less than ten thousand arrests were made. The majority of these harassed citizens were Hispanic or black. These frisks are believed to be from racial profiling. Other incidents across the globe have made an impact on the society. An incident in Oklahoma also proves that racial profiling is indeed active in the United States. Herbert’s story of Sergeant Gerald and his son’s encounter with racial profiling shows how degrading this act can be. Sergeant Gerald was ordered out of his car and handcuffed
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thousands of Cherokees were forced out of their homes and start heading west‚ during the trip to Oklahoma at least 4‚000 Cherokee died. Many Cherokees died suffering through cruel and unfair government. In 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act‚ which was a law that forced Native Americans out of their land. In 1838 to 1839‚ 16‚000 Cherokees were forced to walk 600 miles from Georgia to Oklahoma. The Cherokees did try to rebel against the United States government but it didn’t go as
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Grapes of Wrath History John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath in response to the life of the people that lived in Oklahoma and traveled west to California. This book‚ which was written during the end of the dirty thirties‚ is filled with anger and hatred related to the dust bowl and the great depression times. Steinbeck strived for this novel to be his best he had ever written. He spent months researching how the people were treated during these times in order to enhance the emotions of the
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The familiar phrase of overworked and under appreciated has rang through the nursing field. As health care reform and insurances make critical changes‚ nurses are forced to keep up. Nursing managers are in a bind to meet the new budget cuts and criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues
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The “round up” took about 2 months to complete and get everyone to their new reservation (Oklahoma). The original plan was to take the Indians to the nearest port and ship them down rivers to their new territory. Unfortunately‚ there were bad droughts that year and ships were not able to take them. So‚ they had to walk. The trail itself is about
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more‚ and also teaches young children how to deal with losing. In sports teamwork is everything‚ there’s the phrase ‘There is no I in TEAM”‚ which is very true. For example‚ about two years ago there was a college football game between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma‚ there was a play where the cornerback tipped the ball that was headed to the sidelines into play to allow his teammate to intercept the ball. The importance of that play simply showed a lot‚ it may have looked simple but the cornerback
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In 1995‚ Timothy McVeigh‚ and his accomplice Terry Nichols‚ created and detonated a bomb that killed 168 people and destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma. Following their arrest‚ evidence that McVeigh mimicked the attack based off the political fiction novel‚ The Turner Diaries‚ sowed the seeds for politicians to declare the novel a ‘terrorist handbook’. Ultimately‚ the novel does encourage acts of terrorism thought its detailed writing; however‚ the book does have a scarcity
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This paper will examine the historical foundations‚ uses and the contemporary issues of the death penalty in America. It will go into where the death penalty came from and how it is used differently throughout the states. Understanding why America uses the death penalty. Outlines many issues caused by America using the death penalty. Discussing the different methods of execution and various laws adopted by various states. For almost 400 years‚ America has used the death penalty. As European settlers
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initial contacts for medical care and referrals — to manage patient care and authorize referrals.e A frequently cited managed care pioneer is Dr. Michael Shadid‚ who started a rural farmers’ cooperative health plan in Elk City‚ Oklahoma in 1929. With help from the Oklahoma Farmers’ Union he succeeded in enrolling several hundred families and these members paid a predetermined fee and Dr. Shadid rendered his patient care (Tuft‚ 2005). This kind of alternative healthcare arrangement started among many
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their own land. As a result‚ the Cherokee people were divided amongst themselves because of this act President Jackson wanted to enforce. While many Cherokee people ignored Jackson’s instructions and stayed on their land‚ few did go to what is now Oklahoma. Even before they were told to migrate to federal lands‚ the society of Cherokee was still divided. The money distributed throughout their original land was not equal. The rich got more while the poor got less; much like today‚ still. The Cherokee
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