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Bill Cosby last year was in the midst of trials regarding the accusations of him drugging and assaulting women. The jurors in the trial previous had been unable to reach a decision, so as the retrial draws nearer this article examine all the things that have changed since last year, and how that could affect the upcoming trial. First of all between then and now there was the Harvey Weinstein ordeal, which sparked the #MeToo movement against the hollywood elite that take advantage of their position, experts in law stated that movements of that kind do affect a jury's perception of the case, and that this once will most likely affect the Cosby case now that it's up against this backdrop of a social movement regarding the exact nature of the trial. Now also in this retrial the judge is allowing all five women to testify, when it used to be just the one who could. This is to prove that it is a pattern for Cosby, which will heighten the chances of him getting convicted.
The idea of an outward social movement affecting the events of a trial is not uncommon, these movements tend to reach all aspects of American Culture in hopes to make real honest change, so it's perfectly logical that with this added factor of this social change in america that Cosby's chances of getting through this without jail time are significantly lower. This idea of a social change affecting convictions is present when examining the second red scare and mccarythism. The fear of communism led to the hunting and outing of those that were seen as "UNamerican" and really this widespread fear is what led to this becoming a valid reason for conviction. Obviously these are two different situations, the Me Too movement is a positive change, while the whole red scare was just chaos.
Monday, March 26, 2018
Jozz Alejandro #4
Trump’s discussion with Stormy Daniels provides question of ethics on Trump’s end for some of his conservative followers. His supporters are very hypocritical based off what they claim to support and their actions. The King David story from the bible has been used multiple times. Trump’s adulterous actions led him to get a married woman pregnant. It is recognized that both David and Trump are imperfect but somehow still are responsible in leading their people. In the story of King David, David is “chosen by God”. Both David and Trump claim to be devoted to their god; however, they are constantly being seen defending evil.
This can also be related to how Americans in the 50’s-70’s believed discrimination was a way of God and human. Not once did the white race second guess their morals and what was right and not.
This can also be related to how Americans in the 50’s-70’s believed discrimination was a way of God and human. Not once did the white race second guess their morals and what was right and not.
Government Cover-ups// Thursdae Sierocki
Source// http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/22/health/jfk-assassination-back-pain/index.html
November 22nd 2017, marks 54 years since John F Kennedy's death. I have written a previous article about my favorite President, but new information regarding his death is slowly being released and I'd like to give an update.
A new photo of Kennedy has recently emerged, depicting what seems to be a painful portrait of his lower back, with him sitting in a rocking chair. This photograph was taken just two weeks before his assassination. The recently-released assassation records seem to show his death was aided by his bad back. John Kennedy was the youngest person to have been elected into office at age 43, though he struggled with lifelong back pain. Kennedy was first shot in the neck but was wearing a back brace that was firmly bound around his entire midsection preventing him from being able to bend down and hide from the second bullet hitting him.
He had numerous amounts of back surgeries within his short life, none of which worked. Being one of the youngest presidents, dying at age 46, it was important for him to appear youthful and ready to run the country. Kennedy struggled with many diseases throughout his lifetime, such as scarlet fever when he was only a toddler, and having extreme flu-like symptoms all throughout his teenage years. He was later diagnosed with colitis, an Ulcer Disease. It seems to be if Kennedy were not assassinated, his physical health would have caught up with him very quickly. Although what truly happened during Kennedy's assassination is not fully known by anyone except our government it is easy to conspire that due to his back problems he was unable to move in the motorcade leading to his death.
Henry Haas- ESSA got an F
The recent ‘development’ that was meant to help schools all over the country is apparently not doing all that much to help the education system. The Every Student Succeeds Act was recently put into action, restoring local control of how schools are run and how they operate. This was meant to allow for creative ideas and specific solutions to counter problems that local communities are facing in their own towns and cities, however it hasn’t really done what it set out to do. Some have went on record saying the ideas presented so far under ESSA have been uninspired and useless, the development of children’s education not making strides in success as they hoped it would when it was written.
This reminds me of some New Deal practices that were put into place. They all had the best of intentions, but when carried out it just didn’t add up to be worth the money and effort spent to reform the issues it was made to conquer. This also has roots in communism, which is a good looking idea on paper to be sure, however it’s practice falls a lot shorter than many oroginally thought it would. Hopefully school systems can get their thinking caps on and come up with some solutions to make the most out of this Federal Act. If they don’t the problems will only grow for children’s education in the United States.
This reminds me of some New Deal practices that were put into place. They all had the best of intentions, but when carried out it just didn’t add up to be worth the money and effort spent to reform the issues it was made to conquer. This also has roots in communism, which is a good looking idea on paper to be sure, however it’s practice falls a lot shorter than many oroginally thought it would. Hopefully school systems can get their thinking caps on and come up with some solutions to make the most out of this Federal Act. If they don’t the problems will only grow for children’s education in the United States.
Sadie Schiermeyer
Trump on Syria
Because he wants other countries to take care of it, Trump is discussing ways for the US to leave the Syria conflict. Although it would be noble to pull out for global security reasons, advisors say the real reason for pulling out is economic. “Nothing but death and destruction” has resulted from our time in Syria regardless of the trillions of dollars put into the effort. Trump says that he wants to get the troops back home “like, very soon” in order to start building up our nation once again.
For once, I kind of agree with Trump. I feel like we’ve done what we can for the cause and using our valuable resources may not be worth it anymore. Because we are in so much debt, it would be better to just bring the troops home and not linger over Syria much longer. We can look at the past and reflect that we have never really been the ones to step back first, resulting in more debt, death, and destruction. However, I don’t think we need to pull out entirely. It is still important to help as many people as we can and not leave the Syrian citizens completely helpless.
Liam Wise - Russian Intelligence Expulsion
14 states in the EU, as well as the United states, Canada, and Ukraine, are forming a combined effort to re-locate several Russian diplomats out of their country. This is the result of a diplomatic operation organized by the United Kingdom, who blames Russia for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. With England expelling 23 Russian diplomats, Moscow was forced to respond by sending the same number of English diplomats home. The President of Ukraine, already familiar with Russian hostility, has promised to expel 13 diplomats. The United States pledges to expel 60 total Russian diplomats deemed intelligence officers, with 12 of them holding occupation in the United Nations, New York. Putin continues to deny any validation for these actions. He also remains in denial of the Russian troops stationed in Syria and Ukraine. The actions taken by specifically the United States are the strongest steps we've taken since Trump's election to stop Russia's manipulation of our information flow and infrastructure. However, Putin has yet to receive the message.
Original Story: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-isis-opinion-vinograd/index.html ; https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/europe/full-list-of-russian-diplomats-expelled-over-s-intl/index.html
Original Story: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-isis-opinion-vinograd/index.html ; https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/europe/full-list-of-russian-diplomats-expelled-over-s-intl/index.html
Joaquin Sanchez-Linda Brown, woman at center of Brown v. Board case, dies
The woman who was the center of the Brown V. the Board of Education, Linda Brown, just passed away. At the time of the case Linda was nine and was trying to enroll into Summer Elementary school, an all white school located near her home. When the school blocked her enrollment her father sued the Topeka Board of Education. With four similar cases combined it was taken to supreme court.
The Brown V. Education case was the cause of the end of segregation in schools. Linda Brown will always be an important figure in the civil rights movement. The case of Brown V. Education is the related to an earlier court case, Plessy V. Ferguson, which happened in the 1890's. But the ruling in Brown V. Education was the opposite of the ruling of Plessy V. Ferguson.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/us/linda-brown-dies/index.html
The Brown V. Education case was the cause of the end of segregation in schools. Linda Brown will always be an important figure in the civil rights movement. The case of Brown V. Education is the related to an earlier court case, Plessy V. Ferguson, which happened in the 1890's. But the ruling in Brown V. Education was the opposite of the ruling of Plessy V. Ferguson.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/us/linda-brown-dies/index.html
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