Terry v. Ohio: Martin McFadden was a police officer in Ohio who noticed that two individuals appeared to be acting suspiciously. While watching these people from his police car‚ Officer McFadden noticed that these two men appeared to be planning a criminal attack. The two men were walking back and forth in front of a store while conspiring with each other. When McFadden approached the two men and identified himself as a law enforcement officer‚ he walked them down the street and frisked them for
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In 1963‚ a Cleveland detective observed three gentlemen hanging out in front of a store and their behavior was somewhat suspicious. The detective suspected that the two gentlemen were planning to rob the store‚ so he decided to conduct a pat-down Terry and discovered a revolver in his coat. Subsequently‚ Terry was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and later found guilty. The petitioner claimed that "stop and frisk" constituted an unreasonable search and seizure. In 1968‚ the Supreme Court
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Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1 (1968) “Unreasonable search and seizures” One of the many things learned at state police academies around the country is the “Terry pat”. What a Terry pat is‚ is a basic pat down of a suspects outer clothing‚ searching for weapons. The name came be known by a Superior Court case in the 1960’s‚ known as Terry v. Ohio. The case originated back in October 1963‚ involving John W. Terry and Richard Chilton. The two men were seen on a corner by veteran police detective
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How My Love For Reading Led Me To Theatre Growing up reading and writing has always been a part of my life; you could always catch my mom sitting in her chair with a book by her favorite author in her hand. I’ll always remember the day that she read a play to me‚ she was never into theatre as a kid but she read it as if she had been on Broadway. I think that is where my love for reading as well as theatre first started‚ just watching her so focused and completely into a book. It always amazed me
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Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence
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Front Cover Discussion This month‚ on the front cover of the January Issue‚ we decided to feature a series of events and anniversaries that are due to happen in 2013. The children maybe familiar with some and not so much with others. Perhaps the cover itself can be a topic of discussion for an oral language lesson. Below are brief footnotes to each image featured. Enjoy the discussion! (From top‚ left to right) The Gathering Ireland 2013: One of the most exciting events of 2013 will last
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If you turn right and walk ahead‚ on the left is our fourth exhibit. This is the Order of Canada medal which Terry Fox received on June 28‚ 1981. This medal was the embodiment of what he had accomplished in his fight against cancer. As you can see‚ the medal is outlined with the colours of Canada: red and white. According to the Office of the Secrety to the Governor General‚ the insignia of the Order is a stylized six point snowflake‚ with a red centre bearing a stylized maple leaf. The motto surrounding
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A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day
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inside and now the building is crumbling in a massive inferno. "We have to move!" Chris says‚ leaping to his feet‚ and the three of us run through camp and locate the colonel. "Grab a gun and form up on the coast line. We don’t need to fight on two fronts." He orders us.
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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