Law
Criminal justice system.
This week, you are continuing your study of constitutional principles and discussing any biases that may exist in the legal system. In regard to the Eighth Amendment, the United States Supreme Court has held that the death penalty is not a per se violation of the Eighth Amendment. Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976). After the Gregg case was decided, the Court issued several cases addressing the death penalty. Focus your discussion on the following:
1. Review the following Web sites of organizations:
Abortion morally permissible
Topic: Is abortion morally permissible? Argue on what grounds and in what form abortion is or isn’t morally permissible. Then choose at least one objection to your position that you consider to be powerful, and defend your position in the light of the objection.
APA format
1800-2000 words
You can use the two sample student essays as models of a good structure for a paper of this size and expectations. See attached
Police organization
Overview You will write a one- or two-paragraph problem statement in current APA format that introduces the general topic of your research, defines the problem to be addressed, summarizes existing research, explains shortcomings of existing research, and concludes with a focused statement about the contribution your research will make to this problem.
Human-made and nature-made disasters
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make sure to list the three interagency interactions. Also, be thinking about some of the key differences between human-made and nature-made disasters.
Write an 875- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the various government agency components involved in resolving a disaster event in your area. Address the following in your paper:
Provide an overview of the natural or human-made disaster that occurred in your geographic region.
Describe the emergency management steps that were taken.
Political and racial discrimination cases
Feb. 20-26/Assignment 4: The Cuban Search for Nationhood [Discussion Board Forum]
Required Viewing/Readings:
1. Video: Jose Marti, in ‘Empire of Dreams,’ Latino Americans 2, 2014. Jose Marti (12 min., Timestamp 4:10-16:50)
2. Historical Document: Jose Marti, ‘A Letter to the Board of Advisors for Key West,’ (1893) Cory Ledoux, ed., Our Americas Archive Partnership, Rice University, 2018, 5-7: Letter to the Key West Board of Advisors
3. Article: Gillian Finklea, ‘African Americans in Ybor City: Minorities of the Latin City,’ Univ. of Tampa, 2012, 5-40: African Americans in Ybor City African Americans in Ybor City – Alternative Formats
Discussion Board Question for Assignment 4 (see below for background):