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What is an American? An American is someone who loves thier country and the
people in it, and believes in bettering thier own lives as well as the lives of those
around them. Does it really matter that these individuals may be of German or
Chinese desent? No, not at all; thier ethnic background has nothing to do with being
American. To say that the majority of people in the United States have some sort of
tie with an ethnic background from a different country would be a safe asumption.
This is what makes our American Culture unique. Immigrants bring to our country
strong family structures and strong morals. Foreigners also help our economy prosper
(Julian L. Simon). Imigrants are what help make America be America; by being a
multicultural society standing united.
It has been said that "immigration is a threat to our economy." This statement is so
absurd. Immigration increases purchasing thereby, increases demand for labor.
Immigration not only takes jobs, but also creates them. (Wall Street Journal) For
instance, A man comes to America from China. This man opens a small Chinese
resteraunt. The resteraunt makes outstanding buisness. Ten years latter this man owns
twelve resteraunts and employees three hundred Americans. Stories like that happen
all the time, wich help our economy.
Immigrants are what help America be America. They say that America is just a
melting pot. This is what makes our country unique. We have many cultures, many
Ideas, and traditions, but all of us have the same dream. That Dream is the American
Dream.
The same dream that keeps Americans in America and immigrants to come here. By
haveing a variety of cultures helps people understand and learn from each other.
Takeing immigration away would hurt this country more than economicly, but,
socially also.
Police Brutality
Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that
excessive force is needed. But, because some officers use these extreme
The use of excessive force may or may not be large problem, but it should be
For those people who feel racism is not a factor in causing the use of
excessive force, here is a startling fact. In Tampa Bay, Florida, five men died
while in the custody of the Tampa Bay police Department (C.C. 27). The thing is,
the Tampa Bay Police Department is made up of mostly white officers, but of the
five men who died, none where white. Four of the five men that died where
If the incident in Tampa Bay does not show a person racism, this event
might. In New York City, an average of seven Latin Americans were killed a year
between 1986 to 1989, but in 1990, that number increased greatly. In that year,
When asked how he felt about racism being involved in police brutality,
"Excessive police force against blacks has always been tolerated, because as a
she says. “The difference this time is someone videotaped it (C.C. 36).
Ohio. A group of offices named themselves “S.N.A.T.” squad. This acronym stood
for “Special Nigger Arrest Team” and they made it a point to harass African
Americans whenever.
“The number of people killed by police has gone down from the middle
1970's to the middle 1980's in major cities,” says Patrick V. Murphy, former
head of police commissions in Detroit, New York, and Washington, D.C. (C.C. 17).
officers. Amazingly, the only received approximately 108 complaints from the
Adding to the belief that police brutality isn't a very big problem,
most legal authorities and officials agree that the use of excessive force by
police officers is going down. In fact, they say that they see brutality
the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) commented, “Let me assure you we are
Other than the police stopping brutality internally, the use of civilian
review boards can be used. These boards must be able to receive all the
evidence in a case, including the police audio tapes, in order to make fair
cases, these review boards must be able to punish the police or they are almost
useless.
it must be stopped. In some cases, where more force is needed than in others,
it is still there. Even in areas where police and the use of excessive force is
not a huge problem, it must be decreased properly by both the police and the
public. Finally, there needs to be rules making sure it never happens again.
While they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many
professors expect students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects.
Students are asked to create PowerPoint presentations and use spreadsheets and
database programs, as well as to research many topics on the internet. Since students
are competing for good grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a
great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do projects using the computer
enhances the process of learning, giving students the opportunity to find the
information without a computer would be much more difficult to find.
If there are more computers, students will also be able to complete their work more
efficiently. No more will they have to wait in line, paper and disk in hand, while
scanning the room for an empty chair and computer. No longer will they have to sit
and wait while an outdated computer struggles to follow their commands. Having
more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their work
more quickly.
The more computers are used in society the more colleges will depend on them as a
tool of teaching and learning. Making computers more available to students facilitates
their learning process by making the process easier, more interesting, more engaging,
and in the process enhancing their quality of life