felt that “they may exacerbate unwarranted and unjust disparities that are already far too common in our criminal justice system and in our society”. The Sentencing Commission did not do a study however‚ ProPublica issued an article called Machine Bias in May 2016. They compare the risk assessment of individual arrested with the same crime but of different races. ProPublica compared two burglary cases. Brisha Borden an 18 year-old black female to that of Vernon Prater a 41 year-old white male;
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government all through history and there were three significant revolutions that had occurred in different parts of the world. These revolutions were the American‚ French‚ and Mexican revolutions. There were more revolutions such as the glorious that had happened before the American. The three main revolutions had a lot of similarities in the rise and conclusion‚ but also had many differences of how and who influenced them. One major thing that all three had in common was that their revolutions
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like Toyota‚ Suzuki‚ and Chevrolet take proactive stances to stay on the safe side‚ but not too safe. Companies that take defensive stance to social responsibility thrive to only do what is required of them by law and absolutely nothing more. Examples including Camel‚ R.J. Reynolds and Phillip Morris are all tobacco companies who do things such as placing warnings on the packs. These companies wouldn’t put the warnings on the packages if it weren’t for the law. In countries where that is not the
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The Chinatown BIA is a low density residential area where the community is built with a variety of small Asian style businesses that attracts tourists and a lot of people to shop and visit. In order to make the community accessible for people‚ a good transportation system is essential. I had the opportunity to visit Chinatown on Tuesday‚ October 20th‚ 2015‚ at approximately 8:30am‚ particular to monitor the traffic condition on the major intersection of Dundas and Spadina Avenue because Dundas Street
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Theme of Bias in “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst Acceptance of an individual is important regardless of disabilities and other disadvantages. This idea is perfectly presented in James Hurst’s short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis.” In the story‚ it is introduced that the narrator’s brother‚ Doodle‚ is born with an ailing condition‚ but unexpectedly survives. However‚ his luck goes just as far when misfortune intervenes as he is diagnosed with serious health problems and is disabled. In Doodle’s childhood
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Business Plan: Progressive Consulting What follows is a complete business plan for a hypothetical company. Please copy or save to your disk and use as an example in developing your own business plan. If you would like to read a series of articles jump to Web Marketing . For additional business aids click on The Practical Tools of Consulting 1. 0 Executive Summary Progressive Consulting will be formed as a consulting company specializing in marketing of high technology products in international
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A Gender Bias Approach to Antigone Just as one stone removed can break a bridge‚ one flaw can bring a man to ruins. The flaw of one man cannot bring down an entire kingdom‚ but rather one outlook of the king can lead to the demise of the whole. In Sophocles ’ epic tragedy‚ Antigone‚ a strong gender bias is present throughout the tragedy‚ and is partially responsible for the downfall of the king. To Sophocles the king is not always representative of the people‚ but acts on his own personal desires
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1. Porter’s five forces Threat of new entrance: low From our opinion‚ there are many difficulties for any new entrants to enter the soft drink market. • Huge business capital: Starting a new business in beverage industry is not an easy issue. A new entrance needs a big amount of starting money. - High advertising cost: The advertising and marketing spend (Case Exhibit 5 & 6) in the industry is in 2000 was around $ 2.6 billion (0.40 per case * 6.6 billion cases) mainly by Coke‚ Pepsi and their
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Study: TV May Perpetuate Race Bias In this article‚ researchers at Tufts University devised a study to reveal how even passive diversion may lead to actively damaging affects‚ especially when it comes to issues of race and how we shape out attitudes towards those of a different race. Being a couch potato may be more detrimental than previously thought. When I got to the part about which shows the researchers actually used in their studies‚ I couldn’t imagine how Scrubs could be bad to social
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March 18‚ 2010 TO: Jeff Zalla‚ Diatom Ventures FROM: SAMPLE MEMO ONE RE: Increasing deal flow through low-cost‚ high-impact activities All private equity firms have money to invest – what makes a private equity firm unique is the investors‚ through their guidance‚ expertise‚ and commitment. However‚ in order to turn these skills into a competitive advantage‚ it is necessary that‚ 1) you have a clear and consistent message‚ and 2) that the message is heard. This memo offers recommendations
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