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Sethe’s Escape in Beloved by Toni Morrison
Beloved
Crime
Literature
Sethe was in a state of devastation when she fled from the slavery of Sweet Home. According to the text, “Nothing of Sethe’s was intact by the time they reached it except for the cloth that covered her hair. Below her bloody knees, there was no feeling at all; her chest was two cushions of…
A Literature Review Exploring Themes in Cases of Police Brutality
Justice
Police Brutality
Social Issues
The purpose of this paper is to analyze occurrences of police brutality in historical and current situations. The relationship between the police force and minority communities has always been tense. Numerous reports have surfaced regarding the improper use of force by law enforcement, which directly violates both departmental rules and legal laws. It seems that…
A Discussion on the First Amendment Protecting Our Rights of Religious Practises and Religion Establishing
Culture
First Amendment
Politics
Religion
The first Amendment halts Congress from creating laws eliminating religious and individual beliefs from being published and shared in society. Milton would agree with this idea based on his beliefs in Areopagitica, where he argues freedom of the press and individualism should be allowed in society. Without freedom of the press and individualism, he believes…
Social Learning Theory: an Attempt to Explain Crime
Crime
Learning
There are multiple theories to explain criminal behavior, one of which emphasizes the impact of associations on individuals’ actions. To delve deeper into this theory, we will analyze robbery data from the Uniform Crime Report, which encompasses one of the four violent crimes. Additionally, we will give an outline of a study that investigates this…
Lament for the Littlest Fellow Analysis
Poetry
Rape
Wife
In the poem, there are intervals, incoherence, and even inconsistency that make the poem a little confusing and interesting. In the author’s point of view, everyone is a marmoset. A marmoset is monkey but in the story it was referring to a little one. The poem is about a woman who was compared by her…
Test anxiety causes students to underperform in examinations
Anxiety
Examination
Student
It has been a common alibi or shall we at least consider a reason for students who did not performed well in examinations that they got nervous or anxious during the exams. Underperformance in examinations however are results of several factors including unpreparedness, lack of skill in the specific course where the exam has…
Possible Weaknesses of the Mental Health Act 2007
Act
Mental Health
In July 2007, the government made amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The government intended to modernise and improve the old legislation. A large part of the act remains the same; nevertheless, the new act presented very significant changes which include the introduction of the Supervised Community Treatment….
America’s first juvenile court system and why they need to be tried differently
Crime
Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults
In 1899 the first juvenile court system was established in the United States to sentence children who are also committing crimes, whether they are serious or minor, to get justice. During that time children has been viewed and tried as adults getting sentences like life without parole. In 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court issued several…
King Lear: Edmund’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene II Analysis
Act
Edmund’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene ii reveals his plot to supplant and gain his father’s inheritance. Discuss the importance of this scene in the context of the play as a whole. Draw upon two critical interpretations to aid your understanding of Edmund’s character and motivation.Edmund’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene ii is a pivotal…
The Burden of Being Freedmen and the Creation of Parchman Farm and Convict Leasing
Crime
Jim Crow laws
Worse than Slavery In reading Worse than Slavery by David M. Oshinsky, the book provided me with a new perspective on the past and how it is important in recognizing how far society has come in the fight for equality and justice. The title alone was shocking because to most people the worst thing is…