Minorities Fall Victim to Achievement Gap The achievement gap continues to be up for major discussion in America’s schools. Researchers‚ reformers‚ and educators alike are baffled by the achievement gap‚ for they have no concrete idea why it occurs or any stable solution to solve this growing problem. The achievement gap can be seen through-out grades‚ test scores‚ drop-out rates‚ and graduation rates. To show the extend of the achievement gap‚ Harold Berlak‚ a Senior Research Fellow at the Applied
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Othello: Victim of Vice Depicted throughout the 1995 movie Othello‚ which is directed by Oliver Parker‚ although originally a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragedy that takes place in Venice about a strong Moor solider who eventually suffers from a downfall when he is blinded by trustworthiness and pride. Even though Othello possesses various bad qualities‚ which portray him as weak‚ his good qualities such as leadership and patience depict him as a man of much greatness. His virtues
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John Steinbeck planned out every word he put into his novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck did exactly this with the development of the character Curley’s wife. She had started the novel as a “tart” or a nuisance of a character‚ but later she turned into an admriable character‚ one that you really feel for. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley’s wife is shown as a very unpleasant character. For example‚ while Lennie‚ Candy and Crookes were in Crooks’ room discussing their ranch‚ she walks in and says “Listen
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people of Islamic origins‚ but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers‚ anyone who looks foreign to them‚ such as myself‚ is a person that they automatically hate. Today‚ Muslims are 5 times more likely to be a victim of a hate-crime than they were since 9/11 (The Bridge Initiative). (The Bridge Initiative) These statistics are
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DETERMINING POLICE RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OFFENCE- THE ROLE OF VICTIM PREFERENCE The underlying object of criminal justice system is to ensure justice according to law. But justice must be to the accused and also to victims of the crime. While protecting and safeguarding the legitimate rights of the accused‚ the law should not forget that there is another person also who is injured‚ sufferer and the affected. An ideal system must take care of both‚ accused as well as victim. Ignorance of one or
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In the play “Macbeth”‚ William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior‚ however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare‚ 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually
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A victim blames everything and everyone but themselves for their own incompetence. They try to do “good enough” to get what satisfies them or someone else and do not try to think of alternate ways of solving problems that prevent them from doing what they need to do. A creator knows when they are in the wrong and will openly admit to it like a mature person would. They have no problem having to think of alternate ways of solving any problem thrown at them‚ and generally shoot for better than “good
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The Crucible Villain: Abigail A skillful antagonist goes about revenge by ways of lying‚ cheating‚ and manipulating without a shred of remorse by the end. The main villain‚ Abigail Williams‚ of The Crucible written by Arthur Miller demonstrates her viciously magnificent ways to gain control by being vindictive‚ selfish‚ and conniving. Her path of destruction spreads death and hysteria through the town of Salem. By taking power of the Salem’s judicial system though jealousy‚ threats‚ and manipulation
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2 Victims and Crime Evaluation All over the world‚ people are pronged to become victims of an offense against themselves or their property violating them. Most of the time people decided not to report the offense to a police officer for many reasons fear of their lives‚ embarrassment‚ loved one hurt him or her‚ and are not citizens. While not reporting the offense to the police department it only creates more numbers for the National Crime Victimization Survey department to report instead of the
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the information about the evolution of the concept of "victim" and the study of victimology. Victimology is a term first coined for a specialty within the field of criminology. In recent times‚ victimology has come to embrace a wide array of professional disciplines working with victims. In its original form‚ victimology examined characteristics of victims and how they "contributed" to their victimization. The emergence of the crime victims ’ rights movement has influenced the field of victimology
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