New Jim Crow PAD5043 I must say that I may have been completely wrong about the state of diversity in our country. I have worked in public service for literally my entire working life (30 years) and in public safety for all of it. I have worked in inner city areas and subsidized housing plans. But my opinion has been similar to that of most white Americans; that people of color do not want a hand up‚ they want a hand out. Not to be derogatory but that’s what I concluded
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Jim Braddock was an ‘American Hero’ during the years of the Great Depression. In 1928 he was at the height of his career. But his boxing career began to go downhill from their‚ following sustaining major damage to his right hand. In 1929‚ Jim suffered a defeat to Tommy Loughran ‚ in 15 heart wrenching rounds. From that point on Jim was never the same. That same year‚ the stock market crashed. By 1932‚ about one in four Americans were unemployed . In 1932‚ his luck began to change with
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Over all‚ Jim Jones‚ as a great leader before he become corrupted and evil‚ he equipped with all the ability that a lender must have confidence‚ charisma and communication and he’s really good at it. At the beginning he had really good idea and plan‚ he knows what people want and felt‚ so he take an active part in all socially activity to help the other people‚ and to collect a lot of experience to help himself found his own church. Also Jim Jones was really good at speech he know how to use his
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treated the same way with love and respect” The Jim crow Laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. They enacted after the reconstruction period‚ these laws continued in force until 1965. Segregation refers to the policy of keeping black and white Americans separate from one another in 1875. The Enforcement Act‚ or the Civil Right Acts of the 1875 was passed by “Radical Republicans” in an effort to end Jim Crow Laws. However it was declared unconstitutional
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In the article The Re-Education of Jim Collins author Bo Burlingham identifies many items leadership expert Jim Collins feels aspiring leaders be should be mindful of. Aspiring leaders should value the information found in Burlinghams’s article because is being passed through him from one of the most respected organizational leadership professional of the modern era‚ Mr. Jim Collins. The principles and skills they outline will undoubtedly be important for leaders to understand and develop as they
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Jim Brady has a decision to make on how he should handle a specific situation‚ with the implications of this decision having a large impact on the restaurant he manages. One of his workers has contracted the virus Hepatitis A‚ exposing roughly 350 people. Brady must decide if he will go public with this information or report to the health department as required by law. The direction he chooses to take on this issue will determine his stage of moral development‚ further showing if he has an ethical
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* Jim Jones and the People Temple * When you think of Jim Jones and the People Temple the first thing that comes to mind is a mass suicide‚ not only involving one specific sex or race‚ but involving men‚ women‚ and children of all races. However‚ do we ever take the time to sit down and look into what Jim Jones and the People Temple actually stood for? There must be a reason behind all the things that were done. Behind the reason Pastor Jim Jones preached what he did and had such a major impact
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written history. In the following‚ I will highlight portions of Cree history to establish an understanding of such a rich culture. I will focus on the teachings of Jim Kanepetetew and how “The Ten Treaty Sticks” have established a foundation of Cree culture. As a basis for guidelines‚ I will follow the oral teachings of Jim Kanepetetew. As per Jim Kanepetetew of the Onion Lake First Nation‚ there are unwritten words of history. In this case‚ where Kanepetetew explains “The Ten Treaty Sticks” it is clear
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The New Jim Crow describes how institutionalized racism has taken hold in the American Justice system. In the first chapter‚ Michelle Alexander runs through the history of racial castes in the United States‚ from the beginnings of slavery‚ to Jim crow and eventually the “law and order” rhetoric that developed into the system in place today. The book moves on to point out the server flaws in the justice system. These flaws‚ according to Alexander‚ are found within each step of the journey to jail
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This week’s readings discussed a concept called “The New Jim Crow” which is about how black people and Latino’s are most likely to get more prison time than their counter-parts even when the crime committed is the same. The author goes on to talk about how people who are black and brown get stopped more and searched than any other race. Personally‚ I think the reason why people who are black and brown are most likely to be stopped and searched is because ‚ in most cases they cannot afford a good
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