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- 741: BLACKS, PRISON, AND INSTITUTIO
- ... Criminal justice and security is one of the largest industries in the United States. Such a statistic is (and rightly so) of great concern to Afro-Americans because a disproportionate percentage of individuals under the control of the US Criminal Justice System are from the Black community. This paper will look at the alarming statistics and attempt to trace the roots of the disparity. It will then consider the affects and ... faced institutional racism, that is, racism legitimated by the whole of society directed against the few of society. As a facet of that institutional racism Blacks are now forced to persevere the increasing trend of control by the US Criminal Justice System. Control by the USCJS includes the probation, parole, imprisonment, and death of Blacks. A study conducted by the Sentencing Project in 1989 found tat more than one-fourth of all Blacks between the age of ...
- 742: Prescribed Burning
- ... the Buchanan fire was later pronounced an ecological success). Tales like these are, thank heavens, exceptions in the new prescribed-fire technology. And though the learning curve has shown clearly that such fires can help control fuel overloads while improving wildlife habitat and producing other benefits, such incidents have helped to instill a much needed element in this risky business: a little more humility in the face of superior forces. The ... like force of Forest Service fire suppressors gained expertise and momentum following an awesome fire blowup in the northern Rockies in 1910, White Man combined his macho ruggedness with military tactics and high technology to control wildfire - to a point. And now comes "prescribed fire." It seems a bit odd that today we marvel over our newfound ability to reintroduce fire into our forests - something many generations of our predecessors knew ... prescribed burning has acquired its own specialized vernacular: Big rip: A prescribed fire that takes off aggressively on its own. A term used mostly by firefighters. Escaped fire: A planned fire that gets out of control. Defuelling: Intentionally reducing the "fuel load" in a forest by prescribed burning or by mechanical thinning. Drip torch: A can of liquid fuel with a long spout, burning lightly at the end. Used to ...
- 743: Causes Of Civil War
- ... Bleeding Kansas", California Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and the Mistreatment of Native Americans. The Louisiana Purchase was done by President Jefferson because he wanted to doubled the size of the United States and to get control of New Orleans. Wilmont Proviso was to ban slaves from territories that might gbe aquired from Mexico. Kansas- Nebraska Act was the result of Douglas wanting to build railroads from Chicago to San Franciso. Douglas ... many American Lives. The California Gold Rust occurred when gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California.When California apply for statehood, it cause huge problems because North and the South wanted control of the gold in the state. Manifest Destiny was where Americans believe that they had the right to expand westward. The Treatment of Native Americans was hoorible because Americans believe they were superior to the ... to enter the union from the Louisiana Purchase and will give impications on the status of slavery west of the Mississippi. If Missouri enter the union as a free state, then the North will get control of the House of Representatives because they would have more representatives. If Missouri enter the union as slave, the South will get control over the House. Henry Clay saw this issue cause a huge ...
- 744: Causes Of Civil War
- ... Bleeding Kansas", California Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and the Mistreatment of Native Americans. The Louisiana Purchase was done by President Jefferson because he wanted to doubled the size of the United States and to get control of New Orleans. Wilmont Proviso was to ban slaves from territories that might gbe aquired from Mexico. Kansas- Nebraska Act was the result of Douglas wanting to build railroads from Chicago to San Franciso. Douglas ... many American Lives. The California Gold Rust occurred when gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California.When California apply for statehood, it cause huge problems because North and the South wanted control of the gold in the state. Manifest Destiny was where Americans believe that they had the right to expand westward. The Treatment of Native Americans was horible because Americans believe they were superior to the ... to enter the union from the Louisiana Purchase and will give impications on the status of slavery west of the Mississippi. If Missouri enter the union as a free state, then the North will get control of the House of Representatives because they would have more representatives. If Missouri enter the union as slave, the South will get control over the House. Henry Clay saw this issue cause a huge ...
- 745: The Mafia
- ... they replaced the Spanish landowners and used their new authority to help influence the power of their criminal group. Over a period of time the Sicilian Mafia began to participate in other activities besides land control. They engaged in things; such as, cattle theft, extortion, and kidnapping. By the turn of the century, the Sicilian Mafia was the most powerful and well organized of all Italian criminal groups. Like a cancer ... criminal factions within ethnic groups and led to the nationalization of organized crime (La Cosa 5). Soon after Prohibition, the Castellamase war took place between different Mafia families. They were competing for different areas to control. After the war, Salvator Maranzano declared himself boss of bosses. He gave La Cosa Nostra its official name. Joseph Valachi was a thirty year old LCN member. He was caught and put in jail. He ... United States every year. By 1981, Sicily was supplying the United States with six tons of heroin each year (Italian 6). The net profit from heroin is around $750 million dollars a year. They also control most of the cocaine trafficking to the United States each year. The Mafia also has many other sources of income. A major activity for the LCN is labor racketeering. Labor racketeering can be conducted ...
- 746: Richard III
- ... that he quite may have been a beneficial part of English history. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was the brother of King Edward IV of the House of York. The House of York had been in control of the throne of England for some time now, but with the entry of the Woodvilles, was in somewhat of a decline. Elizabeth Woodville, now queen to Edward, was thought of surrounded by sorcery, influencing ... of the Woodvilles at the time of Edward's death, and had become very attached to influential lords in the family. These included his uncles, Rivers and Grey. They were rising lords who sought to control the young heir and supplant the House of York of their control of the throne. Thus enters Richard. Richard was named protector of the prince and the country in Edwards will because Edward was in his minority. The new king would then take control of the ...
- 747: Reconstruction in the South
- ... establishing a new social structure between whites and blacks. During the war Lincoln had expanded his presidency. With his power he hoped to set up loyal governments in the Southern states that were under Union control. Lincoln appointed new temporary governors and instructed each to call a convention to create a new state government as soon as a group of the state's citizen totaling 10 percent of the voters in ... discard debts incurred while in rebellion, and declare secession null and void. By the end of 1865 all of the secessionist states but Texas had rejoined the Union. Radical Republicans in Congress thought they should control Reconstruction and wished to punish the South for causing the Civil War. Some of these Republicans wished to create a Southern society where blacks and whites were equal. These Republicans opposed the Southern Black Codes. Black Codes were harsh local and state laws passed to control blacks in the South after the Civil War. The Radical Republicans reconstruction plan included the passage of the 13th Amendment and established the Freedman's Bureau(Jackson made the 13th Amendment part of his ...
- 748: The Increase of Violent Crimes
- ... prevent crime. More than 2,000 people a year use a handgun to defend themselves and more and more women are buying guns for protection. In the eyes of many the United States is a gun culture. Guns are not very difficult to buy in the United States. The right to own a gun is set out in the American Constitution which reads, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." In 1997, 63% of gun related arrested in the United States were under the age of 25. Another disturbing trend is that those using guns are getting younger. Boys are learning to live by the gun, and sort out ...
- 749: Definition of "Power"
- Definition of "Power" Power is many things. It is the ability to control people in their sayings and/or actions. It is the ability to get whatever you want. Power is a necessary component in any society, otherwise all pandemonium would break loose; leaders must be established. But ... he could not be stopped and that rules did not apply to him. By being given absolute power, he corrupted the government. No attempt was made to stop this by the Germans, because of the control he had. People were either scared to stop this, or were brainwashed into believing it. Finally the U.S. had to step in and try to stop Hitler, and World War II broke out. But ... will be struggle to achieve it--be it a country, a business, or a sports team. Athletics is a good example of where there is a constant power struggle. In every league, every player wants control. They want what they think should happen (during games), to happen. Recently, in the NBA, Dennis Rodman took this struggle to an extreme. In disagreement with an official's call, Rodman head-butted the ...
- 750: Madness in Hamlet
- ... it as a guise? Or does he place himself so dangerously close to the line between sanity and insanity that he crosses it without even realizing it? Or is he so intelligent, cunning and in control that this is merely the playing out of his completely conceived and well-executed plan of attack? The patient is a thirty year-old male. He is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, an introspective, grieving young ... more aggressive and violent. His behavior towards Ophelia, the woman he loves, becomes erratic. He has violent outbursts towards his mother. He kills various members of the castle without explanation. Hamlet is clearly out of control, and is in need of a psychological evaluation. The most major of mental illnesses is schizophrenia, a psychotic illness, where the patient is out of touch with reality. In this disease, thoughts may be deranged ... the threat that others may dismiss him as mad. Nevertheless, Hamlets actions after meeting the ghost do lead everyone except Horatio to believe he is crazy, but never acts upon his feelings and loses control. From the beginning, Hamlet feels much pressure to speak out against the king, but lacks the strength to do so. This inner conflict is shown in his soliloquy in act two, when he states, ...
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