Injustice In The Movie Mabo

The Mabo decision took place in 1974, it was a significant event for the civil right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Before the Mabo case, indigenous people did not receive the basic human right in Australia, they have to fight, in order to vote, paid equally, to be served in shops and go to public places with the white Australian. In 1974, Eddie Mabo discovered that the island they live in does not belongs to the Meriam people, so he decided to claim the land right through the Australia court system. The Mabo case causes lots of changes to the indigenous people, but there are still some challenges remains for them.

On Thursday, March, 3th 2016 at approximately 2147 hrs while driving a Midland Police vehicle and wearing a standard issued MPD uniform Officer Beltran and Officer Jimenez were dispatched 917 Edward st in reference to a check welfare. MPD dispatch informed Officers that the complainant advised them that her daughter Katrina Mendoza(H/F-DOB02/04/2004) left a voicemail where she could hear the voice of Katrina’s dad threating to hurt Katrina.

On 01/01/16 at approximately 0125 I was in Plano, Texas for a New Years Eve party. After the party my wife and I were driving back to our hotel room and saw a bunch of policemen at the corner of Preston Street and Hedgcoxe. I slowed down but continued the to drive back to the hotel. Later, that morning I turned the television on and the news anchor man stated that a 31-year-old Plano man has been charged with manslaughter after police said he fled the scene of an accident that killed a 10-year-old girl and injured four others on New Year’s Day, police said. The anchor man said the driver of the car name was Jason Jude Benoit and policeman believed Benoit caused the crash by running a red light before fleeing the scene on foot. A 10-year-old

So Far From God is a Chicana feminist novel written by Ana Castillo. Castillo’s novel consists of four main characters: La Loca (The crazy one), Fe (Faith), Caridad (Charity), and Esperanza (Hope). La Loca is given her nickname after being resurrected from the dead. In reality, she had a seizure and did not die. The town and family consider her to be crazy because of her aversion to human contact. Fe too is considered insane. She spends a year screaming after her fiance calls of their wedding. Fe eventually marries her cousin because it is the only way she will have the house and dishwasher she’s always dreamed of. Caridad is attacked because of her sexual liberation. Esperanza decides to take her destiny into her own hands and becomes a journalist, but is sent to the middle east where she is killed. After all of the daughters are dead the mother founds the Group M.O.M.As (Mothers of Martyrs and Saints) and becomes empowered through her involvement in the organization. Castillo demonstrates injustice in patriarchy in symbolism and magical realism.

The movie Attica starring Morgan Freeman and Charles Durning took place on September 9, 1971, at the prison known as “Attica State Prison”. Inmates of the prison took control of the d-yard and took 38 guards as hostages after their continuous peaceful and respectful efforts did not work out in their favor. The prisoners fought for months protesting their reasonable inhumane living conditions such as asking for better food, better living conditions, better health care and sensitivity training for guards just to name a few. In this movie, we investigate the rebellion and the oppression, revealing the institutionalized injustices of the inmates and the aftermath of the whole event.

In Mabo where Eddie was refused a drink but stayed there until he was thrown in the lockup was seen as an injustice as he didn’t get justice for the racism he experienced but instead got thrown in jail. In Laramie, Matthew Shepard experienced injustice right before he died, the hatred that grew from the hearts of Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney in which lead to the death of Matthew Shepard, had no justice until the court case. Matthew was vulnerable and didn’t get the justice he deserved. In Mabo, when Eddie had won the Supreme Court case, his family felt as sense of relief and justice for Eddie. Eddie had passed away prior to the court cases hearing, but the family felt as though his life had meaning and were proud that his life was spent doing well. In Laramie an example of justice is when the court case hearing was held and Matthews’s father had openly expressed how he felt about the matter at hand. Dennis Shepard stated “Every time you celebrate Christmas, a birthday, the fourth of July remember that Matt isn’t.” – p.g. 94

The word injustice is being said and expressed in our world today. What some people don’t know is that the action of injustice occurs all around us. Injustice lives all around us from protests for civil rights to racial stereotypes being aggregated in schools. In the book Just Mercy, injustice is clearly seen in the lives of those who are non-Caucasian and those who are women. For example, Walter McMillian faces injustice for being African-American and being in the same place that a crime is taking place. Automatically, the police arrest him as a suspect. Instead of giving him a fair trial, they put him on death row. Injustice is seen in this event because he isn’t given the opportunity to prove that he isn’t guilty. Us as citizens, I believe

Eddie Mabo has had such an impact on today’s society for indigenous people and the Meriam people were facing racial discriminations in their community. Some of Eddie Mabo’s many achievements include “campaigning for better access for Indigenous peoples to legal and medical services, housing, social services and education and establishing the Townsville Black Community School.” (Stephenson, 1989-1999). Mabo believed that it was along for the Australians along with Terra Nullius, a legal document which held that Australia as unoccupied at the time of colonization. “I was sitting in a car breastfeeding my six month old son, who was born the day before I buried my dad, when I heard on the radio we had won the case. I started crying and thinking that if my father was alive he would be dancing. I then heard the sound of thunder and said to my son ‘hear that, he is dancing.” (Australian Government, 2014). Eddie Mabo has contributed to the Australian History a lot with his beliefs. Firstly, he has

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the film 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose have many similarities and differences in relation to the theme of justice and injustice. The purpose of this essay is to explore these similarities and differences and find more in depth meaning to these two texts. In both To Kill A Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men, Atticus and Juror No. 8 abstain from commonly held prejudice views and try to uphold justice fairly. In the novel, it deals with the fact that it is a black man 's word over a white 's and in the film it also has a theme of prejudice as the boy is criticised because of where he lives. Justice did not prevail in To Kill A Mockingbird, where as this was the case in 12 Angry Men where justice was served. Throughout this essay I will highlight some literary techniques and elements such as characters, theme, metaphors, hyperboles and irony.

The general topic in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is criticising helpless people that have done no harm, and how it is a terrible deed. In the Novel a Mockingbird is a symbol of one of these helpless people. In part 1 of the novel, characters such as Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are portrayed as “mockingbirds”. The general topic also represents injustice, especially in the south. Atticus Finch is presented as seeker of justice that believes in equality for all, as well as one of the few characters to never rethink an opinion. Furthermore, Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem Finch, who he treats like adults and answeres all questions honestly as he would to any other Maycomb county member. He is portrayed as a decent respecting

On 11/28/2017, I, Officer Marisa Rhodeman #165 was working as a Police Officer in FTO Training along with WSU Officer Dillon Dickerson #155, for the Wichita State University Police Department (WSUPD), Wichita, Sedgwick County Kansas.

Superheroes; they save and protect the world’s people. They courageously stand up and battle against evil, anarchy, injustice, crime, and sin. When the world has nothing else to defend itself, they are the ones who are present with a duty to safeguard everyone. The superheroes you may know, such as: Superman, Batman, Iron Man, etc. all have extraordinary superhuman powers which they use to shield those in need. However, anyone can be a superhero. Throughout history, many people have become like superheroes not because of extraordinary powers, but extraordinary courage, bravery, humanity, and love. Those people made a choice to risk everything they had in order to save another human being. Is it the right thing for a person to stand up

The reconciliation of the Indigenous, has played a significant part in the history of Australia and the lives of many Indigenous Australian’s including Eddie Mabo. Eddie Mabo has been actively involved in Indigenous rights and reconciliation between 1981 and his death in 1992. Reconciliation has been an important part of Australia’s history as it has impacted many generations of Indigenous Australian’s throughout history. Eddie Mabo has played a significant role in the process of reconciliation between Indigenous Australians and the Australian government through his fight for land rights on Murray Island to be restored to their traditional Indigenous owners.

:”Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, said by Martin Luther King, Jr. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 introduces us a story of this kind that injustice brought by a character named Danforth brings the social malfunction of Salem accompanied by a breakdown of humanity and faith. In our modern society, the public requires the power and presence of laws and justice system to protect their rights. However, when the structures become shackles and the judges mute off their voice of the truth, it leads the tragedy and misery to the people.

Though the concept of social injustice is universal in nature, the experience varies with each person. Factors like a person’ race, or gender can further influence the severity of the injustice; victims caught in the overlap between discriminations often go unrecognized by the law and society. Many people recognize the names Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice as African Americans who were murdered by local police. But names like Michelle Cusseaux, Tanish Anderson, and Meagan Hockaday often receive less feedback even though they are also murdered African Americans. The only distinction between the sets of names is gender. Even within racial injustice, discrimination is present between genders as some cases get national