young African American teenager was visiting his father and went out to the gas station to buy food‚ while on his way back‚ he felt like he was being watched and followed. After he decided to run‚ Trayvon was "confronted‚ shot‚ and killed near [the home he was residing in]." Gunman‚ George Zimmerman‚ frequently notified the police on many accounts. He supposedly noticed someone "suspicious" in his neighborhood‚ and Trayvon Martin happened to be that suspicious
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express my concern of the injustice of Trayvon Martin and would like to appeal about the decision of the jury after acquitting the neighborhood watch (George Zimmerman) who murdered an unarmed teenager after claiming it was an act of defense‚ but I will argue against this and prove that this was a murder case and not an act of self defense. First‚ I would like to bring to your attention that George Zimmerman was found not Guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin under the ’Stand your ground law’ This
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Trayvon Martin case Trayvon Martin‚ A black teenager’s last phone conversation was with his girlfriend before he was shot in Florida; the 17-year-old was being stalked from the suspect and was killed on February 26th by a neighbor watch volunteer in the community where the shooting took place. Gorge Zimmerman‚ the suspected killer‚ admitted shooting Martin with his 9-milimieter pistol and said he “acted in self-defense‚” even though the teen was unarmed and Zimmerman has not been arrested.
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Bryant Ogbonda 12/18/14 SSC 101 Prof. Brown Trayvon Martin Article Dr. Brown’s article “Requiem for Trayvon Martin: When Will America Stop Destroying the Lives of Black Boys” moved me as I was thoroughly reading it. I felt a sense of anger and disbelief running through my mind without realizing till I finished. The anger came from the verdict of Trayvon Martin’s case against George Zimmerman. And the disbelief came from the fact that white people tried to justify George Zimmerman’s actions by stating
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the case of Trayvon Martin and the real facts as to what happened the night he was shot come to conclusion. The Trayvon Martin Tragedy‚ exists as the undigestable story of an adolescent African American male who is shot upon by a neighborhood watch captin by the name of Geroge Zimmerman with nothing to defend himself but a bag of Skittles‚ an Arizona Iced Tea‚ and a cell phone. With factual eveidence‚ witnesses‚ and 911 phone call recordings we uncover wether Zimmerman shot Martin as anything but
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Ever been accused of manslaughter or been called a racist?Well‚ George Zimmerman has‚ in the Trayvon Martin case. Many people believe that if you are accused of murder like George Zimmerman does. They will just call you a racist and a murderer. Opinion and facts is a big part of this case‚ and obviously‚ he was the one who kill Trayvon Martin. However‚ he still has pleaded not guilty because he claims that it was just self-defense and not murder. Eventually‚ Zimmerman won the case because verdict
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These articles both focus on the sale of the gun used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin‚ the articles are featured on the ABC and News.com: News.com.au is owned by News Corp Australia‚ which is in turn owned by Rupert Murdoch. The website is an online only news source‚ the site reaches approximately 5.5million Australian (according to it’s own sources) and has a team of 30 journalists that aim to “deliver news fast‚ and to the point”- something that is particularly important for online audiences
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States‚ George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin‚ a 17-year-old African American high school student. On April 11‚ 2012‚ George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It was until Florida State Attorney Angela Corey announced the charges against Zimmerman that he decided to turn himself in to law enforcement. On July 13‚ 2013‚ the six-person jury rendered a not guilty verdict on all counts. 17 year old Trayvon Martin was a victim of an obvious hate
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you had on in the rain. When you look in the mirror every morning‚ do you think to yourself‚ I hope I don’t die today? Trayvon Martin was a 17 year old boy that left his father’s house on June 26‚ 2012 and never had the opportunity to return back home. Trayvon
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