I think Bryan Stevenson has a unique understanding of the CJ system because of his work. Because of the statistics he has researched and his difficult cases, I think Stevenson is very aware of the short comings of the CJ system. He has also seen that the system is capable of righting a wrong. In his book, Just Mercy, he wrote about a case in which a 14 year old kid was unjustly being tried as an adult. He was able to get the case moved back to the juvenile court, and the kid was released before he turned 18 and able to create a new life. Stevenson’s work has enabled him to see what needs to be fixed in the CJ system, and as a result, he has become a champion of his cause. I absolutely believe his experiences make him more empathetic
Johnny Cade did not kill unlawfully and also he can’t apply for a minor committing the crime because he’s 16, one year over the limit. According to Oklahoma law, first-degree murder is a person “unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being.” It is also not manslaughter because it is not a homicide committed without a design to effect death and in the heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a dangerous weapon. Johnny did not have time to think and had to stab Bob to save Ponyboy’s life. Ponyboy was being drowned and to save him, Johnny had to commit the act of homicide. It lists that it was a justifiable homicide because it means that homicide is legal when committed in the lawful
We continue with Part Two of Sydney hockey “lifer” Blair Joseph who, for the majority of his 70-odd years, has been deeply devoted to the sport.
Bryan Stevenson was a lawyer based out of Montgomery, Alabama. He helped many of these people get an honest, fair sentence. Through the publication of his book, he has educated many on the reality of our prison systems in America. He shares his firsthand accounts of children being charged as adults, innocent men being charged for crimes they had clearly not had any involvement with, and women living in poverty being charged with murder for burying their stillborn children. All of these cases had one thing in common: poverty.
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The second half of Bryan Stevenson’s book, Just Mercy, brought successful conclusions to the stories that were introduced in the first half. Stevenson also introduced multiple new cases that displayed just how much his little law firm in Alabama has grown and changed the United States’ judicial system for the better. Stevenson mentioned that he had won a historic hearing that life-without-parole sentences for all children are unconstitutional, which changed the lives of many children and how they are treated today by courts in the United States. While he has saved many people from their wrongful convictions, their lives are never the same and the time they lost in prison can never be returned. This is why Stevenson started a fight that
David was satisfied when he became a major leaguer. He became the top notch even when he in the minor league. Everyone knew his name. Everyone bought his baseball shirts. He was in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Shawn Johnson is famous for her outstanding performance in the Olympic gymnastics games. Twenty-four year old gymnasts Shawn Johnson was born on January 19, 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa. Shawn Johnson attended the Olympics at age 16 and won a gold medal in the balance beam event for the U.S.A. Shawn Johnson participated on the show Dancing with the Stars with her partner Mark Ballas. Shawn Johnson is an influential person because she was born in Iowa, went to the Olympics in 2008, and won a gold medal on the balance beam in the U.S Olympics.
James J Walker is a man that is put down in history as one of New York City’s mayors. Still James J Walker had a darker side to him that the public didn’t witness. James J Walker better known as Jimmy Walker was born June 19, 1881. A young boy that grew up in poverty, not being a great student, and dropped out of college later was graduated from New York Law School in 1904 and later went into politics and joined the State Senate. After many years in the Senate, Jimmy set his sights in on the 1926 elections for Mayor of New York.
Can Russell Wilson be the best NFL quarterback within his first three years? Without a doubt Russell Wilson has proved he is better then most hall of fame quarterbacks. By using his statistics, his win-loss record, and his super bowl appearances it will show why Russell Wilson is the best quarterback ever. Being a quarterback in your first three years is hard to be compared to some of the hall of famers. Although, hall of famers like Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, and Johnny Unitas had great careers, Russell Wilson is the best quarterback in his first three years.
Michaelle Jean is a Catholic who was born on September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This year she is 59 years old. In her early life, she lived a middle-class life. Her parents decided not to let her go to school because she would have to swear under the dictator, François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Instead, Michaelle was home-schooled. Her father got tortured, so he fled to Thetford Mines, Quebec in 1967, and the following year, Michaelle and the rest of her family joined. The family eventually separated because her father became violent. Michaelle left with her mother and sister to go to Montreal. She received a bachelor's degree in Italian and Spanish at the Université de Montréal. She received many scholarships to let to make trips to Italy to study at the Perugia, Florence, and Milan universities. She knew how to speak five languages and worked for shelters for abused women. She married a Canadian filmmaker, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and adopted Marie-Éden from Jacmel.
Stevenson also writes about teenagers, including Charlie, who are sentenced to life as adults and serve in horrible conditions. Charlie was 14 and tried as an adult for capital murder, and the man he killed had just beaten Charlie’s mother unconscious. The case of Charlie introduces Stevenson to mercy in the fact that an elderly white couple hears Stevenson speak at church and they want to help Charlie by paying for his GED and college education. The story of misrepresented and unfairly judged people continues and so does the story of Walter McMillan. The continued evolution of evidence and the overwhelming number of witnesses who provide McMillan with an iron clad alibi make you wonder how on earth he could have ever been found guilty and in the end, with tremendous effort and support from Stevenson and his team, McMillan is released and the DA drops all charges against him. The question I kept asking is how many men and women are in jail today because of bias and poor representation? Bryan Stevenson’s story is inspiring and it should challenge us to get closer to difficult subjects before we cast judgment.
I can infer thru my reading of Just Mercy that Stevenson is a believer in Jesus Christ and that belief is what motivated him with great courage and conviction to fight for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, the wrongly condiment, women and children and those with no hope. It seems he has a heart for the death row cases and life without parole sentences where young teenagers are involved. He fought for changes in the law around the trial and incarceration of minors. A reader can find Stevenson’s idea throughout his book is that everyone make mistakes, even terrible mistakes, and that, at one time or another, everyone will need to be granted mercy. I believe people are more than the worst thing they have ever
On April 17th, 1837 John Pierpont Morgan was born in Hartford Connecticut to Junius Spencer Morgan and Juliet Pierpont. He was born into a life of luxury. His father was a banker and built JM Beebe, Morgan & Co. It was the largest dry goods exporter in Boston. His father taught him how to speak, act, and think like a banker throughout his childhood. In 1857 after attending college in Europe, he returned to the United States and got a job working for the private banking house, Duncan, Sherman, and Company as a clerk. He was then named the American agent and attorney for George Peabody and Company in 1860.
Clark Wilson was working on his laptop. He was thinking of building a sports car that could do anything . Wilson was only 15 years old but he was one of the smartest kids in the world. Clark lives in a high tech mansion Hollywood working in the laboratory. The walls were titanium and it is as big as a castle. He owned lots a sports cars that he builds because he loves to invent. Wilson has a new project in mind. He’s thinking how to build an engine that would have no sound like Tesla cars. Also He wants the car to drive by itself. On his laptop he has a blueprint of his car and what it looks like. Clark is thinking of what parts he needs for his car. He goes to Sports Car Parts. He walks through the door. “Hello how may I help you?” said
John Watson pioneered a new approach to viewing psychology. By making known an underutilized approach to studying psychology, John Watson opened a whole new door to researching how and why people behave the way they do. John Broadus Watson left a huge impression on the world of psychology with his new and unconventional approach of behaviorism and his Little Watson experiment.