Brendan Flynn's Report

I this essay I will discuss what the Macpherson report is and how it came about. Furthermore, I will state the number of recommendations that were put forward by the Macpherson report and how well they were implemented. Lastly I will discuss the number of changes that have taken place in the police service due to this report and whether or not the metropolitan police have tackled the culture of racism that was prevalent when the report came out.

When he tried to try out for the school track team, his coach, ______, said that in the student handbook that students who are failing a class cannot join an after-school activity. Instead of asking for extra credit work like coach _____ advised. Furthermore, Philip’s friends were in his homeroom when he was humming. Most of them thought that he was just trying to make a laugh or to irritate Ms. Narwin. But when the story on the newspaper said otherwise, Philip’s friends really begin to think that Philip was trying to irritate Ms. Narwin. Practically everyone in the school likes Ms. Narwin, Phil’s friends are trying to prove her innocence. Finally, near the end of the book, Philip’s first day in the Private school, Philip’s homeroom teacher asked if he would sing the National Anthem, Philip said with tears in his eyes that he doesn’t know the words. When Philip hummed the National Anthem, he told the press and his parents that he was singing instead of humming the

Imagine losing a job you have had for 20 years all because of a ninth grade student who was creating a disturbance in your class and told a bunch of lies. In the book, Nothing but the Truth, Philip Malloy is a ninth grade student at Harrison High School. During morning announcements the national anthem is played and Philip hummed along with it even though they are supposed to stand in a respectful silence. After he did it the second and third times he was sent to the office by his homeroom teacher, Miss Narwin, and suspended for causing a disturbance. When he told reporters what happened the word got out quickly. In the end miss Narwin got fired in an attempt to save the school budget and Philip moved to a new school. Philip Malloy is to blame

In her powerful, realistic play, “Good Kids”, Naomi Iizuka wrote the play with intentions of bringing a horrendous real-life situation of sexual assault to people’s attention and revealing the dramatic impact that social influence has on the situation. With high aspirations, Iizuka intended to not only educate people, but to also encourage people to take the proper precautions in an effort to prevent sexual assault from transpiring to themselves, friends, and others. Within this theatrical performance, a teenager named Chloe is raped by a high school jock named Connor and his friends whom all play the game of football together. Iizuka utilizes Chloe’s friend and cousin to reveal how Chloe’s sexual assault could have been prevented. If Chloe’s friend would have not let Chloe out of her sight, and if Chloe’s cousin would have given her a safe ride home, then Chloe would have not been drugged and raped by the football players. Furthermore, Iizuka intended to reveal how Chloe and Connor were not the only ones affected by the sexual assault, but friends, family, classmates, and parents were also dramatically affected too.

On April 26, 1983 Matthew Fraser gave a speech to the students of his high school, and the main reason for his speech was that he was nominating his friend for an officer position for their school. During the course of his speech, he used several sexual innuendos and inappropriate comments to describe why

“Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.” Based upon a few indirect details and various intuition, the ultra-strict, Sister Aloysius Beauvier believes that one of the priests, Father Flynn, at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church and School has been molesting a twelve-year-old boy named Donald Muller, the school 's only African American student. To help her, Sister Aloysius recruits a young and naive nun, Sister James, to assist her in monitoring the suspicious yet charismatic Father Flynn. She also addresses her concerns to Donald 's mother, who surprisingly is not horrified or even shocked by the allegations. She is more concerned about her son getting through high school and avoiding a beating from his dad instead of what her son is going through at school. Close to the ending of the play

When one’s unquestioned reputation is being attacked one often feels obligated to make a plan to cover up accused actions to save their reputation. When Sister Aloysius first accuses Father Flynn of having an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller he responds, “Happened? Nothing happened. I had a talk with the boy.” (32). Finally, Father Flynn says he did have some interaction with Donald after denying it for a while, but he still clearly states nothing happened. Father Flynn ends the conversation by saying, “I don’t wish to continue this conversation at all further. And if

To begin, as one is reading the play they start to see that everything Father Flynn was accused of he has a reasonable explanation for. The primary accusation of Father Flynn molesting Donald Muller was supported by the fact that he was alone with him in the rectory. However, Father Flynn quickly denied this because the reason he was alone was for a meeting with Donald about a rule he had broken. Donald had drank church wine on a Tuesday morning while he was serving as an altar boy and Mr. McGinn had caught him, which is why Father Flynn had to have a private meeting with Donald. As Father Flynn is explaining why he was alone with Donald he states, “Donald Muller served as an altar boy last Tuesday morning. After Mass, Mr. McGinn caught him in the sacristy drinking altar wine. When I found out, I sent for him” (Shanley 33). As one reads this quote it is clear that Father Flynn has nothing to hide because he tells the boy’s secret that could possibly get him in trouble and kicked off the altar boys. If Father Flynn was trying to hide something he would most likely not throw the boy under the bus for a crime. Also, the tone of the statement is relaxed and

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Nicholas parish. She expresses respect for both her superior and the system set in place, but she strongly considers the monsignor to be “oblivious” and “other worldly in the extreme,” even “guileless” to consider a situation of the sort occurring at their school (Shanley 19, 23). Sister Aloysius is adamant that simply following orders and reporting her suspicions to the monsignor will get nothing accomplished. A similar situation transpired at another school, but back then she had the support of a monsignor on whom she could count on. Sister Aloysius confides in Sister James, a younger teacher, “Here, there’s no man I can go to, and men run everything. We are going to have to stop him ourselves” (Shanley 23). Knowing how the hierarchy functions and taking into consideration Monsignor Benedict’s nature, she is certain that he would just ask Father Flynn and the matter would be settled because he would easily believe the pastor’s defense. The Church hierarchy refrains Sister Aloysius from taking the matter up to the bishop so expecting that Monsignor Benedict will not believe her suspicions, the situation is essentially out of her hands. Nevertheless, Sister Aloysius is convinced that Father Flynn is physically molesting the child and devises a plan to get Father Flynn to confess to his crime.

Drew McNamara consists of a mellow soul and outgoing personality. Even though he limits his conversation to a minimum around his parents, that does not stop him from being the loudmouth in class. To find out where Drew is, just ask the Dew Crew. Or you can find him under the friday night lights ready to throw another touchdown. He sees with big, brown, bashful doe eyes, and sashays around with a sluggish lazy posture. He may always look faded with his squinty eyes, and slow like reflexes but it’s just his overwhelming amount of excitement to be at school. On top of his head lays on awkward mop of brunette locks. Often, he is very easily embarrassed. This was invoked a few years ago, when he tried to do a front flip at the DAC and landed on

How may hospitality be a force for solving ethical disputes? Suggesting that the parties in disagreement sit down and had a cup of tea together would markedly understate the approach taken here by Luke Bretherton. The first part of his book is taken up with laying rich theoretical groundwork for understanding moral diversity from both philosophical and theological perspectives. Only in the second part does the author address the social practice of hospitality, concluding with a case study of euthanasia and hospice care as an embodiment of Christian hospitality. The book thus represents a challenging read for those without a philosophical or theological background, but it is nonetheless a very worthwhile one, being clearly written and

His family’s confidence never dwindled; time after time, they joined a crusade to save Richard’s soul. Tensions began to increase when Aunt Addie enrolled Richard in the religious school where she taught. Labeled as a black sheep, Richard continued to defy the iron fist of his family. The conflict between Aunt Addie and Richard exploded when he was accused of eating walnuts in class. Richard knew the boy in front of him was guilty, but he abided by the “street code” and said nothing. Despite Richard’s denial, Aunt Addie did not conduct an investigation and immediately beat Richard in front of the class. After submitting to his aunt, he finally confessed the guilty suspect. Rather than to commend Richard for the truth, Aunt Addie attempted to beat him again after school. However, brandishing a knife, Richard defended himself. He had stood up for his dignity and pride, something that was worth more to him than anything.

Even before the second scene commences in the play and we’re introduced to Sister James and Sister Aloysius for the “first time”, we are afforded an intimate portrait of the life of these nuns and others belonging to the Sisters of the Order of Charity in the film and their daily morning rituals. This segues into another completely different scene which was only alluded to in passing by Sister Aloysius where the children are seen lining up outside of school, getting ready to go in as Father Flynn arrives and bids good morning to Sister James who is with the children and then addresses the children as well. He first walks up to Donald and says “Good morning champ” and then turns to William London and asks him if he washed his hands. He reaches out to take the boys hand and look at it and the child jerks it away and rather angrily responds “I washed them Father” to which Flynn replies “I don’t know, they’re a different color than your neck” and all the children in the line laugh at this and the boy as well. The camera moves up to reveal that Sister Aloysius was watching as all this transpired from her office window.

Convinced that he is in bigger trouble now, Jackie is shocked by the priest's concern and sympathy. He gets a piece of candy and three Hail Mary’s like punishment for the commotion. It angers the sister who then complains “she no longer will refrain from being a sinner since it gets her nowhere” (O'Connor, 220). This amusing but